page numbers
sorry to ask but i can't find the way to add page numbers. on a score; can someone help?
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sorry to ask but i can't find the way to add page numbers. on a score; can someone help?
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Add them in the header or footer. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/score-properties#header-footer for more information. Note that the yellow box shows what the different codes do. The ones affecting page numbers are $p, $N and $P...$n might be relevant also.
In reply to Add them in the header or… by mike320
thanks. i seem to remember there was a simpler way to do this, just something with one click and pages all numbered themselves.
In reply to thanks. i seem to remember… by Philip Ellis Foster
If you created your score with a template that includes page numbers, it's automatic. I think all of the default templates have page numbers. If you select instruments, you have to do it manually.
In reply to If you created your score… by mike320
Even then it happens automatically
In reply to Even then it happens… by Jojo-Schmitz
I never noticed that before. MuseScore always puts the page numbers at the bottom of the pages by default after page 1.
In reply to thanks. i seem to remember… by Philip Ellis Foster
Right, the default is for pages to be numbered (at the bottom), only if you are using a custom template or are working with a score in which someone previously turned them off would you not see page numbers. Except - the default is not to show the page number on the first page, so you won't see page numbers until your score reaches page 2.
In reply to Right, the default is for… by Marc Sabatella
well,i couldn't find this info in the handbook.
Anyhow, i jjust found the page numbers on the score, starting on page 2, at the bottom, but it is on the left side, then page 3 is on bottom at right side, etc. is this correct?
the numbers are also pretty small; is their an easy way to make them a little larger?
In reply to well,i couldn't find this… by Philip Ellis Foster
This is correct. They will be on the outside of the page if bound in a book. To make them larger use the Menu Format->Style, select text style then footer and change the text size. Note, if you move them to the header you will want to edit the header size.
In reply to This is correct. They will… by mike320
don't understand about on outside if bound. they are printed on one side of the paper only, and appear on alternate sides of the page.
In reply to don't understand about on… by Philip Ellis Foster
If you print it to put it in a book with printing on front and back, this is the proper place to put the page numbers. This is the most common way to bind a book.
In reply to If you print it to put it in… by mike320
not interested in a book, need it for musicians to play from.
In reply to not interested in a book,… by Philip Ellis Foster
Feel free to put the page numbers wherever you want them. move the $p (or whatever letter) to the place you want page numbers. In the middle might be the best place for your purpose.
In reply to not interested in a book,… by Philip Ellis Foster
FWIW, the outer margins also make sense if you are taping your parts together in sets of two pages, which is also pretty common. I'm personally not a taper, but some I know are religious about this
In reply to well,i couldn't find this… by Philip Ellis Foster
See the link provided in the very first response you got - it's documented on the page for headers and footers.