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by N Grossingink
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Off Topic -- Ads?
Replies: 13
Views: 536

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: 536

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: 360

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: 255

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: 465

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: 358

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: 358

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: 288

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: 1795

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: 12741

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: 2465

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: 2457

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: 2457

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: 2032

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: 1493

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: 10
Views: 1838

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: 1624

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: 665

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: 796

Re: Grace note spacing

What happens if you apply music spacing to the entire file?
(select all and press '4')
by N Grossingink
Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Nothing in Plug-ins subfolders 27.4
Replies: 11
Views: 2294

Re: Nothing in Plug-ins subfolders 27.4

Here is the 27.3 installer:
https://ln5.sync.com/dl/b80e265d0/7kjk7 ... 6-iccu5jbj

Anyone else help yourself if you want.
by N Grossingink
Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Hiding Percussion Staves
Replies: 2
Views: 3000

Re: Hiding Percussion Staves

It works for me. Staff Tool, select all measures on the staves you want to hide, then to Staff Menu - Hide Empty Staves.
by N Grossingink
Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Tie Ending - Coda (Another Scenario?)
Replies: 2
Views: 2638

Re: Tie Ending - Coda (Another Scenario?)

The Coda has an eighth rest on the first beat, so there's nothing to tie to.
by N Grossingink
Wed Nov 01, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Arrow with Jazz Font
Replies: 5
Views: 2466

Re: Arrow with Jazz Font

If you write "Continue BD pattern", the arrow is not really necessary, is it? That's what "continue" is for. There should be handwritten arrow fonts available, usually free. Do a Google search.
by N Grossingink
Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: notation of strumming patterns
Replies: 2
Views: 733

Re: notation of strumming patterns

Hopefully forum member 'Djard' will see this and respond. He is well versed on contemporary playing techniques for guitar. You might want to send him a private message pointing him to this discussion. He's a real gentleman so I'm sure wouldn't mind.
by N Grossingink
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Lyrics entry Jumps 2 pages between syllables
Replies: 4
Views: 744

Re: Lyrics entry Jumps 2 pages between syllables

The same old same old:

•Restart the computer
•Reset the Preferences:
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... inale-etc-