managing rests
I am new to Musescore coming from Finale.
Going a bit crazy with rests turning up in undesired places and figuring out how to move things around.
[so not concerned that rests need to be there if the bar is not full, but rather how they are placed and how to move them around]
In the picture attached, how do I get rid of the rest that has appeared between the quaver and the crotchet?
I also see in other places that the system produces two quaver rests together. Is there a way to convert them into a crotchet rest?
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"how do I get rid of the rest that has appeared between the quaver and the crotchet?"
Select the crotchet, CTRL+X to cut. Select the rest, CTRL+V to paste.
In general, to "get rid of" a rest you replace it with a note or notes.
"the system produces two quaver rests together. Is there a way to convert them into a crotchet rest?"
Select the first quaver rest and turn it into a crotchet rest by pressing "5".
For further information about how note input works see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input
In general, you don't move silence in MuseScore - you move sound. So don't think, "I have a rest that I need to move later", think, "I have a note that I need to move earlier". Then, cut and paste does the job very naturally.