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Staff styles

Staff styles are named sets of staff attributes that can be applied to a region. Everywhere the same staff style is applied, the same staff attributes apply. If a staff style is changed, it changes everywhere in the document the staff style is applied. Staff styles can be used to create transpositions, change the number of staff lines, or the notation style for the selection region. A number of staff styles have already been created for you in the default file.

 

Note: While most staff styles can be layered on top of each other (i.e. 1-bar repeat and a saxophone transposition), some styles conflict (i.e. 1-bar repeat and blank notation). Finale will alert you to this conflict when you apply or copy a staff style. It will not, however, warn you if you create conflicting styles by editing a layered style.

 

See Also:

Staff Tool

Staff Styles in Linked Parts

Staff Style metatools

 

To create a staff style

To edit a staff style

To apply a staff style

To clear staff styles from a measure region

To clear a staff style

To delete a staff style definition

To create a staff style metatool

To apply a staff style metatool

To load a staff style library

To save a staff style library

To display a staff differently in one part than another

 

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