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Linked staves

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:09 pm
by Dissonance
Hello! I'm editing an orchestra score for a colleague. She has two staves both labeled Violincello & Double Bass. One is optimized out. Whenever I make a change to one, the other changes. If I delete one staff, the other disappears. They are linked somehow. How can I unlink them? Thanks!

Finale 2014.5
Windows 7

Re: Linked staves

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:10 pm
by zuill
I've seen this before, but can't say what to do without seeing a file. Sorry.

Zuill

Re: Linked staves

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:30 pm
by Dissonance
Hi Zuill! I attached a small example illustrating the problem. (The unusual margins are because it's part of a dissertation.)

Re: Linked staves

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:09 pm
by zuill
I did some revisions to your file.

Steps taken:

1. In Page View, copy the contents of the staff (staves).
2. In page view, with the Staff tool, highlight and Delete the Staff.
3. Still in the Staff Tool, select the handle that has appeared and choose to show the hidden staff.
4. Paste the data (copied earlier) into this staff.
5. Adjust the Attributes for the String Group to include this staff.
6. Drag the staff up to match the 1" spacing of the other staves.

You'll want to drag the staff up in Scroll View as well.

Zuill

Re: Linked staves

Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:50 am
by Dissonance
Thank you, Zuill--this is very helpful!