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3. Text end (provided the bar is at the start of a system). Switch this option on if you set bar numbers to appear on every bar; otherwise, no bar number will appear on the first bar of the score. Hide at rehearsal marks tells Sibelius to automatically hide bar numbers that fall on the same barlines as rehearsal marks, to ensure they don’t collide. Count repeats, which is switched off by default, determines whether Sibelius should take repeats into account when numbering bars – see Bar numbers in repeat structures below. Show range of bars on multirests (e.g. 5–8) allows you to use a convention most often seen in commercial, film and TV music, whereby the bars enclosed in a multirest are numbered above or below the multirest, as shown on the right. If the other bar numbers in your score are not centered, but you want the bar number ranges to be drawn in the center of and below the multirest, switch on Center ranges on multirest. Specify how far below the multirest the range should appear by setting Distance below staff n spaces.
Show on Staves options The options under Show on Staves allow you to choose which staves Sibelius should draw bar numbers on. This is similar to how the House Style System Object Positions dialog works for other system objects such as rehearsal marks and Tempo text ( 8.12 Default Positions), but it’s specifically for bar numbers. Normally bar numbers go above the top staff of the score and above one or more other instrumental families in orchestral and band music, or sometimes below the bottom staff of the score. Choose the Specific staves radio button, then select the staff or staves on which you want bar numbers to appear: To select more than one staff in the list, hold down Ctrl or and click: you can select up to five
staves, including the top staff and Below bottom staff. To put bar numbers below the bottom staff, see Placing bar numbers below the bottom staff below. To put bar numbers between the staves of a keyboard instrument (which is occasionally done), select the top staff in the Selected staves list, then position the bar numbers below the top staff – see Vertical Position options below. It’s very rare for bar numbers to appear on all staves of a score, but if you want to do this, choose the All staves radio button. If you’re only doing this so that you can see what bar you’re working on at all times, there’s an easier way: just switch on View Staff Names and Bar Numbers ( 5.23 View menu).
Text Style options If you wish to change the font or point size used by the bar numbers in your score or dynamic parts, click Edit Text Style. This shows a special version of the Edit Text Style dialog with only the options appropriate for bar numbers shown – 3.9 Edit Text Styles.
Horizontal Position options Switching on Center in the bar disables all the other options under Horizontal Position, and also applies to any bar number changes you create (see below). If your bar numbers aren’t centered, 238