Finale Forum

I'd suggest that you run the Diagnostic Tool EtreCheck over your Macs, as the slowness you're experiencing may have some other cause. I would say most reports are that F25 is very fast on Mac. https://etrecheck.com All software makers want users to run the latest version. Microsoft (and even Linux) ...

You can change the font of a Staff Name in a Staff Style. Once you've brought up the "Edit" box to type the name in, you can select the text and choose a font and size from the Text menu. Alternatively, you can use the JW Lua plug-in, and run the script in this thread to adjust the size of Full and ...

If you want speed, why not use Finale 25? And why are you on El Cap?

(Are you sure you're running El Cap on a 1-year-old MBP? The 2016 models came with 10.12.)

The easiest way to empty the font caches is to boot into Safe Boot Mode (holding down shift at power on), and then restart again.

Finale did have a phase where font caches would need to be cleared after installation. I've not seen that since F25.

Michel R E wrote:If I recall correctly, the price does change a bit as the version from which you wish to upgrade gets older.

It used to, but the "Small upgrade/Large upgrade" has been done away with: it's in MM's interests to get most of the user base onto F25.

if I enter music from scratch, what's MIDI got to do with anything? My understanding (which may not be perfect) is as follows: Notation in Finale has an underlying MIDI value, even if you've typed it in with a QWERTY keyboard. This is how you can play it back. MIDI is much simpler than written nota...

miker wrote:And the library folder is hidden by default, as well. It’s an easy mistake ro make. DAMHIKT

The USER Library is hidden by default (which is where Document Styles and Libraries go): the root level Library is not, and that's where the plug-ins normally go.

.. and you'll need to quit and relaunch Finale for it to load any new plug-ins!

I thought I'd start a new thread about the Insert Hard Hyphen command, as I've discovered quite a lot of things. 1. Not all fonts have another hyphen character that can be accessed. 2. If the current lyric font does not have another hyphen char to use (U+2010), Finale will select the En Dash (U+2013...

peelbrow22 wrote:$99 sale. BUT ONLY IN THE US! It's about £350 over here in the UK.

At most, the upgrade price direct from MakeMusic is $150. You can purchase direct from their website: no need for a UK Sales Rep.

but the Mac dealers tell me the mouse is better than the trackpad for precise task such as entering scores in Finale. Any recommendations? For the precise task of note entry, I would recommend using the computer keyboard, over either the mouse or trackpad. :lol: Using the pointer to position notes ...

I have been told for quite some time, that a future remapping of the Finale Lyric font will correct this. Still waiting, and still no easy solution for other fonts. There are two problems here: How does Finale distinguish the hard hyphen from the usual hyphen? And does your font have another hyphen...

Peter Thomsen wrote:Secondly, “Update Page Format for Score” is an automatic setting, not a command:

Yes. Page Format is only updated when changes are made AFTER that setting is checked.

Turn on Update.
Make a change.
That change is now updated to Page Format.

Also, for the record, I tested the Update Page Format for Score option and it yielded no results. Update Page Format for Score adjusts the settings in Page Format to whatever changes you make with the Page Layout tool's menu. Thus, future pages will carry whatever changes you've made. Existing page...

We would really need to see the document. If it does or doesn't misbehave on other computers, even running 2014.5 on Windows 10, then that may help to pinpoint the cause. You can see the Page Break icons in the document, and then they disappear? Do Locked systems behave similarly/differently? (I'm d...

diecan wrote:In any case I receive an error message.

Can you use that font in other apps?

You could try the Change Fonts plug-in (under Plug-ins > Miscellaneous), which allows you to change the current lyric font.

I use Condensed fonts for lyrics all the time.

The most tedious thing for me with layers is forgetting to switch back to layer 1 and entering a whole bunch of music before realizing I'm in the wrong layer. It's easy enough to fix, but kills my flow.. Finale 25 shows the pointer icon in the current layer's colour, to show you which layer you're ...

Regarding the vanishing 8va: the touchpad works okay when entering notes, measures, etc. but falters with the Smart Shape 8va. Is there some way of isolating this particular function via Finale and reinstalling just this section? Reinstallation is unlikely to do anything, unless it used to work nor...

Hard to tell without seeing the document. Make sure the paper size of your printer and the page size of your Parts match. Make sure there aren't any other Parts that might not be the ones you're working on. If you Extract a Part, then that becomes a "Score" in the new document. (It's better to use L...

Well, I hope Sibelius is better for you. If Finale was the ideal tool for everyone, there wouldn't be a need for other apps. For my work, I find Finale 25 helps me to knock out accurate and attractive work very quickly. Yes, there are some fiddly bits and annoyances, but Finale's flexibility general...

What OS version did you update from? 2009 has been unsupported and known to have problems with several preceding versions of MacOS, at least as far back as Mavericks in 2014. I'm surprised it works at all. (In fact, I see that MM didn't even support 2009 on OS X Lion; and support for Snow Leopard wa...

zuill wrote:I am curious where the setting is to open documents in scroll view. All I see is an option to open new documents in scroll view.

It's New Document Windows. Any document that is opened has a new window.

thankfuldawg wrote:I cannot figure out how to make a system with 3 clefs.

You need to add the staves for the entire document, and hide them where not needed.

Make sure that the Group Attributes are set to allow hiding for the group. (When Hiding Empty : Hide Normally).

I use a dash of 5pt (20 EVPUs) and a gap of 3pt (12 EVPUs). That seems to work well.

Make sure:

1. The IAC is Enabled in Audio Midi Setup (Apple's utility).
2. Playback is set to go through MIDI, not SmartMusicSoftSynth in MIDI Setup.