To create a percussion staff manually

1. Click the Staff tool . The Staff menu appears.
2. Click to the left of the staff. The every measure of the staff is selected.
3. Choose Staff > Apply Staff Style.
4. Select Percussion (1 line or 5 line) and click OK. Any notes that appeared in the staff will be remapped. Any notes that you enter, with or without MIDI, will also use the percussion layout. If more in-depth information about percussion staves, see To edit percussion layouts.

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