page size defaults to 'letter' when adding pages

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Post by meb » Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:36 am

Is there any way to set the default for every new page added to a score?
I have an orchestral score in folio size. Each page addition defaults to 8.5 x 11 and cuts off the top stave(s).

I don't see anything in Preferences or Doc Options that allows me to specify "keep the same page size" for the composition. So every time I add a page, I have to specify the page size for all pages . . . again.

Is there a way to avoid this constant reformatting?

Sorry if I missed some prior post explaining this. And thank you for any suggestions.
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Post by zuill » Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:20 am

Documents/Page Format/Score. Parts has a settings page as well.

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Post by meb » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:34 am

Thanks. I checked. The folio size was already set in the score page format, so I can't see why it hasn't behaved itself.
But the gremlin in the program knew you were coming to uncover its misbehavior, so when I added some new measures and pages, it decided to cooperate and keep the folio size. Darn gremlin. :twisted:

Thanks, Zuill. :)

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Post by michelp » Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:21 pm

Reminder : any change made in the Page Format -> Score window doesn't apply unless you apply Page Layout -> Redefine Pages -> All Pages.
And new pages use the parameters of that window.
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