You can easily create three or more endings by manually defining repeat endings with the Repeat tool.
- Click the Repeat tool
; and highlight the measure(s) in which you want to place the first ending.
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Right-click the highlighted region and select Create Ending. Or choose Repeat > Create Ending. The Create Ending dialog box appears.
- For Ending Numbers, enter the number(s) you want to appear in this ending. These numbers also indicate on which passes this ending is played.
- If you want a backward repeat bar to appear at the end of this region (as shown above), ensure Create Backward Repeat Bar is checked.
- Now, to assign these endings to certain staves, select or create a staff list. For more information, see Staff List dialog box.
- Click OK. The ending appears in the score.
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Right-click the measure following the ending you just created and choose Create Ending. (Or, if the ending is more than one measure long, highlight the region of measures, Right-click the region and choose Create Ending.) The Ending Number is already defined for you. Change this number or add additional numbers if necessary (separated multiple numbers with commas or a hyphen to indicate a range of numbers).
- If you want a backward repeat bar to appear at the end of this region (as shown above), ensure Create Backward Repeat Bar is checked.
- Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 for any number of additional endings you wish to create.
- When defining the final ending, choose Target > Never Skip Ending. Then, uncheck Create Backward Repeat Bar.
- Click OK. The backward repeat bar for each ending is defined to jump to the nearest forward repeat. To edit the target for a backward repeat bar, double-click its handle to open the Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box.
