How do I get this number in top left corner to show up on every part?

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Here is the number I am trying to show on every part in the top left corner. How do I apply this to every part? Step by step instructions are appreciated, as I am pretty new to Dorico. Thank you!

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All you need to do is add an appropriate text frame into your Page Template(s) in the Page Template Editor. This way, the change will appear in all layouts which use that template.

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Here you go, @hotpink345 :slight_smile:

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Thanks so much, that is very helpful! If my part becomes two pages, what do I do if I only want the 6 to show up on the first page?

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We edited only the First Page template: the fact that it has a left and right page, doesn’t mean that on page 2 of your score the 6 will appear, because from page 2 the layout doesn’t use the First Plage Template but the Default Page Template.

The Left and Right pages in the Page Templates are there so you can decide to have different results (like in the Default page template where the page number is on the left for even pages, and on the right for odd pages) or if, for example the first page of your layout is a left or a right page. Normally the page 1 of a layout is an odd page (1 or 3…). If you want your layout to start with a left page, you can set the first page to be an even number (2 or 4…) in Layout Options>Page Setup>Page Number.

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Okay, that makes sense. Thanks again!

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If you want each part to have a unique number: every Layout has its own number, and you can add it to a part using the LayoutNumber token. (So you would only have to modify the Part page template once, and it would be done for all parts.)

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I just tried this again for another assignment and for some reason it didn’t work this time. I did everything you said, then clicked L-R, Apply, and then when I hit Close, there was no number in the top left corner at all. Do you know what I might have done wrong?

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Check if you don’t have a page override. In Engrave Mode, in the right column:

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If you see this red triangle, it means that there is a page override which takes precedence over the page template. In that case, right-click the page icon, and choose “Remove Page overrides”.

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Hi @charles_piano,

The problem is that if I choose “remove page overrides,” it undoes everything else I already did like the titles.

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That’s the problem if you edited the page directly, and that’s why it’s not recommended :grimacing:

It may feel annoying at first, but it’s actually more beneficial to take notes of your manual edits (frame positions, which you can see in the lower panel, etc.) and recreate a clean page template from that. Then, you’ll have a single template that works for all equivalent layouts (score or parts). And whenever you change something on it, it will apply everywhere.

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Thanks! I need to go watch the YouTube Dorico tutorials so I can get better at doing templates!