The more interesting option is to re-input pitches. This lets you enter pitches over an existing passage but keeps the rhythms that are already there. There are some very practical uses for this but you'll have to wait for the tutorial on that one. Dan Rugman visit the new on-line resource for visually impaired musicians and home of Sibelius Access. www.musicaccess.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Claudio Sacco Sent: 01 January 2009 09:01 To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] Re: deleting every thing on one stave Stephanie, You could also just overwrite your bass part. Sibelius overwrites notes, if you enter notes on an already written section. Regards Claudio -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephanie Mitchell Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:17 AM To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] Re: deleting every thing on one stave Thanks. I'll try this later today. I want to remove the notes from the bass part and re-write it. I might be re writing the whole lot yet. Composers do that all the time. Just when you think it's done, you aren't. Steph > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kevin Gibbs" <kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx >To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date sent: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:07:42 -0600 >Subject: [sib-access] Re: deleting every thing on one stave >Steph, > Assuming that you only want to delete the notes and rests in one >staff without deleting the staff itself, do the following: >1. Make sure that you are in the staff whose notes you wish to delete. >2. Under the Edit Menu, select the Select submenu and go to Select Bars. >3. You will be in a dialog with a from and through box. You'll be in the >through box. Type the number of the last bar whose notes you wish to >delete. >4. Tab to the next box. Usually, the first note of the score will be >selected in that box already. If you want to delete from some point within >a score that is not the beginning, type the number the bar at which you wish >to start your deletion. There is no way to begin your deletion at a point >within a bar using this command. >5. Tab to the box that says make system selection and be certain that it is >not checked. This is important because if you have checked it, not only the >notes, but also the very staves will be removed which will change the number >of bars in your score. >7. Tab to and click OK. You should find that you have empty bars on the >staff whose notes you wish to remove. > As far as I know, this select command was not in Sibelius 3. I just >discovered it myself and I think it's very cool. > There are also select all and select more commands. I've done some >fiddling with the select more command and, as far as I can tell, if you are >on the first beat of a bar in one staff and choose select more, the entire >bar will be selected. However, if you are at the first beat of a bar in >more than one staff, say a piano, for example and select more, nothing seems >to happen. Finally, it also appears that if you are on a beat other than 1 >in a bar and select more, nothing seems to happen. > Anyone else feel free to chime in and correct anything I've gotten >wrong here. >Kevin >-----Original Message----- >From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephanie Mitchell >Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:13 PM >To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [sib-access] deleting every thing on one stave >Is there a way to delete every thing on one stave? >Steph >If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, >unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: >sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, >unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: >sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx