Adding a footnote to a single part
I am working on an orchestral arrangement and will be extracting separate parts for each instrument. I would like to add a footnote on a specific page, only in one part, i.e. for only one instrument. So far I haven't been able to work out a way of doing this.
The existing help I have found for adding footnotes suggests inserting a frame at the beginning of the following page, inserting text into the frame, and including a page break in the frame. This works well for the part I am working on. However, the frame I have added appears in all the other parts as well. I can go to each of the other parts and make the text invisible. However, whichever type of frame I choose, I can't completely hide its effect in the other parts:
- if I use a vertical frame, I can set its height to zero in the other parts, but it still causes a line break where I don't want one
- if I use a horizontal frame, I can set its width to zero in the other parts, but it still leaves a repeated clef and key signature in the middle of the line
- if I use a text frame, I'm unable to set it to zero size anyway
I can't use copyright text because that applies to the whole score, and I can only decide to show it on page 1, or on all pages, whereas I want to place a footnote on just one other page.
What I'm really looking for is a way of adding a frame, or other object, to only one part. Is there any such object?
Thank you,
Julian
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I would use staff text on the last staff while in the part and move it so it looks right. I would then look at the score, select the added text and make it invisible (select it and press V). I don't know of a better way to do this.
In reply to I would use staff text on… by mike320
Thanks Mike, that works better than frames. But it's still not ideal, as I have to drastically reduce the number of systems on that page using a manual page break, to avoid the bottom system jumping to the bottom of the page, which leaves no space for the text. (I'm sure on an earlier version there used to be a 'page fill threshold' adjustment to help control this, but I can't find it now.) But thanks anyway; I'm closer to getting it how I want it.
In reply to Thanks Mike, that works… by julianclem
In fact, I can make space for my footnote better by increasing the 'music bottom margin',although this takes effect on all pages so it wouldn't be any good for a large block of text.
In reply to In fact, I can make space… by julianclem
Perhaps reducing the min system distance would move the systems a little closer and allow a little more space below the last system. If you are in the part, it only affects the part.
An alternative, if the the footnote does not apply to the last system on the page is to put a page break on the system above it to allow some wiggle room when you add the footnote and move it down far enough to make it look like a footnote rather than part of the last system. This will affect the following pages. As long is doesn't create an orphan line on the final page, I don't see any bad effects from doing this.
In reply to Perhaps reducing the min… by mike320
Thanks, but how do I stop the system spacing from automatically expanding above the minimum, and filling the whole page?
In reply to Thanks, but how do I stop… by julianclem
You don't want to prevent this, but if you use the inspector to move the text, the systems above it will automatically move closer as you move the text down. If you force the systems too close together the last one will automatically jump to the next page. This is the case where you would want to put the page break on the next to the last system and put the footnote there instead. Unless you are doing something crazy when you move the text (like move it outside the page margins), this should work.
In reply to You don't want to prevent… by mike320
Thanks, but I can't get the systems above to move out of the way of the text. Wherever I move the staff text, and regardless of how small it is, it just prints on top of whatever system is already there. I am still on version 2.3.2, though. Maybe this is a new feature in 3.0. I'll try upgrading after I've finished my current project! Thanks for all your suggestions.
In reply to Thanks, but I can't get the… by julianclem
Sorry, I thought you were on version 3. In version 2 you can insert a "Spacer down" that looks like a down arrow from the breaks and spacers palette. You can adjust its length either by double clicking and pressing ctrl+arrows or using the inspector. This will make the systems on the page closer together and allow some room under the last staff for the footnote. This works as long as the systems are not as close together as they can get.
In reply to Sorry, I thought you were on… by mike320
Ah, yes, perfect. Thank you!