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