Layout question xml

Hi,
I have some old projects from Sibelius and imported them via XML. So I’m a complete beginner concerning Engrave mode.


Page 2 looks fine, page one not. Can I make page 1 look like page 2?

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Peter

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You will likely see a lot of (purple) System breaks and/or Frame breaks. Delete them all. Dorico should then layout both pages better.

(In your Preferences>MusicXML Import options… Uncheck everything. That lets Dorico use its own settings and generally gives better results)

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THANKS, Janus:-)

Hi @Piano_Vink, adding to the useful suggestion by @Janus, a fast way to “delete all breaks” is to go in Engrave mode > Graphic editing, and press the button Reset Layout (on the lower part of the left panel ):

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@Piano_Vink - @Christian_R is quite right. That is the quickest way.

But, personally, I like to understand what/why I am deleting things. Manually deleting system breaks you will quickly learn how they affect layout.

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Good morning and thanks again!!!

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Peter

@Piano_Vink If you’re going to mark an answer as the solution, it should be one of the helpful replies you received, not your own post.

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(I’ve done so.)

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