User Manual
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Notion also provides a selective version of delete, called clear. Instead of a blanket removal, clear selects specic
items for deletion. This advanced form of deletion can save signicant time with updates and ne-tunings.
Edit > Clear
The dierence between Edit > Delete and Edit > Clear is how the removal treats bar lines (measures).
With a delete, everything highlighted/click-selected, including bar lines, are removed. However, with a clear,
everything inside of measures are removed, but not the measures (marked o by bar lines) themselves.
This can save time if you intend to replace notation inside of a number of existing measures.
You can also reach Clear if you highlight or click-select any portion of the score,
then right-click. In the context menu select Edit > Clear.
Notion also oers a bulk delete that only removes specic types of score markings, called Clear Special, detailed next.
Clear Special
If you want to keep notes, rests, and chords – and only delete certain score markings (say,
articulations and tempo marks) – Clear Special can save you time. You specify what exactly you
want removed, and Notion leaves everything else that is not on your list intact.
1. Highlight the area of your score where you want to delete certain markings. (Alternately, you can click-select, but
generally that’s not as useful as a highlight for this feature).
2. Go to the Menu bar and select Edit > Clear Special. Alternately, right-click and select Edit > Clear Special in the
context menu.
» A Clear Special dialog box opens.
3. At the top decide if you want deletions to be made to only the Upper voice (Voice 1), or only the Lower voice
(Voice 2), or both. In the Include hidden staves checkbox you can specify that your deletions should also involve
staves that are hidden.
◙ Clear Special dialog box (Mac).
Clear and Clear Special