quick REFERENcE guidE FoR MAciNToSH®

Thank you for purchasing Finale 2011. We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome

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of music notation software, and offer our

assistance in getting started. This guide is

intended to visually demonstrate how to

accomplish common tasks quickly and easily,

and point you to additional helpful resources

should you need them. Thanks again for your

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MAciNToSHTable of ConTenTs MAciNToSH Table of ConTenTs

Getting Started 1

A. UsingtheDocumentSetupWizard. . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Finale Screen View 2

Navigating Your Music 3

A. Choosingaview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

B. ToZoomInandZoomOut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

C. ToDragtheVisibleScoreRegion. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

D. ToSwitchPages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Entering the Music: Simple Entry 5

A. Toenternoteswithyourmouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

B. Toenternoteswithyourmouseandcomputerkeyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

C. Totypenotesintothescorewithyourcomputerkeyboard..................... 7

D. ToplaynotesintothescorewithaMIDIkeyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Multiple Voices: Layers 8

Playing-in Music: HyperScribe 9

A. Torecordaperformance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

B. Tosetthesmallestnotevalue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

C. Torecordintotwostaves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

D. 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. Tofitacertainnumberofmeasurespersystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. Todefineakeysignature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

B. Todefineatimesignature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

C. Todefineaclefchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 29

Sharing Your Music 30

A. Toprintyourscore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

B. Toexportanaudiofile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

More Finale Help Resources 31

EFFICIENCY TIPS:

Using Contextual Menus 32

Metatools 33

A. UsingArticulationandExpressionmetatools.. 33

B. UsingSmartShapemetatools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

C. Commonmetatools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

D. UsingmetatoolswithSimpleEntry . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Quick Reference Guide for Macintosh

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Document Styles include fonts and markings designed for particular types of documents, in this case, a choral jazz arrangement.

1 Fromthe File menu,chooseNew > Document with Setup Wizard.

2 ChoosetheEnsembleandDocumentStyleandclickNext.

3 SelectyourinstrumentsandclickNext.

4 Onpages3and4,choosethedesiredscoreelements,andclickFinish.

Pages3and4allowyoutospecifythe:

• Title

• Creditsandcopyright

• Keysignature

• Timesignature

• Tempoindication

• Pickupmeasure

• Numberofmeasures

getting Started

A. UsingtheDocumentSetupWizard

Finale’sDocument Setup Wizardisusuallythefastestwaytobeginanewscore.Thepagesinthiswizardallowyoutoquicklyspecifyallthebasicscoreelements.

Search for “Setup Wizard” in the User Manual for details.

Finale Screen View

Whenyouopenanewscore,thefollowingmenus,palettes,andcontrolsappear.TheseelementsformaframeworkforallofFinale’sfeaturesandfunctions.

Message bar Thisbaridentifiestheselectedtool.

Page counter Thiscounteridentifiesthecurrentpage.

Horizontal scroll Usethisscrollbartopositionthedocumenthorizontally

Menu bar Thesemenusincludestandardoperationsandeditingcommands.

Document window Theactivedocumentappearsinthiswindow.

Simple Entry palette Usethispalettetochoosenotedurations,accidentals,etc.whileenteringwithSimpleEntry.

Main tool palette ThispalettecontainsallofFinale’stools.

Playback controls Usethesetostartandstopplayback.

Vertical scrollUsethisscrollbartopositionthedocumentvertically.

Page scroll Usethesebuttonstonavigatepages.

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To zoom in and out using your mouse cursor: command

⌘ + shift + click tozoom-intothepositionclicked.command

⌘ + option + shift + click tozoom-out.

Navigating Your Music

GettingthebestviewofyourscoreinprogressiscrucialtoworkingwithFinaleefficiently.

A. ChoosingaviewThetwomainviewsinFinalearePage ViewandScroll View.FromtheViewmenu,chooseScroll VieworPage View.

Page View

displaysyourmusicexactlyasitwillappearontheprintedpage.Usethisviewforsystemandpagelayout.

Scroll View

displaysyourmusicinonecontinuoushorizontalsystem,freefrompageconstraints.

Presscommand

⌘ + E toswitchbetweenPage View andScroll View

Search “Views” in the User Manual for more details.

B. ToZoomInandZoomOut

YoucanfindzoomcommandsundertheViewmenu,buttosavetime,usekeyboardshortcuts.

C. ToDragtheVisibleScoreRegion

UseFinale’sHand Grabbertooltorepositionyourviewofthescore.

Presscommand

⌘ + option + click and dragtomovethescore.

D. ToSwitchPages

InPage View,usethearrowbuttonsinthelowerleftcornerofyourscreentonavigatebetweenpages.Or,usethekeystrokeslistedhere:

Search for “Page View” in the User Manual for more information.

Search for “Hand Grabber” in the User Manual for more information.

For more, search “Zoom” in the User Manual.

Presscommand

⌘ + –—

tozoomoutPresscommand

⌘ + =+

tozoomin

Presscommand

⌘ + PageUp tomovetopreviouspage. Press

command

⌘ + PageDown tomovetonextpage.

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Entering the Music: Simple Entry

1 ClicktheSimple Entrytool .

2 ObservetheSimple menu(a)atthetopofyourscreen.Youwillusethismenutochangesettingsandrefertokeyboardshortcuts.

3 ObservetheSimple Entry palette(b),whichyouwillusetospecifynotedurationsandothernoteproperties.

a.

b.

(press once)A. Toenternoteswith yourmouse

1 ClickthenotedurationintheSimpleEntrypalette,aswellastheaccidental,tie,tuplet,orgracenote.

2 Positionyourmousecursorwhereyouwouldliketoenterthenote.

3 Clicktoenterthenote.Finaleflipsthestemdirectionwhenappropriate.

Tip: Double-click one of these tools to de-select all other tools in the Simple Entry palette.

B. Toenternoteswithyourmouseandcomputerkeyboard

Notebook users, use the “Laptop Shortcut Table” to improve the efficiency of your smaller keyboard. Choose Simple > Simple Entry Options and click Edit Keyboard Shortcuts. Under Keyboard Shortcut Set, click the Select popup menu and choose Laptop Shortcut Table.

Useyournumeric keypad(c)tochoosenotedurationsbeforeyouclickthemin.Usetheimagetotherightasaguide.Toremoveextratools,double-pressasshownbelow.

c.

(press twice)

Tochangetheselectedduration.

Toselectonlythedurationandremovethedotandflat.

Enteranoteandthenpress9 tocreateatriplet.

All Simple Entry keyboard shortcuts are listed under the Simple menu.

option+ 4

Notesarepurplewhenyouenterthem,indicatingtheycanbeeditedwithakeystroke...

ChangethedurationofthenoteyoujustenteredbypressingOption+#(1-8).

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C. Totypenotesintothescorewithyour computerkeyboard

Usingyourcomputerkeyboardtotypenotesintothescoreisfasterthanclicking.Whenyouhavetypedtheduration:

1 PressEntertoactivatetheSimple Entry Caret,whichisFinale’sentrycursor.

2 Usetheupanddown arrowstochoosethepitch.

3 PressEntertoenterthenote.

4 Or,simplytypetheletterofthedesiredpitch,0(zero)forarest.

5 PressShift-down arrowtomove

thecaretdownanoctave.

See “Simple Entry” in the User Manual for more information.

A B C 0 D

enter

enter

shift +

Movesselectionleft/right.

command

⌘ +

Movesselectionup/down.

D. ToplaynotesintothescorewithaMIDIkeyboard

YoucanuseyourMIDIkeyboard(orotherMIDIdevice)toquicklyenternotes.Withthecaretactive,simplyplaythedesirednoteorchordtoaddittothescore.

See “Speedy Entry” and “HyperScribe” in the User Manual for other ways to enter music using a MIDI keyboard.

CheckSimple > Use MIDI Device for Input,touseaMIDIkeyboardfornoteentry.

Multiple Voices: Layers

Whenasecondvoicewithadifferentrhythmisrequiredwithinameasure,liketheeighthnotesshowninredbelow,enterthenotesinanewlayer.Eachlayerisarhythmicallyindependentvoice.Simplychoosethenewlayerandenterasyouwouldnormally.

Always use layers 1 and 2 first when notating multiple voices. Use layer1 for the higher voice. If there are three or four voices in a single staff, then use layers 3 and 4 as needed.

LayerscanbechosenfromtheViewmenu,orthelayerpopupatthebottomofthescreen.

Layerscanbeidentifiedbynotecolor.

See “Multiple Voices” in the User Manual for more information.

FromtheDocumentmenu,chooseShow Active Layer Onlytoworkwithasinglelayerindependently.

+

Show Active Layer Only allows you to edit or clear individual layers without affecting the hidden layers. (Compare to figure above). Be sure to uncheck Show Active Layer Only before printing.

Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 3 Layer 4

=+

Sharp

–—

Flat

T

Add tie

L

Flip stem

\

Flip enharmonic

3

Add interval third (number row)

/ /

Break/join beam

+ –

Half step increase (numpad)

Half step decrease (numpad)

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Playing-in Music: HyperScribe

A. Torecordaperformance1 ClicktheHyperScribetool .

2 Clickameasure.

3 Waitfortwocountoffmeasuresandbeginplaying.

4 Whenyou’redone,clickthescoretostoprecording.

HyperScribe®allowsyoutorecorddirectlyfromyourMIDIkeyboardintothescore.ToconfigureyourMIDIkeyboard(orotherexternalMIDIdevice)forusewithFinale,see“SettingupyourMIDIsystem”intheTutorialssectionoftheFinaleUserManual.

D. Tochangetherecordingtempoandcountoff

Ifyouaretranscribingabusypassage,youmaywanttorecordataslowertempoforgreateraccuracy.Youcandothis,andmakeadditionaladjustmentstoaspectsofyourrecordingsessioninthePlaybackand/orClickandClickandCountoffdialogboxes.

1 ClicktheHyperScribetool .

2 FromtheHyperScribemenu,chooseBeat Source > Playback and/or Click(a).

3 SelectUse This Tempo,andenterthedesiredrecordingtempointheadjacenttextbox(b).Besurethecorrectmainbeatdurationisselectedbelow.

4 ClickClick and Countoff.

5 AfterMeasures,enterthedesirednumberofcountoffmeasures(c).

6 ClickOKtwicetoreturntothescore.

C. Torecordintotwostaves

1 ClicktheHyperScribetool .

2 FromtheHyperScribemenu,chooseRecord Mode > Split Into Two Staves.

3 Enterthesplitpoint(middleC=60)andclickOK.

4 Recordyourperformance.

Choose MIDI/Audio > Quantization Settings to open this dialog box.

ResultsofyourHyperScriberecordingdependontheSmallestNoteValueselectedandotherquantizationsettings.

a.

b.

c.

B. Tosetthesmallest notevalue

Sincealiveperformanceisneverperfect,Finalerounds-offyourperformancetothenotevalueyouchoose.Forexample,ifyourpiecedoesnotincludeanynotesshorterthananeighthnote,tellFinalethisbyspecifyingeighthasthesmallestnotevaluetoensuretherewillnotbesixteenthnotesinthetranscription.ThissettingisconfiguredintheQuantizationSettingsdialogbox.

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Selecting Music

TheSelection toolisFinale’suniversaleditingtool.Itcanbeusedtoselect,move,delete,copy,paste,orotherwiseeditanyregionofmeasuresandvirtuallyanyindividualiteminthescore.

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.

Clickonthestafflines(withoutclickingonanote)toselectafullmeasure.(Clickonlyonce.)

Clickoutsideandabovethestaffanddragdiagonallyacrossanymeasureregion(partialorwholemeasures)toselectameasureregion.

Double-clickafullmeasuretoselectameasurestack.Copyingmeasure-specificitemsordeletingfullmeasuresrequiresastackselection.

B. Toexpandselection

Usekeyboardshortcutstoexpandorcontracttheselectedregiononasinglestaff...

...oronmultiplestaves.

Tonextbeat shift+

Toendofmeasure option+ shift

+

Toendofscore shift+ end

Tobeginningofscore shift+ home

shift+ (again) shift

+

Drag

Release

Click

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copying, Pasting, and inserting

Finaleoffersagreatdealofcontrolovercopying,insertingandpasting(replacing).

A. Todrag-copyIfthesourceandtargetregionsarebothvisibleonyourscreen,quicklycopymusicbydraggingtheselectedregion.

1 Clickandhold

2 Drag

3 Release

B. Tocopyusing theclipboard

Ifthesourceandtargetregionsarenotbothvisibleonyourscreen,copymusictotheclipboard,thenpastethecontentsoftheclipboardtothetargetregion.Existingmusicisreplaced.

1 command

⌘ + C

2 Selectthetarget

3 command

⌘ + V

C. ToinsertmusicWhenyoucopyandpaste,Finaleoverwritesthecontentinthetargetregion.Whenyouinsert,allsubsequentmusicispushedtowardstheendofthescore,usuallyincreasingthetotalnumberofmeasures.

command

⌘ + clickanddragtoinsertinsteadofpaste.

Aredinsertionbarindicatestheinsertedmusicwillnudgemusictowardstheendofthescore.Fullmeasureswillnotbeinserted.

Agreeninsertionbarappearswhencopyingandinsertingstacks.ItindicatesFinalewillinsertthefullmeasure(s),pushingsubsequentmeasurestowardstheendofthescore.

Tip: See “Copying Music” in the User Manual for more details.

Drag

Clickandhold

Release

Selectthetarget

command

⌘ + C

command

⌘ + V

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D. Filtering

YoucancopyspecificscoreelementsusingtheEditFilterdialogbox.

1 FromtheEditmenu,chooseEdit Filter.

2 IntheEditFilterdialogbox,checktheitemsyouwanttocopy.(ClickNonetouncheckall).

3 ClickOK.

4 Copythemusicasyouwouldnormally.

To copy measure settings, a full measure stack must be selected.

Finale uses the filter while copying whenever Use Filter is checked under the Edit menu.

Presscommand

⌘ +option

+ shift+ F toopentheEditFilterdialogbox.

Transposing

To transpose:

1 ClicktheSelectiontool .

2 Selectaregionofmusic.

3 FromtheUtilitiesmenu,chooseTranspose.

4 SelecttheintervalfromtheIntervalpopupmenu.

5 ClickOK.

To quickly transpose:

1 ClicktheSelectiontool .

2 Selectaregionofmusic.

3 Press...

6 totransposedown a step.

7 totransposeup a step.

8 totransposedown 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 configure a transposing staff, use the Staff tool.

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Working with Measures

A. Toaddmeasures To add measures at the end of the score:

1 FromtheEditmenu,chooseAdd Measures.

2 Typethenumberofmeasuresyouwouldliketoadd.

3 ClickOK.

B. Toinsertmeasures To insert new empty measures anywhere in the score:

1 Selectameasure.(Insertedmeasureswillappearbeforethisone.)

2 FromtheEditmenu,chooseInsert Measure Stack.

3 TypethenumberofmeasuresyouwouldliketoInsert.

4 ClickOK.

C. Tofitacertainnumber ofmeasurespersystem1 Selectthemeasuresyouwouldliketofit.

2 FromtheUtilitiesmenu,chooseFit Measures.

3 TypethenumberofmeasuresandclickOK.

D. ToadjustthemeasurelayoutmanuallyYoucanmoveindividualmeasuresfromonesystemtothenext,ortotheprevious.

1 Selectthemeasure(s).

2 Presscommand

⌘ + tomovetothenextsystem,orcommand

⌘ + tomovetotheprevious.

Finale automatically adjusts the measure layout to fit the specified number of measures throughout the selected region.

Tip: To add a pickup measure, from the Document menu, choose Pickup Measure.

Tip: See “Measure Layout” in the User Manual for more details

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Working with Staves

UsetheStaff tool toeasilyinsert,delete,oreditstaves.WhenyouclicktheStafftool,theStaffmenuappearsatthetopofyourscreen.ThefollowinginstructionsassumetheStafftoolisselected.

A. Toinsertstaves1 Selectameasureregioninastaff.The

insertedstaffwillappearabovethisone.

2 FromtheStaffmenu,chooseNew Staves (with Setup Wizard).

B. Todeletestaves1 ClicktheStaffHandleforthestaffyouwould

liketodelete.

2 Presscommand

⌘ +delete .Finaleremoves

thestaffandrepositionsadjacentstavesaccordingly.

C. ToapplystaffstylesStaff Styles canbeusedtoapplyanotationstyle,suchasthefollowing,toaportionofastaff.

1 Selectthemeasureregion.

2 FromtheStaffmenu,chooseApply Staff Style To > Score and Parts.

3 ChoosethedesiredStaffStyleandclickOK.

Alternatively, control-click a staff handle and choose Delete Staves and Reposition.

D. Tohideanemptystaffinasystem1 Selectaregionincludingtheemptystaves.

2 FromtheStaffmenu,chooseHide Empty Staves.

3 Toshowhiddenstaves,control-clickthishandleandchooseShow All.

See “To move staves”in the User Manual for more details.

E. TomovestavesClickastaffhandleanddragtomoveitverticallyforonesystemonly.(Double-clickthehandleanddragtopositionthestaffinallsystems.)

This dashed line indicates hidden empty staves

1 and 2-bar repeats X noteheads Change transposition

Rhythmic notation Slash notation Force hide staff (cutaway)

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Markings and Text

Mostmarkingsandtextareaddedwithoneofthreetools;theExpression tool, Articulation tool,orSmart Shape tool.Inthissection,youwilllearnhowtoeasilyaddthesefigures,andwhichtooltouse.

To add an expression:

1 ClicktheExpressiontool

.

2 Double-clickthescore.

3 Choosethecategory.

4 Double-clicktheexpression.

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To add multiple expressions:

1 ClicktheExpressiontool

.

2 Drag-selectaregionofnotes.

3 Choosethecategory.

4 Double-clicktheexpression.

A. AddingexpressionsSixdifferenttypesoffiguresareaddedwithexpressions,eachwithitsowncategory:

Note: Expressions and articulations affect playback.

Articulation Tool Smart Shape Tool

Expression Tool

B. Addingarticulations

Articulationsaremarkingsattachedtoasinglenote,including:

To add an articulation to a single note:

1 ClicktheArticulationtool

.

2 Clickthenote.

3 Double-clickthearticulation.

Ornaments

TenutoAccents Staccato

To add an articulation to multiple notes:

1 ClicktheArticulationtool

.

2 Drag-selectaregionofnotes.

3 ClickSelect.

4 Double-clickthearticulation.

5 ClickOK.

If you don’t see the expression or articulation you need, click Create to define a new custom marking.

C. Addingslursandhairpins

Lines,curves,andothershapesareaddedwiththeSmart Shape tool.

To add a Smart Shape:

1 ClicktheSmart Shapetool

.

2 ChoosethedesiredtoolfromtheSmart Shapepalette.

3 Double-clickanddragtoaddtheSmartShape.

Trills Glissandi Ottavas (8va/8vb)

Hairpins Slurs

Drag the diamond handles to adjust the slur contour.

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D. AddingtextTitles,subtitles,composer,arranger,lyricist,andothertextthatdoesnotneedtoadjustwiththemusicisaddedwiththeText tool.

Titles

SubtitlesComposer

To set or edit a document’s title page text:

1 FromtheFile Menu,chooseFile Info.

2 EnterthepagetextinformationintheFileInfodialogbox.

3 ClickOK.

To add other text on a page:

1 Double-clicktodisplaythetextframe.

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 Signatures, Time Signatures, and clefs

To change the key, time, or clef:

1 ChoosetheSelectiontool .

2 Control-clickameasure.

3 ChoosetheKey Signature,Time SignatureorClefcommandandchoosethedesiredoption.

Time Signatures

Key Signatures Clef Changes

A. Todefineakeysignature1 ClicktheKey Signaturetool .

2 Double-clickameasure.

3 Usetheslidernexttothekeysignaturepreviewtospecifythekey.

4 ClickOK.

B. Todefineatimesignature1 ClicktheTime Signaturetool .

2 Double-clickameasure.

3 UsetheNumber of Beatsslidertospecifythenumberofbeatspermeasure.

4 UsetheBeat Durationslidertospecifythedurationofeachbeat(e.g.eighth,quarter,etc.).

5 ClickOK.

C. Todefineaclefchange1 ClicktheCleftool .

2 Double-clickameasure.

3 Double-clickthedesiredclef.

Tocreateamid-measureclefchange,selectapartialmeasurebeforeyoudouble-click.

See “Selecting Music” in the User Manual for information on how to select partial measures.

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Lyrics, chords, and Repeats

A. Totype-inlyrics1 Afterthenotesareentered,click

theLyricstool .

2 FromtheLyricsmenu,checkType Into Score.

3 Clickanotetodisplayablinkingcursorbeneaththestaff.

4 Typeasyllableandthenpressspacebartoadvance.Use-(dash)toaddhyphensbetweensyllables.

Chords & Fretboards

Lyrics Repeats

Type:“The [spacebar] fall [-] ing [spacebar] leaves”

B. Totype-inchordsymbols1 ClicktheChordtool .

2 Clicktodisplayacursorabovethestaff.

3 Typethechordrootandsuffix.Forexample,“Amin7”.

4 Pressspacebar.Finaleconvertsyourtexttoachordsymbol.

When typing chord symbols, use “b” for flat and “#” for sharp.

Type:“Amin7 [spacebar]”

To show guitar fretboards, from the Chord menu, choose Show Fretboards.

C. Tocreaterepeatswith1stand2ndendings

The Lyrics window allows you to easily edit syllables, paste text from other programs, and click-assign lyrics.

Search “Lyrics window” in the User Manual for more details.

1 ClicktheRepeattool .

2 Selectthefirstendingmeasures.

3 FromtheRepeatmenu,chooseCreate First and Second Endings.

4 Selectthefirstmeasureoftherepeatedsection.

5 FromtheRepeatmenu,chooseCreate Format Repeat Bar.

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B. Tochangetheplaybacktempo If you have not defined a tempo marking

1 InthePlaybackControls,clicktheexpandtriangle ,thenclicktheTempopopupmenuandchoosethedesirednoteduration.

2 Enterthenumberofbeatsperminuteintheadjacenttextbox.

Playback

A. PlaybackControls

ThePlaybackControlsgiveyoustandardbuttonsforcontrollingtheplaybackofyourscore.

Holddown spacebar andclickameasuretostartandpauseplayback.

Pressoption

+ spacebar+ clickanddragtospot-check.

Pressoption

+ shift+ spacebar

+ tospot-checkasinglestaff.

Click the speaker icon in the Playback Controls and choose Leftmost Measure to begin playback at the leftmost visible measure.

Tempo marking expressions override the tempo indicated in the Playback Controls. See “Tempo Marks” in the Finale User Manual.

C. HumanPlayback®

Theproperperformanceofanypieceofmusicdependsonthegenreandstyle.Forexample,youwouldn’texpectajazzpiecetobeperformedthesamewayasaclassicalsonata.TellFinalehowyouwantyourpieceperformedusingHuman Playback.HumanPlaybackperformsthemusicinthestylespecified,andeveninterpretsthemarkingsyou’veadded.TochooseaHumanPlaybackstyle,fromtheMIDI/Audiomenu,chooseHumanPlayback,andthenselectthedesiredstyle.

To enable or disable Human Playback

1 ClicktheFrom the MIDI/Audiomenu,chooseHuman Playbackandthenselectthedesiredstyle.

2 ToturnoffHumanPlayback,fromtheMIDI/Audio menu,chooseHuman Playback > None.

Choose MIDI/Audio menu > Human Playback > Jazz to activate the Swing option in the expanded Playback Controls.

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Page Layout

Adjustingthepositionofsystemsandpagemarginsshouldbethefinalstepbeforeprintingyourscore.Usethefollowingtechniquestofinalizethepagelayout:

Click the Staff tool to show staff handles, which allow you to adjust the vertical position of staves within systems. See “To move staves” on page 20 of this guide for details.

See “Page Layout” in the User Manual for more details on laying out your pages.

See “Printing”in the User Manual for details.

Sharing Your Music

A. ToprintyourscoreToprint,press

command

⌘ + P andclickOK.

B. Toexportanaudiofile1 FromtheFilemenu,chooseExport

to Audio File.

2 Choosealocationandfilename.

3 ClicktheFormatpopupmenuandselectthedesiredfileformat.

4 ClickSave.

option

+click and dragtomove

asystemindependently.

Theseiconsrepresentsystemswhosemeasurelayouthasbeenlocked.Finale’sautomaticmusicspacingfeatureswillnotadjustthemeasurelayoutoflockedsystems.

Click and drag these handlestoadjustthepositionofthepagemarginsforthispage.

Click and drag these handlestoadjustthesystem’stopmargin.

Click and drag a systemtoadjustthepositionofthesystem,whichalsoadjustsallsubsequentsystemsvertically.

To create a PDF, instead of clicking Print, click PDF and choose Save as PDF.

Anyone can open, view, play and print your Finale files by downloading the free Finale Reader™ at www.finalemusic.com/reader.

31 MAciNToSHMore finale help resourCes 32MAciNToSH effiCienCY Tips: usinG ConTexTual Menus

More Finale Help Resources using contextual Menus

control +clicktoopencontextualmenus,whichallowyoutoquickly...

or,choosefromoneofthemanyotheroptions.Bycontext-clickingaregionyoucanperformamultitudeofadditionaltasks:

• Editmeasureattributes

• Changethebarlinestyle

• Createorbreakmultimeasurerests

• Cut,copy,orpaste

• Transpose

• Add,insert,ordeletemeasures

• Changethekey,meter,orclef

• Applyalternatenotation

• Addrepeats

Transpose,addrepeats,insertmeasures,andmakeotherchangestomeasureregions...

Click heretolearnhowtogetthemostoftheFinaleUserManual.

Click heretovisittheonlineKnowledge Basetobrowsecommontroubleshootingsolutions.

Changethekey...

Editordeletetext...

To open the Finale User Manual:

FromtheHelpmenu,chooseUser Manual,orclickahelpbutton

FromtheHelpmenu,chooseQuickStart VideostowatchhelpfuldemosabouthowtouseFinale.

EFFiciENcY TiPS

Click heretovisittheFinaleblogformoretips.

Click heretovisittheFinale ForumstoconnectwithaglobalonlinecommunityofFinaleusers.

33 MAciNToSHeffiCienCY Tips: MeTaTools 34MAciNToSH effiCienCY Tips: MeTaTools

A. UsingArticulationandExpressionmetatools

EFFiciENcY TiPS

Metatools

Metatoolsareprogrammablekeyboardshortcutsyoucanusetoquicklyaddmarkingstoyourscore.

To add an articulation or expression using a metatool:

1 ClicktheArticulation

orExpressiontool

.

2 Holddownthemetatoolkeyandclick.

Use the same method to quickly enter key signatures, time signatures, and clefs (with their respective tool chosen).

To add the marking to multiple notes:

1 Holddownthemetatoolkey.

2 Clickanddragtosurroundnotesinabox.

3 Releasethemousebutton.

See section “C” for more metatool keys and to find a listing of all articulation and expression metatools.

“S” is the default Articulation metatool key for a staccato marking.

S

+click

S

+click

Drag

Release

B. UsingSmartShapemetatools

Usemetatoolsforslurs,hairpins,lines,andothershapesasaconvenientsubstituteforclickingiconsontheSmartShapepaletteandusingtheCustomSmartShapetool.

To add a slur using a metatool:

1 ClicktheSmart Shapetool

.

2 HolddowntheSkey.

3 Double-clickanote,holdingonthesecondclick,anddragtothedestinationnote.

4 Releasethemousebutton.

Simply hold down the metatool key and double-click to add note-attached Smart Shapes, like tab slides. “S” is the default Smart Shape metatool

key for slur markings.

S

+double-click

(hold on 2nd click)

Drag

Release

C. Commonmetatools

Search for “metatools” in the User Manual for more information, including how to program custom metatool keystrokes.

Articulation and expression metatools are listed in the Articulation Selection and Expression Selection dialog boxes. Look to the upper right of each listing.

9 8 7 6

S X A Z

5 4 3 2

5 E W Q F K J 7

F G H S

S T 8

> P <

G

35 MAciNToSHeffiCienCY Tips: MeTaTools

1 ChoosetheSimple Entrytool

.

2 Selectanoteandpress * toaddanarticulation—laptopuserspress ~ .

Or,

3 Pressthemetatoolkey,inthiscase, S .

4 Or,ifyoudon’tknowthekey,pressEnter.

5 HighlighttheoptionfromthelistandpressEnter.

D. UsingmetatoolswithSimpleEntry

ArticulationsandExpressions,aswellaskey,clef,andtimesignaturechangescanbeaddedusingmetatoolkeyswhileenteringnotesinSimpleEntry.

43

?

nnnb

fX toaddanexpression

shift+

option+ C foraclefchange

shift+

option+ K forakey signaturechange

shift+

option+ T forakey signaturechange

enter

* or X then metatool key

or