Mac Finale, v27.4, Mac OS X 14.7.6 (Sonoma), iMac Apple M3, 24 GB RAM
I would notate the rhythm as Rhythmic Notation (look in the Staff Tool), and attach the words with the Lyrics Tool.
Now I am talking “Finale-speak”: Since this document is a 1-staff document, you need to respace systems, rather than staves. 1) In the Page Layout Tool, in the Page Layout menu, there is a comm...
You can avoid that Finale “retranscribes” the rhythm by using Stack Selection. To make a Stack Selection of a single staff in a multi-staff document, first create a new Staff Set of just the staf...
De-selecting “Check for Extra Notes” will allow you to end a measure with a tuplet.
Since this final measure is in a system of its own, you must alter the system’s margins. Changing the measure width does not make any difference (as you have found out). To edit system margins: P...
There are several ways to create tuplets (Speedy Entry Tool, Simple Entry Tool, Tuplet Tool). We need more info from you about which entry method you are using. A quick “shot in the dark”: De-s...
Quoting the online manual: Dragging the leftmost triangle up or down moves the baseline for these expressions vertically, affecting the entire piece. Dragging the second triangle sets the baseli...
Unfortunately you can not type D-7 to get Dm7. Finale only has very few such “substitution options”. Generally, to enter a chord suffix from the computer keyboard you must enter exactly the font ...
1) You can delete the tempo changes saved in the document’s MIDI data, via Clear Selected Items… 2) You can customize playback so that the swing-feel is the only playback effect. In the Default D...
John Watts, We need more info from you: Describe what you want to achieve; what you do when you try to achieve it; what happens; and what doesn't happen that you expected. Human Playback (= HP)...