Combine Rests in Finale

Combining rests: Finale only combines rests of equal duration occurring on the same beat. Rests are combined in this manner only if there are no sounding notes in any layer on that beat. When combined, the rest is displayed as the currently selected layer.

1. How do you notate multiple measures of rest?
2. How do you condense measures in Finale?
3. How do you hide rests in layers finale?
4. How many dotted eighth rests are in a dotted quarter rest?

How do you notate multiple measures of rest?

To break more than one multimeasure rest, select a region that contains the rests. Choose Edit > Multimeasure Rests > Break, or right /CONTROL -click on the multimeasure rest and choose Multimeasure Rests > Remove. Finale breaks the multimeasure rests in the selected region into separate measures of rests.

How do you condense measures in Finale?

Choose the Selection tool and select the multimeasure rest you want to change. Choose Edit > Multimeasure Rests > Edit. Specify the settings that you want Finale to use for this multimeasure rest. Click OK to return to the document, where Finale displays your new settings.

How do you hide rests in layers finale?

To hide a note or rest (Simple Entry)

1. Choose the Simple Entry tool , and CTRL+ click the note you would like to hide. Or, simply make sure the note you would like to hide is selected (notes are automatically selected immediately after entry).
2. Press the letter H key. To show the note or rest again, press H again.

How many dotted eighth rests are in a dotted quarter rest?

A Dotted Quarter Rest = a Quarter Rest + an Eighth Rest (breaks down into 3 Eighth Rests)