Opening the Popup Tools menu window

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hounddog
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Post by hounddog » Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:20 pm

Hello. I am trying to open the pop up tools menu windows. I inadvertently closed them (for no good reason) and now I can not find how to open them. It looks like its a Finale Preference because now they do not display on any of my files.

Appreciate any help that is offered.
Doug Bassett
Finale Version 25.5.0.259 MAC


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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:46 pm

I am “shooting in the dark”:


1) First, take a look in Finale’s menu Window.
It is possible that you just have to put a check mark on the desired menu item(s) in the Window menu.


If that does not solve your problem:
2) Go to Finale’s Preferences:

Finale menu > Preferences
(or use the shortcut Command-comma)

Take a look in
Preferences - View

Is the option Show Tools Menu selected or de-selected?


If your problem still is not solved, go to the bottom of the Preferences dialog box, and click the button “Reset All Preferences”.


If clicking “Reset All Preferences” does not help, then you may have to
- quit Finale,
- remove Finale’s preferences file. It is located in the (hidden) Library folder*) in your user account, in the folder Preferences.
File name:
com.makemusic.finale.fprf
- launch Finale again

*) to get to the hidden Library folder, hold down the Option key (the alt key), and pull down Finder’s Go menu.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996

hounddog
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Post by hounddog » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:03 pm

Thank You Peter. Your first shot hit the target. The WINDOWS menu has the controls to turn on/off the Tool Pallets. Check mark them and they re-appear.

Issue resolved.
Doug

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