Copy & Paste: can't see original Chord symbols

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jose oscar
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Post by jose oscar » Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:38 pm

When I Copy & Paste Staff n. 1, I cannot see any chord symbol on the empty measures (measures where I have no notes in, bu that have chord symbols in the original score)

I aapreciate your help


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Post by Peter Thomsen » Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:46 pm

Take a look at
Edit menu > Edit Filter…

Is the option “Chords & Fretboards” selected or de-selected?

By The Way:
I suppose that Staff n. 1 is set up to display Chords?
(Look in the Staff Attributes)

Also, make sure that there is not a staff style that makes Chords, not display.
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Post by jose oscar » Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:36 pm

Thank you for your answer, Peter.

1) The option “Chords & Fretboards” is selected.

2) Staff Attributes/ Items to display/Chords (is selected)

3) "make sure that there is not a staff style that makes Chords, not display"
I don't understand what you mean.

Copy & Paste works with the rest of mesures.
Only doesn't work when the measures hves no notes in.

Originally I've got 3 Staves: Staff 1 Flute, and Staves 2 & 3 Piano.
All I want to do is to delete Staves 2 & 3 and keep Staff 1 looking the same as before deleting Staves 2 & 3.

With both ways ( 1 way) Deleting Staves 2 & 3, and 2 way) Copy and Paste) I get the same result

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Post by jose oscar » Sun Jan 18, 2015 10:03 pm

Staff Style: 01 Slash Notation

Items to display/ Chords (is selected)

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:03 am

jose oscar wrote:…Originally I've got 3 Staves: Staff 1 Flute, and Staves 2 & 3 Piano.
All I want to do is to delete Staves 2 & 3 and keep Staff 1 looking the same as before deleting Staves 2 & 3…
My first guess is that the Chords are attached to Staff 2.
When you delete Staff 2, you also delete its Chords.

Fix:
Before you delete Staff 2, use the Edit Filter to copy only Chords to Staff 1.
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Post by jose oscar » Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:11 pm

Thank you very much, Peter.

That was the reason. Chords were attached to Staff 2

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