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Changing the thickness of staff lines
You can change the thickness of staff lines project-wide.
PROCEDURE
1. In Engrave mode, choose Engrave > Engraving Options.
The Engraving Options dialog opens.
2. Click Staves in the page list.
3. Change the value for Staff line thickness in any of the following ways:
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Enter a value into the value eld.
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Click the arrows beside the value eld.
4. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The thickness of staff lines project-wide is changed. Increasing the value for Staff line thickness
makes staff lines thicker, decreasing the value makes staff lines thinner.
Deleting staves
You can delete staves, including extra staves you added, so they no longer appear in any layout
in which the instrument appears.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select any of the following:
● An item on the staff you want to delete, at the rhythmic position from which you
want to delete it
● The signpost of the extra staff you want to delete
NOTE
You can only delete one staff at a time.
2. Choose Edit > Staff > Remove Staff. You can also choose this option from the context
menu.
RESULT
The selected staff is deleted from the selected rhythmic position and a signpost appears
indicating the staff change. The staff is deleted until the next staff change signpost that applies
to that staff or the end of the ow, whichever comes rst.
NOTE
● If you delete an extra staff without deleting the music on it, that music still exists but is not
shown. If you later recreate an extra staff at the same position, the music reappears.
● You cannot delete all staves of an instrument as at least one must always appear. If you do
not want to see any staves for a particular instrument in a layout, you can instead hide
empty staves in that layout.
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Changing the thickness of staff lines
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