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Melisande
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Post by Melisande » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:30 pm

Ok, maybe not so easy after all. I'm trying to entry notes using Simple Entry. I choose a half note from the palette and try to put the note on the staff, however, I just get a "bling" sound and nothing is entered. How do I get it to stop "blinging" and actually put the note in where it is supposed to go?

Thanks,

M.


Melisande
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Joined: Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:09 pm
Finale Version: Finale NotePad 2012
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Post by Melisande » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:33 pm

Oh never mind. I now see that the measure has been already filled with rests (not sure how this happened), so it probably thinks there's no more space left. Hence the blinging.

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motet
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Post by motet » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:04 pm

There's an option to automatically fill a measure with rests when you leave. If that ends up being a hindrance rather than a help, you can turn it off.

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