Just in case either of you two is interested in a follow up:I did contact support. The first thing they had me do was make a clean install of Finale (removing all preferences before doing so). Afte...
Thanks, for the suggestion, Vanessa. I've actually done that with default files, but it didn't occur to me that it would work with preferences, too. :-)Paul
Thanks for sharing this, Ernest. That sounds like an impressive plugin! Also, congratulations on your new piece! Interestingly, the orchestra piece I'm making parts for now is also related to Sprin...
:-) Thanks, Peter. And thanks for all your great help!
Oh, yes, of course! I should have figured that out.Thanks for the information! As far as plugins, I've only used plugins for things like system dividers, tremolos, harmonics and such. I'm embarrass...
Thanks for all your comments, Ernest (and Peter).There's one other thing I want to check with you (and/or Peter):I assume that when you add cue notes to linked parts, you probably add them above (o...
So it appears that it's possible to make linked parts work with just about any score setup as long as you know what you're doing. I'll try using them on my next project. Thanks for all the help!
Thanks for all the great tips, you two! There's still an issue that might cause me trouble in linked parts: when an expression or text block is deleted from a part, it is deleted from the score too...
Thanks for the comments, Peter. I have to admit that I haven't spent the extra time needed to learn about linked parts. Usually, when it's time to enter a score I just need to get the job done with...
Quick addendum for Ernest Biggs:I was just reading up on linked parts. It seems there's a lot about them that I wasn't aware of. I didn't realize, for example, that you edit the parts from within t...