Finale Forum

Peter - Thanks much for this info. What a strange glitch (I refuse to call this a feature)! I suppose this must be an issue of software coding and such, as I really can't understand otherwise why Finale would work this way. I can certainly understand that it might be difficult to create a user-selec...

I apologize for what I'm sure is a very dumb question, but I can't seem to find the answer in the User Manual. I am writing a part for a Bb trumpet, but as I enter notes on the trumpet staff, Finale is playing them at concert pitch (i.e., if I enter an A, Finale plays an A. rather than a G). This on...

I'm arranging some material for 3 horns over bass. I set up a new piece using the Setup wizard for trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, and bass. Then I learned that we'd be using an alto sax instead of tenor. I deleted the tenor staff and added the alto staff, but the latter now appears below the bass sta...

I used the Setup Wizard to start a new piece and put the tempo at 140 bpm. I now realize I'd like the piece to move a bit quicker, so I'd like to change that to 150 bpm, both printed and playback. How do I do this? I tried changing the number in the little box next to the playback controls, but my c...

Hi all - Finale 2006 seems like a great program, but it's far, far from intuitive, and the reference material supplied with it is not very useful for beginners, since it mixes up the basics with the most advanced information. So I'm looking for a good book with tutorials for learning Finale (2006). ...

Thanks - the text tool worked for changing the title. Unfortunately, the staff tool will not let me add more staffs, and according to MM support there's no way to do so. I simply have to create a whole new project with additional staffs and then cut and paste the entire 1st piece to the new one -- w...

Just a beginner, so apologies in advance for the dumb question for which I've been unable to find an answer in the SongWriter manual. I created a new song in SongWriter using the Setup Wizard. I gave it a tentative title and inserted 2 instruments initially. Now I want to change the title to my fina...