Copying part formatting to other layouts
You can copy all the formatting from one layout to other layouts, for example, to save time if multiple part layouts in your project require similar formatting. You can include layout options, such as page size and margins, and other page formatting, such as system and frame breaks.
We do not recommend using layouts with multiple music frame chains as either source or destination layouts as you can get unexpected results.
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Result
Part formatting from the selected source layout is copied to the selected destination layouts. However, overrides to individual pages made in Engrave mode are not propagated.
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If you activated Include layout options, layout options are copied from the source layout to the destination layouts.
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If you activated Include system formatting, Dorico Pro copies the distribution of bars in systems, systems on pages, and note spacing changes from the source layout to the destination layouts.
If the formatting of the source layout relies primarily on its Casting Off settings in , it is likely that only activating Include layout options is sufficient to produce very similar formatting in the destination layouts without adding system/frame breaks on every system.