I have an existing score that I need to import or copy into new score/document. Know how to copy individual measures and paste or import but do not know how to import a whole score at once. Would appreciate any help!
Thanks!
Gary
Import or copy existing .mus score into a new .mus score
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Peter Thomsen
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Here's what I would do:
1. Set up the new score with the same staves and staff attributes as the old score.
2. In the old score, select all, and copy it to a Clip File.
To copy to a Clip File, hold down the Alt key while you pull down the Edit menu.
When you choose "Copy to Clip File...", Finale displays a directory dialog box where you can save the Clip File.
3. Close the old score, and open the new score.
Select the first measure in all the staves, hold down the Alt key, and choose "Insert From Clip File..." (not "Replace Entries From Clip File...").
When you Insert (rather than Replace Entries), the measures from the old score will be added to the measures already in the new score.
So the total number of measures in the new score may be higher than you need.
As a last step you can delete the measures that are "too many".
Peter
1. Set up the new score with the same staves and staff attributes as the old score.
2. In the old score, select all, and copy it to a Clip File.
To copy to a Clip File, hold down the Alt key while you pull down the Edit menu.
When you choose "Copy to Clip File...", Finale displays a directory dialog box where you can save the Clip File.
3. Close the old score, and open the new score.
Select the first measure in all the staves, hold down the Alt key, and choose "Insert From Clip File..." (not "Replace Entries From Clip File...").
When you Insert (rather than Replace Entries), the measures from the old score will be added to the measures already in the new score.
So the total number of measures in the new score may be higher than you need.
As a last step you can delete the measures that are "too many".
Peter
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996
