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Kathryn Dean Posted
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Hi There!
I want to save some of my Finale files as pdfs so I can send them to my students through an email. I see that you are supposed to go to Export and choose pdf, but I don't see pdf when I click on export. Thank you! I have a MacBook Pro with Catalina and Finale v.26.

Kathryn

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PETER THOMSEN Posted
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Try this:

 

Graphics Tool.

Graphics menu > Export Pages…

 

At the top of the dialog box Export Pages there is a pop up menu where you can choose PDF.

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Kathryn Dean Posted
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Thank you Peter! You are wonderful!

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted
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I have had good results printing files as PDF via an external PDF print program. Mine is one I paid for, but there are free ones out there.

 

In the past, at least, the Export PDF function has (in some users' eyes) had shortcomings.

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MIKE HALLORAN Edited
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Finale 25 and later, Mac and Windows are quite a bit different when it comes to print and pdf..

 

>I have had good results printing files as PDF via an external PDF print program. Mine is one I paid for, but there are free ones out there.<

Excellent advice for Windows but not applicable to the Mac

 

On the Mac, you can select pdf from the Print menu but it gives you a bloated color file—true black is not available. Besides being a huge email attachment, many monochrome laser printers cannot print this properly.

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>Graphics Tool.

Graphics menu > Export Pages…

At the top of the dialog box Export Pages there is a pop up menu where you can choose PDF.<

 

allows you a normal sized true black pdf file on a Mac. It would be nice if MM fixed that — or at least explain why they did this to us. This has yet to happen.

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