Finale 27.4, Windows 10, Sonar, (Cubase), Dorico Pro & Dorico iPad
There is also a way to use the Speedy Entry method without a MIDI keyboard. And Peter already told you how to move a bracket underneath.
You can define a custom transposing instrument in the Score Manager's "Instrument" tab. You would then transpose the notes in the full score, but if the transposition has been configured correctly,...
As Peter said, the most likely culprit is a (virtually) stuck key, which would not be Finale's doing but the computer keyboard or OS.
Use the composite section of the time signature tool to set the eighth grouping and the option button's "Use a different time signature for display" to set the simpler signature.
Can you attach a moderately sized image to illustrate what you are asking for?
Depending what you want, here are some options.
What (if anything) do the omitted notes have in common? Instrument? Range? Duration? Articulation?
Did you save it under a different name? It's a long shot, but it might help you get what you want.
You still have not said what version of the operating system you are running. It makes a difference.
I suspect your two lines of lyrics are in different voices (or verses), which is why you get the extension line of the first syllable shown. The Lyrics menu has the ability to let you edit extensio...