Mac Finale, v27.4, Mac OS X 14.7.6 (Sonoma), iMac Apple M3, 24 GB RAM
Without examining an actual Finale document we can only guess. My first guess (regarding the second issue): There is a well known bug involving Finale’s dialog boxes, and measure numbers in dialo...
… the text (subtitle, part name, composer) does not appear in the same location on the part as on the score. The title is in the right place but everything else is shifted way down … The differen...
… it has the smaller arrow keys under the shift key - they work for things like moving layout elements up and down, or measures up and down, but not notes … I could be wrong here, but I think tha...
… GCEA … Then read this thread: https://forum.makemusic.com/default.aspx?f=5&m=364253&p=1 In the thread there are some attached files with a solution. I just loaded the library ukechords.lib (...
… I managed to get 4 strings and 4 frets (otherwise although the instrument is ukulele it put guitar chords and frets) but the chords are totally WRONG. … The fretboards are for baritone uke tuni...
I wonder whether you have tried this: File menu > Load Library… Finale opens a directory dialog box, showing the folder Libraries. Select the library Percussion Layouts.lib
… she said her old version of Finale crashed a number of times on her. Perhaps the Prefs file got corrupted in the process … In that case it might be a good idea to quit Finale, remove the Prefer...
Does the problem happen in all your Finale documents - or is the problem isolated to specific documents?
Are you using Windows or Mac OS? A solution that works on both platforms: You could save the text symbol in a text document. Then, when you need the symbol, open the text document, select the tex...
Finale offers several ways to enter tuplets. Because of the tuplet entry method you are using, you can not end a measure with a tuplet unless you de-select “Check for Extra Notes”.