Sibelius Page layout a mess after adding more instruments to score.
I have often wondered how best to space ledger lines if you intend to add more instruments to a score. I haven't yet figured it out, and have frequently made a mess of trying to space instrument to make room for more instruments.
Attached is a typical mess I have created in trying to add 5 more instruments to a piano score. My aim here is to transcribe the piano score to a Wind Quintet.
The Sibelius Help .PDF was no assistance to me, as I could not find how to do it.
Sibelius Page layout a mess after adding more instruments to
Firstly, I'd make sure the format is unlocked: Select all, Layout > Unlock format.
Then there are some reformatting steps you can do which should improve the layout (basically the same as in the Tidy score plugin).
Select whole score, then try some or all of the following:
1. Layout > Reset Space Above
2. Layout > Reset Space Below
3. Appearance > Reset > Position
4. Appearance > Reset Note Spacing
5. Layout > Optimize
Then there are some reformatting steps you can do which should improve the layout (basically the same as in the Tidy score plugin).
Select whole score, then try some or all of the following:
1. Layout > Reset Space Above
2. Layout > Reset Space Below
3. Appearance > Reset > Position
4. Appearance > Reset Note Spacing
5. Layout > Optimize
Sibelius 6.2, 7.5.1, Windows 11