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by N Grossingink
Fri May 17, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Symbol Notation
Replies: 13
Views: 11350

Re: Symbol Notation

oldmkvi wrote:
Fri May 17, 2024 8:19 pm
To me, a Scoop is a Half-Moon shape over the note.
This example is #45 in Articulations.
To me, the half moon shape indicates a "bend". The note is started on pitch, lipped flat, then back to pitch.
by N Grossingink
Fri May 17, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Tremolo Articulation Setup
Replies: 4
Views: 46

Re: Tremolo Articulation Setup

Follow Bill Stevens's advice.
by N Grossingink
Wed May 01, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Mac OS Sonoma - problems using older fonts
Replies: 2
Views: 166

Mac OS Sonoma - problems using older fonts

I'm asking this for another and don't have all the information, but maybe some of the Gurus can suggest some troubleshooting steps. The music symbol font is very old and has worked on all OSX versions through Ventura, but Sonoma is a no-go. The usual kitchen utensil symbols in place of noteheads, re...
by N Grossingink
Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Repeat for specific part
Replies: 6
Views: 297

Re: Repeat for specific part

"Common practice" says that the layout for each part must match all the others. There must be a good reason for that approach.
by N Grossingink
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Off Topic -- Ads?
Replies: 13
Views: 1262

Re: Off Topic -- Ads?

I just saw an ad for a local car dealership. David Ward is seeing them in the UK. Seems fairly sophisticated and probably not likely to go away.
by N Grossingink
Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Off Topic -- Ads?
Replies: 13
Views: 1262

Re: Off Topic -- Ads?

Me too. Started about a week ago.
by N Grossingink
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Note mover tool
Replies: 9
Views: 510

Re: Note mover tool

I would keep the 'A' on the treble staff, as long as there are 'Bbs' just a half step away. That's really an odd rhythm.
by N Grossingink
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC!!
Replies: 2
Views: 355

Re: COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC!!

I can't answer your question, but Cheers! and Happy Birthday!
by N Grossingink
Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Instrument list
Replies: 4
Views: 587

Re: Instrument list

Just thought I'd mention that hiding staves should be done only after fully completing a score and the layout is somewhat set. And then there is the question, is hiding staves really necessary? Don't hide staves simply because they're empty. A score should have some degree of uniformity to be easy t...
by N Grossingink
Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Increase Highlight Color Intensity
Replies: 2
Views: 445

Re: Increase Highlight Color Intensity

Thanks. I played around with your suggestions and got even worse results. It seems that Finale is not "reading" the colors set in System Preferences. Maybe it's an expected limitation.
by N Grossingink
Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Increase Highlight Color Intensity
Replies: 2
Views: 445

Increase Highlight Color Intensity

Is there any way to increase the highlight color intensity in the picker windows? (Make the blue bluer, easier to see)
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by N Grossingink
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: ScoreMerger Woes
Replies: 2
Views: 372

Re: ScoreMerger Woes

Right click the text block handle and in "Frame Attributes" change the page number you want it attached to,
by N Grossingink
Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:55 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Barline behavior
Replies: 4
Views: 3052

Re: Barline behavior

Open up the Score Manager (Window Menu). At lower right, under Staff, change from Other to Standard 5 Line. Why this was made an "Other" staff I don't know. I'll leave that between you and the pastor.
by N Grossingink
Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Slash notation spacing
Replies: 15
Views: 14564

Re: Slash notation spacing

He's a trombone player; so am I. You have to make allowances for that.
by N Grossingink
Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Time Signature Bug
Replies: 9
Views: 3796

Re: Time Signature Bug

How are you changing the Time Signature - with the TS Tool? There is another way - Selection Tool, right click where you want the new TS and select it from the popdown menu.
by N Grossingink
Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Way OT - Macintosh McAfee Virus Alert
Replies: 5
Views: 3656

Re: Way OT - Macintosh McAfee Virus Alert

Thanks everyone. Malwarebytes seems to have done the trick.
by N Grossingink
Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Way OT - Macintosh McAfee Virus Alert
Replies: 5
Views: 3656

Way OT - Macintosh McAfee Virus Alert

Please forgive me for posting a request for computer help here, but I trust the good people in this group and the collective knowledge of you all. I somehow stumbled upon something that installed itself on my Mac Mini. Every 5 minutes or so a warning flag shoots out from the upper right of the scree...
by N Grossingink
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: enharm
Replies: 9
Views: 3160

Re: enharm

It's hard to judge without more music to provide context, but I would leave the G natural as is for ease of reading.
by N Grossingink
Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 2011 - where can find install files and a license
Replies: 2
Views: 2680

Re: Finale 2011 - where can find install files and a license

I'd suggest she purchase the latest version, which is Finale 27. She will be able to open the files made in Finale 2011 with little or no problem, and then save them in F27 format. It will be much easier to get tech support, if needed, for a current version. Suggest that she join this discussion gro...
by N Grossingink
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Tenuto with dot won't print right
Replies: 12
Views: 2770

Re: Tenuto with dot won't print right

I would suggest that you place the staccato dot in the staff and the tenuto above the staff, using 2 separate symbols. I think that placement is "standard practice". But only for pitches A, B and C. This might solve your problem in a roundabout way. And while you're at it, fine tune some of those ac...
by N Grossingink
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Yesterday's FInale 27 update
Replies: 8
Views: 2010

Re: Yesterday's FInale 27 update

Just saying - you need to restart the computer after installing Finale or any other software.
by N Grossingink
Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Bug in Expression Selection Dialogue Box
Replies: 2
Views: 792

Re: Bug in Expression Selection Dialogue Box

Reboot the computer. If that doesn't work, refresh the Finale preferences as outlined here:
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... inale-etc-
by N Grossingink
Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:07 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Grace note spacing
Replies: 2
Views: 958

Re: Grace note spacing

What happens if you apply music spacing to the entire file?
(select all and press '4')