Header and footer
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Not to be confused with the top vertical frame and text added to the first page, when a new score is created from certain templates, see and chapters.
The header and footer are text automatically added to the top and the bottom area of each page respectively. To add text to certain page(s) only, use frame and Musescore Text objects instead, see chapter.
From the main menu, select Format→Style→Header & Footer.
Check the "Header Text" and "Footer Text" boxes as required.
From the main menu, select Format→Style→Header & Footer:
The area on the top is for headers, area below it is for footers.
Both of them are divided into two rows, labelled Odd, and Even, for content on odd and even pages respectively.
They are also divided into three columns, labelled Left, Middle, and Right, representing the corresponding areas.
There are three kinds of valid input:
plain text,
placeholder text, or special symbols, that converts into information automatically, they include
read-only information such as the current page number, and
To see a list of available placeholder text or special symbols, hover the mouse cursor over any text input area and wait for a popup box to appear. Shown below is the list for Musescore 4.2.
Placeholder text or special symbols are case-sensitive, they must be entered letter-for-letter with the correct case. For example
$d converts into current date
$D converts into creation date
$:movementNumber: converts into "Moverment number" metadata
$:movementnumber: is invalid because of the wrong lower case 'n'
From the main menu, select Format→Style→Header & Footer:
Show on first page
Different odd/even pages: Use different content on odd pages and even pages.
Page numbers, only when referenced using the $p or $P symbols, will use the Page number text style, which can be edited in Format→Style→Text styles→Page numbers
Copyright text, only when referenced using the $c or $C symbols, will use the Copyright text style, which can be edited in Format→Style→Text styles→Copyright
All other text in the header fields will use the Header style, which can be edited in Format→Style→Text styles→Header
All other text in the footer fields will use the Footer style, which can be edited in Format→Style→Text styles→Footer
Note: To create a header or footer for a , open and view that Part first.
editable metadata, see section.
Part name placeholder text is only available in a Part, but not the "Full Score". Its placeholder text is $I, $i, or $:partName: . To rename a Part's name, see chapter.
Metadata are digital information, or tags, assigned in File→Project properties, use $:[metadata tag]: syntax to add them to header and footer. See the example in section, and the main chapter .
Header and footer respect page margins configured in Format→Page Settings (see the main chapter ). Page margins are always left blank, Musescore resizes the staffs area to show content of header and footer. Additional margin can be achieved by adjusting the Offset in style profiles, font options are also available there, see section.
Header and footer are not Musescore Text objects, it is not possible to select and use to change properties of a header or footer on a particular page separately. To settings for all headers and footers, change values in the style profiles, see section below.
To add text to certain page(s) only, use frame and Musescore Text objects instead, see chapter.
See the main chapter
Specify a custom starting page in Format→Page Settings : First page number. See also the main chapter .
