User manual

Bars indicate a usually regular segment of time according to the number of beats, which is
usually determined by the prevailing time signature. Bars are separated from other bars to the
left and the right by vertical barlines.
Bars are usually the same length and at the same position for all players, but in some music, bars
of different lengths may coincide, and there are situations where some players may have no bars
indicated at all.
Each bar has a number, allowing players to keep track of their place in the music and aiding
rehearsal. This is especially important in music for multiple players.
RELATED LINKS
Bar numbers on page 388
Input methods for bars and barlines on page 177
Deleting bars
You can delete bars from your project completely by using the bars and barlines popover.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the rst bar you want to delete, or the rst note or rest in that bar.
2. Open the bars and barlines popover in any of the following ways:
● Press Shift-B.
● Choose Write > Create Bar or Barline.
3. Enter – (minus), followed by the number of bars you want to delete into the popover.
For example, enter –1 to delete just the selected bar, or –6 to delete six bars, meaning the
bar you selected and the subsequent ve bars.
4. Press Return to close the popover.
RESULT
The number of bars specied is deleted.
RELATED LINKS
Deleting bars/beats with the system track on page 379
Deleting bars/beats with the system track
You can delete whole bars and selected beats from your project completely using the system
track.
PREREQUISITE
The system track is shown.
Bars
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