Hiding time signatures

It’s standard practice to display the time signature at the beginning of each system. You can, however, tell Finale not to display the time signature in a particular measure (in which the time signature would normally appear).

To hide all time signatures for a staff see Staff Attributes dialog box.

To hide the time signature in a measure

1. Click the Measure Tool  ; double-click the barline handle of the measure in which you want to hide the time signature. The Measure Attributes dialog box appears.
2. From the Time Signature drop-down list menu, choose Always Hide. You can also force a time signature to appear in a measure where it would not normally appear by choosing Always Show (see Courtesy time signatures).
3. Click OK (or press enter).

To hide automatic courtesy time signatures

When a time change appears at the beginning of a system, a courtesy time signature appears automatically at the end of the previous system.

To remove the courtesy time signature that appears automatically at the end of the previous system:

1. From the Document Menu, choose Document Options, and then select Time Signatures.
2. Uncheck Display Courtesy Time Signature at End of Staff System.
3. Click OK.