Key signature stuck

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mahraun
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Post by mahraun » Sun May 10, 2020 1:31 am

I'm trying to change the key of a range of measures. It worked exactly as I needed it to mostly, but there are a few measures at the end of the range that is stuck in the old key; there's even a double bar between the last bar of the key I want and the first bar of the "stuck" measures.

I can't find anything out of the ordinary with measure attributes, staff attributes, measure regions. I'm missing something, but don't know what.


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Post by Peter Thomsen » Sun May 10, 2020 2:23 am

Attach a (small) Finale sample document here.

Since the issue is the Key Signature, you can clear all notes, articulations, chord symbols, expressions, &c. from the document.

Possibly you can also delete all measures except the measures that refuse to change key.
That is, unless deleting other measures will make the problem go away.
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Post by motet » Sun May 10, 2020 5:13 am

If you have multiple measure regions and some of them have measures whose "include in measure numbering" attribute in unchecked, that can cause this. To get around it, go to Preferences/View, and temporarily switch from "Display defined measure numbers" to "Display actual measure numbers".

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Post by N Grossingink » Sun May 10, 2020 8:51 am

With the Key Signature Tool, highlight the measures that are "stuck". Hit Enter, change the key if necessary and hit enter again.
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Post by motet » Sun May 10, 2020 4:21 pm

I hope mahraun reports back. If my theory is correct, what you suggest won't help. It's a bug (with other manifestations) that really should be fixed.

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Post by mahraun » Sun May 10, 2020 6:10 pm

Thanks, motet! That did the trick!
motet wrote:
Sun May 10, 2020 5:13 am
If you have multiple measure regions and some of them have measures whose "include in measure numbering" attribute in unchecked, that can cause this. To get around it, go to Preferences/View, and temporarily switch from "Display defined measure numbers" to "Display actual measure numbers".

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