Hiding just one empty staff

[mark carlson]

Is there a way to hide JUST ONE empty staff in a system in which there are other empty staves?

I followed the instructions for a cut-away type score, hoping to hide just one empty staff, but it hid all of the empty staves for that instrument throughout the piece, which is not what I want at all; I need the other empty staves in the same system to still be visible, and I don't want the other systems in the piece to be affected at all.

Thanks,

Mark
Finale 26.3
OS 12.1

[motet]

In the Staff tool, select just that staff, for just that system, and pick Hide Empty Staves from the Staff menu.

[mark carlson]

In the Staff tool, select just that staff, for just that system, and pick Hide Empty Staves from the Staff menu.

That is what I assumed was the way to do it, but I do exactly that and the staff I want to hide remains.

I'll attach the score, hoping you or someone can see what is wrong. I want to hide the lower staff in the piano on the last two pages when it is empty, but nothing else should be hidden.

Thanks,

M

[Peter Thomsen]

… I'll attach the score, hoping you or someone can see what is wrong. I want to hide the lower staff in the piano on the last two pages when it is empty, but nothing else should be hidden …

While being blindfolded, and without opening your attached Finale document, I will suggest that the culprit is in the Group Attributes for the piano’s staff group.

In the Group Attributes, go to the pop up menu
When Hiding Empty Staves
and choose the menu item
Hide Normally

[motet]

I'm sure Peter is right.

[mark carlson]

… I'll attach the score, hoping you or someone can see what is wrong. I want to hide the lower staff in the piano on the last two pages when it is empty, but nothing else should be hidden …

While being blindfolded, and without opening your attached Finale document, I will suggest that the culprit is in the Group Attributes for the piano’s staff group.

In the Group Attributes, go to the pop up menu
When Hiding Empty Staves
and choose the menu item
Hide Normally

Yes! That was it. Thank you!