Change number font in Fretboard Editor

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Gilberto Rey
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Post by Gilberto Rey » Fri May 20, 2022 7:08 am

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?

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I have looked everywhere (I think) :)

Any help from you expert guys would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Fri May 20, 2022 11:22 am

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.
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Post by Gilberto Rey » Sat May 21, 2022 7:14 am

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.
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Post by highlife66 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:31 pm

Peter Thomsen wrote:
Fri May 20, 2022 11:22 am
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.
Thank you for this Peter and where may I enlarge the fretboard size? thanks! Jeff

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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:44 am

highlife66 wrote:
Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:31 pm
… where may I enlarge the fretboard size? thanks! Jeff
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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Post by highlife66 » Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:47 pm

Peter Thomsen wrote:
Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:44 am
highlife66 wrote:
Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:31 pm
… where may I enlarge the fretboard size? thanks! Jeff
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}.
Thank you Peter, both were helpful.

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Post by highlife66 » Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:56 pm

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

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