Mac Finale, v27.4, Mac OS X 14.7.6 (Sonoma), iMac Apple M3, 24 GB RAM
Brian Beck, You are using Windows 10 - right? Finale 2011 is not supported on Windows 10. I agree with Ben Byram-Wigfield: you should be looking to ways of migrating to newer software.
What version of Finale? - perhaps v27? 1) In the score the Tenor saxes are sounding Concert B♭ and Concert D (written as C and E). This is correct staff transposition for instruments in B♭. 2) ...
You mean the rectangle containing the staff and the number 4 - right? Yes, you can draw like that in Finale v25. You can create the shape in the Shape Designer. You can add your new shape to th...
Now that you have this working, it is a good idea to edit the title of your original post, and add the word, SOLVED. This will help others searching for the solution to this issue.
Welcome to the forum! We need more info: 1) Please specify the steps you’ve already taken (to solve the problem), so that we can rule out things. Have you tried quitting Finale, and launching i...
Welcome to the forum! We need more info. * Windows Finale or Mac Finale? - What version of Finale? - perhaps v27? * By your words “the T Tool”, do you mean the Text Tool? * Are you saying tha...
Let us talk “Finale-speak”. Slurs and ties are different. Slurs are added with the Smart Shape Tool. A slur means “legato”. Both entry tools can add ties. A tie is used between two notes of t...
You will probably get different answers from different users. I, too, use the JW plug-ins and the TG Tools plug-ins. I also use the Patterson plug-ins. Some other plug-ins I use frequently: P...
… Peter, is that a Windows thing? I've never had to do that on the Mac … I do not know whether it is “a Windows thing”. But it is a fact that on my Mac I can only open/convert my old “.mus” docum...
Also, to open .mus files in Finale v27 you may have to change the file name extension from {.mus} to {.musx}. Changing the file name extension will not change the file format, but Finale v27 will...