Mac OS 13.7 Ventura, MuseScore Studio 4.6.6, Finale 26.3, 27, SmartScore 64 Pro | Copyist for the Barbershop Harmony Society | wawoodman at aol dot com
Peter, What's the problem with this? It looks correct to me, so are you seeing something I'm not?
The JW plug-ins are free, but Jari accepts (and deserves) donations. What Peter said. Make sure you download the proper version: 32 or 64 bit.
JW Change did it, easily.
If you can get the file to open, then File > Export > Music XML, then File > Import > Music XML. But you're right, if you can't open it, you can't export it. My bad. Sorry. How does it happen? Gn...
Make a copy of the file. Export it as Music XML, and import it back in. That often clears out file corruption.
Glad that did it!
If it doesn’t work on any docs, the next step is to reset the preference files. https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/FinaleWin/Content/Finale/Preferences_dialog_box.htm?Highlight=Preference%20files
Excellent! Chalk it up to JOOTT (Just One Of Those Things)
Peter, Try exporting the file as XML, and importing it back into Finale. That often clears up any corruption that may have crept in. If that doesn’t help, would you be willing to send me the file? ...
AFAIK, showing or hiding that bottom bar is not an option; at least, I couldn't find anything that would turn it off. My only suggestion would be to recreate the preference file.