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Top staff and ignore other staffs. I use left justification with a H -.05 and a V -.456 offset. It keep measure numbers out of the way of most everything. On Start of staff I use H -.05 and V -.5
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Do neither of you not think it is important or at least good to know that Finale can run well? And, I fully believe the major reason some folks have issues is, ... it’s likely their own fault and/or a consequence of their lack of knowledge And that, my friends, is why we are here. There is no high e...

Honestly if I had as many complaints and gripes as you do I would certainly be one of the "dwindling" Finale user base. I am still amazed how may forum users, and you seem to be the first every time, get upset when someone actually has few to no issue with how Finale works for them. Yes, it does dep...

I also listened to the NAMM You Tube. I am and have always had the thought that the basic engine that drives Finale can not be messed with for fear of screwing up other things. Unwanted and unexpected consequences. At least to the point of a major remake and even perhaps a completely new core. And t...

It all has to do with the basic knowledge of Finale. We, here, on the forum must assume the person isn't versed in Finale. When I teach the 5th graders to play an F on their brand new trombone, I can't simply say it's in 1st position. Explore your horn. The bottom line is whether you are a teacher a...

Then explore. That's how to learn.

General Finale Help.
Who needs a forum just "explore". People come here for help motet. That's why we are here!

More than likely, they’re thinking “cool, now we don’t have to do that.”

There were plans to completely overhaul Page Format/Layout, over a decade ago, ...

Do you ever wonder if the MM guys and gals see some of the amazing plug-ins and think we could of done that.

... the ability to "copy and paste" page layouts for a "certain page" in the score.

You might look at RPG Copy Page Layout plugin.

It is a well worth it upgrade and has a First and Second endings tool that does this automatically. You can never discount motet from making a mountain out of a hill. Let me clarify it for you. "It is a well worth it upgrade." " Plus it has a First and Second endings tool that does this automatical...

... but being able to make first and second endings isn't one of them...

I don't believe I mentioned that as THE reason to upgrade! No need to repost BuonTempi's excellent reasons, though.

Then there's the "normal amount of trepidation" I have in adding a new piece of software -- Not to beat a dead horse but you can d/l the 27.4 demo and test it out. Its free and can be uninstalled if you find it isn't all that you hopped. It can be installed along side of your current version which ...

My manual mentions "Plug-ins", but I have no knowledge of plug-ins.

And, you are checking your 2003 manual?
I have a question, is there a reason you don't upgrade to 27.4? It is a well worth it upgrade and has a First and Second endings tool that does this automatically.

Is it for just playback or does it need to be for the musicians? Anything that works and can be hidden if it makes a sound. But if you need a score for the musicians it is almost like a percussion part. Make the first measure with the wanted sound then use 1-bar repeats the rest of the score. I've n...

I managed to create text in Corel PaintShop Pro and past it on top of the existing image.

That is how I would do it too but in my case I use Photoshop.

My instructions will reassign the sounds and correct the staff label. There is no right or wrong. In Finale there is always two or more ways to accomplish the same outcome. Its not a competition. Jose, Have you considered upgrading your Finale version to 27.4.1? You will get the latest Aria player ...

No need to do anything besides reasign playback sounds. You don’t need to copy and paste anything.

You need to reassign playback sounds and it works as it should.

I set my tenor sax to Beginner and nothing shows out-of-range until two ledger line D above the staff.

Hmmm, yeah that may be a problem. You might have to so it a section at a time. One of our good script writers may be able to do a script that respects layers.

Have you tried unchecking "Reflow systems across pages"

IMHO, using different chords is not a repeat and I would write it out completely. No 1st and 2nd endings. Always keep it simple for the musicians to understand

So, it wasn't intentional! It was unintended! The more shocking thing here is, MM didn't try it before they released 27.4 had they tested it, it would have never got released. Knowing Finale's past release history don't you think MM would be wise to test all the functions before they release an upd...

MakeMusic should test every plug-in (and indeed every tool and function) ... Oh right! They obliviously don't do that. Not only that, MM can not see all the various combinations of apps, software and hardware, whatever, combinations that a robust beta tester program could see like the previous grou...