Avid Technology : Sibelius 8.7.2 Now Available—What’s New

If any spacing adjustments are needed, simply select the passage and reset the note spacing, by going to Appearance > Reset Notes > Reset Note Spacing.

Best results are accomplished when entering the Key Signature first, then the Instrument Change.

What happens when opening old scores?

Old scores opened in 8.7.2 will look exactly the same with regard to these key signature changes. This means that if the key signature on an Instrument Change appeared on or before the barline, these will continue to appear before the barline. To fix these up, the easiest thing to do is remove the Instrument Change and create a new one.

Barlines

Special barlines, which are accessed from Notations > Common > Barline, each have special properties. In previous versions, they would all split multirests, which was OK if you knew that was going to happen. However, many a Sibelius user has been confused to see a multirest split and not known why. In Sibelius 8.7.2 we have changed the behavior of some of these barlines:

Start repeat - split barlines
End Repeat - split barlines
Double - split barlines
Dashed - split barlines
Final - split barlines

Invisible - do not split barlines
Normal - do not split barlines
Tick - do not split barlines
Short - do not split barlines
Between Staves - do not split barlines

When opening older scores

Opening older scores in 8.7.2 that contain any of the barlines in the second list above now open with a 'Split multirest' above them in each part. This retains the layout of the score, and also gives you a useful visual indicator to show why the multirest is splitting. To snap this back into a single multirest, simply select the split multirest and tap delete: