;Tips Hints Notes from On-line Documentation. For use with Tip of the Day ;created Feb 1999 ;revised June 1999 ;revised July 1999 ;revised June 2000 ;revised July 2000 ;revised July 2001 ;revised August 2001 ;revised August 2001 ;revised February 2002 ;revised May 2002 ;revised July 2003 ;revised December 2003 ;revised July 2004 ;revised May 2006 ;revised June 2008 ;WhatIsNew2k9 Expressions are now easier to enter and manage than ever. See "Expressions" in the User Manual for details. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Program expression metatools easily from within the Expression Selection dialog box. Simply choose the expression slot, then hold down shift and press a number or letter key to assign the metatool keyboard shortcut. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Finale documents display in Page View by default, ripe with new multi-page viewing and editing features. You can change the default View if you like by clicking the Program Options button to the left. Then, on the New page, select the desired view. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Staff lists are no longer assigned to each expression. Instead, expressions inherit the staff list of their category, which allows you to change the staff assignment to all expressions of a particular type simultaneously. ;WhatIsNew2k9 To change the attachment point of an expression to a different staff, drag it over the target staff. ;WhatIsNew2k9 To drag an expression without changing its attachment point, hold down Alt (Win)/Option (Mac) while dragging. ;WhatIsNew2k9 FinaleScript now allows you to include virtually every dialog box command. See "FinaleScript" in the User Manual for details. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Assign the included Garritan sounds easily using Finale's new Aria Player for Finale. See "Aria Player for Finale" in the User Manual for details. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Use the View Menu's Page View Style submenu to select the arrangement of pages on your screen. Use "Book Style" to display left and right pages. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Creating SmartMusic Accompaniments has never been easier. When you are ready to save a SmartMusic accompaniment or assessment file, from the File Menu, choose Export to SmartMusic. ;WhatIsNew2k9 Finale includes a library of new Tapspace Virtual Drumline Sounds. Choose the Tapspace Drumline instrument set in the Document Setup Wizard to easily start a new drumline score. ;WhatIsNew2k7 Your copy of Finale can be authorized on two computers simultaneously. However, with an Internet connection, authorization can be moved from one computer to another at will. Simply choose Deauthorize Finale from the Help Menu to open up a free slot. Your copy of Finale can now be authorized on a different computer. ;WhatIsNew2k8 Select a measure "stack" to copy and paste/insert key signatures and other measure settings. A stack selection includes full measures in all staves. Look in the User Manual under "Selecting music" for details. ;WhatIsNew2k8 Partial measures can be selected at any time, with any tool that allows regional selection. ;WhatIsNew2k8 The following tools allow regional selection: Selection, Staff, Measure, Key Signature, Time Signature, MIDI, Clef, Repeat, Mirror. ;WhatIsNew2k8 The new keyboard shortcut for applying Note Spacing is Ctrl/Command-4. Apply it with any tool that allows regional selection. ;WhatIsNew2k8 While copying stacks, a green border (pasting) or insertion bar (inserting) indicates an eligible target. Stack copying allows you to copy and paste/insert measure settings such as Time Signatures, Key Signatures, Barline Styles and Repeats. ;WhatIsNew2k Selection tool metatools 6 through 9 can be programmed to any transposition you wish. To do so, hold down Ctrl/Command-Shift then press one of the numbers. To apply: select a region with the Selection Tool, then press the number. ;WhatIsNew2k8 Combine scores quickly and easily using ScoreMerger (under the File Menu). Combine them horizontally if you are merging multiple movements, or vertically if you are merging parts into a full score. ;WhatIsNew2k8 Hold down Shift and press the End key to extend selection to the end of the piece. Use Shift-Home, Page Up, or Page Down to extend selection to the beginning, top staff, or bottom staff respectively. ;WhatIsNew2k8 To add an audio track to your document, from the MIDI/Audio Menu, choose Audio Track > Add Audio Track. Then choose MIDI/Audio Menu > Audio Track > Load Audio. ;WhatIsNew2k8 You can record your own audio track with the HyperScribe Tool. ;WhatIsNew2k8 Document Styles are collections of libraries and document settings that can be applied to any new file using the Setup Wizard. Choose one of Finale's included styles on page 1 of the Setup Wizard. Or, save one of your own files to the Finale/Document Styles folder to use its settings in a future new document. ;WhatIsNew2k7 To add linked parts to old documents, from the File Menu, choose Manage Parts. Then, click Generate Parts. ;WhatIsNew2k7 To reestablish a broken link, context-click it in the part and choose Relink to Score. ;WhatIsNew2k7 The positioning and show/hide settings of a marking are independent with regards to linked parts. If you move an expression in a part, the positioning link is broken, but the show/hide link is still intact. ;WhatIsNew2k7 In the Print dialog box you can print any combination of the score and parts simultaneously, and specify a number of copies for each. ;WhatIsNew2k7 To beam eighth notes in groups of 2 instead of 4 in common time, choose the Document Menu, then Document Options. Select Beams from the list on the left, uncheck Beam Four Eighth Notes Together in Common Time and click OK. ;WhatIsNew2k7 When writing to picture, use the "Time" measure number style to reference the elapsed time at each measure. To do so, choose the Measure Tool, then from the Measure Menu, choose Edit Measure Number Regions. Add a region defined to show on the desired measures, and then from the Style Menu, choose Time. ;WhatIsNew Edit multiple groups simultaneously in optimized scores using the Update Groups and Brackets plug-in. ;WhatIsNew2k7 Create or customize linked parts at any time using the Manage Parts dialog box under the Document Menu. You might even elect to wait until the score is complete before generating linked parts. ;WhatIsNew2k7 Easily navigate through linked parts using keystrokes. Windows users hold down Ctrl-Alt, Mac users, command and option, and press > to move forward, or < to move backwards through parts. ;WhatIsNew2k7 To quickly change an existing expression, select the expression?s handle and double-press the desired metatool key. Or, hold down the desired metatool and click the expression?s handle. The expression changes to the definition assigned to the metatool key you used. ;WhatIsNew2k7 Use the new Instrument Techniques and Effects window in the Human Playback Preferences dialog box for even more control over Human Playback's interpretation of the score, or to optimize playback for a particular sample library. ;WhatIsNew2k7 You can learn Finale by watching the Quick Start Videos. Simply click on the button to the left. They are beneficial to advanced users as well as new users. ;WhatIsNew2k7 Use Finale's Mixer and the Staff Controls of Studio View to adjust the balance of your score in real-time. ;WhatIsNew2k6 Defining a tempo change has never been easier. While in Studio View, choose the HyperScribe Tool. Click the top (TempoTap) staff and tap the tempo with the space bar for the duration of the tempo change. ;WhatIsNew2k6 Scale a page of music to fit on the printed page automatically with the Fit to Page check box in the Print dialog box. ;WhatIsNew2k6 Finale puts world-class Garritan Personal Orchestra instrument sounds at your fingertips. Simply choose from the Garritan Instruments for Finale 2009 Instrument Set on Page 2 of the Document Setup Wizard. ;WhatIsNew2k6 You can save several library elements into the same library file. Simply check all the elements you would like to include in the Save Library dialog box. ;WhatIsNew2k6 While adding chord symbols, include all staves of your score in a chord analysis with Finale's All-Staff Analysis feature under the Chord Menu. ;WhatIsNew2k6 Create a coda system automatically with the Create Coda System Plug-in. ;WhatIsNew2k6 With the Selection Tool selected, right/Control-click a selected region to activate the expansive Selection Tool context menu. ;WhatIsNew2k6 Generate a handbell used chart from existing notes of a handbell score with the Create Handbells Used Chart Plug-in. From the Plug-ins Menu, choose TG Tools, then Create Handbells Used Chart. ;WhatIsNew2k6 The Split Measure plug-in makes splitting a measure across a system break easier than ever. Also, use this plug-in to create mid-measure dashed barlines. ;WhatIsNew2k6 Create repeat barlines mid-measure with the Mid-Measure Repeats plug-in. ;WhatIsNew2k6 While loading instruments into the Aria Player for Finale, note that the Steinway and solo instruments occupy a hefty amount of computer resources. If you need to conserve memory, try using the alternative (Plr1, Plr2, etc.) options. ;WhatIsNew2k6 To include sustain pedal, pitch bend, and other types of continuous data while recording with HyperScribe, from the HyperScribe menu, choose Record Continuous Data. ;WhatIsNew2k5 Finale's on-screen presentation includes a textured manuscript paper background. To choose from a library of manuscript backgrounds, from the Edit Menu, (Finale > Preferences menu on Mac), choose Program Options, then Palettes and Backgrounds. ;WhatIsNew2k6 To change enharmonic spelling in Simple Entry, select a note a press the \ (backslash) key. ;WhatIsNew2k1 Enter notes, articulations, expressions, and even clef, key and time s...
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