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help!! spaces!

a few problems with spaces

1. How do you make an indent in the first bar of the music? When i print my music out, it's all straight and looks bad :/

2. When you stick a dynamic or a dynamic variance into the music, how do you get rid of the space that it adds into the music?

If anyone knows the answer to these problems...thx very very much

~Hank

Re: help!! spaces!

Reply #1 –
In version 2 you can fake the indent by Page setup / Options / Staff labels, and using spaces for the name of your staff.  In version 1, you need to use at least one character.  I'd try a period followed by some spaces, maybe with another period following the spaces.

Your dynamic signs are probably set to "preserve width."  Highlight them, press control-e, and turn that off in the Expression Placement tab.

Re: help!! spaces!

Reply #2 –
You don't even need a space. You can use an unprintable character. Alt-255 works fine. So enter Alt-255 and a lot of spaces as your staff label, and there's your indent.

Re: help!! spaces!

Reply #3 –
Alt+0160

in version 1

Have been doin' it for years.

Gotta go.