How to fix automatic chord spellings (e.g. E# not F)

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surfinboy
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Post by surfinboy » Mon May 25, 2020 9:45 pm

I'm writing out a C# major scale and using the chord tool for labeling the notes. As music nerds know, the third note is E# but Finale insists on spelling it as the enharmonic "correct" F. I tried messing around with manual entry but got nowhere. Is there a fix?
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Post by N Grossingink » Mon May 25, 2020 9:51 pm

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Post by surfinboy » Mon May 25, 2020 10:00 pm

Boom - that did it. Thanks!!
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Post by zuill » Mon May 25, 2020 10:06 pm

I usually turn off Simplify Spelling in the Chord menu. It saves using a workaround.

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