Offsetting Measure Numbering/Timing

[MowingDevil]

Ok, so I have multiple movements in separate Finale documents and I have no interest in making it a single file, I can do that as PDFs. However, what I need to do is make the timing line up. This could be either time-based or measure-based, in this case I'm using time as it is a stopwatch piece. The principle is the same either way. Is there a way to offset the starting measure so it begins as say 5:00 or measure 85?

Failing that, this could also be solved by merging all the documents as a single file...but I'm dreading what that will do to the formatting. Perhaps there's a way to lock everything so you can copy + paste everything over w/ no craziness going on.

Anyone have experience with this sort of predicament?

[N Grossingink]

You can start the file at measure 85 by setting the measure number region to start numbering at 85. The timing, however, will start at 0:00. The only way I can think of is to insert the appropriate number of measures before the actual first to force the timing in the first measure to 5:00. You can lump all of these measures into one system and use a staff style to force hide the staves.