How to get three systems on each page of violin quartet

Dorico
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I tried to get three systems instead of two for my violin quartet piece. I went into layout options and changed some values for spacing. Somehow I got one page with three systems but the other pages were still two. I don’t even know what I did exactly. Sorry for the vagueness. I thought I was changing the space in between the systems and also in between the staves. Thanks for you help

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You can force it using this option:

However, if Dorico is calculating that three systems won’t fit on a page, you might end up with some tight spacing or collisions, so obviously check it through and tweak other settings as needed.

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At the very least, some screenshots of your pages and Layout Options for Ideal Gaps and Vertical Justification percentages; if not the actual project uploaded – would reduce any vagueness in the replies.

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Changing the setting for ideal gap between systems may not show any difference due to vertical justification. Much better than forcing a number of systems is to tinker with the settings gently until the music fits by default: space size, margins, spaces between staves & systems. I like to turn off vertical justification temporarily by setting the percentages to 100% so I can see what’s going on, and turn it back on once I’ve got the systems on the desired pages.

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Thank you. This is so helpful. Now I know why I got the change in just one page as well.

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I will try this. Thanks.