On rare occasions, such as a key change at the beginning of a Coda, you may need the courtesy key signature to be different from the key signature at the beginning of the next line. To create a custom courtesy key signature, follow these steps:

To alter the key signature of the courtesy key signature

1. Click the Measure tool  . Select the first measure of the next line.
2. Choose Measure > Insert. The How many measures dialog box appears. To select the default of 1 measure, click OK.
3. Click the Selection tool  ; then click the new measure. Press the UP ARROW key to move it to the end of the previous line.
4. Click the Key Signature tool  ; then double-click the measure. The Key Signature dialog box appears.
5. Set the desired Key Signature for the courtesy key signature. For more details, see Key Signatures. Make sure the region is set to the current measure only and click OK.
6. Click the Staff tool  . The Staff menu appears.
7. Select the measure in all staves. See Selecting music for hints on selecting shortcuts.
8. Choose Staff > Apply Staff Style. You can also select Apply Staff Style from the contextual menu by right-clicking in the staff. The Apply Staff Style dialog box appears.
9. Select Blank Notation: All Layers from the drop-down list menu and click OK. The default rest will disappear.
10. Click the Measure tool  . Double-click the measure. The Measure Attributes dialog box appears.
11. Choose Barline > Invisible. Check the Change Width checkbox and enter zero. Choose Options> Hide Cautionary Clefs, Key and Time Signatures. Click OK. The invisible dummy measure will have its own measure number. If you want your score to display measure numbers, you may want to use the Measure tool to set up 2 different measure number regions. See Measure numbers for more information.

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