Performer Names

Format Limbs, Performer Names

Purpose

Use Performer Names to associate a performer with selected limb groups. Additionally, you may define the way the performer name will be displayed with the different name styles.

In the document limb names are displayed in special styles, called Long Names or Short Names. The actual appearance of the limb names at the left side of your staff will be determined by the definition of the limb's Long Names and Short Names styles, by the definition of the group's Long Names and Short Names styles and by your Name Style selection for the current staff.

Defining different long and short styles allows you use the same staff definition on several staffs or pages and gives you the option e.g. of displaying full limb names on the first page and an abbreviated version on the following ones.

Steps

To associate a performer with a limb group,

1. choose the Performer Names tab/pane in Format Limbs.
2. Select the limb groups you want to format in your document or in the Staff Dialog.

3. Enter a performer name in the Display Performer Name field.

4. Choose Apply.

To change the way the performer name is displayed in the Long Names and Short Names style,

1. choose the Performer Names tab/pane in Format Limbs.
2. Select the limb groups you want to format in your document or in the Staff Dialog.

   All the described settings appear once for the Long Names and once for the Short Name style.

3. Choose the display mode of the performer name:
• Don't show performer name
  The performer name will not be displayed.
• Show performer with group name
  The performer name will be displayed together with the limb group name.
• Display performer separately
  A seperate column for the performer name will be displayed to the left of the group name column.
  If adjacent limb groups share the same performer name, the performer name will be displayed only once.
4. Choose a vertical and horizontal alignment for the performer name.
5. Choose an optional brace or bracket to connect the peformer name to the group name column.

   Note: A brace or bracket is only meaningful, if the performer name is displayed in a separate column.

6. Choose Apply.

See Also

Row Dimensions

Limb Group Options

Staff Dialog

Limb Names