change time sig defaults

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rjawad1
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Post by rjawad1 » Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:37 am

Finale has a couple of inconvenient defaults. I'm wondering if there is a way to permanently disable them.

1) A time signatures of 2/2 is replaced with the cut time symbol. I can see this being the default because a lot of people use the symbol, but I'd rather choose that abbreviation when I need it.

2) A time signature change after 2/2 seems to be automatically hidden. This is weird to me. Maybe in some cases, you would want to hide it, but it shouldn't be the default. Every time I change the time signature after 2/2, I have to go to 'more options' and uncheck 'use different time signature for display'
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zuill
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Post by zuill » Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:07 am

Since I don't have either of the problems you are describing, I wonder if your file is corrupt.

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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:19 am

rjawad1 wrote:… A time signatures of 2/2 is replaced with the cut time symbol. I can see this being the default because a lot of people use the symbol, but I'd rather choose that abbreviation when I need it …
This is a document specific setting, not a program specific setting.
Which means that you can have different 2/2 settings in different documents.

To change the default 2/2 setting in a document, go to
Document menu > Document Options > Time Signatures

In the top pane - Abbreviate - you can de-select Cut Time.
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rjawad1
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Post by rjawad1 » Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:47 am

ok, great. Thank you!
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