Help needed with enharmonic spelling

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surfinboy
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Post by surfinboy » Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:38 am

See attached picture - I'm in the key of A major and I want to indicate an Ab7(#11) but it's only giving me G#(#11). I tried the Speedy Entry suggestion offered by this link (https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Fin ... onics3.htm) but it didn't work. Can a Finale Jedi master somewhere help me figure this out??
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Post by zuill » Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:59 am

Start by unchecking the Simplify Spelling option in the Chord Menu.

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:48 am

Or, leave Simplify Spelling selected, and enter the chord root as Bbbb (Yes, triple flat!).

Then, the Simplify Spelling will change Bbbb to Ab.

And why would you leave Simplify Spelling selected?
Because you can not fully control the spelling af Capo Chords, if Simplify Spelling is de-selected.

If you have no Capo Chords in the Finale document, then it is not necessary to have Simplify Spelling selected.


By The Way:
The manual section you quote, is not about chord symbols, but rather about (written) note chords.
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surfinboy
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Post by surfinboy » Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:55 pm

Unchecking the Simplify Spelling in the Chord menu took care of it - thanks all!
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