Hiding time signatures

It’s standard practice to display the time signature at the beginning of each system. You can, however, tell Finale not to display the time signature in a particular measure (in which the time signature would normally appear).

To hide all time signatures for a staff see Staff Attributes dialog box.

To hide the time signature in a measure

1. Click the Measure Tool  ; double-click the barline handle of the measure in which you want to hide the time signature. The Measure Attributes dialog box appears.
2. From the Time Signature popup menu, choose Always Hide. You can also force a time signature to appear in a measure where it would not normally appear by choosing Always Show (see Courtesy time signatures).
3. Click OK (or press return).

To hide automatic courtesy time signatures

When a time change appears at the beginning of a system, a courtesy time signature appears automatically at the end of the previous system.

To remove the courtesy time signature that appears automatically at the end of the previous system:

1. From the Document Menu, choose Document Options, and then select Time Signatures.
2. Uncheck Display Courtesy Time Signature at End of Staff System.
3. Click OK.