Score preferences – Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual
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Chapter 33
Working With Notation
Score Preferences
The Score preference settings are global, and affect all project files. They can, however,
be changed at any time, with an immediate effect on all open projects. All preferences
are automatically saved when you exit Logic Express.
To open the Score preferences, do one of the following:
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Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Score from the main menu bar (or use the Open
Score Preferences key command).
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Click the Preferences button in the Arrange Toolbar, and choose Score.
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Choose Options > Open Score Preferences in the Score Editor.
 Show region selection colored: If this option is activated, the staff lines of the currently
selected MIDI region are displayed in color (blue). All other regions are displayed with
black staff lines. This can be useful when changing the display parameters of regions,
as the parameters in the Display Parameter box only affect the currently selected
regions. If this option is turned off, all staffs are displayed in black, whether selected
or not.
 Display distance values in inches: This relates to the measurement units in the project
settings and page rulers (Page view only), which can be in inches or centimeters. If
not selected, the Page view defaults to centimeters.
 Floating Palette View: This menu defines the default shape of Part box palette
windows (see “
 Double-click note to open: This setting determines the window that will open when
you double-click on a note head: Note Attributes, Event List, Hyper Editor, or Piano
Roll Editor.
 Use external symbol font (if available): This option enables the use of external fonts in
the score (see “