# Vertically center staff label between 2 divisi staves

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**Category:** Dorico\
**Created:** [May 18, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vertically-center-staff-label-between-2-divisi-staves/148507 "2020-05-18T02:59:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Langslet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@Robert\_Langslet](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Robert_Langslet)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vertically-center-staff-label-between-2-divisi-staves/148507/1 "2020-05-18T02:59:06Z")

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I read Josh’s recent post on the subject, but this is all a little overwhelming to me so I thought I’d simply ask. What’s the best way to make a divisi staff label center itself vertically between the two staves it is labelling? Right now I’ve made two unnamed section parts, made a group with the label I want displayed, and it vertically aligns with one staff or the other, but not in between. Is there a non Engrave Mode way to do it? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Rob\_Tuley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Rob\_Tuley](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Rob_Tuley)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vertically-center-staff-label-between-2-divisi-staves/148507/2 "2020-05-18T03:50:07Z")

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You can group solo instrument labels (but not section instrument labels) in Engraving Options / Staff Labels.

For Section players, don’t make two separate section parts. Do Edit / Staff / Change Divisi (or select the staff, right-click and go to “staff”) to make two divisi staves, and you will get the centered label automatically.

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**Author:** ![benwiggy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/benwiggy/32/1715_2.png) [@benwiggy](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/benwiggy)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vertically-center-staff-label-between-2-divisi-staves/148507/3 "2020-05-18T07:35:03Z")

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Bear in mind that if you use Divisi, then the instrumental parts will contain both staves. There may be a canny way of hiding one of them, but I don’t know what it is.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Langslet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@Robert\_Langslet](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Robert_Langslet)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vertically-center-staff-label-between-2-divisi-staves/148507/4 "2020-05-18T08:40:02Z")

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> [@Rob Tuley](#):
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> You can group solo instrument labels (but not section instrument labels) in Engraving Options / Staff Labels.
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> For Section players, don’t make two separate section parts. Do Edit / Staff / Change Divisi (or select the staff, right-click and go to “staff”) to make two divisi staves, and you will get the centered label automatically.

This made me go in again and try, because I felt it wasn’t doable the first time. Turns out in the divisi maker, I wasn’t making the group properly. I didn’t understand you make 2 section players, then highlight both, then push make group, then apply the label to the group icon. I had my group attached to only one part, thus the centering issue. Thanks!