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by Bill Stevens
Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Nothing in Plug-ins subfolders 27.4
Replies: 11
Views: 2303

Re: Nothing in Plug-ins subfolders 27.4

Mike,

The plug-ins folders are as expected for me, so there must be an answer to your problem.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Copy and paste
Replies: 7
Views: 1759

Re: Copy and paste

The problem might be how you created the tremolo in m. 2. I cleared the measure, put in two half notes, then ran the Easy Tremolos plug-in. The tremolo I got looks different from yours but I can't post an example. The way I did it copies correctly. (But note I am on a Mac.)

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by Bill Stevens
Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:27 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 27.4 is here
Replies: 27
Views: 10243

Re: Finale 27.4 is here

Okay, silly me.

27.4 is listed in the Apps folder as "Finale" while the old version is listed as "Finale 27". I assumed "Finale" was v. 26 and "Finale 27" was new, thus my confusion. Also, the Finale on the Dock was linked to the old version.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:56 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 27.4 is here
Replies: 27
Views: 10243

Re: Finale 27.4 is here

Okay, I give up. I downloaded 27.4 from my Finale account and still it doesn't update. Oddly, when I try to open it, I get: This file "Finale Maestro Font Default.musx" was created in a newer version of Finale (Finale v27.4). So my default file appears to be updated but my app is not. I can deal wit...
by Bill Stevens
Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:30 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 27.4 is here
Replies: 27
Views: 10243

Re: Finale 27.4 is here

Thanks Mike, and all.

I don't know why the updater from within the Finale app fails for me, but now that I realize that the update is the full app, I will just download from the Finale website.

Thanks.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 27.4 is here
Replies: 27
Views: 10243

Re: Finale 27.4 is here

Mike,

Did you get the updater from the website, or the entire app?

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 27.4 is here
Replies: 27
Views: 10243

Re: Finale 27.4 is here

Here are the steps when I try to install 27.4.

New In Finale page > Install Update
Update downloads > Ready to Install
Install and Relaunch
Autoupdate — password
Installing Update
Finale Quits and Reopens — no update

I have 27.3 and Sonoma 14.1.1.

Am I missing a step?

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Thu Nov 30, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Finale 27.4 is here
Replies: 27
Views: 10243

Re: Finale 27.4 is here

Is anyone other than me having trouble installing 27.4?

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Delete measure #1
Replies: 4
Views: 2155

Re: Delete measure #1

I did "Clear All Items" for that stack and it worked. If you do this you'll have to put the tempo mark back in, as well as the instructions.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Triplet minim+2 quavers during a minim pace
Replies: 8
Views: 4226

Re: Triplet minim+2 quavers during a minim pace

Following up on Mike's comment: using Speedy, if you uncheck Jump to Next Measure and Check for Extra Notes, it works. I didn't read Mike's tutorial so possibly he has an easier solution.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:24 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Triplet minim+2 quavers during a minim pace
Replies: 8
Views: 4226

Re: Triplet minim+2 quavers during a minim pace

I entered the half note and two eighths, then used the Tuplet Definition to make it 3 quarters in the space of 2 quarters. Is that what you want, or am I misunderstanding?

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Forcing rest in different layer to appear
Replies: 2
Views: 2238

Re: Forcing rest in different layer to appear

Peter's solution is global, but if you want to de-consolidate rests one at a time, in Speedy type * (asterisk). Likewise, if the rests are split and you want them consolidated the asterisk does that as well.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Updating a document's formatting
Replies: 2
Views: 1743

Re: Updating a document's formatting

There is a FinaleScript which might do what you want, though I have never tried it. Perhaps this, or a variation of this, could be useful. ::: Bill //This script will convert a batch of folders to the newest Finale format. If //the active document has settings that you wish to apply to all the files...
by Bill Stevens
Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: invisible time signatures in certain measures of certain staves (only)
Replies: 3
Views: 1099

Re: invisible time signatures in certain measures of certain staves (only)

Just in case you are not familiar with Staff Styles --

Staff Tool
Staff Menu
Define Staff Styles
Unclick Time Signatures
At Style Name click New and give it a name

Now when you go to Staff Menu > Apply Staff Style to > Score and Parts, you will see your newly created style in the list.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Playback Temo Not Responding "SOLVED"
Replies: 10
Views: 2212

Re: Playback Temo Not Responding

Post the file, or part of it. It's possible you have an expression that is overriding that setting.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Lyrics entry Jumps 2 pages between syllables
Replies: 4
Views: 746

Re: Lyrics entry Jumps 2 pages between syllables

Is it possible this has to do with layers? You could be entering in layer 1 and the next note is in layer 2 so it jumps to the next instance of layer 1.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: How to save new articulation symbol for new document?
Replies: 5
Views: 887

Re: How to save new articulation symbol for new document?

You were hoping for a standard way, but I would say that Peter's suggestion is the standard way. If you need help creating or editing a template, post your question here.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: slash notation
Replies: 3
Views: 616

Re: slash notation

I would start by searching "slash notation" and "guitar notation" in the manual, then if that leaves you with questions about more complicated stuff you can surely get answers here.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:35 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Strange Glitched Quarter Rest
Replies: 3
Views: 503

Re: Strange Glitched Quarter Rest

Or it is possible that the quarter rest is an extra beat in the previous measure. Try clearing that measure and see what happens, or just use Speedy and click to the right and see if you find that rest, and delete it.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Wed Oct 04, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score
Replies: 11
Views: 1398

Re: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score

And when you generate parts the parts eventually to be combined will end up in the left panel, so after they are combined you will want to delete the individual parts. You don't actually have to delete them, but there's no reason to have them there.

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by Bill Stevens
Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score
Replies: 11
Views: 1398

Re: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score

Okay, you have the three panels. Click the instruments in the right panel you want combined and add to the part in the middle panel. Then you can change the name of that if you want and the new name will show up in the left panel. That's all. Now that combined part will be there under Edit Part. Gen...
by Bill Stevens
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score
Replies: 11
Views: 1398

Re: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score

Generate Parts does it all from scratch, deleting the choices you made. Once you add an instrument to a part that takes care of it. If you need fuller instructions, let me know.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score
Replies: 11
Views: 1398

Re: Creating linked single-line parts AND group parts from same score

Document > Manage Parts> Edit Part Definition. If you want multiple instruments in a part select them from the far right pane and Add to Part.

::: Bill
by Bill Stevens
Sun Oct 01, 2023 5:22 pm
Forum: General Finale Help
Topic: Double sharp/flat Trills
Replies: 8
Views: 1570

Re: Double sharp/flat Trills

Another option is to notate the trill-to note as a small note head in parentheses.

::: Bill