To remove staves from a single system

Similar to the method above (see To optimize staff by staff), this method allows you to specify what staff to remove, instead of asking about all staves. Keep in mind that this powerful method will remove the staff from the system regardless of whether it contains music.

1. Click the Page Layout Tool  .
2. From the Page Layout menu, choose Optimize Staff Systems. A dialog box appears, letting you specify the range of systems to be optimized. If you only want to optimize some of the systems, enter their numbers in the boxes. If you click on Whole Document, Finale will optimize all staves. (Finale optimizes to the end if the Through box is blank or 0.)
3. Click on Optimize but uncheck Remove Empty Staves. You’ll be removing the staves individually later.
4. Click OK (or press return).
5. Click the Staff Tool  . Two handles will appear on each staff.
6. Click the bottom handle on a staff. Shift-click to select additional staves.
7. Press Delete to remove the selected staff or staves, in that system only, while repositioning the remaining staves. Press shift-Delete to remove the selected staff or staves without repositioning the remaining staves.

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