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by Sunshinenotes
Sun May 19, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Should I upgrade to 26?
Replies: 73
Views: 27405

Re: Should I upgrade to 26?

Yes, that is where I saw it. I'd like to catch the sale, but not having the number keypad work for rests would send me over the edge.
by Sunshinenotes
Sun May 19, 2019 2:08 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Should I upgrade to 26?
Replies: 73
Views: 27405

Should I upgrade to 26?

I have Finale 25, Windows 10. It seems to be working fine. There is an upgrade sale going on, but I don't want to fix what isn't broken. I'm especially concerned about some reports that the speedy entry/using the number pad may have changed. Is this true, or are there any other changes that I should...
by Sunshinenotes
Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:16 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Change Symbol Font
Replies: 20
Views: 8336

Re: Change Symbol Font

If you are writing a test in a word processor like "Word" and Finale has been installed on the same computer, Petrucci Font is automatically installed as a font option, just like "Comic Sans" . If you go to the test and type "Use the quarter note (in arial) the insert a q in Petrucci font you will b...
by Sunshinenotes
Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:06 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Difficulty generating parts
Replies: 5
Views: 3571

Re: Difficulty generating parts

I've been with Finale since it came on large floppy floppy discs. … I've just never worked with xml before. Is there a site or search on the manual that is recommended to get up to speed on known issues with importing/exporting these files? I'm up for learning. Thanks again, by the way, parts are ex...
by Sunshinenotes
Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:49 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Difficulty generating parts
Replies: 5
Views: 3571

Re: Difficulty generating parts

Thank you! It seems to be working fine for my purposes. Do you think the file issues were because of the import/export as xml files? I've not done that frequently before but may need to again. Again, thank you!
by Sunshinenotes
Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:19 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Difficulty generating parts
Replies: 5
Views: 3571

Difficulty generating parts

Hi there, I'm using Finale 25 on Windows 10. I've done a string quartet arrangement of a Bach piece, had a friend who is a string player (& uses Sibelius) look it over for me and add bowings. She sent it back as an xml file, and it opened after a little coaxing with no big issues -- note wise at lea...
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:37 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: annoying music on quick start videos
Replies: 8
Views: 3997

Re: annoying music on quick start videos

I'm glad I'm not alone in being annoyed, thanks for the comments. I wouldn't switch from Finale, but sense the company is less and less a music company than a software company. I wonder if they created a video to show people how to format a document in a word processing program they would use spoken...
by Sunshinenotes
Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:07 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: annoying music on quick start videos
Replies: 8
Views: 3997

annoying music on quick start videos

Hello, I guess this isn't a question, just a complaint. I decided to go back and watch the quick start videos and go through the tutorials because I've used Finale for a long time, but use it sporadically, and thought there were probably some new aspects I wasn't taking advantage of. I cannot follow...
by Sunshinenotes
Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:57 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: cross staff lyrics (i.e. middle c position piano music)
Replies: 8
Views: 4067

Re: cross staff lyrics (i.e. middle c position piano music)

Thank you all. I think the two-lyric, adjusting the baseline to accommodate works the easiest. I've also just finished a short piece by attaching lyrics to a hidden layer (kind of awkward but it works well) I wasn't looking to eliminate rests entirely (although in some instances that would be a good...
by Sunshinenotes
Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:49 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: cross staff lyrics (i.e. middle c position piano music)
Replies: 8
Views: 4067

cross staff lyrics (i.e. middle c position piano music)

Hello, I've asked this before -- and had and answer that worked-- but it was on the old forum and I cannot find it. I'm doing quite a bit of arranging for five finger piano in middle C position. That means lyrics that coordinate with a melody that shifts between treble and bass clef. I don't want to...
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:09 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Exporting Score and Parts into 1 PDF file
Replies: 8
Views: 7756

Re: Exporting Score and Parts into 1 PDF file

When you export the parts you will have five files. I usually have to adjust the layout of the part files (so they fit on one or two pages for example). After the score and all parts look the way I want them to, I use the score merger to recombine into one “score and parts” file. You can then save t...
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Can you create a video file from a scrolling playback?
Replies: 3
Views: 4181

Can you create a video file from a scrolling playback?

Hello, I'm doing some self publishing and it has been suggested that I create video to go along with the compositions. I've seen some that look like they are a capture of a scrolling playback of a Finale score. Is this possible and if so, what is the easiest way to do it? I'm using Finale 25, PC not...
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Spanish Lyrics word ties
Replies: 9
Views: 3924

Re: Spanish Lyrics word ties

You can insert a symbol in the word, (in the text menu) if you can find a symbol that you want to use or you can insert a 'hard' hyphen.
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Feb 25, 2018 5:09 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Staff Collision in Page View
Replies: 3
Views: 1830

Re: Staff Collision in Page View

Thank you!
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:47 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Staff Collision in Page View
Replies: 3
Views: 1830

Staff Collision in Page View

Hello there, I've just returned to Finale after not having time to use it for months and I feel like I've forgotten everything. I'm finishing a (longish) choral piece and have been working in scroll view. When I go to page view my Sop. and Alto lines are on top of each other. I can drag them apart o...
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:29 am
Forum: Share Your Music
Topic: Donating Finale Scores
Replies: 5
Views: 17193

Re: Donating Finale Scores

Have you looked into the Petrucci Library at IMSLP.com (I think that is the correct address) ? Also Sheet Music Plus has a SMP Press going where you can post and sell arrangements and original pieces. I don't know about uploading actual .mus or .musx files, probably need to save as PDF in those cases.
by Sunshinenotes
Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:00 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Who's here?
Replies: 45
Views: 16652

Re: Who's here?

I'm here and very happy to find this. I am a sporadic Finale user and the forum has saved me starting from scratch so many times I cannot count. I think I started using finale in 87, is that possible? I have '25' now. In college I was handed pen and ink in the first composition class...true story. T...