Mac OS 12.3.1 Monterey, Finale 26.3, 27, SmartScore 64 Pro | Copyist for the Barbershop Harmony Society | wawoodman at aol dot com
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Trust me, at Finale HQ, nothing is the work of a few seconds…
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Bob, take a look at what Mike H and I have in our signatures. Adding that info to yours, will help us all 9in the future.
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Have you restarted the computer?
MIKE ROSEN commented,
What is your Mac OS?
MIKE ROSEN commented,
The serial number is on the About Finale screen, but if you can’t open the program, obviously you can’t get to it. In my account, it shows my registrations back to 2002, when I started. You might...
MIKE ROSEN commented,
In the View menu, turn off Show Hidden Notes and Rests.
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Always a good idea to delete the old version and restart the computer before installing the new one.
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Enter the notes normally, and then JW Change > Notehead > Shape > Hollow Diamond
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Take a look at PopChar for Windows. https://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharwin/ You can also do it from the text menu (NOT the lyrics menu) with Insert > Symbol...
MIKE ROSEN commented,
Do you have another keyboard you could try? Did you actually shut down the computer, and then restart it? That’s more effective than a simple restart.