# Paragraph Style to Label Exercises Placed Where Instrument Names Go **URL:** \ **Category:** Dorico\ **Created:** [January 31, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/paragraph-style-to-label-exercises-placed-where-instrument-names-go/895492 "2024-01-31T17:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gplumblee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/gplumblee/32/327412_2.png) [@gplumblee](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/gplumblee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/paragraph-style-to-label-exercises-placed-where-instrument-names-go/895492/1 "2024-01-31T17:43:29Z")
I am engraving a new method book and want to add exercise numbers to the left of the staff (where instrument names are placed in a score). I thought the staff label paragraph style might do it, but it only places them above the staff. I don’t see where I can specify x and y coordinates when creating a new paragraph style. Is there a way to do this, or do I need to do it in the properties panel for each label? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lillie\_Harris](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/lillie_harris/32/363348_2.png) [@Lillie\_Harris](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Lillie_Harris)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/paragraph-style-to-label-exercises-placed-where-instrument-names-go/895492/2 "2024-01-31T17:51:31Z")
You can’t specify positions for paragraph styles, I’m afraid. There have been discussions on achieving the result you’re after before, though – here’s the one I’d probably recommend first: > [@Flow title position](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/flow-title-position/131634/4): > > Here’s a workaround: Create a Section Player \> Piano Set the following Layout Options: [image] [image] Write your music (three separate flows). Create a Divisi at the start of your first flow. This bit’s tricky: you have to fool Dorico by creating an additional division, then deleting it. Only then will Dorico let you edit the name. [image] Alt+Click the Divisi signpost to the start of each flow, then double-click it and replace the “1” with a “2”. [image] Sure, this isn’t… ---
**Author:** ![gplumblee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/gplumblee/32/327412_2.png) [@gplumblee](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/gplumblee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/paragraph-style-to-label-exercises-placed-where-instrument-names-go/895492/3 "2024-01-31T18:05:24Z")
I will try that approach. I may also try programming a script to to offset a new paragraph style for right-aligned text at the start of a system. That might be easier?? ---
**Author:** ![FredGUnn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/fredgunn/32/92088_2.png) [@FredGUnn](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/FredGUnn)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/paragraph-style-to-label-exercises-placed-where-instrument-names-go/895492/4 "2024-01-31T18:07:58Z")
If you don’t need actual rehearsal letters in the project, and you’re using a single staff, it’s pretty easy to just set the rehearsal letters to be numbers and automatically positioned there. [I posted a walkthrough here](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/how-to-get-number-in-front-of-staff/891642/4). ---
**Author:** ![gplumblee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/gplumblee/32/327412_2.png) [@gplumblee](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/gplumblee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/paragraph-style-to-label-exercises-placed-where-instrument-names-go/895492/5 "2024-01-31T18:11:38Z")
Yes. Most of these are for single staff, but there are a few on grand staff examples, too. I’m going to go through the steps pianoleo describes. It will help me learn more about the software. Thank you all for the feedback!!