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Only 32 bars?
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:12 pm
by alistairreeder
I have just bought printmusic and am finding I can only write music that is 32 bars long. There is nothing mentioned on the website in the features list surely Finale isn't selling this product and omitting to mention this crucial detail.
Can anyone help me increase the amount of bars?
Adding measures
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:25 pm
by Peter Thomsen
Indeed you can add measures to the end of the document.
I'm not sure about PrintMusic.
It's my guess that the menu command you need, is located in the Edit menu.
Look for something like "Add Measures...".
adding measures
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:18 am
by miker
In the Simple menu, check Create New Measures. Measures will be added automatically, as they are needed. Or, you can add them by using the selection tool, right-clicking in a measure, and choosing Add Measures...
You could also look up Measures in the Help Index.
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:27 pm
by Peaceful
..and in the Setup Wizard, on the key signature panel, there is a box in which you can enter the number of measures your heart desrires. I tested 128.
Re: adding measures
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:32 pm
by Peaceful
miker wrote:In the Simple menu, check Create New Measures. Measures will be added automatically, as they are needed. Or, you can add them by using the selection tool, right-clicking in a measure, and choosing Add Measures...
You could also look up Measures in the Help Index.
Under the "speedy note entry" menu, select "jump to next measure". Finale will add a new measure automatically any time you mess with the final (or last measure). to give you room to continue to add music; the alternative would be the need for you to add a new measure every time you needed one.
By the way, I de-selected this as I did not want to delete this extra measure every time when I did NOT need it. Different strokes!