Saving notepad 2005 files in etf format ... Possible?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:24 am

Hi,

New to finale and was wondering if it is possible to save files created in finale notepad 2005 in etf format.

Thanks

Peter Thomsen · Post by **Peter Thomsen** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:27 am

NotePad can't, but Finale can:

File menu > Save As...

In the dialog box Save As, go to the pop up menu Format, and select ENIGMA Transportable File.

However, the ETF format seems obsolete today, since there is MusicXML and the Dolet Plug-In.

Peter

texastbone · Post by **texastbone** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:33 pm

Guest wrote:Hi,

New to finale and was wondering if it is possible to save files created in finale notepad 2005 in etf format.

Thanks

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ETF files are a thing of the past. Finale 2005 and Notepad 2005 simply save as compatible files for both Windows and Macs. Period.

As it should be....

michelp · Post by **michelp** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:39 pm

Peter Thomsen wrote: However, the ETF format seems obsolete today, since there is MusicXML and the Dolet Plug-In.

Agreed, except for one case in which etf is the (more or less reliable) solution (not Dolet Music XML) : exporting from Finale to Sibelius...(Sibelius does NOT import Music XML, as surprising as it may seem).

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