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Notation reference
Rests
Rests are markings with a rhythmic value that indicate no note is played for that duration. Each note duration has an equivalent rest, for example, a quarter note rest is different to a sixteenth note rest.
Multi-bar rests
Multi-bar rests group two or more consecutive empty bars together into a single unit, commonly shown with a thick horizontal line positioned on the middle staff line, known as an H-bar. They can reduce the horizontal space required by multiple empty bars and make it easier for players to find their place in the music.
Splitting multi-bar rests
You can manually split multi-bar rests without showing any extra notation in the music. Splitting multi-bar rests affects all layouts in the project, including full scores and parts.

Splitting multi-bar rests

You can manually split multi-bar rests without showing any extra notation in the music. Splitting multi-bar rests affects all layouts in the project, including full scores and parts.

Note

Multi-bar rests are automatically split by items positioned within their range, such as system text, rehearsal marks, and holds and pauses.

Prerequisite

You have opened a layout in the music area that either has items in the bars where you want to split multi-bar rests or in which multi-bar rests are hidden. You cannot select rhythmic positions within multi-bar rests.
Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to split multi-bar rests.
Choose Engrave > Split Multi-bar Rest.

Result

All multi-bar rests in all layouts are split at the selected position. A signpost is shown at the position of the multi-bar rest split.