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February 21, 2026
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about auto numbering

  • February 21, 2026
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Hello,

For this FM file (see screenshot), I have set the paragraph designer /Numbering like this : 

→ “cantate début”  : <n=1>

→ “cantate”  : <n+>

→ “cantate fin” : <n+>

So, for the “Cantate BWV 107” in the screenshot, the auto numbering goes from 1 to 7.

Is it good to do it like this ? Have you some advises to give me ?

 

 

 

    Correct answer Bob_Niland

    Why do you need a separate final (Cantate fin)?

    The usual case is that there is an initial (¶Cantate début), as you have, and it declares
    Basic: ☑Next Paragraph Tag: [Cantate]
    Numbering: ☑Autonumber…  Format: [‹n=1›.\t  ]
    and the ¶Cantate format has:
    Basic: ☑Next Paragraph Tag: [Cantate]
    Numbering: ☑Autonumber…  Format: [‹n+›.\t  ]

    There is usually no need for a separate final format, unless some special pagination, keeps or space-below is required, and if so, it has to be manually- (or script-) applied, because FM has no way to know that it’s the final.

    … or I’m not understanding the question.

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    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 21, 2026

    Why do you need a separate final (Cantate fin)?

    The usual case is that there is an initial (¶Cantate début), as you have, and it declares
    Basic: ☑Next Paragraph Tag: [Cantate]
    Numbering: ☑Autonumber…  Format: [‹n=1›.\t  ]
    and the ¶Cantate format has:
    Basic: ☑Next Paragraph Tag: [Cantate]
    Numbering: ☑Autonumber…  Format: [‹n+›.\t  ]

    There is usually no need for a separate final format, unless some special pagination, keeps or space-below is required, and if so, it has to be manually- (or script-) applied, because FM has no way to know that it’s the final.

    … or I’m not understanding the question.

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    pierret18811376Author
    Inspiring
    February 21, 2026

    Hi ​@Bob_Niland 

    First, I have listened to your advise and deleted the separate final format (“cantate fin”), because it was using the same space below as for “cantate”, ie 4 pt).

     

    Here are my settings now : is it good according to you ?

     

    About the space between “Cantate BWV 107 « Was willst du dich betrüben ? »”   and   “chœur « Was willst du dich betrüben »” : as “cantate 107” is set with 3 pt below, and “choeur” is set to 4 pt above, why we do not have a space of 3pt + 4 pt = 7 pt ?

     

    Actually “Basic/Next paragraph tag” is empty. Do I need to set the “next paragraph tag” ?  As the text after “Cantate” is “Body”, how to set next paragraph tag for Cantate ?

     

    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 21, 2026

    re: …“cantate 107” is set with 3 pt below, and “choeur” is set to 4 pt above, why we do not have a space of 3pt + 4 pt = 7 pt ?

    While I haven’t seriously tested it, it’s always been my impression that that FM uses the larger of the two spacings, and ignores the smaller. It is space-to-content and not space-to-space.

    re: Actually “Basic/Next paragraph tag” is empty. Do I need to set the “next paragraph tag” ? 

    Possibly not; I also haven’t tested this seriously, but my guess is that if that field isn’t set, FM uses whatever the current ¶format is.

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