# Floating repeat bars in one instrument

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/floating-repeat-bars-in-one-instrument/713974>\
**Category:** Dorico\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/floating-repeat-bars-in-one-instrument/713974 "2021-04-22T13:29:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rgrande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rgrande](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rgrande)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/floating-repeat-bars-in-one-instrument/713974/1 "2021-04-22T13:29:29Z")

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Hi, I know this has been addressed before but I have been unable to create repeat bars on a single staff. I also couldn’t create a different time signature on that staff (which was a part of the solution).  
I tried to create a glyph but couldn’t figure that out either.

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**Author:** ![klafkid](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/klafkid/32/4391_2.png) [@klafkid](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/klafkid)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/floating-repeat-bars-in-one-instrument/713974/2 "2021-04-22T14:28:51Z")

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did you try adding the time signature via the popover and submit via alt-enter? That should work. Then, again with alt-enter, you can enter barlines only for that staff via shift-b popover

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**Author:** ![Lillie\_Harris](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/lillie_harris/32/363348_2.png) [@Lillie\_Harris](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Lillie_Harris)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/floating-repeat-bars-in-one-instrument/713974/3 "2021-04-22T14:39:11Z")

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When inputting single-staff time signatures, make sure that before opening the popover, you’ve selected something that only belongs to that staff - a shared existing barline doesn’t just belong to one staff, so selecting that won’t allow you to input a single-staff time signature (as what staff should Dorico put it on?)

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**Author:** ![rgrande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rgrande](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rgrande)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/floating-repeat-bars-in-one-instrument/713974/4 "2021-04-22T14:49:09Z")

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OK it’s worked for me now, I don’t know why I couldn’t get to work before I thought I did exactly that.  
Thanks alot