Measure numbers starting on second measure

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Post by parkside » Sun May 21, 2017 2:06 am

I want to include measure numbers on a part where the first numbered measure (number "1" ) will be on the second measure in the score. The first measure is just a pickup and is not really the beginning of the tune.
I'm using Finale 2012 on Mac OSX

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Post by miker » Sun May 21, 2017 6:02 am

In Edit> Edit Measure Attributes..., or in the Selection Tool context menu>Edit Measure Attributes... uncheck Include In Measure Numbering
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Sun May 21, 2017 11:09 am

… or
Document menu > Edit Measure Number Regions…
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Post by miker » Sun May 21, 2017 2:47 pm

Or, if you use the Document menu>Pickup Measure... setting, it's done automatically.
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