Change number font in Fretboard Editor
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- Gilberto Rey
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Hi,
I usually use the standard dots in my guitar fretboards but this once, I'd like to use the numbers instead. I noticed that (especially when printed) they are almost invisible. In particular the digit 1: It fluctuates with the "string line" itself.
I would like to make the numbers bold and/or italic to make them more visible but I can't find where I change those numbers. Is it possible in the first place?
I have looked everywhere (I think)
Any help from you expert guys would be greatly appreciated.
I usually use the standard dots in my guitar fretboards but this once, I'd like to use the numbers instead. I noticed that (especially when printed) they are almost invisible. In particular the digit 1: It fluctuates with the "string line" itself.
I would like to make the numbers bold and/or italic to make them more visible but I can't find where I change those numbers. Is it possible in the first place?
I have looked everywhere (I think)
Any help from you expert guys would be greatly appreciated.
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- Peter Thomsen
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Gilberto Rey,
You can get there via the Chord Definition dialog box:
In the dialog Chord Definition, click the button {Edit Styles…}
In the dialog Fretboard Styles, click the button {Fonts & Shapes…}.
You end in the dialog Fretboard Style Fonts and Shapes.
By The Way:
Your words are “to make the numbers bold and/or italic to make them more visible”.
To make them more visible you can also choose a different font, or a different font size.
You can get there via the Chord Definition dialog box:
In the dialog Chord Definition, click the button {Edit Styles…}
In the dialog Fretboard Styles, click the button {Fonts & Shapes…}.
You end in the dialog Fretboard Style Fonts and Shapes.
By The Way:
Your words are “to make the numbers bold and/or italic to make them more visible”.
To make them more visible you can also choose a different font, or a different font size.
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- Gilberto Rey
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Peter, you are a gem!
I thought I had clicked every singel button and box in all of Finale related to chords... but you found the one I didn't check out thoroughly!
Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.
I thought I had clicked every singel button and box in all of Finale related to chords... but you found the one I didn't check out thoroughly!
Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.
Finale 27.3
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
“Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.”
- Neil Gaiman -
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
“Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.”
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- highlife66
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Thank you for this Peter and where may I enlarge the fretboard size? thanks! JeffPeter Thomsen wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 11:22 amGilberto Rey,
You can get there via the Chord Definition dialog box:
In the dialog Chord Definition, click the button {Edit Styles…}
In the dialog Fretboard Styles, click the button {Fonts & Shapes…}.
You end in the dialog Fretboard Style Fonts and Shapes.
By The Way:
Your words are “to make the numbers bold and/or italic to make them more visible”.
To make them more visible you can also choose a different font, or a different font size.
- Peter Thomsen
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Not enough info.
Do you need to scale fretboards “globally” = all the fretboards in the entire document?
Or do you need to scale “locally” - perhaps only one single fretboard?
1) For scaling “globally” I would try
Document menu > Document Options > Chords > the pane {Document Chord Size}
There is an option to {Scale All Fretboards}.
2) For scaling “locally”:
Selection Tool.
Select the region to be scaled.
Utilities menu > Change > Chords…
There is an option to {Scale Fretboards}.
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- highlife66
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Thank you Peter, both were helpful.Peter Thomsen wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:44 amNot enough info.
Do you need to scale fretboards “globally” = all the fretboards in the entire document?
Or do you need to scale “locally” - perhaps only one single fretboard?
1) For scaling “globally” I would try
Document menu > Document Options > Chords > the pane {Document Chord Size}
There is an option to {Scale All Fretboards}.
2) For scaling “locally”:
Selection Tool.
Select the region to be scaled.
Utilities menu > Change > Chords…
There is an option to {Scale Fretboards}.
- highlife66
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I really did look for a while for these adjustment settings, kinda like when someone is looking for their eyeglasses and they're on their head hahahaa