Help with instrument assignment Finale 2010

[MichaelTrumpetPlayer]

I really wish this forum would explain what "spam words" are so I could avoid them and not have to re-compose my messages over and over!

I am trying out Finale 2010. It's fantastic and I hope to upgrade soon.

I need help assigning instrument placement in a realistic manner. For example, how do I put trumpets on the right and trombones on the left?

I also do not know how to save my music as an audio file. It's easy with Finale 2007 but I can't find the proper tool in 2010.

Thank you very much and I certainly hope I don't have any so-called "spam words" in this message.

[miker]

Michael,
You adjust the placement with the Pan setting in the Instrument list. 64 is right in front of you. You can go down to 0, or up to 128 to fan them to left and right, respectively.

and,

File menu>Export to Audio File...

[MichaelTrumpetPlayer]

Thanks very much for the quick reply!

What is the significance of the three columns of 16 channels in Aria?

I can see the first is for selecting instruments but what about the yellow one and the green one?

[miker]

Michael,
I can't tell you. I have absolutely no clue how that sort of thing works. I'm strictly a copyist.