Finale Forum

Peter Thomsen wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:37 am

In the Finale Print dialog there is an option to print “Display colors”.

Also, an inserted color graphic will print in colors.

Thank you so much Peter! Been a while since I wrote in this forum, but I LOVE the fact that you guys always find the right answer!!

johnmouse wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:51 am

Finale doesn't print scores in color.

I believe it does? I've done this many times before, something has changed just now...

Hello. When I print my files theres no color (see the green text that says VERS, it turns black when I print the song) I use the mf-tool (EXPRESSION TOOL) to write the green letters... https://ibb.co/qJyWtCW However the small note that is a crash cymbal and that I've decided to be RED is RED also wh...

Thanks anyways! I kind of thought this was a bit to much to ask of Finale. But even making just the 1st E string fatter would help a lot, if you or someone comes up with a way of doing that, please let me know =) !

Yes, I'll do it i Photoshop afterwards for now.

All the best//Anders

Hi Peter! Sorry for not clarifying what I'm asking about. So, it's the thickness of the lines I'm asking about. Is it possible to make the first line (the note E on guitar) thicker, then the 2nd line (A on guitar) and 3rd line (D on guitar) as seen in the example I gave. Basically, can I customize t...

Is there any way of doing this in Finale:



Trying to find new ways of helping students(beginners) to better read tabs.

All the best//Anders Finale Mac 2014

Automatic spacing, found it, tried it and YES!!! That was the problem!

Thanks a ton!

//Anders

at8ax wrote:the bar line changes" = the width of the measure changes? Have your friend shut off automatic spacing.

Yes, exactly! Sorry for not specifying that! And how can you shut off automatic spacing?

Peter Thomsen wrote:Send your friend a copy of your Finale Preferences file.

Ok, will try that tomorrow!! Thanks

I've created a template/document to use for a book I'm making together with a friend. We both are using the 2014 version of finale for Mac. The template works perfect on my computer but is acting a bit strange/different on his computer. For example: When I write a note in a bar, the bar line doesn't...

Peter, now I get it! For some reason my Mac unzipped the file when downloading it. So I just changed those files to musx, and that didn't work. When I place your file in a folder I can change the .zip to .musx
Thanks again!
//Anders

Yes, I've changed the file name extension from .zip to .musx but it doesn't work. I did this before in a previous .zip you send me and it worked then. I can try at work 2morrow, but there we have Finale 2011 for pc instead.

Peter, thanks but I can't open this file. It worked last time (in another topic)?
//A

Got it!

Document Settings ------>
Repeats----->
Choose a number in the "After Clef" column. (0,15625 in my case)

…or Utilities, move to next system. Hmm didn't work, still the same space before the repeat sign.

miker wrote:Maybe put the repeat in the second measure, move it down to the second system, and hide the first one?

By move it down, you mean "copy it"?

FunkyDrummer wrote:Peter Thomsen wrote:
Have you decided to set the time signatures all the way to the Left Barline?

Good point! Yes that would probably look best. Do you know how?

Found it! Document Options, Time Signatures, Choose zero or other value

Thanks Peter! I've changed the spacing to zero but the repeat sign doesn't get all the way to the left: http://i59.tinypic.com/689376.png I use the "invisible clef" Any ideas? Have you decided to set the time signatures all the way to the Left Barline? Good point! Yes that would probably look best. ...

I'm writing a book for drummers, and have decided to not use Clefs at all.
I there any way to set the left repeat sign closer (preferable all the way) to the left bar line?

This is how it looks now:




//Anders
Finale 2014 for MAC

Peter Thomsen wrote:Finale 2014 does not "lock" measures in that way

No?
I'm pretty shure I've managed to "lock" bars so they're not affected by how many notes you put in each bar. Just don't remember how!?

Found it!
Document Options
Barlines
Chose: display on single staves!!

I've decided to not use a "clef" when I write my drum-charts. But when I remove the clef there's a gap on the left bar line:



Is there any way to add a regular/normal thin bar line there?

//A

Finale 2014 for Mac

How can I make all bars the exact same size in an already existing document?

And also lock them? (so they don't change size depending on how many notes I put in each bar)

//A