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Your file opened with an incorrect font(s). Even after changing the font to Maestro, things were odd. So I can't offer much hope, except to say that maybe you should reduce the number of measures per line.

Make copies, and edit them individually. You’ll need a way to keep them straight, so maybe number or letter them,

You may find it easiest (I did, at least) to use the Mac keyboard shortcut setup, to avoid conflicting with other metatools.

Deauthorize Finale, uninstall, reboot, and reinstall. If it works properly, reinstall the plugins a few at a time (although I doubt that’s the provlem.)

In Simple entry, enter the first note, tap ALT-9 on your numberpad, set the numbers as 5, 16ths in the space of 4, sixteenths. OK. When you return to the score, enter the additional notes.

If you have a lot of these, check Set as Default. Then, enter the first note and tap just the 9.

Dan, I think the step you are missing is when you are pressing the 9 key. The default setup for tuplets is 3 (use current) in the space of 2 (use current.) So when you enter the quarter note and the tap the 9, Finale thinks you are creating a quarter note triplet. So, enter your quarter note, and ta...

Great “here’s how,” motet. I’m going to put that in my notes!

Yep, no change. It jammed up one measure, but a simple Music Spacing took care of it.

What happens if you work in Scroll View, instead of page view?

Burt, I don't understand. If you want to double the note durations, you have to rebar, or you have too many notes in a measure. I selected 2 measures of a score I'm working with, which contain eights, dotted quarters, dotted eights, sixteenths, quarters, and half notes: pretty much everything. I wen...

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Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:47 pm

MakeMusic really needs to get their act together and hire some people with serious technical chops.

And wouldn’t that be a wondrous thing?

I’m looking for stomps, claps, and snaps. Does anyone know where to look?

Of course, (if) after I find them, I’ll be asking for help how to use them, but that’s another problem…

I dunno. That’s the way it comes. I’ve never seen this before.

Here you are! Thanks.

I had to load it as a zip. XML is not a valid file extension, it seems.

What is this, why is it here? As usual, I imported an XML from SmartScore, and imported it into Finale. Instead of the regular Women's voice, Men's Voice (which I change anyway) I got these strange entries: Screenshot 2024-03-14 at 1.38.48 PM.jpg Even when I added new staves, and copied music into t...

David, great idea, moving the initial rest, down. I used layers, but your way is easier.

jo, with motet’s instructions, I doubt you still need my Finale file.

I wasn't able to duplicate the problem. I did this with the note mover, and JW Change to move the rests off the page.

What works best for you is, by definition, the best way!

motet, in my experience, it’s easier to have them in different verses. And make sure that the voices are on different channels, as well.

Jose, yes, that's the way I would do it.

Your lyrics are pretty messed up. I can tell by selecting a lyric while the lyrics window is open, and seeing how the selection is jumping around. Right now, both soprano and alto are in verse one, and tenor and bass in verse two. Each part (SATB) should have its own lyrics, in verses 1, 2, 3, and 4...

If you are in Type Into Score mode, select a lyric, and you will see 4 triangles on the left. Grab the 3rd triangle from the left, and you can move all the lyrics up or down in that system. To move them globally, grab the 1st triangle on the left.

As far as I know, you’ll have to create the circle as an expression, and add it to the hairpin. This is a long-standing request, and they have not implemented it.

I open one, and then the other. Does this not work for you?

No, SmartScore is a completely separate product. Do your scanning and editing there (and there IS a learning curve) and take the XML into Finale for final tweaks. Look over the selection of products. One of the programs below the Pro version might do what you need. SmartScore has notation, although ...

I don't use Finale on a regular basis and have recently upgraded to Version 27, Windows. I'm noticing that I cannot "cut and paste" lyrics in the lyrics window as I have done in previous versions. Is this a bug or has Finale been changed in some way to inactivate this feature? It works for me, but ...

Your photo scan may have been the problem, or, at least part of it. Using a phone or tablet will always introduce a certain amount of distortion, which makes recognition even more error prone. A flatbed scanner will do a much better job. Still, if you can take a picture and export it as a PDF, let’s...

I may be misunderstanding the problem. If it's one particular file, can you post it?

If you need tech support, open a support ticket. This is not an official Finale forum.