Choose the Selection tool and select the region that contains the measures you want to display as a multi-measure rest (you can also select your whole score).If you’re not in Page View, choose View > Page View.
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If you would rather control which measures get combined into multimeasure rests, you can select the measures that you want to combine into a multimeasure rest in your score. When you create parts using Finale’s Linked Parts and Special Part Extraction commands, Finale groups all empty measures into multimeasure rests. If you need to change the settings for a single multimeasure rest, select the multimeasure rest and choose Edit > Multimeasure Rests > Edit.
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Finale uses these settings when you create multimeasure rests in the score. If you prefer that no number appears-as when using the new symbolic rest style, for example-enter the number of measures to be included in a multimeasure rest before Finale displays the number. Finale displays a number on all multimeasure rests in your score. If you want to use a shape to notate multimeasure rests, make sure that Start Numbering at _ Measures is set to two measures.
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If you want to use the existing multimeasure rest symbol but you don't want it centered on the middle staff line, edit the shape in the Shape Designer.