If you prefer blank measures to be completely empty instead of displaying the default whole rest, follow these steps:

To turn off the default whole rests for a staff

1. Click the Staff tool , and double-click the desired staff. The Staff Attributes dialog box appears.
2. Click Display Rests in Empty Measures to de-select it. If you want to perform this operation on other staves, click the up and DOWN ARROWs to scroll through the staff attributes for each.
3. Click OK (or press ENTER).

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