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by Bill Stevens
Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: extract parts
Replies: 16
Views: 821

Re: extract parts

Extract Parts is the old way to do it, which some people still use for various reasons. That creates individual files for each extracted part. The more modern way is Linked Parts which means that if a change is made in the score, it is also made in the part. My recommendation for you would be Linked...
by Bill Stevens
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: extract parts
Replies: 16
Views: 821

Re: extract parts

From the Manual: View the Create parts QuickStart Video or see Parts in Tutorial 7: Formatting your music for a step-by-step tutorial on linked parts.

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by Bill Stevens
Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: extract parts
Replies: 16
Views: 821

Re: extract parts

It has been a long time since I extracted parts, preferring linked parts. But I believe before extracting you have to Manage Parts under Document; in other words, define the parts to be extracted.

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:40 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Mass edits for smart shape tool (and ties)
Replies: 4
Views: 378

Re: Mass edits for smart shape tool (and ties)

Is Paste Multiple what you are looking for? You would need to use the edit filter to just choose Smart Shapes.

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by Bill Stevens
Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Lyrics too close to barline
Replies: 10
Views: 776

Re: Lyrics too close to barline

Usually with lyrics the barline is only on the staff, not between the staves, so this wouldn't be a problem.

Staff Tool > Staff > Groups and Brackets > Add > Draw Barlines > Only On Staves.

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by Bill Stevens
Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Playback: change Speed yet preserve Pitch
Replies: 2
Views: 342

Re: Playback: change Speed yet preserve Pitch

Change the tempo in the playback controls.

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by Bill Stevens
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Missing Measure Numbers
Replies: 9
Views: 596

Re: Missing Measure Numbers

Using F27 I opened a template and did an extraction, and the measure numbers are there on the extracted parts. Check Motet's suggestion, or compare your settings to a template.

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by Bill Stevens
Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Missing Measure Numbers
Replies: 9
Views: 596

Re: Missing Measure Numbers

You are extracting parts rather than using linked parts?

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by Bill Stevens
Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Forum topics no longer in date order
Replies: 2
Views: 320

Re: Forum topics no longer in date order

Those top three are permanent. Note the different symbol to the left of them.

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by Bill Stevens
Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Problem with shortcuts in System Settings (Mac)
Replies: 2
Views: 457

Re: Problem with shortcuts in System Settings (Mac)

Fortunately I don't use 27 or Sonoma for most of my work other than testing, so I will be patient.

Thanks, as always, for your help and your leadership here.

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by Bill Stevens
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Problem with shortcuts in System Settings (Mac)
Replies: 2
Views: 457

Problem with shortcuts in System Settings (Mac)

I was going to set some shortcuts for Finale using System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts but I can't get it to work. It has worked fine for me in previous OS versions but with 14.2.1 when I get to the setup page it allows me to put in the Main Title, but not the menu comman...
by Bill Stevens
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: volume
Replies: 5
Views: 540

Re: volume

Use the Mixer to adjust volumes?

Window > Mixer

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by Bill Stevens
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: duplet in a 6/8 bar
Replies: 5
Views: 686

Re: duplet in a 6/8 bar

Not what you're looking for, but two dotted 8ths does the same thing as a duplet.

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:34 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Blank pages
Replies: 10
Views: 953

Re: Blank pages

Use the Page Layout tool and Insert Blank Pages. You can change the page numbering with the Text Tool > Edit Page Offset.

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: notation help - notes alternating hands
Replies: 3
Views: 381

Re: notation help - notes alternating hands

I would start the upper part with an invisible 32nd rest and that will push all the 16ths to the right, between the lower voice 16ths. Then use Special Tools > Secondary Beam Adjustment to do the feathering.

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Asterisk function not working for Articulations
Replies: 2
Views: 410

Re: Asterisk function not working for Articulations

The way I would do this is hold down the shortcut key -- for instance S for staccato -- and click-drag a box around the notes.

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by Bill Stevens
Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Oboe doesn't playback the written notes
Replies: 13
Views: 3525

Re: Oboe doesn't playback the written notes

Is the oboe what is marked Soprano?

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by Bill Stevens
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Only one note is tied
Replies: 2
Views: 615

Re: Only one note is tied

How are you making the tie? In Speedy, it depends on where the cursor is. If it is on a note, it ties that note. If it is between notes it ties them all.

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:25 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Barline behavior
Replies: 4
Views: 1808

Re: Barline behavior

To me that looks like a barline setting of Only Between Staves with a hidden system or something like that. Is there another system in Scroll View?

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Rests in Speedy Entry
Replies: 1
Views: 1117

Re: Rests in Speedy Entry

Under Speedy you probably have "Use MIDI Device for Input" selected.

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by Bill Stevens
Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:55 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: enharm
Replies: 9
Views: 2044

Re: enharm

Not necessary since you got it working, but in Speedy I dragged the G down to F and then ++ for the double sharp.

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by Bill Stevens
Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: enharm
Replies: 9
Views: 2044

Re: enharm

It works for me using Speedy. How are you doing it?

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by Bill Stevens
Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Change to dotted rests in compound meter
Replies: 2
Views: 1190

Re: Change to dotted rests in compound meter

What naughtiness does Retranscribe cause with your grace notes? Reduced spacing?

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: measures number
Replies: 2
Views: 585

Re: measures number

You can start a new measure number region in the second system.

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by Bill Stevens
Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Uniting 2 layers
Replies: 3
Views: 859

Re: Uniting 2 layers

I am not sure I understand your question, but the answer might be the plug-in JW Staff Polyphony > Staves > Merge to Layers.

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