Finale Forum

Quite much has happened to Finale since Finale 2003, so you've got a lot of new stuff to learn.

To solve your problem, use the new Text Insert item "Part/Score name".
You can add "Part/Score name" to the "header" text block on the first page, and to the text block with the page number.

Sorry, NotePad can't change time signature mid-document.

To create mid-document changes of time signature you will have to upgrade to at least PrintMusic.

I think that this is the solution to your problem:

Utilities menu > Explode Music...

You can merge scores manually, with Copy/Insert, but the automatic function called ScoreMerger was added in Finale 2008. Therefore, ScoreMerger isn't available, neither in Finale 2007 nor in Allegro 2007. There is no Allegro 2008, and no Allegro 2009. I find it plausible that MakeMusic will release ...

In the "Finale language" it's called a tremolo. The full Finale has a plug-in that can do the work for you. Unfortunately, Allegro doesn't support plug-ins. I don't know, whether Allegro has a built-in functionality similar to the Finale plug-in. However, the tremolo can be created manually, at leas...

Window menu > Instrument List

Make sure that each "playback instrument" has its own name, and its own channel.

Two or more staves can share the same "playback instrument", but then they can't play back with independent dynamics.

...I want to hide only one particular page number. In my case, the music ends on page 15, and the next page contains a copyright warning, and it is page 16. I don't want the "16" to show on that page only. Yes, I am using Finale 2000... If I understand you correctly, page 16 is the last page in the...

Please be more specific: Are you using Finale 2000? Do you want to hide all the page numbers in the document, or do you only want to hide the page number on one particular page, like e. g. the page number on Page 9 so that Page 8 displays an '8', Page 9 displays no number, and Page 10 displays a '10'?

If you can't find "Independent Elements" in the Staff Tool, then it's probably because it isn't available in Allegro. The attached screen shot shows how the dialog box looks in the full Finale. However, you can perhaps create the desired layout in Allegro with a workaround. I don't know Allegro, so ...

I don't know of a free solution, sorry.

But take a look at QuicKeys.
Many Finale users are very happy with QuicKeys:

http://startly.com/

...I guess what I am looking for is one system per line. I am making up a scales sheet for beginners. If that's the case, then I suggest that you instead create a standard piano score with only 1 Grand Staff (= 2 staves connected with a curly brace), and add a lot of measures (not staves) to that s...

Just updated my original post with a screen shot so you can see what I am talking about. Thanks again. OK, now I understand. The screen shot shows a multi-staff score (for orchestra?) with two piano parts at the bottom. I suppose that the entire page only contains only 1, tall system (with about 12...

We need more info. What version of Finale are you using? Your user name and your signature make me suspect that you are working on a piano score. Is your document a piano score (= 2 staves grouped as a Grand Staff)? Or is it a multi-staff score for orchestra? Normally you would add more measures to ...

Ah, once again a user who can't enter a tuplet at the end of a measure. Just some wild guesses: You are not entering notes with the Speedy Entry Tool, but rather with the Simple Entry Tool, right? (The problem doesn't occur in the Speedy Entry Tool) You are not entering notes with the computer keybo...

Just to expand on this. I reinstalled Allegro Finale just to check that I didn't inadvertently change some default setting when I first installed it. I opened a basic document using the document set up wizard. The program immediately started to put notes in, and I hadn't even touched the stave with...

...is the EntryExercise.MUS the video help, or is it something different - and if its different, where might I find it?... The document "EntryExercise.MUS" is a .MUS (= notation) tutorial document (not a video!) where you can get a "hands-on" experience of note entry, by doing things yourself - not...

...I am manually entering notes in, and then, two minutes after I've done so, Finale races ahead and adds an extra few lines of notes, seemingly at random. When I use the arrow keys to trace back to the entry point where I've been working on, it then races off again... What version of Finale are yo...

...about assigning the beam to the rest, yes there's no problem to me with the lenght of the beam over the rest but, the thing is I'd like to apply it partially, just for example in 115th and 3 other measures. I forgot to add this information... A simple solution: Select the option "Extend Beams Ov...

2) To get the desired rest beaming, go to Document Options - Beams, and select "Extend Beams Over Rests". See the attached graphic. However, the secondary "beam stub" Finale displays, is much shorter than the "beam stub" in your attached graphic example. Is the "stub length" an issue? I have a solut...

...no glissandos. but it sounds like there is a shake or something on some notes. but this has to be midi-messages and not written in finale. can i turn off that finale reads midimessages that are not notes/durations/pitch? maybe that could solve the problem or what do you think?... I don't know, w...

Are there any glissandos in the file?

Try deleting all glissandos, and check, whether that fixes the problem.

An idea: Apply the staff style "Slash Notation" to the region with the improvised solo. Note that a Staff Style is not the same thing as the Staff Attributes (both are in the Staff Tool). "Staff Attributes" is global, for the entire document. On The Other Hand, a Staff Style can be applied to a sele...

I agree with dan1937: The Finale Installation gives you plenty of "Finale for dummies" stuff for free. The tutorials contain a lot of good stuff. Also, watch the QuickStart videos. The documentation has an Index where there's an alphabetical list of articles. I often use the Index myself. If you rea...

Just an idea: Perhaps one of the files is corrupted (or both of them). Check that both files are OK before you attempt to combine them. Here are some things to try: 1) Document menu > Data Check > File Maintenance... 2) Update Layout 3) Utilities menu > Check Notation > Check Ties & Utilities menu >...

You can do it with expressions:

Add an expression that sets Controller 11 to zero (= muting).
Define the expression to play back on "Pass 1 only".

Add an expression that sets Controller 11 to its original level.
Define the expression to play back on "Pass 2 only".