Using Multiple Measure Rests

Throughout a score, wherever there are two or more measures with only rests for all of the staves, you can specify whether each measure will be displayed with a whole measure rest, or whether all measures are collapsed into a multiple measure rest. The following is an example of a two-measure rest:

To display multiple measure rests:

In the Format menu, turn on the check mark for Collapse Multiple Measure Rests.

   -- OR --

   Type "qcmr" for Quick Collapse Multiple Rests.

To display each measure with its own whole measure rest:

Turn off the check mark for Collapse Multiple Measure Rests in the Format menu.