Finale makes unwanted slash chord change

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ChrisJazzy
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Post by ChrisJazzy » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:48 pm

How can I stop Finale from changing my desired C#/E# to the unwanted C#/F?

I'm very new to Finale. My instructor is giving us an exercise with a song in key of A which I'm successfully showing three sharps in the key signature. I'm trying to input chord symbols and the instructor wanted us to show a C#/E# but Finale keeps switching it to C#/F. I know E# and F are enharmonically the same, but I want to show it the way our instructor gave us, NOT the way Finale wants to show it. :x

Thanks for any help here.

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miker
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Post by miker » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:07 pm

Enter your bass note as D###.
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Post by michelp » Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:14 pm

Or uncheck Simplify Spelling in the Chord menu.
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:24 pm

However, de-selecting Simplify Spelling is not the solution if you use Capo Chords in this particular document.
Instead, the solution with D### will work with Capo Chords.
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Post by ChrisJazzy » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:50 am

Thank you! The D### worked perfectly.

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