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A little more detail, please? Does the narrator speak in time? If not, does the narrator speak over music, during rests, between sections? If not in time, some use of the Text Tool is probably going to be what you need.

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To follow up on what Motet wrote, if you are talking about a trill, then Smart Shape Tool > select tr > click and drag.

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I always take a beating when I express this opinion, but I wouldn't use word extensions in hymns. Slurs generally do the job. Consult your favorite hymnal.

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Or control-click > Edit Expression Assignment > Show on: Parts Only.

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For me, spacebar-click starts playback with that measure; spacebar-click on a barline starts playback in the measure before the barline.

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Try Utilities > Respell Notes and see if that does what you need.

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Do you care about playback?

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For some reason, for me it is option-number.

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Tested it and yes, it works.

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I didn't test it, but it looks like JW Change > Chords might work. Set Horizontal Position or Clear Position maybe?

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If you're asking about no pitch on playback, then go with Motet's suggestion. If you are asking about a symbol for no pitch you can use Special Tools > Note Shape Tool > and pick a notehead shape, an X or whatever, or Utilities > Change > Noteheads.

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It is already properly transposed but you have "Display in Concert Pitch" selected. Un-check that to see the transposition.

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Measure Tool > Measure > Edit Measure Number Region > Position.

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I vaguely remember some people suggesting a workaround -- maybe it was creating the link in the PDF rather than in Finale. But yes, the problem has persisted for quite some time.

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What I did is to use Simple Entry and option click in the bass clef below the C natural. That highlighted the rest so an H hid it.

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There was discussion of this a few years back.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21248&p=91964&hilit ... ink#p91964

You can do that using the Edit Filter.

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>> I am using Finale 21.4.1.146

I assume that is a typo and you are using v. 27, right?

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Motet,

Your script doesn't work for me. (Probably a Windows vs. Mac issue.) As with Kevin, it stalls at the final OK. I tried some of the pre-programmed scripts and they all acted the same.

Not a big deal since all it needs is a Return to finish the script.

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I know nothing about FinaleScript, but with some trial and error I made partial progress by changing this line:

check "X Notehead" near "change to"

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Is it possible that in Staff Attributes the box got un-clicked for Staff Names in Score?

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Move one of the measures in the 4th system to the system above.

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Does the pattern repeat? If so, you can copy/paste Secondary Beam Breaks using the Edit Filter. But if the pattern doesn't repeat that's no help.

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I was hoping this would help, but it doesn't look like it did.

Safari > Settings > Websites > In left column, Pop-Up Windows > finaleforum.com > block

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If you ctl-click the piano group and edit group attributes, there is a pop-down for hiding empty staves. It probably says Only Hide if All Staves are Empty. Change that and see if it does what you want.

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