Unwanted rests that won't be deleted
For some reason MuseScore added a whole rest to each measure, and I can't delete them using the normal delete process. Maybe I can't delete them because they appear as Voice 1; is there a way to change them to some other voice so they can be deleted? See attached snip of the score. 
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Select the measures->Edit/Voices->Exchange Voice 1-2
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/voices#delete-hide-rests
In reply to Select the measures->Edit… by Shoichi
Thanks, but that did not work. I think I've driven this score down a dark path.
It's generally best to attach the actual score rather than just a picture; then we can give advice better suited to the situation. But yes, the rests are probably in voice 1. Your music must be in two other voices besides the voices 1 & 2 they should normally be in. So figure out which voice your top part is in and move it to vocie 1, then figure out which voice your bottom part is in and move it to voice 2 if necessary. Both tasks using Edit / Voices / Exchange as noted above. Then you can delete the extra rests by selecting the passage, excluding voices 1 & 2 from the selection using View / Selection Filter, and pressing Delete. Then re-enable voices 1 & 2 for selection.
In reply to It's generally best to… by Marc Sabatella
The rests are definitely in Voice 1 (i.e. they are blue). The top voice is also Voice 1, which is probably my problem - I have two simultaneous Voice 1's. I'll attach the score and hopefully you can help me. I'll_Remember_April two staves.mscz
In reply to The rests are definitely in… by craig.minor
Done (These were rests of voice1 of the second staff, where you changed the position).
In reply to Done. by kuwitt
Thank you very much, but I don't understand why they were there in the first place. It has happened before, so I'm doing something without realizing it. Any suggestion of what I'm doing that results in this?
In reply to Thank you very much, but I… by craig.minor
Not sure. It doesn't happen automatically. My best guess is, that you thought in your "dark path", that you wanted to define for each vocal line a single voice (=color) and moved it therefore. But as mentioned in other comments, voice one is in each new staff by default. The onliest alternative is to deselect it visible inside the inspector for this case, but it isn't really necessary.
Depending on the situation, you may want to turn off visibility for these unwanted rests.
In reply to Depending on the situation,… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
Yes, but I ultimately want to publish this chart, so I need to get rid of those unwanted rests. I'd be satisfied with just making them invisible.
In reply to Yes, but I ultimately want… by craig.minor
In Musescore 2.1.0 (and maybe other versions) v is the shortcut for visible. For elements already visible it undoes this. It's worth giving a go, but I'm not completely sure it will work with glitch rests.
In reply to Yes, but I ultimately want… by craig.minor
Always and in every staff start with voice 1. You entered notes in bottom staff using voice 3 and 4and dragged the voice 1 rests of that staff to above the upper staff
In reply to Always and in every staff… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks. I don't think it did...but you're not the first person who suggested that! I'll be careful in the future not to.
In reply to Thanks. I don't think it did… by craig.minor
Oh - I think I now see what you meant. Yes, this is what I was doing.
In reply to Always and in every staff… by Jojo-Schmitz
Oh - I think I now see what you meant. Yes, this is what I was doing
In reply to Depending on the situation,… by ♪𝔔𝔲𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯 ℭ𝔯𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯♪
OK. Thanks.
What you need to do is exchange voices 1 and 3 so the stems stay pointed the same direction, then use the selection filter (F6) remove the checks from voices 1 & 2 so they are not selected and then delete and recheck voices 1 & 2.
In reply to What you need to do is… by mike320
Thanks.