Hiding staves

To hide staves

Use this method to hide staves that you don’t want printed; for example, staves containing notes for playback only, such as written-out trills, turns, or doubled parts.

1. Click the Staff tool . The Staff Menu appears.
2. Select a staff, then choose Staff > Edit Staff Attributes. (Or, double-click a staff, a staff handle, or a staff name.) Or, choose this option 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 drop-down list. (Or, use the arrow controls to select a staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down list.)
3. Check Hide Staff in the Staff Attributes dialog box, then click OK. Any staff that you hide using this method will still appear in any Staff Lists, but “(hidden)” will appear after the staff’s name in the list.

To play back only selected staves

See Playback-To play back selected staves . 

To show hidden staves

If you’ve hidden a staff using the Hide Staves option in the Staff Attributes dialog box, SongWriter displays “(hidden)” after the name of the staff in the Staff Attributes for drop-down list in the Staff Attributes dialog box.

1. Click the Staff tool . The Staff Menu appears.
2. Click the handle on a hidden staff, then choose Staff > Edit Staff Attributes. If you can’t find staff handles in your score, or if you’re not sure which staves are hidden, choose this option without selecting a staff. The Staff Attributes dialog box appears. Choose the hidden staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down list, which provides a complete list of all staves in the score. (Or, use the arrow controls to select the hidden staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down list.)
3. Click to deselect Hide Staff in the Staff Attributes dialog box. The staff will reappear when you return to the score.
4. Click OK.

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