final bar-width adjust (sib vers. 2)
I have a single end bar on the last page that is automatically stretched out to fill the page. I need to compress it so that it looks more natural. How do I do this? I can't just grab it and adjust its width the way I can with the middle bars, very frustrating.
final bar-width adjust
First, I should mention that in version 3 of Sibelius there is a little hidden 'handle' at the end of the bar you can drag (about level with the middle of the stave).
In earlier versions you have to
1) add as many blank bars on to the end of your piece as you need to make the last bar a sensible width.
2) Select the last actual barline of your piece, and use Create > Barline > Final to make it look like the end
3) Then click on the first bar after the end of the piece. Use Create > Staff Type Change > Pitched > Hidden to make the rest of the music disappear.
4) If you have View Hidden Objects switched on, you will see the little grey box that marks the start of the hidden section. Drag it, if necessary, to make sure no extra bits of staff show, and make sure it doesn't cut off any of the last bar or barline.
5) You can now copy this little grey box to all the other staves until they have all gone.
It's easy after you've done it once or twice. But v.3 is even easier!
In earlier versions you have to
1) add as many blank bars on to the end of your piece as you need to make the last bar a sensible width.
2) Select the last actual barline of your piece, and use Create > Barline > Final to make it look like the end
3) Then click on the first bar after the end of the piece. Use Create > Staff Type Change > Pitched > Hidden to make the rest of the music disappear.
4) If you have View Hidden Objects switched on, you will see the little grey box that marks the start of the hidden section. Drag it, if necessary, to make sure no extra bits of staff show, and make sure it doesn't cut off any of the last bar or barline.
5) You can now copy this little grey box to all the other staves until they have all gone.
It's easy after you've done it once or twice. But v.3 is even easier!