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A system break forces a new system (line of measures) to start at a specified measure. A page break forces a new page to start at a specified measure.
To add a system break:
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Type SHIFT+P. If this takes you to the Page Text Palette instead, type SHIFT+P a second time to go to the Page Layout Palette.
Composer will display the score in Page Layout View.
| 2. | Click the System Break  button in the Page Layout Palette. |
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Choose the System Break command in the Layout Menu.
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Type "sb" for System Break.
| 3. | Click anywhere in the measure that you want to push to the beginning of a new system. |
To remove a previously added system break:
| 1. | Enter Page Layout view, as above. |
| 2. | You will automatically be in Select mode. |
| 3. | Click the mouse cursor somewhere on the "system break" text in Page Layout View. |
The "system break" text will be displayed in the color blue, as shown:
| 4. | Hit the DEL key. |
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Click the Default 
button.
To add a page break:
 | Follow the same procedure as the one above for adding a system break, except: |
Cick the Page Break 
button instead of the System Break button.
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Choose the Page Break command in the Layout Menu.
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Type "pb" for Page Break.
The page break will look like this at the top of the new page:
