Hiding/Showing systemic barlines on single-staff systems
By default, systemic barlines are shown at the start of systems containing two or more staves and hidden on single-staff systems. You can hide/show systemic barlines on single-staff systems after the first system.
Showing systemic barlines on single-staff systems is a convention used in hand-copied lead sheets, usually in combination with no clefs being shown.
Procedure
- Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-N to open Notation Options.
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In the Flows list, select the flows in which you want to hide/show systemic barlines after the first system.
By default, only the current flow is selected when you open the dialog.
- Click Barlines in the page list.
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In the Systemic Barline subsection, choose one of the following options for Barline at start of systems following first system:
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Show for one or more staves
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Show for two or more staves
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- Click Apply, then Close.