downgrading printmusic 2010 to version 2009

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cellosurf
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Post by cellosurf » Wed May 04, 2011 9:21 pm

A friend has Finale 2009. I would like to improve my Finale Print Music 2010 scores with his program (clef changes in middle of measures etc) but his 2009 program cannot read my 2010 files. He doesn't want to upgrade to 2010 version. Can I downgrade my PrintMusic version from 2010 to 2009 ? many thanks


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Post by miker » Wed May 04, 2011 9:44 pm

You can export your files as MusicXML, which he can then import into his older program.
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Post by cellosurf » Thu May 05, 2011 2:32 pm

THANKS ! I will try that

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Post by Peaceful » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:26 am

Does that work across products? E.g. to/from Finale and Song Writer?
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Post by miker » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:23 am

Yes. As long as you can import the XML, you can go backwards within the entire line.
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