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by mark carlson
Mon Nov 15, 2021 8:31 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Room for clefs at ends of multi-measure rests
Replies: 4
Views: 981

Re: Room for clefs at ends of multi-measure rests

OK Thanks, everyone. Yes, you'd think they would have fixed this by now.
by mark carlson
Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Combining multiple staves into one part
Replies: 3
Views: 817

Re: Combining multiple staves into one part

Or create a group of 3 staves (via the staff menu). When you generate parts, a part will include all 3. N.B.: give the group a name, but don't give a "Full name" (leave it empty) to the 3 individual staves. Otherwise the group won't appear in the list of parts. Abbreviated names are fine. If you st...
by mark carlson
Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Room for clefs at ends of multi-measure rests
Replies: 4
Views: 981

Room for clefs at ends of multi-measure rests

Clef changes at the ends of multi-measure rests seem not to have been included in spacing options--or is there something I am missing? I do know how to manually adjust the end point of each one manually, but it's an annoyance to have to do each of them one at a time. So I'm just asking if there actu...
by mark carlson
Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:28 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Combining multiple staves into one part
Replies: 3
Views: 817

Combining multiple staves into one part

How do you combine 2 or more staves into one part? I am editing my Organ Concerto, and so far, the organ gets separated into 3 separate parts, instead of having all three staves on the same part. I know it can be done, because I did this when I wrote the piece back in 1997. But I can't figure out ho...
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Re: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

motet wrote:
Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:29 pm
Triple-checking is good anyway!

For future reference, to get the clefs to copy you need to do this in the filter:
OK Thanks! I will make sure I have that checked next time. It really made a mess of the clefs for the instruments that change clefs!
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Re: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

motet wrote:
Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:05 pm
Another thought: do you have independent key signatures anywhere (either staff attributes or staff styles)?
The first half of the first movement is "keyless", ie, has no key signature , but there aren't any independent key signatures.
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:18 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Re: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

Make sure the source and destination key signatures match in the same places. If you want to post the files in question I'm willing to give it a try. Thanks so much! I just went through and got it all straightened out, except for the many clefs it changed. Once I fix those, I need to triple check i...
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:40 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Re: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

motet wrote:
Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:36 pm
It may be that you have to put all the key signature changes into the empty document first.
It's even worse than I thought. It'll be off for a few measures, and then it will be back to the right notes for another few measures, then off again. What a pain!
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Re: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

I don't see why, but whatever works! I agree that I don't see why I should have to—and I shouldn't have to—but something about the copy and paste process is messing up. And now that I went back to trying it again, copied and pasted onto the end of the first movement, it's happening all over again. ...
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:02 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Re: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

motet wrote:
Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:14 pm
If I copy the first measure of "As it should be" into "Copy and and paste problems" it's fine, with and without filter. To copy the clefs, I had to choose that in the filter.
Thanks!

I just tried the same with the same results you got. Maybe I just need to copy and paste each section separately.
by mark carlson
Thu Oct 21, 2021 7:58 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently
Replies: 12
Views: 1685

Copying and pasting is transposing everything inconsistently

I am trying to copy the second movement of my organ concerto so that it is one continuous document with the first movement for the purpose of making the parts fit better on the page. Unfortunately, when I do this, all of the key signatures are correct, but the pitches are off, and to make matters wo...
by mark carlson
Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:04 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

Is /mark/Library/Applications/MakeMusic/Finale 26/Music Files/Document Styles where you have been putting your custom Engraved Style? When you do a Save As, make sure the "mark" part is there. Are you doing "New Document with Set-up Wizard" to create a new file? Yes, definitely my custom Engraved S...
by mark carlson
Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:01 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

As I said before, the setup wizard uses files in Document Styles folder, while "New default document" uses files in the Default Files folder. It sounds like the manual may be misleading, which wouldn't surprise me. Your screen shots don't show where the directory tree is rooted. I don't have a Mac,...
by mark carlson
Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

That means you're putting it in the wrong place. You might try rereading this thread again. I've explained how to find out where the Document Styles folder is and where to choose the style in the Setup Wizard, so I don't want to do that again. I appreciate your help very much, and I assure that I h...
by mark carlson
Thu Sep 30, 2021 10:55 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

Try creating a subfolder in the Document Styles folder, called Custom or Mark or somesuch, put some files in there, and see if it shows up in the Setup Wizard. I tried and am still getting the same weird new document. Damn. Did the new subfolder show up in the Setup Wizard? Try putting your customi...
by mark carlson
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:17 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

I'm trying my best to get help from Make Music on this, and if anything ever comes of it, I'll let you all know. But it's really difficult to get them to respond. I submitted a trouble ticket on Sept. 20 (10 days ago); I received a response on the 22nd with questions, which I answered immediately; o...
by mark carlson
Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:11 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

motet wrote:
Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:56 pm
Try creating a subfolder in the Document Styles folder, called Custom or Mark or somesuch, put some files in there, and see if it shows up in the Setup Wizard.
I tried and am still getting the same weird new document. Damn.
by mark carlson
Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:44 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

Please look at Preferences/Folders, look at the complete paths listed therein, and make sure that's what you're editing. Yes, I have checked and rechecked and rechecked again the paths listed in Preferences/Folders, and I am certain of the files I am editing. Obviously, I am doing something wrong, ...
by mark carlson
Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

… Might you have any clue as to why, when I open a new file with the Setup Wizard, nothing that I saved in my Engraved Style file in my Documents Styles folder is actually there? … My first guess would be that you are using the wrong Document Styles folder. There are two identically named Finale fo...
by mark carlson
Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

Indeed the file name extension .ftmx is not needed in Mac Finale. For templates in Mac Finale, just use the extension .musx, and put the Finale document in the Document Styles folder, or in the Default Files folder, or in the Templates folder. The different folders are for different {File menu > Ne...
by mark carlson
Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

You can't just type in .ftmx - whatever you type becomes part of the file name. Instead, somewhere there's a drop-down menu that tells it what type to save it as. Look around on the Save As dialog. Once you find that, just type in Engraved Style for the name. I tried, but there aren't any options f...
by mark carlson
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:33 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

It's a fine way of opening a file, but there are others, which is why I asked. Just getting it straight what you're doing. The file you attached is Engraved Style.musx. But shouldn't it be .ftmx? Look in the Document Styles folder with the Mac finder (Preferences/Folders will tell you where that is...
by mark carlson
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

I think that ftmx must be a Windows thing, because when I tried to save my Engraved Style file as ftmx, the file ended up being named "Engraved Style.ftmx.musx"
by mark carlson
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

when I open a new file, my staff height has been reduced from .25", as I set it, to .11", and there is only one system per page. How are you opening a new file? There are many ways. I made a new folder called Custom in the Document Styles folder and saved your Engraved Style there as a .ftmx templa...
by mark carlson
Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Still having problems with default file
Replies: 30
Views: 6995

Re: Still having problems with default file

When you do a Save As, save as type "Finale Template File." (In reality, .ftmx and .musx files are the same, just with a different extension, so I suppose you could rename them with the OS, too). The default file is just a quick way to create something to play around with. I use it all the time to ...