"Staff Attributes" dialogue missing staff name options

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Post by mcsugarfree » Mon May 16, 2016 3:20 pm

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Hello. I'm trying to name the three staves of a 3-part piece prior to generating linked parts. According to the online user manual, the "Staff Attributes" dialogue is supposed to have a section (near the top of the dialogue window) that allows you to name the staff in question. My staff dialogue is missing this section (see attached screenshot). I'm confused.

When I go to Documents > Manage Parts there's only one part ("Part I") listed, even though there are three staves in the document.

Halp.
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Post by miker » Mon May 16, 2016 3:33 pm

We will need to see the file in question.

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Post by mcsugarfree » Mon May 16, 2016 3:38 pm

attached. thanks.
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Post by mcsugarfree » Mon May 16, 2016 4:44 pm

The problem is not fixed ("Staff Attributes" still doesn't display any part name options and the part names do not display in the score or parts, though I was able to name them using the Documents > "Manage parts" dialogue), but I discovered something else: I had had a "group" defined (accidentally, I think). I removed the group. But the staff names still don't display and the "Staff Attributes" dialogue is still missing the upper section where you can name each part...

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Post by miker » Mon May 16, 2016 9:59 pm

You don't name the staves in Staff Attributes. You do that in the Score Manager. (Main menu>Windows>Score Manager)
There, you can select each staff, give it a full and abbreviated name, change the sound, set the clef, change the transposition...
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