1. Start by modifying the Paragraph Style for bar numbers. Check you are using the style for the score, and not for the parts.
2. Then use Layout Options to position the bar numbers in the score layout.
3. You can choose the frequency of bar numbers, whether to show them in the centre of the bar, and you can also display them in an enclosure, such as a circle or rectangle.
4. You can choose to display bar numbers at the top and/or bottom of the system, but also above any instrument.

1. It’s easy to paste music into either an existing voice or a new voice.
2. Copy the music in the usual way.
3. Select a note, rest or other music item at the rhythmic position you would like the pasted music to start.
4. Right-click and choose Paste Special, Paste Into Voice, and then either choose and existing voice, or a new voice.
5. When choosing a new voice, you can specify whether the voice being created for the music will be nominally up-stem or down-stem. You can also choose to paste the music into a new slashed voice.

1. 1. Add a border to a text item using a property.
   2. Add a border to a paragraph style.
   3. Add a border to a line annotation.
   4. Add a border to a text frame.

1. Dorico automatically spaces your music using Layout Options to prevent items colliding, and to make your music look good.
2. Sometimes, you may wish to match staff spacing across multiple pages to create a more pleasing and balanced layout.
3. Use the Staff Spacing tool in Engrave mode to manually space staves and systems for one page.
4. Choose Engrave, Staff Spacing, Copy Staff Spacing…
5. Set the page you have modified, and the pages you wish to be spaced in the same way.

In this week’s #TipsTuesday learn how to use tokens to ensure you always have the current date in your Dorico layouts. Tokens can be used in text frames and even the Project Info dialog, and will substitute the current date and time in a variety of formats.