Odd/Even page numbers - formattng
I have a single page lead sheet. When I print it I like to offset for binding. Also I usually bind my music on the right. So I ask it for 8 spaces on the left and 12 on the right for ODD NUMBERED pages. (Page #1, right?)
It prints it as if it's page #2!
OBTW, you might note that if I use 5 (the default) it clips my music - has to be 8! Even 8 will clip "Lyricist" text.
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Did you accidentally adjust your starting page number to 2 under Page Settings?
In reply to Did you accidentally adjust by schepers
No. It is set to page 1.
If I change the offset to bound on the opposite side (same kind of thinking) it still prints the same thing. Believe it or not, it ignores the current page number and always formats as if it's an EVEN page number.
I'll attach the lead sheet that I am trying. (it's short)
Thanks
In reply to No, just try it! by franksk
This file has odd pages margins set to 8mm left and 10mm right an is Letter Format (5.9mm wider than A4!)
If I change odd right margin to something else it does change the right margin in the score, on screen. Whether or not it does that too on print might depend on the paper format in the printer and how it scales, maybe?
Okay, working on cleaning up the presently posted Walz for Debby, I was able to get rid of the unnecessary rests in the score, but score pages 1 & 2 appear to be combined on a single sheet, and score page 3 is on a single sheet. I would like three individual 8.5 x 11 pages to be printed out, but don't know how to achieve it. I did stretch out the measures so that the entire score fits nicely on three sheets, each sheet being full of notation.
In reply to Lack of Knowledge regarding pagination by Georges Versailles
... or What You See Is What You Get.
Using menu item: Layout / Page Settings and with Page Size set to 'Letter', the score should print as it displays.
That is, if MuseScore shows your score on 3 pages, you will print 3 pages if you load your printer with 'Letter' sized paper.
Regards.
In reply to WYSIWYG... by Jm6stringer
The Musescore display shows score pages 1 & 2 being on a single wide sheet of paper and then page 3 being on a piece of paper the specified size. (8.5 x 11). However I did print a .pdf to file, and the .pdf does display as three separate 8.5" wide sheets. So apparently it's an issue with the display properties of Musescore 1.3, not what finally prints. It's just that I was reasonably confused. Nevertheless, thank you very much for your response..
In reply to Well that's the problem. It's not WYSIYIG by Georges Versailles
The displays shows even & odd pages next to each other so you can see which pages will in fact be facing pages when you print and combine them, and so you can see how the margins will work. This *is* WYSIWYG assuming you take the printed pages and actually combine them. I think this is a pretty common feature of most layout-oriented programs.
In reply to Well that's the problem. It's not WYSIYIG by Georges Versailles
Here's a screenshot of the Navigator area (the 'road map' which is normally found at the bottom of the score) expanded to compare with the score itself.
NOT FOUND: 1
For multipage scores, the Navigator does indeed show a small separation between facing pages that the score itself does not.
Normally, while working on a score, I have the score area maximized and the Navigator minimized; and I considered the two facing pages of the score to be lying flat as with an opened book - albeit without the shadow/binding/staples etc. which exist in an actual book:
NOT FOUND: 2
(To see an entire image file, if it's not fully displayed; click on the image itself or open the attachments)
Regards, and welcome aboard.
EDIT: MuseScore 2.0, currently in beta testing, does show a small separator between facing pages.