To erase or remove measures

1. Choose any tool that allows regional selection. See Selecting music.
2. Double-click a measure to select the full measure stack. Highlighting should extend between the staves (or above and below the staff if there is only a single staff).
3. Press the DELETE key, or choose Edit > Delete Measure Stack. This removes the selected measures from every staff. The result: your score contains fewer measures.

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