consolidating or breaking rests

[jonW]

How do I consolidate or break rests once they are entered (or once Finale has decided it knows better than me how to notate rest durations)?

For example I entered a half note rest followed by two quarter note rests before an eighth pick-up in a 9/8 measure conceived as 2+1+1+1/2 beats. Finale decided eight eighth-note rests would be more appropriate. How do I consolidate them into the rests I want, and how do I tell Finale to leave my notation alone in the future?

And the same question for breaking a rest into parts, separately notated.

Thanks!

[miker]

Set up your time signature as 3 dotted quarters, rather than 9 eighth notes. I think that the rebeam command will fix the old ones, but I'm not sure how to go about it. Play with it.

[Warren Barnett]

Usually, if you go back and change anything that Finale has decided that it should be some other way, it usually stays. Until, of course, you copy and paste it.

Warren

[annastasiaw1]

Hi there! Can anyone tell me how to keep this vexing notation problem from happening? Thank you for any advice on this. This is in 12/8, btw.

[N Grossingink]

You have the Time Signature set to "12 - eighth notes". Set it to "4 - dotted quarter notes" and you'll be all set.

N.

[Bill Stevens]

If you control-click the measure or area you will get a pop-down menu. If you select 12/8 it will set it up correctly.

Bill