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132will
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Post by 132will » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:16 pm

It's really simple thing but I can't find anyway to do it...not even on the internet.

I've tried using the cursor in the tool bar and pressing deleting or "clearing all", and they won't budge!!!

thanks in advance,

will


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Post by Peter Thomsen » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:08 pm

Which version of Finale are you using?

In Finale 2009 you can delete a measure this way:

Selection Tool.

Double-click the measure.
The measure becomes highlighted, and the highlighting goes about 1/2 "staff height" above and below the measure.

Hit the Delete key.

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132will
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Post by 132will » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:54 am

I have finale 2008a.

The 2009 method doesn't seem to work, but It looks really ugly having three random empty bars at the end of the page :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

thanks

will

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Post by Peter S. » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:39 pm

Just highlight the measures and press "Del"

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Post by ancontreras » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:00 pm

It's not so simple... simply it doesn't works at least as you have something already edited on the measures you want to delete. So you need first of all to edit something (just one note) and then you can delete using the mentioned key.... but until you discover this you can damn Finale for hours!! Good luck.

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Post by miker » Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:35 pm

You can delete measures without having to edit them.

Please give us more details: what product are you using, and specifically what is your situation, and what do you want to do. An illustration or sample file is also useful.
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Post by jesstoferson » Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:47 pm

I figured this out for anyone who needs to perform this deletion in the future. I run 2011 mac. use the selection tool and double click the unwanted measure until the entire column of measures is selected. Then hit delete or go to edit > delete measure stack.

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Post by Jim1960 » Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:12 pm

Just to add to jesstoferson's reply. Perhaps this will help explain why the simple method doesn't always work. I noticed that when I tried to select measures I wanted to delete, that the "delete measure stack" option was greyed out - not available. At other times it was available. I'm not sure of the reason for that, but it appeared that I had accidentally selected portions of measures, rather than whole measures only. By selecting them until the "delete measure stack" was available, I was able to delete the measures I wanted. It was frustratingly common to select a range of measures which could not be deleted.

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Post by miker » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:13 pm

Delete Measure Stack is just that. It only works on complete STACKS of complete MEASURES. Not parts of measures, not parts of stacks. Barline to barline, top to bottom. Select the correct range, and it will always be there.
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Post by nonmoriar » Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:39 am

I'm having the same issue as OP. I'm selecting COMPLETE measures, and stacks of multiple staves. The "delete measure stack" is also greyed out for me and pressing delete doesn't work. I'm guessing I need to find out what's making it greyed out but I can't find anything that is making that happen.

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Post by nonmoriar » Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:46 am

OP, I figured it out. Once you select all measures, you need to double click againso that not only your measures are selected, but all staves and in between them are highlighted blue. Then your "delete measure stack" will work. I know it's literally twelve years too late, but maybe this will help people in the future. :)

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