Phantom text over staves

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stubarr
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Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:04 pm
Sibelius Version: Ultimate 2020.9
Operating System: Mac

Post by stubarr » Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:09 pm

Hello all -

My Sibelius score is full of endless strings of small phantom letters and number, just above the staff on every line. They don't print, but are still distracting and make it harder to see what the spacing, etc. looks like. I can click on and delete them, and it doesn't seem to affect anything. How do I get all of them gone?
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MikeLyons
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Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:20 pm
Sibelius Version: Ult. 2024.3.1/7.5
Operating System: Windows

Post by MikeLyons » Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:38 pm

These are MIDI control messages left over from a MIDI import.

1. they are probably sending subtle dynamic changes
2, they will not print
3. they are harmless

If you want to get shut of them either turn off view Invisibles hidden objects or filter for technique text containing the tilde character (~) and delete them
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2023.6, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 3.3.2, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk

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