Make the fretboards bigger

The place for beginner Finale users. ("How do I...")

Moderators: Peter Thomsen, miker

JohnJSherry
Posts: 57
Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:53 pm
Finale Version: 27.4.1.146
Operating System: Mac

Post by JohnJSherry » Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:54 pm

How do I make the fretboards larger?

Using Version 26.3.1

Thanks!
Attachments
Don't Know Why.musx
(103.52 KiB) Downloaded 98 times


User avatar
Peter Thomsen
Posts: 6628
Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2003 6:47 pm
Finale Version: Finale v27.4
Operating System: Mac

Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:16 am

I am not sure what you need, exactly, by your word ‘larger’.

Perhaps you need an increased fretboard width (but keep the same fretboard height)?

To do so:

Chord Tool. Handles appear on the chord symbols.

Context-click a chord handle. In the context menu, choose {Edit Chord Definition…}.
You get to the dialog box Chord Definition.

In the pane Fretboard, click the button {Edit Styles…}.
You get to the dialog box Fretboard Styles.

At the top of the dialog box, in the pop up menu Available, you can choose various Fretboard Styles.
Try e. g. the style ‘Wide’.

You can also click the button New, to create a new Fretboard Style.
Or, edit the already existing Fretboard Styles.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996

Post Reply