Finale v25 crashing on text accents

Sara Terrell Posted 29 de julio de 2022 16:25

Hey everyone, I'm using Finale v25 on a MacBook Pro running Catalina. I know my version of Finale is out of support date and is old for my OS. When I enter text through the Lyrics tool or in a text box, Finale will crash if I try to use an accented character by typing it in through the keyboard (Option + ... on Mac). If I go through the Insert Symbol menu, there is no crash.

I frequently type lyrics in Spanish, so using the menus is pretty tedious, but other than that issue, I really have no reason to update my version and no justification for the expense right now.

Had anyone had a similar issue and had a solution for keyboard entry?

Thanks!

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MIKE ROSEN Editado 29 de julio de 2022 16:30

Since you’re on a Mac, use the “long press” to get the accents. Hold down the key of the letter. After a moment or two, you’ll get a flyout with the accent options. Tap the number of the one you want. (Not relevant to Finale, but this works on the iPad, as well.)

Sara Terrell Posted 29 de julio de 2022 16:32

Thank you! I had completely forgotten about that feature on a Mac. Works like a charm!

Appreciate the help!

MIKE HALLORAN Posted 29 de julio de 2022 19:09

The issue is that key combinations often trigger different actions in Finale than a word processor—which can seem counterintuitive when you are in Finale’s Lyric or Text modes.

Glad that MikeR was able to help you.

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