Finale Forum

… I doubleclick text box, text insert page number - and “1” appears - but only on pg. 1 … When you have created the text block, exit the text block (= click outside the text block), to return to the page. Now the text block is there, and there is a handle on the text block. Drag-select the text blo...

… the notes are already on-screen and in-score … If I understand you correctly, you have already into the Finale document entered the notes as normal values - right? And now you need to change the notes to triplet notes so that they do not “overfill” the duration space - right? In this case, switch...

onehunkytenor, If you are willing to try the Speedy Entry Tool instead of the Simple Entry Tool, then try this sequence: CTRL-1 (opens the Tuplet Definition which defaults to 3 Eighths in the space of 2 Eighths)     *) Return - or Enter (OK!) 5 (enters the Quarter) 4 (enters the Eighth) I could be w...

If I understand you correctly, you are talking about the very first measure (= the pickup) - right? You have a measure of 1 Quarter - right? And you need to change the measure to an ordinary 2/4 measure - right? This works for me: Time Signature Tool. Double-click the first measure (= the pickup). S...

The music in 12/8 time groups the eighths as {3 + 3 + 3 + 3} - right? In Other Words: 4 beats, each with the duration of a dotted quarter - right? Solution: In the Time Signature Tool, in the dialog box Time Signature, define the time signature as Number of Beats: 4 Beat Duration: Dotted Quarter (no...

On Windows you can enter a flat or sharp in a part name (Manage Parts) by typing Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+Shift+S respectively, without explicitly changing fonts. Is there something equivalent on the Mac? Yes. Generally the Mac version uses the modifier keys Command+Shift where the Windows version use...

… Please specify the steps you’ve already taken (to solve the problems), so that we can rule out things. jose oscar, Since you did not mention any steps “you’ve already taken” , I suppose that you have not taken any steps - right? The first things to try (one or more of these steps may be the solut...

… I've recently adopted Google's Raleway font (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Raleway) as my default Finale font for things like titles, composer name, and also the name of the part in a piece. Unsurprisingly, however, Raleway doesn't have a symbol for a flat sign … I was wondering, therefore, i...

Since you have attached a Finale document, I suppose that the problem is document specific (= does not happen in all documents; is not program specific) - right ? … Expression tool: OK doesn't appear … I suppose that you are talking about a button in a dialog box, with the text ‘OK’ on the button - ...

You are talking about chord symbols (not written out chords) - right?

To enter e. g. the chord symbol F#m, type E##m.
Then the Chord Tool will change E##m to F#m.

To enter C#m, type B##m.

Geddit ?

… Now, when I do this, it looks fine on the part but when I print to pdf, creating a pdf, it goes absolutely crazy. Spacing is all off on the pdf, small barlines everywhere, etc. … My first guess: Document menu > Document Options > Multimeasure Rests Is the option Update Automatically selected or d...

If I understand you correctly, in the score only the C instrument should display, but you need two linked parts, one in C, and one in Bb - right? You can indeed create different linked parts (with different transposition or clef) from the same score staff. The “secret” is that staff styles can be di...

jose oscar,

In your document you have measure numbers displaying both at the beginning of each system and also on every measure.

Here is another positioning of the measure numbers (= on bottom staff; above the bottom staff at the beginning of each system, and below each barline of the bottom staff):

Right, but when I save the part, the resulting file is not the part, it is the entire score … Yes, the Finale document is both the score and all the individual parts - all in one document. This fact is a time saver. You just open one document, and there you have it all. To work on an individual par...

OK - can you explain how to do it? The extracted parts are created from the linked parts. Which means that you can not avoid generating linked parts: Document menu > Manage Parts… Today the “standard procedure” is to use linked parts - and very seldom extracted parts. If I understand you correctly,...

The extracted parts are created from the linked parts.

Which means that you can not avoid generating linked parts:
Document menu > Manage Parts…

Today the “standard procedure” is to use linked parts - and very seldom extracted parts.

earcentred wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:48 pm

… I noticed yet another parameter was different in your file: The Linear Key Format was set to 2 …

The first two Linear Key Formats (= 0 and 1) are “hardwired”.

But the Linear Key Formats 2 and higher are fully customizable.

earcentred,

Take a look at the attached Finale document.
Is this what you need ?

For Clef 4 I changed Unit -1’s octave placement to -2.

Explanation:
Unit -1 means the first flat
Octave -2 is two octaves below Octave 0.

earcentred, If I understand you correctly, you need a key signature of 2 flats (= B♭ and E♭) - right? But you need the second flat (= E♭) moved an octave down - right? Take a look at the attached Finale document. KeySignature.musx Is this what you need ? By The Way: I can see that you are using v27....

… If there was a way to change the length of the secondary beams in method 2, that would probably be the way to go … Actually it is a document setting: Document Options - Beams In the lower pane there is a field where you can set the broken beam length. However, this setting affects all broken beam...

There is a way to do it, but it is rather time consuming: 1) Enter the repeated notes as they would sound i. e. repeated 16th's in Layer 1. Then, hide the second of each repeated note. 2) Do exactly the same thing in Layer 2. 3) Flip the stem directions in the layers so that the aligned note's stem ...

My instrument list on the attached shows that it includes three string parts (2 vns, vla) … I can see four string parts (2 vns, vl, cello). I can also see them in Scroll View. … Using the Staff tool, how do I reveal them on the score? … Staff Tool. Select All. Staff menu > Show Empty Staves This st...

1) Take a look in
Preferences - Edit
In the pane Automatic Settings, is the setting
Automatic Music Spacing
selected or de-selected?
(NB: this is program specific)

2) Document Options - Multimeasure Rests
Is the option
Update Automatically
selected or de-selected?
(NB: this is document specific)

Another solution:

Place the lyrics above the Grand Staff.

1) If you - before opening the plug-in - (drag-)select the partial measure (like e. g. only the last eighth), then the plug-in will put the correct number in there for you. 2) Whether you choose the dash barline or the invisible barline, does not really matter. Afterwards you will change that barlin...