Extra staff for an instrument

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Glennart
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Post by Glennart » Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:35 pm

Hi!

How do I add an extra staff for an instrument? For example if I want my flute part to be written on two staves, or if I want my piano part to be written on three staves? In Sibelius there is a convenient "Extra staff" option in the instrument list, but in Finale it seems I must add a new "instrument" to be able to get a new staves at all. Do I group them together later, or?

I am a new user (switched from Sibelius), this is my first post. Will probably ask a few beginner questions, any help is much appreciated!
Finale 2014.5 / Mac OSX El Capitan


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Post by miker » Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:03 pm

Welcome to the forum.

You can add additional staves in the Score Manager (⌘-K). Then, go back to the Staff Tool>Staff menu to modify the groups to your liking.
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Glennart
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Post by Glennart » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:10 pm

Great! Many thanks!
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