Mac Finale, v27.4, Mac OS X 14.7.6 (Sonoma), iMac Apple M3, 24 GB RAM
Don’t be too hard on yourself. We have all “been there, done that”, at least I have.
The general solution for adding a Tie End to a 2nd Ending: Speedy Entry Tool. The entry rectangle appears (probably). Click outside the staff, to exit the entry rectangle. Hold down Option, and c...
1. Use layers. Enter the soprano in Layer 1, and the alto in Layer 2. To hide a rest, use the letter H key. 2. To resize the Layer 2 notes: Document menu > Show Active Layer Only When only Layer ...
Selection Tool. Select the top staff, and go to Utilities menu > Explode Music…
To help you organize all the lyrics Finale offers multiple “containers” for lyrics: Verse 1, Verse 2, Verse 3, &c. There are also Choruses: Chorus 1, Chorus 2, Chorus 3, &c. And there are Sections:...
How can I generally prevent this effect? The culprit is a setting in MIDI/Audio menu > Quantization Settings > More Settings In the pane for rests, select Allow Dotted Rests (select both options,...
Actually the rest is not located in the next measure - it only looks that way. You can delete the rest by navigating to the rest from the beginning of the measure. By The Way: You tell that you d...
This sounds like a font problem. You may have to re-install the music font (are you using the Maestro font?)
Let us talk “Finale-speak”. This is called a Repeat Bar. A region (two measures) is repeated; you place Repeat Bars around the repeated region. How to do it: Select the region (two measures). R...
Welcome to the forum! There are several ways to create a new Finale document: - Document Setup Wizard, - Default Document, - Template A new document is always created from a template. The new d...