If you use a 1/4 time signature and want one-beat rests as measure rests, you will likely have to enter them manually either by putting in explicit rests or (perhaps) by adding 1/4,1 meters hidden but designed to enter pickup measures.
If you use a 1/4 time signature and want one-beat rests as measure rests, you will likely have to enter them manually either by putting in explicit rests or (perhaps) by adding 1/4,1 meters hidden but designed to enter pickup measures.