Text box help

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jma
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Post by jma » Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:31 pm

Hi,

I'm working with a marching band score and I'm having trouble lining up the title and composer texts to the scores. I figured out that since the score is 11x17 and the parts are 8.5x11, the text box is off the page above the parts. I had to create a separate text box, put it in the middle of the score, unlink from part, and hide the text. Is there a better way so it's automatic like it would be with a normal 8.5x11 score and 8.5x11 parts?


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ebiggs1
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Post by ebiggs1 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:39 pm

You know in Page Layout>Page Size there are separate settings for the score and the parts?

In Manage Parts>Parts Creation Preferences>Page Format for Parts there are separate settings you can apply. Have you explored these?
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Post by N Grossingink » Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:12 pm

In the score, right click on the text block handle and make sure the positions are set as in the following picture. That should center both titles on the page, below the top page margin.
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