Where are my clefs?

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scottjoyce
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Post by scottjoyce » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:24 pm

I was updating my layout and bumping some measures around and for some reason the clefs on all but the first system of each page have disappeared. I'm using Songwriter Finale 2010.r2 for Mac. My time signatures are gone as well... on every staff except the first of each page. Key sig is still as it should be... only it's moved over to the far left, where the clef SHOULD be. Any ideas?


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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:47 am

In the full Finale you can select an option in "Document Options - Clefs":
"Display Clef Only on First Staff System".
That could explain the missing clefs, since this option will remove the clefs in all systems except the first system on each page.

But it can't explain the missing time signatures, since there isn't a similar document option that would hide time signatures in all systems except the first system on each page.

Time signatures can be hidden with the Measure Tool or with the Staff Tool.

Without seeing the actual .MUS document it's hard to pinpoint the culprit.
Could you attach a (small) sample .MUS document that shows the problem?

This forum doesn't allow direct upload of the .MUS file format, so you must compress the .MUS file first, e. g. as a .ZIP file.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996

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