How to hide rest or move it

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Wagnergrad96
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Post by Wagnergrad96 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:52 pm

So, I am now putting my next piece from hand-written to Finale. In my piano part, there is a measure where I have a whole note entering on beat 1 and a dotted half on beat 2. I was able to put them in using layers (and changing the stem of the dotted half), but am I supposed to leave the quarter rest in there? If so, how do I move it above the whole note? Thanks
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at8ax
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Post by at8ax » Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:16 pm

Click/hold on the rest and drag it up.

Wagnergrad96
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Post by Wagnergrad96 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:22 pm

unfortunately, it's not budging. I tried to click, double click, click and hold . . . all of the combinations. It won't move.

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:14 pm

I would use the Simple Entry Tool to move the rest.

NB: You must be in the correct layer (= the layer with the rest).
From the Simple Entry Tool, hold down the correct modifier key (= Ctrl or Alt, I am not sure), and click the rest. *)
The rest gets highlighted, and now you can move it up/down with the arrow keys.

*) You can also get there from the Selection Tool.
Just double-click the rest, and the Selection Tool will take you to the Simple Entry Tool, and the correct layer, with the rest highlighted.
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Wagnergrad96
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Post by Wagnergrad96 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:51 pm

Great! Now, is this the correct way to show that rest?
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:06 pm

The rest’s vertical position (in your attached image) is acceptable, but to be fully correct the rest should be positioned one scale step higher.
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