Page layout issue
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I'm working on a score that has hit a dead end because of a failure to move one measure from a system to the beginning of a system on the following page. In the past I have been able to do this by selecting the measure and then using the up or down key to move it in either direction. For some reason on this particular score the measure refuses to move. I've unlocked systems, tried re-formatting the systems to a different size, etc. with no results.
Is there something that changed in Finale 25 that causes this to cease to work?
Is there something that changed in Finale 25 that causes this to cease to work?
- David Ward
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It definitely still works for me.jdpmus wrote:… … …Is there something that changed in Finale 25 that causes this to cease to work?
Finale 25.5 & 26.3
Mac 10.13.6 & 10.14.6
Mac 10.13.6 & 10.14.6
- motet
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A couple of things to check:
- Make sure Automatic Update Laout is on
- Make sure you haven't inserted a manual page break at that point
- Check the measure attributes for that measure and make sure "Begin a new staff system" is not checked.
Last edited by motet on Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- zuill
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If there is a page break attached to the system at the top of a page, it won't allow you to move a measure there. Is there such a break applied?
Zuill
P.S.: It might be a good idea to spend some time reading about the Page Layout Tool in the manual. Possibly the information there will be of some help.
Zuill
P.S.: It might be a good idea to spend some time reading about the Page Layout Tool in the manual. Possibly the information there will be of some help.
Windows 10, Finale 2011-v26.3.1
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
"When all is said and done, more is said than done."
Good suggestion. Page layout tool has always been a mystery but I've been able to move measures before and it's puzzling why it's now stopped. Probably should also mention that the original file was a XML file from another source and there might be some issues there.
- motet
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If you see a yellow icon at the upper left of the page in the Page Layout tool, that's a page break. Highlight that measure and there should be a command on the menu to remove it. MusicXML probably did insert it.
- ebiggs1
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Sometimes when you scan music or import midi you will get an unwanted page break. Not that you did but I also believe the page break is your problem. How it got there....?
Finale 27.4.1 - Perfect Layout Silver - Note Performer 4.4 - SmartScore Pro 64 - Windows 11
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President, The Shawnee Concert Band, Composer/Arranger, retired Music Teacher.