Mac Finale, v27.4, Mac OS X 14.7.6 (Sonoma), iMac Apple M3, 24 GB RAM
There is not a dialog box where you can specify the number of systems per page, sorry! What you can do, is specify the page formatting for parts before all the parts are generated. This is done h...
Wayne Eastham, I think we need more info from you. What is the problem you are trying to solve? The better we understand, the better we can help.
1) First of all, Finale has had linked parts since Finale 2007. Are you sure you need to extract parts? Can’t you use linked parts instead? 2) You can view and edit a linked part here: Document m...
You do not specify, what aspects of the layout you need help with? Perhaps the fonts? I do not know the music font. For the text font, try Caslon. Or the systems positioned next to each other? ...
Can a staff style affect a group name? I do not think so (but I could be wrong). I would use multiple staff groups, one group for each region, letting the group name display as “all viols.” where...
Since you are working on the part (and not one the score), I think that you should use the menu command “Apply Staff Style To >”. The command “Use Selected Staff Style for Score and Parts” has a ...
… Parts run either 2 or 3 lines, so individual parts printed on separate sheets is wasteful. I just want to print a complete part on the top of the page, and another part on the bottom … If I un...
… Yes, I need to extract the part so that instrument has music … In “Finale-speak” the word “extract” means “create as a separate document”. I suspect that you by your word “extract” mean something...
1) Are you sure you need to extract parts? Finale has linked parts. Can you perhaps use linked parts instead? 2) I suppose that the hidden part is hidden with the Staff Tool, right? Hidden with a...
If I understand you correctly, you are not interested in a “two parts score” where the two players can see and follow, what notes the other part has in the same measure, right? Instead you are tryi...