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Delete first (unused) vocal stave line of piano intro.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:43 am
by pianoman1
Hi. I've tried, unsuccessfully, to delete the initial, unused, vocal stave line above a piano intro. I've gone through View-Invisibles-Hidden Objects-Select relevant stave-Home-Instruments-Change-Choose from All Instruments (Solo Soprano)-OK. Nothing happens except "Soprano" appears at the end of the unwanted line.
I'm probably doing something stupid, but advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Jim
Re: Delete first (unused) vocal stave line of piano intro.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:36 pm
by KJ_Palmer
Have you tred to Hide Empty Staves - this should be (possibly depending on your version) under Layout - Hiding Staves - Hide Empty Staves
This assumes there is nothing (apart from bar rests) in the bars of the line you want to hide, otherwise you could try clearing them first.
[I think Hide Empty staves is on by default though, so maybe there's something else going on here].
Re: Delete first (unused) vocal stave line of piano intro.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:45 pm
by pianoman1
Thank you, KJ. It works! I have Sibelius 7.1.3 (and may be one of the oldest users, from the very first version at the BETT Show in the 1980s), and the Hide Empty Staves was not on as a default - I'd worried that merely hiding the empty stave would not allow me to move the page contents up to permit an extra line of music, but it does. Many thanks. Jim
Re: Delete first (unused) vocal stave line of piano intro.
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:51 pm
by KJ_Palmer
Great, you're welcome Jim. Just had a go when I got back home, and indeed it seems that hide empty staves is not on by default.