Mac Finale, v27.4, Mac OS X 14.7.6 (Sonoma), iMac Apple M3, 24 GB RAM
… I can't find what you describe … To get to the dialog box Edit Frame: 1) You must be in the right layer. In this example the upstem notes are in Layer 1. 2) Speedy Entry Tool. Click outside...
… Your example, however, does have better separation that as shown in my first example … I did the separation “manually”, in the (very technical) dialog box Edit Frame, by adding 3pt to the Posit...
Vanessa, In the settings for Music Spacing there is an option for avoiding the collision of seconds. Unfortunately there is not a Music Spacing option for your first example (sorry). This means...
Vanessa, Finale has an option to avoid collision of seconds. Look in Document Options - Music Spacing In your last attachment you have a lot of seconds, and the Music Spacing avoids collisions ...
… One thing, though, I set the "Interval" to 6 … Oops, you are right. The correct interval is 6 scale steps.
Welcome to the forum! Are you an experienced Finale user? I am not sure how detailed instructions you need. There is no need to tell you what you already know. Please tell how far you have come...
First, create the (new) custom staff style. To do so, begin by clicking the button ‘New’ (in your screen shot the button is located in the upper right corner). Define the staff style, give it a nam...
… I tried to find something in the online Users Manual about "Staff Style" and "Staff Attributes," re: global and local, but could not. Would you please give me a nudge in the right direction? … ...
… The "Interval = 4" did not work, but after a little trial and error I finally understood that the "Key Alter" refers to chromatic scale of degree. So, the visual note of "Eb" ascending up 9 half ...
As you know, the default transposition for Alto Sax is Eb Transposition. In the relevant portion of the piece I would use a custom staff style of D# Transposition: