To delete a measure from a single staff

When you remove a measure from the score as described above, Finale removes the measure in question from every staff in the score. Using the following technique, however, you can remove a measure from a single staff (in effect) by sliding the subsequent measures one measure to the left.

1. Click the Selection Tool  , and click the next measure after the measure you want to delete.
2. Hold down Shift and press the End key to select all measures to the right of the one you selected. Alternatively, you could choose Select Region from the Edit menu, delete the number in the Through Measure text box, and click OK. (Leaving this text box blank indicates the end of the piece.)
3. Drag the first selected measure to the left, so that it’s superimposed on the measure you want to delete. Finale asks you how many times you want the selected music copied. The default value, once, is what you want.
4. Click OK (or press enter). Finale moves the music you selected one measure to the left, in effect eliminating the measure you wanted to remove. There may now be an extra measure at the end of the staff; just erase or remove it (see To erase or remove measures).

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