Delete one staff from system in Finale 25

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Post by Blacklab88 » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:07 pm

This has been covered before, but the instructions don't seem to match up with Finale 25. I need to delete a cue staff in a piano score, but only in a few systems. Could someone run through the steps in Finale 25? Thanks very much.
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Post by motet » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:10 pm

If the staves are empty, select the ones you want to delete with the Staff tool and pick Hide Empty Staves from the menu. If they're not empty, apply the Hide Staff (and Collapse) staff style instead.

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Post by N Grossingink » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:19 pm

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Post by Blacklab88 » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:39 pm

Thank you both!!
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Post by Michel R E » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:03 pm

Also, to avoid any future problems, use Finale's proper terminology. "Delete" completely removes a staff, while "Hide" makes it not appear in a selected area.
It can be a bit confusing when you think in terms of "pages of music", but once you think of Finale's fundamental format as one long continuous staff (ie: scroll view) it makes sense.
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Post by Blacklab88 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:37 pm

Thanks for the clarity, Michael!
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