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7615 GoldEdOnline customer service and technical support:

www.fnalemusic.com/support

Quick Reference Guide for Windows

Getting Started 1

. UsingtheDocumentSetupWizard. . . . . . . . . . . .1

inale Screen View 2

Navigating Your Music 3

. Choosingaview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

. ToZoomInandZoomOut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

. ToDragtheVisibleScoreRegion. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

. ToSwitchPages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

ntering the Music: Simple Entry 5

. Toenternoteswithyourmouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

. Toenternoteswithyourmouse

andcomputerkeyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

. Totypenotesintothescorewith

yourcomputerkeyboard.....................7

. Toplaynotesintothescorewith

aMIDIkeyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Multiple Voices: Layers 8

Playing-in Music: HyperScribe 9

. Torecordaperformance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

. Tosetthesmallestnotevalue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

. Torecordintotwostaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

. Tochangetherecordingtempoandcountoff. . .10

Selecting Music 11

A. Toselect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

B. Toexpandselection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Copying, Pasting, and Inserting 13

A. Todrag-copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

B. Tocopyusingtheclipboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

C. Toinsertmusic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

D. Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Transposing 16

Working with Measures 17

A. Toaddmeasures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

B. Toinsertmeasures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

C. Totacertainnumber

ofmeasurespersystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

D. Toadjustthemeasurelayoutmanually . . . . . . .18

Working with Staves 19

A. Toinsertstaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

B. Todeletestaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

C. Toapplystaffstyles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

D. Tohideanemptystaffinasystem. . . . . . . . . . . 20

E.Tomovestaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Markings and Text 21

A. Addingexpressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

B. Addingarticulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

C. Addingslursandhairpins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

D. Addingtext. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Key Signatures, Time

Signatures, and Clefs 24

A. Todeneakeysignature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

B. Todeneatimesignature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

C. Todeneaclefchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Lyrics, Chords, and Repeats 25

A. Totype-inlyrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

B. Totype-inchordsymbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

C. Tocreaterepeatswith1stand2ndendings. . . .26

Playback 27

A. PlaybackControls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

B. Tochangetheplaybacktempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

C. HumanPlayback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Page Layout

Sharing Your Music

A. Toprintyourscore . . . . . . . . . .

B. Toexportanaudiole . . . . . . .

More Finale Help Resou

EFFICIENCY TIPS:

Using Contextual Menu

Metatools

A. UsingArticulationandExpress

B. UsingSmartShapemetatools

C. Commonmetatools. . . . . . . . . .

D. UsingmetatoolswithSimpleE


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Document Styles

include fonts andmarkings designed

for particular typesof documents, in this

case, a choral jazz

arrangement.

1

Fromthe File menu,choose

New > Document with Setup

Wizard.

2

ChoosetheEnsembleand

DocumentStyleandclickNext.

3

Selectyourinstrumentsand

clickNext.

4

Onpages3and4,choosethe

desiredscoreelements,and

clickFinish.

Pages3and4allowyou

tospeciythe:

Title

Creditsandcopyright

Keysignature

Timesignature

Tempoindication

Pickupmeasure

Numberomeasures

etting Started

A. UsingtheDocumentSetupWizard

FinalesDocument Setup Wizardisusuallytheastestwaytobeginanewscore.

Thepagesinthiswizardallowyoutoquicklyspeciyallthebasicscoreelements.

earch for Setup Wizard in the User Manual for details.

Finale Screen View

Whenyouopenanewscore,theollowingmenus,palettes,andcontrolsappe

elementsormarameworkoralloFinaleseaturesandunctions.

Status barThisbaridentifes

theselectedtool.

Page counterThiscounteridentifes

thecurrentpage.

Horizontal scrollUsethisscrollbartoposition

thedocumenthorizontally

Menu barThesemenusincludestandard

operationsandeditingcommands.

Main tool paletteThispalettecontainsall

oFinalesprimarytools.

Playback controlsUsethesetostartandstopplayback.

Document windTheactivedocu

appearsinthisw

Page scrollUsethesebuttons

tonavigatepages.

Simple Entry paletteUsethispalettetochoosenote

durations,accidentals,etc.whileenteringwithSimpleEntry.

Vertical scrollUsethisscrollb

thedocumentve


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Navigating Yor Msic

GettingthebestviewoyourscoreinprogressiscrucialtoworkingwithFinaleefciently.

A. Choosingaview

ThetwomainviewsinFinalearePage

ViewandScroll View.FromtheViewmenu,

chooseScroll VieworPage View.

PageView

displaysyourmusicexactlyasitwillappearontheprintedpage.Usethisvieworsystem

andpagelayout.

ScrollView

displaysyourmusicinonecontinuoushorizontalsystem,reerompageconstraints.

Press ctrl + E

toswitchbetween

Page View andScroll View

earch Views in the User Manual for more details.

B. ToZoomInandZoomOut

YoucanfndzoomcommandsundertheViewmenu,buttosavetime,usekeyb

C. ToDragtheVisibleScoreRegion

UseFinalesHand Grabbertooltorepositionyourviewothescore.

Or,withanytoolselected,right-click and dragtomovethescore.

D. ToSwitchPages

InPage View,usethearrowbuttonsinthelowerletcorneroyourscreenton

betweenpages.Or,usethekeystrokeslistedhere:

Search for Page View in the User Ma

Search for Hand Grabber in the User Ma

Pressctrl +

tozoomoPressctrl + =

+

tozoomin

Pressctrl +

PageUp tomovetopreviouspage. Press

ctrl +PageDown tomove


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(press once)

(press twice)

Tochangetheselectedduration.

Toselectonlythedurationandremovethedotand

Enteranoteandthenpress9 tocreateatriplet.

Entering the Msic: Simple Entry

1

ClicktheSimple Entrytool .

2

ObservetheSimple menu(a)atthetop

oyourscreen.Youwillusethismenuto

changesettingsandreertokeyboard

shortcuts.

3

ObservetheSimple Entry palette(b),which

youwillusetospeciynotedurationsand

othernoteproperties.

a.

b.

A. Toenternoteswith

yourmouse

1

ClickthenotedurationintheSimpleEntry

palette,aswellastheaccidental,tie,tuplet,

orgracenote.

2

Positionyourmousecursorwhereyou

wouldliketoenterthenote.

3

Clicktoenterthenote.Finaleipsthestem

directionwhenappropriate.

Tip: Double-click

one of these tools

to de-select all othertools in the Simple

Entry palette.

B. Toenternoteswithyourmouseandcomputerkeybo

Notebook users, use the Laptop Shortcut

Table to improve the efciency of your smallerkeyboard. ChooseSimple > Simple Entry Optionsand clickEdit Keyboard Shortcuts. UnderKeyboard Shortcut Set, click the Name drop-downmenu and chooseLaptop Shortcut Table.

Useyournumeric keypad(c)tochoose

notedurationsbeoreyouclickthemin.

Usetheimagetotherightasaguide.

Toremoveextratools,double-pressas

shownbelow.

c.

All Simple Entry keyboard shortcuts are list

alt+ 4

Notesarepurplewhenyouenterthem,

indicatingtheycanbeeditedwithakeystroke...

Changethedurationothenotey

enteredbypressingAlt+#(1-8).


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C. Totypenotesintothescorewithyourcomputerkeyboard

Usingyourcomputerkeyboardtotypenotesintothescore

isasterthanclicking.Whenyouhavetypedtheduration:

1

PressEntertoactivatetheSimple Entry

Caret,whichisFinalesentrycursor.

2

Usetheupanddown arrows

tochoosethepitch.

3

PressEntertoenterthenote.

4

Or,simplytypetheletterothe

desiredpitch,0(zero)orarest.

5

PressShit-down arrowtomove

thecaretdownanoctave.

ee Simple Entry in the User Manual for more information.

A B C 0 D

enter

=+

Sharp

Flat

T

Add tie

L

Flip stem

\

Flipenharmonic

3

Add intervalthird (numberrow)

/ /

Break/join beam

+

Halfstep

increase(numpad)

Halfstep

decrease(numpad)

enter

shift

+

Movesselection

let/right.

ctrl

+

Movesselectionup/down.

D. ToplaynotesintothescorewithaMIDIkeyboard

YoucanuseyourMIDIkeyboard(orotherMIDIdevice)toquicklyenternotes

Withthecaretactive,simplyplaythedesirednoteorchordtoaddittothescore.

Herearesomecommonwaystomodiyaselectednote.

See Speedy Entry and HyperScribe in the User Manual for other ways to enter mus

CheckSimple > Use MIDI Device or Input,

touseaMIDIkeyboardornoteentry.

Mltiple Voices: Layers

Whenasecondvoicewithadierentrhythmisrequiredwithinameasure,like

showninredbelow,enterthenotesinanewlayer.Eachlayerisarhythmicallvoice.Simplychoosethenewlayerandenterasyouwouldnormally.

Always use layers 1 and 2 rst when

multiple voices. Use layer1 for the hi

voice. If there are three or four voicesingle staff, then use layers 3 and 4 a

LayerscanbechosenromtheViewmenu,

orthelayerbuttonsatthebottomothescreen.

Layerscanbeidentifedbynoteco

See Multiple Voices in the User Ma

FromtheDocumentmenu,chooseShow Active Layer

Onlytoworkwithasinglelayerindependently.

+

Show Active Layer Only allows you to edit or c

layers without affecting the hidden layers. (Coabove). Be sure to uncheck Show Active Layer

Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 3


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Playing-in Msic: HyperScribe

A. Torecordaperformance

1

ClicktheHyperScribetool .

2

Clickameasure.

3

Waitortwocountomeasures

andbeginplaying.

4

Whenyouredone,clickthescore

tostoprecording.

HyperScribeallowsyoutorecorddirectlyromyourMIDIkeyboardintothescore.

ToconfgureyourMIDIkeyboard(orotherexternalMIDIdevice)orusewithFinale,

seeSettingupyourMIDIsystemintheTutorialssectionotheFinaleUserManual.

D. Tochangetherecordingtempoandcountoff

Iyouaretranscribingabusypassage,youmaywanttorecordataslowertempo

accuracy.Youcandothis,andmakeadditionaladjustmentstoaspectsoyourre

inthePlaybackand/orClickandClickandCountodialogboxes.

1


2

FromtheHyperScribemenu,choose

Beat Source > Playback and/or Click(a).

3

SelectUse This Tempo,andenterthe

desiredrecordingtempointheadjacent

textbox(b).Besurethecorrectmain

beatdurationisselectedbelow.

4

ClickClick and Counto.

5

AterMeasures,enterthedesired

numberocountomeasures(c).

6

ClickOKtwicetoreturntothescore.

C. Torecordintotwostaves

1


2

FromtheHyperScribemenu,chooseRecord

Mode > Split Into Two Staves.

3

Enterthesplitpoint(middleC=60)

andclickOK.

4

Recordyourperormance.

Choose MIDI/Audio > Quantization Settings to openthis dialog box.

ResultsoyourHyperScribe

recordingdependonthe

SmallestNoteValueselected

andotherquantizationsettings.

b.

B. Tosetthesmallestnotevalue

Sincealiveperormanceisneverperect,

Finalerounds-oyourperormancetothe

notevalueyouchoose.Forexample,iyour

piecedoesnotincludeanynotesshorter

thananeighthnote,tellFinalethisby

speciyingeighthasthesmallestnotevalue

toensuretherewillnotbesixteenthnotesin

thetranscription.Thissettingisconfguredin

theQuantizationSettingsdialogbox.


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Selecting Msic

TheSelection toolisFinalesuniversaleditingtool.Itcanbeusedtoselect,move,delete,copy,

paste,orotherwiseeditanyregionomeasuresandvirtuallyanyindividualiteminthescore.

A. Toselect

Tip: See Selecting Music in the User Manual for more details.

A selected region including full measures in every staff is called a measure stack and is indicated

by highlighting that extends from the top to the bottom staff, including the area between staves.

Clickonthestalines(without

clickingonanote)toselectaull

measure.(Clickonlyonce.)

Clickoutsideandabovethestaand

dragdiagonallyacrossanymeasure

region(partialorwholemeasures)to

selectameasureregion.

Double-clickaullmeasureto

selectameasurestack.Copying

measure-specifcitemsordeletingull

measuresrequiresastackselection.

B. Toexpandselection

Usekeyboardshortcutstoexpandorcontracttheselectedregiononasinglesta...

...oronmultiplestaves.

Tonextbeatshift

+

Toendomeasure ctrl +

shift+

Toendoscoreshift

+ end

Tobeginningoscoreshift

+ home

shift

+shift

+

Drag

Release

Click


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opying, Pasting, and nserting

Finaleoersagreatdealocontrolovercopying,insertingandpasting(replacing).

A. Todrag-copy

Ithesourceandtargetregionsareboth

visibleonyourscreen,quicklycopymusic

bydraggingtheselectedregion.

1

Clickandhold

2

Drag

3

Release

B. Tocopyusingtheclipboard

Ithesourceandtargetregionsarenot

bothvisibleonyourscreen,copymusic

totheclipboard,thenpastethecontents

otheclipboardtothetargetregion.

Existingmusicisreplaced.

1

ctrl+

C

2

Selectthetarget

3

ctrl+

V

C. Toinsertmusic

Whenyoucopyandpaste,Finaleoverwritesthecontentinthetargetregion.Whenyo

allsubsequentmusicispushedtowardstheendothescore,usuallyincreasingtheto

omeasures.

alt

+

clickanddragtoinsertinsteadopaste.

Aredinsertionbarindicatestheinsertedmusicwillnudgemusictowards

theendothescore.Fullmeasureswill notbeinserted.

Agreeninsertionbarappearswhencopying

andinsertingstacks.ItindicatesFinalewill

inserttheullmeasure(s),pushingsubsequent

measurestowardstheendothescore.

Tip: See Copying Music in the

User Manual for more details.

Drag

Clickandhold

Release

Selectthetarget

ctrl

+

C

ctrl

+

V


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D. Filtering

Youcancopyspecifcscoreelements

usingtheEditFilterdialogbox.

1

FromtheEditmenu,chooseEdit Filter.

2

IntheEditFilterdialogbox,checktheitems

youwanttocopy.(Click Nonetouncheckall).

3

ClickOK.

4

Copythemusicasyouwouldnormally.

To copy measure settings,a full measure stack must

be selected.

Finale uses the lter whilecopying whenever Use Filter is

checked under the Edit menu.

ress ctrl +

alt

+ shift

+

F

toopentheEditFilterdialogbox.

Transposing

Totranspose:

1

ClicktheSelectiontool .

2

Selectaregionomusic.

3

FromtheUtilitiesmenu,chooseTranspose.

4

SelecttheintervalromtheInterval

popupmenu.

5

ClickOK.

Toquicklytranspose:1

ClicktheSelectiontool .

2

Selectaregionomusic.

3

Press...

6totransposedown a step.

7totransposeup a step.

8totransposedown an octave.

9

totransposeup an octave.

This method transposes the music diatonically within the key signature. To change

the key, use the Selection tool context menu or the Key Signature tool. To congure

a transposing staff, use the Staff tool.


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Woring with Measres

A. Toaddmeasures

To add measures at the end of the score:

1

FromtheEditmenu,chooseAdd Measures.

2

Typethenumberomeasuresyouwould

liketoadd.

3

ClickOK.

B. Toinsertmeasures

To insert new empty measures

anywhere in the score:1

Selectameasure.(Insertedmeasures

willappearbeforethisone.)

2

FromtheEditmenu,chooseInsert

Measure Stack.

3

Typethenumberomeasuresyou

wouldliketoInsert.

4

ClickOK.

C. Totacertainnumber ofmeasurespersystem

1

Selectthemeasuresyouwouldliketoft.

2

FromtheUtilitiesmenu,chooseFit Measures.

3

TypethenumberomeasuresandclickOK.

D. Toadjustthemeasurelayoutmanually

Youcanmoveindividualmeasuresromonesystemtothenext,ortotheprevious.

1

Selectthemeasure(s).

2

Press ctrl + tomovetothenextsystem,or

ctrl+

tomovetothepreviou

Finale automati

the measure la

the specied numeasures throu

selected region

Tip: To add a pickup measure, fDocumentmenu, choosePicku

Tip: See Measure Layout in the Us


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Woring with Staves

UsetheStaff tooltoeasilyinsert,delete,oreditstaves.WhenyouclicktheStatool,theStamenu

appearsatthetopoyourscreen.TheollowinginstructionsassumetheStatoolisselected.

A. Toinsertstaves

1

Selectameasureregioninasta.The

insertedstawillappearabovethisone.

2

FromtheStamenu,chooseNew Staves

(with Setup Wizard).

B. Todeletestaves

1 ClicktheSta Handleorthestayouwouldliketodelete.

2

Press ctrl +

delete .Finaleremoves

thestaandrepositionsadjacentstaves

accordingly.

C. Toapplystaffstyles

Staff Stylescanbeusedtoapplyanotation

style,suchastheollowing,toaportion

oasta.

1

Selectthemeasureregion.

2

FromtheStamenu,chooseApply Sta

Style To > Score and Parts.

3

ChoosethedesiredStaStyleandclickOK.

Alternatively,right-clicka staffhandle and chooseDelete Staves andReposition.

D. Tohideanemptystaffinasystem

1

Selectaregionincludingtheemptystaves.

2

FromtheStamenu,chooseHide Empty Staves.

3

Toshowhiddenstaves,right-clickthishandleandchooseShow All.

See To move stavesin the Us

E. Tomovestaves

Clickastahandleanddrag

tomoveitverticallyorone

systemonly.(Double-click

thehandleanddragtoposition

thestainallsystems.)

1 and 2-bar repea ts X no tehead s Change transposition

R hy th mi c n ot at io n Sl as h n ot at io n Fo rce hid e st a ( cut awa y)

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Marings and Text

Mostmarkingsandtextareaddedwith

oneothreetools;theExpression tool,

Articulation tool,orSmart Shape tool.In

thissection,youwilllearnhowtoeasily

addthesefgures,andwhichtooltouse.

Toaddanexpression:

1 ClicktheExpressiontool .

2

Double-clickthescore.

3

Choosethecategory.

4

Double-clicktheexpression.

F

Adagio =40

ccel.

on brio

rco

A

Toaddmultipleexpressions:

1

ClicktheExpressiontool .

2

Drag-selectaregiononotes.

3

Choosethecategory.

4

Double-clicktheexpression.

A. Addingexpressions

Sixdierenttypesofguresareaddedwith

expressions,eachwithitsowncategory:

Note: Expressions and articulations affect playback.

Articulation ToolSmart Shape Tool

Expression Tool

B. Addingarticulations

Articulationsaremarkingsattachedtoasinglenote,including:

Toaddanarticulationtoasinglenote:

1

ClicktheArticulationtool

.

2

Clickthenote.

3

Double-clickthearticulation.

Ornaments

Accents Stac

Toaddanarticulationtom

1

ClicktheArticulationtool

2

Drag-selectaregionono

3

ClickSelect.

4

Double-clickthearticulati

5

ClickOK.

If you dont see the expression or

articulation you need, clickCreateto dene a new custom marking.

C. Addingslursandhairpins

Lines,curves,andothershapesareaddedwiththe

Smart Shape tool.

ToaddaSmartShape:

1

ClicktheSmart Shapetool

.

2

Choosethedesiredtoolromthe

Smart Shapepalette.

3

Double-clickanddragtoaddthe

SmartShape.

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D. Addingtext

Titles,subtitles,composer,arranger,lyricist,

andothertextthatdoesnotneedtoadjust

withthemusicisaddedwiththeText tool.

Titles

SubtitlesComposer

Tosetoreditadocumentstitlepagetext:

1

FromtheFile Menu,chooseFile Ino.

2

EnterthepagetextinormationintheFile

Inodialogbox.

3

ClickOK.

Toaddothertextonapage:

1

Double-clicktodisplaythetextrame.

2

Typethedesiredtext,or,chooseaninsert.

To enter Lyrics, use the Lyrics tool .

Inserts are placeholders for standard text

like titles, page number, or current date.

Toaddatextinsert,chooseText > Insert.

key Signatres, Time Signatres, and

Tochangethekey,time,orclef:

1

ChoosetheSelectiontool .

2

Right-clickameasure.

3

ChoosetheKey Signature,Time Signatureor

Clecommandandchoosethedesiredoption.

Time Signatures

K ey S ig na tu re s C

A. Todeneakeysignature

1

ClicktheKey Signaturetool .

2 Double-clickameasure.

3

Usetheslidernexttothekeysignature

previewtospeciythekey.

4

ClickOK.

B. Todeneatimes

1

ClicktheTime Signatureto

2 Double-clickameasure.

3

UsetheNumber o Beatss

numberobeatspermeas

4

UsetheBeat Durationslide

durationoeachbeat(e.g.e

5

ClickOK.

C. Todeneaclefchange

1

ClicktheCletool .

2

Double-clickameasure.

3

Double-clickthedesiredcle.

Tocreateamid-measureclechange,selectapartialmeasurebeoreyoudouble-click.

SeUserhow


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Lyrics, hords, and Repeats

A. Totype-inlyrics

1

Aterthenotesareentered,click

theLyricstool .

2

FromtheLyricsmenu,checkType Into Score.

3

Clickanotetodisplayablinkingcursor

beneaththesta.

4 Typeasyllableandthenpressspacebar

toadvance.Use-(dash)toaddhyphens

betweensyllables.

Chords & Fretboards

Lyrics Repeats

Type:

The [spacebar] all [-] ing [spacebar] leaves

B. Totype-inchordsymbols

1

ClicktheChordtool .

2

Clicktodisplayacursorabovethesta.

3

Typethechordrootandsufx.

Forexample,Amin7.

4 Pressspacebar.Finaleconvertsyourtext

toachordsymbol.

When typing chord symbols, use b for at

and # for sharp.

Type:

Amin7 [spacebar]

To show guitar fretboards, from theChordmenu, chooseShow Fretboard

1

ClicktheRepeattool .

2

Selectthefrstendingmeasures.

3

FromtheRepeatmenu,chooseCreate First

and Second Endings.

4 Selectthefrstmeasureotherepeated

section.

5

FromtheRepeatmenu,chooseCreate

Format Repeat Bar.

C. Tocreaterepeatswith1stand2ndendings

earch Lyrics window in the User Manual for more details.

The Lyrics window allows you to easily

edit syllables, paste text from other

programs, and click-assign lyrics.


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B. Tochangetheplaybacktempo

Ifyouhavenotdenedatempomarking

1

InthePlaybackControls,clicktheTempodrop-downmenuandchoosethedesirednoteduration.

2

Enterthenumberobeatsperminuteintheadjacenttextbox.

Playbac

A. PlaybackControls

ThePlaybackControlsgive

youstandardbuttonsor

controllingtheplayback

oyourscore.

Holddown spacebar andclickameasuretostartandpauseplayback.

Press ctrl + spacebar

+ clickanddragtospot-check.

Press ctrl +

shift+ spacebar

+ tospot-checkasinglesta.

Click the speaker icon in the Playback Controls andchooseLeftmost Measureto begin playback at theleftmost visible measure.

Tempo marking expressions override the tempo indicated in the Playback Controls.

See Tempo Marks in the Finale User Manual.

C. HumanPlayback

Theproperperormanceoanypieceomusicdependsonthegenreandstyle

youwouldntexpectajazzpiecetobeperormedthesamewayasaclassica

FinalehowyouwantyourpieceperormedusingHuman Playback.HumanPla

themusicinthestylespecifed,andeveninterpretsthemarkingsyouveadde

aHumanPlaybackstyle,romtheMIDI/Audiomenu,chooseHumanPlayback,

thedesiredstyle.

ToenableordisableHumanPlayback

1

ClicktheFrom the MIDI/Audiomenu,choose

Human Playbackandthenselectthedesiredstyle.

2

ToturnoHumanPlayback,romtheMIDI/Audio

menu,chooseHuman Playback > None.

ChooseMIDI/Audio menu > Human Playback > Jazzto activatetheSwingoption in the Playback Settings dialog box.


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9 WNWSpaGe laYouT WNWS sharinG Your M

Page Layot

Adjustingthepositionosystemsandpagemarginsshouldbethefnalstepbeoreprintingyour

score.Usetheollowingtechniquestofnalizethepagelayout:

Click the Staff tool to showstaff handles, which allow you

to adjust the vertical position ofstaves within systems. See To

move staves on page 20 of this

guide for details.

ee Page Layout in the User Manual for more details on laying out your pages.

Sharing Yor Msic

A. Toprintyourscore

Toprint,press ctrl + P

andclickOK.

B. Toexportanaudiole

1

FromtheFilemenu,chooseExport

to Audio File.

2

Choosealocationandflename.

3

ClicktheSave as Typedrop-downmenu

andselectthedesiredfleormat.

4

ClickSave.

ctrl

+click and dragtomove

asystemindependently.Theseiconsrepresentsystems

whosemeasurelayouthasbeenlocked.Finalesautomatic

musicspacingeatureswillnotadjustthemeasurelayoutolockedsystems.

Click and drag these handlestoadjustthepositionothepage

marginsorthispage.

Click and drag these handlestoadjustthesystemstopmargin.

Click and drag a systemtoadjustthepositionothesystem,whichalsoadjustsallsubsequentsystems

vertically.

See Printingin th

Anyone can open, view, play and print your Finale les by downlo

the free Finale Reader at www.fnalemusic.com/reader.


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1 WNWSMore finale help resourCes WNWS effiCienCY Tips: usinG ConTexTual Me

ToopentheFinaleUserManual:

FromtheHelpmenu,chooseUser Manual,

orclickahelpbutton

More Finale Help Resorces using ontextal Mens

Right-clicktoopencontextualmenus,whichallowyoutoquickly...

or,chooseromoneothemanyotheroptions.Bycontext-clickingaregionyoucanpe

amultitudeoadditionaltasks:

Editmeasureattributes

Changethebarlinestyle

Createorbreakmultimeasurerests

Cut,copy,orpaste

Transpose

Add,insert,ordeletemeasures

Changethekey,meter,orcle

Applyalternatenotation

Addrepeats

EFFENY TPS

Transpose,addrepeats,insertmeasures,andmakeother

changestomeasureregions...

Changethekey...

Editordeletetext...

FromtheHelpmenu,chooseQuickStart VideostowatchhelpuldemosabouthowtouseFinale.

Click heretolearnhowtogetthemostotheFinaleUserManual.

Click heretovisittheonlineKnowledge Basetobrowsecommon

troubleshootingsolutions.

Click heretovisittheFinaleblogormoretips.

Click heretovisittheFinale ForumstoconnectwithaglobalonlinecommunityoFinaleusers.


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shift+

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+ C

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shift+

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+ K

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shift+

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1

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2

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Or,

3 Pressthemetatoolkey,inthiscase, S .

4

Or,iyoudontknowthekey,pressEnter.

5

HighlighttheoptionromthelistandpressEnter.

D. UsingmetatoolswithSimpleEntry

ArticulationsandExpressions,aswellaskey,cle,andtimesignaturechangescanbeadded

usingmetatoolkeyswhileenteringnotesinSimpleEntry.

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