Instrument names in a merged document

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Post by gogreen » Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:43 pm

I'm working on a three-movement wind quintet. I've merged all the movements into one document. I want the full instrument names to appear at the beginning of the first, second, and third movements, with name abbreviations on the staffs in other systems. This style appears OK at the beginning of the first and second movements, but the first staff at the beginning of the third movement shows abbreviated instrument names.

How do I change the instrument names in the third movement's first system without affecting the names in other systems?

I've tried hiding the names, and inserting full instrument names as text boxes, but that hides all the instrument names--I don't want to do that. Simply changing the names also forces the other instrument names to change. Adding a page break still shows abbreviated names that cannot be changed without affecting the names of all other staffs.

Should I remove the movement from the merged score and try combining again? If that might work, how would I do that?
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Post by N Grossingink » Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:51 pm

Measure Attributes for 1st measure - check "Show Full Group and Staff Names".

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Post by gogreen » Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:39 pm

Perfect, N. Thank you.
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