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Using this method, you can enter as many
notes as you need and modify them easily later. With this method, you
can also create inner voices that line up with each other.
- Click the Time Signature tool , and double-click the cadenza measure. The Time Signature
dialog box appears.
- Click the top right scroll bar arrow to increase
the number of beats in the measure until it equals the total number of
beats in the cadenza. For example, a 54/4 measure.
- Click OK. A time signature appears in
the cadenza measure and the next measure.
- Click the Measure tool ; double-click
the barline handle of the cadenza measure. The Measure Attributes
dialog box appears.
- Choose Time Signature > Always Hide.
- Click OK (or press ENTER).
Repeat for the measure after the cadenza.
Alternatively, you can enter the notes as you would normally and hide the extra barlines. See To hide one barline.