Ultimately I find it easiest to control spacing by locking appropriate number of measures in each system. If a system is over-compressed, no amount of beat spacing will be fully satisfying.

Thank you!

I need to know how to add more space between notes in the same measure.

Hi David

After you have entered the music, just use the measure tool and drag the measure wider. It will re-adjust the spacing accirding to the spacing rules (effectively increasing spaces between notes). If you make any modifications to the music notes in that measure (and update layout is enabled) then Finale will automaticall resize the measure. Just resize the measure again.

Cheers...

Daz :o)

I have made much headway in cadenza input. However, in reference to Darrin's comments to David Pham, my ONLY problem is that the measure compresses itself EVERY TIME I add anything to it. It thus takes FOREVER to enter specially the solo part. I tried locking systems under page view (bumping them to next page) and that does not work. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Try unchecking the Automatic spacing options.

Thanks Adrian. I will try that. After I enter all the notes in the cadenza I assume I will have to check the blocks again. Will that not throw things back into compressed notes?

Arrange the cadenza spacing last thing before printing. Perhaps someone at 

http://forum.makemusic.com/default.aspx?f=5 

can explain how these settings work in more detail than I can. 

Thank you Adrian. I'll try the other forum