Hiding staves
To hide staves
Use this method to hide staves that you
don’t want printed; for example, staves containing notes for playback
only, such as written-out trills, turns, or doubled parts.
- Click
the Staff tool
.
The Staff menu appears.
- Select
a staff, then choose Edit Staff Attributes from the Staff menu.
(Or, double-click a staff, a staff handle, or a staff name.) Or, choose
Edit Staff Attributes from the Staff menu without selecting a staff. The
Staff Attributes dialog box appears. To display the attributes of another
staff, choose a staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down
list. (Or, use
the arrow controls to select a staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down list.)
- Select
Hide Staff in the Staff Attributes dialog box, then click OK. Any
staff that you hide using this method will still appear in any Staff Lists,
but “(hidden)” will appear after the staff’s name in the list.
To play back only selected staves
See Playback-To play back selected staves .
To show
hidden staves
If you’ve hidden a staff using the Hide
Staves option in the Staff Attributes dialog box, PrintMusic displays
“(hidden)” after the name of the staff in the Staff Attributes for drop-down list in the Staff Attributes dialog box.
- Click
the Staff tool .
The Staff menu appears.
- Click
the handle on a hidden staff, then choose Edit Staff Attributes from the
Staff menu. If you can’t find staff handles in your score, or if
you’re not sure which staves are hidden, choose Edit Staff Attributes
from the Staff menu without selecting a staff. The Staff Attributes dialog
box appears. Choose the hidden staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down list, which provides a complete list of all staves in the score.
(Or, use the arrow controls to select the hidden staff from the Staff
Attributes for drop-down list.)
- Click
to deselect Hide Staff in the Staff Attributes dialog box. The
staff will reappear when you return to the score.
- Click
OK.
