To hide staves for ossia measures, printing, or special playback

If your purpose is to hide empty staves when printing a full score, see To hide empty staves

Use this method to hide staves that contain source music for ossia measures. Or, hide other 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 Edit Staff Attributes from the Staff menu. (Or, double-click a staff, a staff handle, or a staff name.) Or, choose Edit Staff Attributes from the Staff menu 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 menu. (Or, use the arrow controls to select a staff from the Staff Attributes for drop-down list menu.)
3. In the Options section, check Force Hide Staff, then click the adjacent drop-downpop-up menu, and choose "and Collapse," then click OK The staff disappears, and adjacent staves adjust, closing the gap between them. 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. (Note: To hide a staff in the score only, choose "in Score Only" instead of "and Collapse." To hide a staff without collapsing the adjacent staves, choose "Cutaway.")

To view staves that have been force hidden, and/or remove this Staff Style and show the music, move to Scroll View. Hidden staves are always visible in Scroll View.

To hide staves with notes for specific systems only, see To hide staves with music from specific systems.

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