Layout global reset

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Callego
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Post by Callego » Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:25 am

Hi, does anybody know a quick way to globally reset all the layout parameters of a Part/Score?
I'm mainly looking for a way to remove all the page break at once.


Thanks


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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:43 pm

The general command is Redefine Pages… (look in the Page Layout menu).
Redefine Pages will reset all pages/systems according to the layout settings in
Document menu > Page Format > …

Unfortunately the command Redefine Pages does not remove Page Breaks.
However, you can remove a single Page Break quickly via the context menu.

Batch-removing Page Breaks may (or may not) be possible via a FinaleScript script -
- or via a plug-in.
Have you e. g. looked at Jari Williamson’s Finale plug-ins?

I am sorry I can not be of more help.
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Finale16
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Post by Finale16 » Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:03 am

Hello.

After writing several string arrangements, I have a Finale emergency with the new 25v!

I accidentally changed all of my page layout and ruiner the marins while in Page layout . Can anyone please help me put layout ( margins back to default and preserve writing?

Thanks

Sarah

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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:48 pm

Welcome to the forum!

The command Redefine Pages (in the Page Layout menu) will put all layout back to default.

In this context “put all layout back to default” means (re-)setting the layout according to the settings in
Document menu > Page Format > Score…

Before you Redefine Pages, you should “proof-read” the settings in Page Format for Score, and change settings that are not, as you need them.

However:
The command Redefine Pages will not remove Page Breaks.
If you have inserted Page Breaks, then you will have to remove them “manually”, one by one.

I hope that this is clear?
If not, ask again.
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