Part Naming Issue

Avremi_Gourarie · February 16, 2026, 8:57pm

Probably something simple I’m missing

Flute & Alto Sax, parts correctly named

Clarinet and Tenor Sax, part refuses. Will only name Tenor. I believe I propagated the properties. To no avail. Can someone help?

Ty

asherber · February 16, 2026, 9:22pm

If you want to change the name of the layout, go into Setup mode, right click the layout in the right-hand panel, and choose Rename.

Avremi_Gourarie · February 16, 2026, 9:24pm

Ty

That works. However, page 2 won’t have abbreviated name

k_b · February 16, 2026, 9:25pm

Why do you think page two should have an abbreviated layout name? Where would you expect to see it on that page?

asherber · February 16, 2026, 9:28pm

By default, Dorico page templates use the {@LayoutName@} token in page templates, and they only show the full layout name. This is currently how both of your part layouts are set up.

Avremi_Gourarie · February 16, 2026, 9:28pm

Correct. This is the solution. thanks. I’m bewildered that this did not happen automatically as it did with Fl/Alto

Christian_R · February 17, 2026, 5:23am

In your Flute & Alto Sax layout, the header on page 2 doesn’t show the abbreviated names either (because it is generated by the {@layoutname@} token, which doesn’t have an abbreviated form:

Or are you referring to something else?