Table of Contents
Page formatting
The formatting of pages in Dorico Pro is determined by a number of factors, including the layout’s staff size, page margins, the master page applied to them, any casting off values applied to them, system and frame breaks, and frame padding.
Condensing
Condensing is the process of showing the music for multiple players on fewer staves than normal, usually by allowing multiple instruments of the same type to share a staff, such as Flutes 1-2 or Horns 1-4. In Dorico Pro, this is an automatic process that allows you to show condensed staves in some layouts, such as full score layouts, and uncondensed staves in others, such as the part layouts.
Player labels
Player labels identify the players to which notes on condensed staves belong. They are usually used to indicate a change in how music is condensed, such as going from having different parts to playing in unison or from all players having separate stems to some players sharing a stem.
Showing player labels on one/two lines
By default, player labels appear on a single line. You can insert line breaks in individual player labels to show instrument numbers and the a2 indication spread across two lines. This can reduce the horizontal space required for player labels containing many instrument numbers.

Showing player labels on one/two lines

By default, player labels appear on a single line. You can insert line breaks in individual player labels to show instrument numbers and the a2 indication spread across two lines. This can reduce the horizontal space required for player labels containing many instrument numbers.

Prerequisite

Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select the player labels into which you want to insert a line break.
In the Properties panel, activate/deactivate Line break in the Player Labels group.

Result

The selected player labels are shown on two lines in the current layout when Line break is activated, and on one line when it is deactivated.

Example


Figure 1. Player label on one line	Figure 2. Player label on two lines