To hide staves for printing

If your purpose is to hide empty staves when printing a full score, see Optimizing systems.

To hide staves containing music, which you may want to do if a staff contains alternate versions of music, or music only used for playback:

1. Click the Staff Tool  . The Staff menu appears.
2. Select a staff handle, then choose Edit Staff Attributes from the Staff menu. (Or, double-click 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 popup menu. (Or, use the arrow controls to select a staff from the Staff Attributes for popup menu.)
3. Select Hide Staff in the Options section in the Staff Attributes dialog box, then click OK. When this option is selected, Finale displays “hidden” after the name of the staff in the Staff Attributes for popup menu in the Staff Attributes dialog box.
4. Format and print your piece as usual.

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