How do you remove baronies and rests?

• Apr 24, 2021 - 13:24

This is brand new to me and I can't seem to make anything work as I'd like it to. I need space to write words in under the notes. I don't need all the rests, and the bar lines are too close together. Please help me. Thanks.

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• Apr 24, 2021 - 13:29

Depends on why you want to remove them.

Of you want to join measures, Ctrl+Del the barline, or select the measrues to join and use Tooles > Measure > Join selected measures
If you want to delete voice 2-4 rests, visually, select and Del them
If you want to loose the entire beat, in the entire system, use Crtl+Del

None will suit your needs though it seems.
You can use lyrics, possible also attached to rests maybe?
Or use a text frame?

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• Apr 24, 2021 - 15:22

Thanks so much for your reply. I need to remove the rests in the bars also. There simply isn't enough room in the measure for the notes I want to have. With 4/4 time I want two quarter notes and four eighth notes, but the program puts them in the next measure. And I can't seem to get rid of the rests. Sorry, but this is very new to me. I don't seem to be able to select them and delete them. I'll try joining measures as you've outlined.

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• Apr 24, 2021 - 19:26

Sorry it took me a while to respond. I don't see any + or - near the measure. I'd love to share a score, but I've not been able to create anything that makes sense yet. The time signature says 4/4, so I would assume that the program would allow me to put the notes into one measure. Probably one problem is that whenever I put a note in it puts a quarter note. I don't know how to make them eighth notes. I have mastered many programs in my life, but so far this one doesn't seem intuitive to me somehow. All I want to do is get a single line down on paper for a singer to follow. Woof. Thanks for any more help you can give me.

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