At 4:07 PM -0400 9/27/02, Darcy James Argue wrote: >On 9/27/02 3:37 PM or thereabouts, Christopher BJ Smith ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned: > >> I'm starting to come over to your way of thinking - if I change ALL >> the regular notation to Layer 4, then I don't have to do it more than >> once. Then I can put in bars and bars of quarter rests in Layer 1 by >> holding down the 5 key, convert it to blank notation in one fell >> swoop, and type my chords in merrily without worrying about switching >> layers. Neat. > >Even easier -- do one bar of quarter rests in Layer 1. Apply Blank >Notation. Select "Display Only Active Layer." Make sure Staff Styles are >set in the "Items to Copy" dialog, then copy that one measure 999 times.
Um, yeah, but if I have used the Tempo expression from the Setup Wizard, it, too gets repeated 999 times, and if I have ever set any double bars, entered rehearsal marks, or any other measure-specific items, they too get repeated, or else erased by the duplication procedure. I suppose what i SHOULD do is do that first, but I usually only get to the rhythm parts last. My bad... _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale