The answer depends on your operating system. I use a Mac, so we use "option-space" to create a hard space. It's been a while since I use Windows, but I think the keystroke might be "Alt 0160".

THATS IT

Now im gonna put this on a post it note.

Why is this so impossible to find in the manual?

THANKS~

NO this doesn't work but it's close - someone help!

Jeff is correct; Alt-0160 is a hard space in Windows. Greg, what happens when you try it?

You might also look in the text menu when the Lyric tool is selected. You can apply a hard space from there on a Mac. Is it different on Windows?

Yes. With the Lyrics tool chosen, the Text menu allows insertion of a Hard Space into the lyric. ALT+0160 also produces a non-breaking space, but one must type all four digits (including the initial zero) while holding down the ALT key.

(And Mike, thank you. I did not previously know one could use the Text menu while in the Lyrics Tool. Kudos!)

I did find the hard space option. You can also get a hard space by holding Ctrl and tapping the space bar.

HOWEVER the alt/0160 not longer works in the version 26. I tried it 100 times

Maybe it’s because the newer versions are now unicode savvy, so the ALT codes are no longer needed?

Hmm I confess I don't know what a unicode is...however the hard space option works well and is faster.

I used the ALT+0160 earlier today, and it worked just fine. Sorry if others are having trouble.

How strange...but what version of Finale are you using?, sincein earlier versions it worked.

It worked for me, when I was using Windows (up until ‘07 or so.)