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ed Feb 1999;revised June 1999;revised July 1999;revised June 2000;revised July 2
000;revised July 2001;revised August 2001;revised August 2001;revised February 2
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evised May 2006;revised June 2008;revised May 2009;revised May 2010
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Thank you for your purchase of Finale 2012. If you'd like to see, print, and pla
y something right now, choose File > Open Worksheets and Repertoire. Here, you c
an choose from over 100 titles including folk songs, traditional songs, Bach inv
entions, and rounds from a variety of cultures.
;WhatIsNew2012
Do you want your files to always play back with the Garritan sounds? Use MIDI/Au
dio > Prioritize Sound Maps to tell Finale which sounds to favor when setting up
new documents.
;WhatIsNew2012
You can now export a PDF of any region of your score with the Graphics tool.
;WhatIsNew2012
Export your entire document as a PDF by choosing File > Save as PDF (Win) or Fil
e > Print > Save as PDF (Mac).
;WhatIsNew2012
Does your saxophone player need to pick up a flute for a few bars? Use Utilities
> Change Instrument to change the transposition and playback sound all at once.
;WhatIsNew2012
Using a foreign language keyboard to type in a different language? Finale now su
pports Unicode fonts, allowing you to enter foreign language characters directly
into your score with the Text, Lyrics or Expression tools.
;WhatIsNew2012
Want an older file to play back with the Garritan sounds? Use MIDI/Audio > Reass
ign Playback sounds to instantly assign preferred sounds to all your Instruments
.
;WhatIsNew2012
Finale includes more than 375 Garritan sounds. New additions include soprano sax
, celeste, accordion, recorder, mandolin, euphonium solo, baroque pipe organ wit
h plenum reed stop, and pipe organ pedal stop.
;WhatIsNew2012
Add or delete instruments at any point with the Score Manager.
;WhatIsNew2012
Wrote a piece for clarinet that now needs to be played on flute? Use the Score M
anager to change the instrument, transposition, key signature, clef and playback
sound in one easy step.
;WhatIsNew2012
Need to quickly add the same marking you just added? Use the Add Again metatool
when entering expressions, articulations or smart shapes; simply hold down the h
ypen (-) key and click the note or measure to add it again.
;WhatIsNew2012
Use the Lyrics tool and the new Finale Numerics font to easily enter harmonic an
alysis and figured bass.
;WhatIsNew2012
Have multiple MIDI devices that you use for note entry? When Auto-detect MIDI de
vices is checked (MIDI Setup dialog box), Finale recognizes them as soon as you
plug them in.
;WhatIsNew2012
Working with a partner who uses EastWest while you use Garritan? No problem! Fin
ale's Sound Maps match the instruments in the score to the sounds loaded on your
hard drive with no need to re-load sounds manually.
;WhatIsNew2012
Find and change your staff settings, including TAB staves, number of staff lines
, percussion layouts, staff names and many more under Window > Score Manager.
;WhatIsNew2012
Score Manager gives you complete control over instruments in one window. Add, de
lete, reorder score instruments, change instrument sounds, and even apply mixer
settings like panning and volume.
;WhatIsNew2012
Love Broadway Copyist? Finale Copyist is a variant on Broadway Copyist, but ligh
ter-weight and with lower-case characters.
;WhatIsNew2012
Turn your music into flashcards or exercises for your students by adding note le
tters to your noteheads with the Alpha Notes plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2012
Quickly adjust the spacing of your music using the Space Systems plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2011
Use the AlphaNotes plug-in to instantly apply letter noteheads, including notehe
ads with accidentals, to your music. Select a region and choose Plug-ins > Note,
Beam, and Rest Editing > AlphaNotes (or AlphaNotes - Norther European to use "H
" for B and "B" for Bb).
;WhatIsNew2011
To change the order of staves, use the Score Manager. Simply click to the left o
f the instrument name, then drag and drop into place.
;WhatIsNew2011
Upgrading from Finale 2010 or earlier? "Optimization" has been entirely replaced
with new functionality in the Staff Tool. Move staves in individual systems at
any time and hide empty staves using the Staff menu. For details, see "Finale 20
11 Interface Changes" in the User Manual.
;WhatIsNew2011
To move a staff in one system, click the Staff Tool, then click and drag the sta
ff handle. Double-click and drag to select and move the staff in all systems.
;WhatIsNew2011
To hide empty staves in all systems choose the Staff Tool. Choose Edit > Select
All, then select the Staff tool and choose Staff > Hide Empty Staves.
;WhatIsNew2011
To show hidden staves in a system, context-click the dashed blue 'hidden staff'
indicator line and choose Show All.
;WhatIsNew2011
You can choose to show the full staff and group name when starting a new movemen
t mid-document. Choose the Measure Tool, double-click the first measure of the n
ew movement, and check Show Full Staff & Group Name.
;WhatIsNew2011
Finale's new Lyrics window accompanies you during the lyric entry process. Use t
he Lyrics window as you are typing into the score, click-assigning, selecting th
e verse, changing the font, and performing all other lyric-related tasks.
;WhatIsNew2011
Automatically number lyrics by selecting the Lyric tool and choosing Lyrics > Au
to-Number.
;WhatIsNew2011
You can add hard spaces and hard hyphens using commands under the Lyrics Tool Te
xt menu.
;WhatIsNew2011
Finale's "Percussion" font includes a library of icons that can be used to repre
sent standard percussion instruments. See "Percussion font" in the User Manual f
or details.
;WhatIsNew2011
Finale's "Mallets" font includes icons to represent any variety of mallet usages
, including the ability to create cross-mallet symbols. See "Mallets font" in th
e User Manual for details.
;WhatIsNew2011
Easily add capo chords and fretboards to your arrangement by choosing Utilities
> Add/Remove Capo Chords.
;WhatIsNew2011
Pickup measures now include rests automatically.
;WhatIsNew2011
You can now respace staves for any region of measures and staves. See "Respace S
taves dialog box" in the User manual.
;WhatIsNew2011
Staff spacing in Scroll View is now completely separated from staff spacing in P
age View. Although, Scroll View staff spacing can be applied to Page View using
the Respace Staves dialog box.
;WhatIsNew2010
Finale includes hundreds of ready-made, educator-approved, music education works
heets. Designed for K-12 students of general music, theory, band, orchestra, and
choir, these worksheets (and puzzles) help teach basic elements of music. Cover
ed topics include counting, scales, chords, music vocabulary, jazz, and more.
;WhatIsNew2010
To add a hyperlink, select text with the Text Tool and choose Text > Hyperlink.
;WhatIsNew2010
Easily click percussion into the score with Simple Entry.
;WhatIsNew2010
Use Percussion Layouts to assign the notehead character and staff position to pe
rcussion instruments when entering percussion music.
;WhatIsNew2010
Chord symbols are beat-attached, which means they do not require a host note or
rest.
;WhatIsNew2010
While entering chord symbols, type "N.C." to specify "no chord."
;WhatIsNew2010
To add rehearsal marks with ease, choose the Expression Tool, hold down the m ke
y, and click a measure. Finale orders and updates rehearsal marks automatically.

;WhatIsNew2010
Measure numbers at the beginning of each staff system can be positioned independ
ently from other measure numbers. See "Measure Numbers" in the User Manual for d
etails.
;WhatIsNew2010
To use Finale's Broadway Copyist font, choose the Handwritten Document Style on
page 1 of the Document Setup Wizard.
;WhatIsNew2010
Apply VST/Audio Unit effects plug-ins to playback in the VST Banks & Effects (Ma
c: Audio Units Banks & Effects) dialog box.
;WhatIsNew2010
To save your lyrics in a text file, select the Lyrics tool and choose Lyrics > E
xport Lyrics.
;WhatIsNew2010
Change the sizing of Finale's new transparent handles in Program Options > View.

;WhatIsNew2010
If you create a percussion staff with the Setup Wizard, Finale automatically set
s up the Percussion Layout and Percussion MIDI Map so that the notes appear in t
he correct place on the staff, playback correctly, and appear with proper notehe
ad shapes.
;WhatIsNew2010
To load a percussion library, which can contain one or more predefined percussio
n layouts, choose File > Load Library and select the library you want to open.
To save a percussion library, choose File > Save Library. Finale saves all the p
ercussion layouts listed in the Percussion Layout Selection dialog box into one
library.
;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.
;WhatIsNew2k9a
Use "Assignment Lists" to add expressions to any number of staves (for dynamics
and other expressions that apply to a specific staff). Use the Assign drop-down
menu in the Expression Selection dialog box to choose an Assignment List or defi
ne a new one.
;WhatIsNew2k9a
Select an expression and press CTRL (Win)/OPTION (Mac)+UP ARROW or CTRL (Win)/OP
TION (Mac)+DOWN ARROW to add the expression to adjacent staves.
;WhatIsNew2k9a
In measures with multiple layers, you can tell Finale to assign expressions to t
he active layer. To do so, choose Favor Attachment to Active Layer under the Exp
ression Menu. You can also assign it to the same color as the layer by selecting
Program Options > Display Colors > Layer Colors Apply to All Layer Items.
;WhatIsNew2k9a
You can tell Finale to fix expression attachment points. Choose Program Options
> Edit > Maintain Expression Attachment when Dragging/Nudging (ALT/OPTION overri
des).
;WhatIsNew2k9a
With the Staff Tool selected, pressing CLEAR/BACKSPACE first removes any existin
g staff styles in the selected region. (Pressing CLEAR/BACKSPACE again clears th
e music).
;WhatIsNew2k9
Finale documents display in Page View by default. You can change the default Vie
w if you like by clicking the Program Options button to the left. Then, on the N
ew page, select the desired view.
;WhatIsNew2k9
To change the attachment point of an expression to a different staff, drag it ov
er the target staff.
;WhatIsNew2k9
To drag an expression without changing its attachment point, hold down ALT (Win)
/OPTION (Mac) while dragging.
;WhatIsNew2k9
FinaleScript allows you to include virtually every dialog box command. See "Fina
leScript Plug-in" in the User Manual for details.
;WhatIsNew2k9
Choose View > Page View Style 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, choose File Menu > Export to
SmartMusic.
;WhatIsNew2k9
Finale includes a library of Tapspace Virtual Drumline Sounds. Choose the Tapspa
ce Drumline instrument set in the Document Setup Wizard to easily start a new dr
umline 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 ano
ther at will. Simply choose Help > Deauthorize Finale to open up a free slot. Yo
ur 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 measu
re 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 Sig
nature, Time Signature, MIDI, Clef, Repeat, Mirror.
;WhatIsNew2k8
The keyboard shortcut for applying Note Spacing is CTRL (Win)/COMMAND (Mac)+4. A
pply it with any tool that allows regional selection.
;WhatIsNew2k8
While copying stacks, a green border (pasting) or insertion bar (inserting) indi
cates an eligible target. Stack copying allows you to copy and paste/insert meas
ure 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 (Win)/COMMAND (Mac)+Shift then press one of the n
umbers. 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). Combi
ne 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 piec
e. Use SHIFT+HOME, Page Up, or Page Down to extend selection to the beginning, t
op staff, or bottom staff respectively.
;WhatIsNew2k8
To add an audio track to your document, choose MIDI/Audio Menu > Audio Track > A
dd Audio Track. Then choose MIDI/Audio > 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 a
pplied to any new file using the Setup Wizard. Choose one of Finale's included s
tyles on page 1 of the Setup Wizard. Or, save one of your own files to the Final
e/Document Styles folder to use its settings in a future new document.
;WhatIsNew2k7
To add linked parts to old documents, choose Document > Manage Parts. Then, clic
k Generate Parts.
;WhatIsNew2k7
To reestablish a broken link, (Win) right-click (Mac) CTRL+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 b
roken, but the show/hide link is still intact.
;WhatIsNew2k7
In the Print dialog box you can print any combination of the score and parts sim
ultaneously, and specify a number of copies for each.
;WhatIsNew2k7
To beam eighth notes in groups of 2 instead of 4 in common time, choose Document
> Document Options > 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 el
apsed time at each measure. To do so, choose the Measure Tool, then choose Measu
re > Edit Measure Number Regions. Add a region defined to show on the desired me
asures, and then choose Style > 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 by choosing Document > Manage Parts
.
;WhatIsNew2k7
Easily navigate through linked parts using keystrokes. Windows users hold down C
TRL+ALT, Mac users, COMMAND and OPTION, and press > to move forward, or < to mov
e backwards through parts.
;WhatIsNew2k7
To quickly change an existing expression, select the expression's handle and dou
ble-press the desired metatool key. The expression changes to the definition ass
igned to the metatool key you used.
;WhatIsNew2k7
Use the Instrument Techniques and Effects window in the Human Playback Preferenc
es 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 but
ton 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 o
f your score in real-time.
;WhatIsNew2k6
To define a tempo change, while in Studio View, choose the HyperScribe Tool. Cli
ck the top (TempoTap) staff and tap the tempo with the space bar for the duratio
n of the tempo change.
;WhatIsNew2k6
Scale a page of music to fit on the printed page automatically with the Fit to P
age check box in the Print dialog box.
Wizard;WhatIsNew2k6
You can save several library elements into the same library file. Simply check a
ll 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
. Select the Chord tool and choose Chord > All-Staff Analysis.
;WhatIsNew2k6
Create a coda system automatically with the Create Coda System Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k6
With the Selection Tool selected, (Win) right-click (Mac) CTRL+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. Choose Plug-ins > TG Tools > Create Handbel
ls Used Chart.
;WhatIsNew2k6
The Split Measure plug-in makes splitting a measure across a system break easy.
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
To include sustain pedal, pitch bend, and other types of continuous data while r
ecording with HyperScribe, choose HyperScribe > Record Continuous Data.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Finale's on-screen presentation includes a textured manuscript paper background.
To choose from a library of manuscript backgrounds, choose Edit (Finale > Prefe
rences menu on Mac) then Program Options > Palettes and Backgrounds.
;WhatIsNew2k6
To change enharmonic spelling in Simple Entry, select a note and press the \ (ba
ckslash) key.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Enter notes, articulations, expressions, and even clef, key and time signature c
hanges in Simple Entry using your computer or MIDI keyboard.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Space Systems evenly on the page with the Page Layout Tool.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Apply Human Playback to regions of your score with the Apply Human Playback plug
-in. Choose Plug-ins > Playback > Apply Human Playback.
;WhatIsNew
Assign your own keyboard shortcuts for use with Simple Entry. Select the Simple
Entry tool and choose Simple > Simple Entry Options.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Most Speedy Edit commands apply to the previous note when you've jumped to the n
ext blank measure.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Need to select an item, but don't know what tool to use? Try the Selection Tool
(it's the one with the arrow).
;WhatIsNew2k5
To copy all the articulations, expressions and slurs from one part throughout th
e score, choose Edit > SmartFind and Paint.
;WhatIsNew
Use several fonts in the same expression, if, for example, you wanted to say "Vi
vace" in Times and "quarter note = 200" in Maestro.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Finale allows you to define a percussion layout while importing MIDI Files.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Force or limit the number of systems on a page with options in the Space Systems
Evenly dialog box. Select the Page Layout tool and choose Page Layout > Space S
ystems Evenly.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Call any plug-in or menu item from FinaleScript.
;WhatIsNew
Want all your Forte marks centered under the note? Specify default positioning i
n the Text Expression Designer dialog box.
;ToolTip
If you find yourself adding the same instruments in the Setup Wizard, save an en
semble. On page 2, add your instruments, click Save As New Ensemble, type a name
and click OK. You can choose that ensemble from page 1 next time.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Need to harmonize a single line for five voices in a fraction of a second? Use t
he Auto Harmonizing plug-in. This plug-in was built by the makers of Band-In-A-B
ox.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Switch layers with new keyboard shortcuts. On Windows, while in any tool use: AL
T+SHIFT+1, ALT+SHIFT+2, ALT+SHIFT+3, ALT+SHIFT+4. On Macintosh: COMMAND+OPTION+1
, COMMAND+OPTION+2, COMMAND+OPTION+3, COMMAND+OPTION+4.
;WhatIsNew
You can change durations, navigate and perform other commands from your MIDI key
board while in Speedy Entry. Choose Speedy > Speedy Options.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Make your piece swing by setting the Swing effect in the Playback Settings dialo
g box.
;WhatIsNew
Need to share your masterpieces with the band in audio format? You can with save
as a WAV. (Win), .AIFF (Mac) or .MP3 (both). Choose File > Export to Audio File
.
;WhatIsNew
The first trombone plays the same notes as the second trombone. You can copy acr
oss layers by choosing Edit > Move/Copy Layers.
;WhatIsNew2k2
To create a repeat with a first and second ending, simply choose the Repeat Tool
, highlight the first ending measure/s, (Win) right-click (Mac) CTRL+click it an
d choose Create First and Second Ending.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Create lessons for your students with the Exercise Wizard. Choose File > New > E
xercise Wizard.
;WhatIsNew
Need to swap music in layers? There is already a Script in the FinaleScript plug
-in to do that task for you.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Define your own fretboards with the Fretboard Designer. These fretboards can be
saved as a library as well.
;WhatIsNew2k2
You can nudge Smart Shapes with the arrow keys.
;WhatIsNew
The Clarinet player is trilling like the drummer, use Human Playback to demonstr
ate the difference between the two trill techniques.
;WhatIsNew2k1
You can have a different fretboard for the same chord symbol.
;WhatIsNew
Don't want to tweak the MIDI to get realistic playback? You don't have to, Human
Playback reads your music and gives it a human touch.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Slurs automatically avoid collisions with notes, stems and accidentals. Select t
he Smart Shape tool and choose Smart Shape > Smart Slur Options for settings to
adjust.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Combine your own MIDI data with Human Playback in the HP Preferences dialog box.

;WhatIsNew
What is the difference between an elementary band and Finale? Human Playback: no
wrong notes and there is direction to sustained pitches.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Define your staccato and tenuto articulations to be defined as Inside Slur in th
e Articulation Definition dialog box.
;WhatIsNew2k1
There are 18 predefined clefs and you have the power to change a font or create
your own shape for each clef.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Know when you printed a file by using the Current Date Text insert with the Text
Tool.
;WhatIsNew2k2
You can have a duration and modifier(s) selected at the same time in Simple Entr
y. Enter C# in one click.
;WhatIsNew
Want to show the difference between a Baroque and Romantic interpretation of a p
assage? Use Human Playback, with dozens of style choices, to hear the difference
.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Always want to see the right hand and left hand of a piano group when optimizing
your score? You can choose Only Remove If All Staves Empty in the Group Attribu
tes dialog box.
;Tooltip
Remember that a tool specific menu will often appear when a tool is selected. If
you choose a tool and want to perform an action, look for a new menu at the top
of the screen.
;WhatIsNew
Want all your dynamics on a baseline? Use a baseline to adjust all your expressi
ons both above and below the staff.
;WhatIsNew2k2
You can define a staff size by an absolute value by choosing Document > Page For
mat > Score.
;WhatIsNew
The Cello part changes clef every 3 notes; change the clef while in Simple entry
as you enter music.
;WhatIsNew
Build chords without a MIDI keyboard, just press 1 through 8 in Simple Entry to
add intervals.
;WhatIsNew
Can't remember if you need to add a second or a third? Hold down SHIFT and press
the pitch name (A through G) to build a chord in Simple Entry.
;WhatIsNew
Do you like hyphens across systems all the time? Choose to always show Hyphens.
See Document Options > Lyrics for details.
;WhatIsNew
The composer wrote a different Time Signature for every measure. Enter the Time
Signature as you enter the music in Simple Entry.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Want to transcribe Stairway to Heaven with your MIDI Guitar? You can enter music
directly into a standard staff or Tablature staff.
;WhatIsNew2k
Immediately apply correct music spacing with Automatic Music Spacing checked in
Program Options > Edit
;WhatIsNew2k3
Why are your tablature numbers always selected when using Simple Entry? Make sur
e Tablature Notes On Entry is checked in the Simple Entry Options (under the Sim
ple Menu).
;WhatIsNew
Hate spending time looking for a page turn for the performer and include VS when
appropriate? Use the interactive Smart Page Turns plug-in to help you.
;WhatisNew2k3
Need to check your Document Options? On Windows, use CTRL+PAGE UP or CTRL+PAGE D
OWN to navigate through the pages of Document Options. On Macintosh, use the Up
and Down arrow keys.
;WhatIsNew
Want to identify every time a player rests for more than 10 measures or 2 minute
s and offer them a cue? Use the Smart Cue Notes Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Need to notate all the guitar bends in the music? Use the Guitar Bend Smart Shap
e.
;ToolTip
Use the Staff Tool to create, delete, or edit staves in your score.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Want your trills, glissandos and hairpins to playback? They do with Human Playba
ck.
;WhatIsNew
To easily extend beams over a Barline, highlight the measures to either side of
the barline you want the beam(s) to traverse. Then choose Plug-ins > Note, Beam,
and Rest Editing > Patterson Plug-ins Lite > Beam Over Barlines.
;WhatIsNew
Create cross-staff beaming with the Cross Staff Plug-in, part of TGTools Lite.
;WhatIsNew2k
Assign alternate notation to partial measures and any layer with Staff Styles. Y
ou can find these under the Staff Menu as part of the Staff Tool.
;WhatIsNew2k3
One publisher wants guitar bends 1 space from the note while another wants bends
2 spaces from the note. You control default placement of Guitar Bends by select
ing the Smart Shape tool and choosing Smart Shape > Smart Shape Placement dialog
box.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Have your band practice their parts before the gig by saving your Finale composi
tions as SmartMusic Accompaniments. Use SmartMusic to rehearse your music. Choos
e File > Export to SmartMusic.
;ToolTip
Use the Simple Entry Tool to point and click notes and rests into the score. Cho
ose the note or rest from the palette, then click in the staff.
;WhatIsNew2k
Attach a glissando to notes or measures with the Glissando Smart Shape Tool. Or
better yet, create your own Smart Shape.
;WhatIsNew
Quickly add a percussion groove to your music with the Drum Groove plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Your guitar player doesn't read traditional music? No problem, use the Selection
Tool to copy music from a 5 line staff to a 6 line tablature staff.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Looking for some creative compositional ideas? Use the suite of Composer Assista
nts created by IRCAM. All tools are plug-ins found under the Plug-ins Menu > Sco
ring and Arranging > Composer Assistant folder.
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Use the Add Cue Notes Plug-in to offer the Oboe part to the First Clarinet part.

;WhatIsNew
Need to move all your articulations 2 pixels to the left? You can with multiple
selection and editing of articulations.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Need to make your music look hand written, but you cannot read your own writing?
Use the Broadway Copyist Font. Choose the Handwritten Style (Broadway Copyist F
ont) on Page 1 in the Setup Wizard.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Want to split a multi-part staff into two seperate parts. Use the TGTools Proces
s Extracted Parts plug-in.
;WhatIsNew
Specify a region to apply a clef change with the Clef Tool.
;ToolTip
Use the Lyric Tool to create, delete, or edit lyrics in your score.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Should the slur stretch and then lift or first lift and then stretch? Decide by
selecting the Smart Shape tool and choosing Smart Shape > Smart Slur Options.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Need to change the beams on your piece to follow a specific house style? Use the
Patterson Beams plug-in. You'll find this plug-in and many other powerful tools
under the Plug-ins Menu.
;chapter 4
The most efficient way to take advantage of the power of Bookmarks is to first s
et the document up in the window just the way you want to see it before creating
a bookmark, then choose View > Add Bookmark.
;WhatIsNew
Need to create a rehearsal accompaniment for all your choirs? Choose File > Expo
rt to SmartMusic.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Plug-ins now respect the Show Active Layer state under the Document Menu. This m
eans you can apply plug-ins to one layer at a time.
;WhatIsNew
Need to show all the rehearsal letters in a SmartMusic Accompaniment file? You c
an. Choose Edit > Add SmartMusic Markers.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Need to save a SmartMusic Accompaniment with repeat markers? No problem. Choose
Edit > Add SmartMusic Markers. Choose Repeats and then Create/Update Repeat Mark
ers to add them automatically.
;WhatIsNew2k5
Specify the space before and after music in any measure. Select the Measure tool
and choose Measure > Show Measure Spacing handles.
;WhatIsNew2k
Need to make a cut away score? With Staff Styles, found under the Staff Menu, yo
u can define or edit any aspect of the staff.
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If you've entered your music with HyperScribe and retained key velocities, you c
an automatically enter dynamics with the Auto-Dynamic Placement Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k
You have total control of beams with the Beams page of Document Options in the D
ocument Menu.
You have probably started a file with the Setup Wizard found under the File Menu
> New. But, don't forget you can also add a staff with the Wizard under the Sta
ff Menu with the Staff Tool.
;WhatIsNew
How would a French man interpret Debussy? Find out with the Human Playback Roman
tic Style.
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You need to have some flagged Grace Notes slashed? Use the Slash Flagged Grace N
otes Plug-in to do it.
;WhatIsNew2k
Need to create a unique shape for barlines? You can with the Custom Barline styl
e. Double click on a measure with the Measure Tool, then click Custom.
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In one step, add a double barline before every key change and a final barline at
the end of the piece with the Automatic Barlines Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew
A typo appears 150 times in the lyrics. Use the Edit > Text Search and Replace f
ix all errors.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Need to share some music with your Scandinavian friends? Finale offers Scandinav
ian chord symbol spellings.
;WhatisNew2k3
Save your Finale file so each player can be the soloist while practicing with Sm
artMusic. Choose File > Export to SmartMusic.
;ToolTip
Use your MIDI Keyboard or solely your computer keyboard to enter music with the
Speedy Entry Tool.
You can break all ties at time signatures by adjusting the setting under Documen
t > Document Options > Ties.
You can break all ties at key signatures by adjusting the setting under Documen
t > Document Options > Ties.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Define a unique MIDI channel for each tablature string in the Tablature MIDI Cha
nnels dialog box (under the MIDI Menu).
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Remove all ties with the Canonic Utilities Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k
To cut away elements behind an enclosure, choose the Opaque check box in the Enc
losure Designer dialog box.
;Chapter 7
Check Tempo Changes, Continuous Data, and Convert Markers options in the Import
MIDI file dialog box to allow Finale to remember the precise "feel" of the origi
nal sequence, and to keep this data handy for playback once the MIDI file has be
en imported.
;WhatIsNew
Automate your Finale tasks with the FinaleScript Plug-in. There are over 40 scri
pts already made for you.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Adjust your MIDI device timing (such as your MIDI Guitar) to your computer with
the MIDI In Latency field in the MIDI Setup dialog box in the MIDI/Audio Menu.
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Invert a melody with the Canonic Utilities Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Need to create Musica Ficta? You can move accidentals vertically with the Accide
ntal Mover Tool on the Special Tools Palette.
;Chapter 9
If you want to use the same notehead font for all staves in the score, it's quic
kest to set the notehead font under Document > Document Options > Fonts.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Always print one page of Exercises for your students with the Exercise Wizard by
checking Fit Lesson on One Page.
;ToolTip
Use the Resize Tool to change the size of the music on the page. Use the Zoom To
ol or View Menu > Zoom commands to change the size of the music on your computer
monitor.
;WhatIsNew2k3
You have the best music scanning technology at your fingertips. Choose File > Sc
anning:SmartScore Lite.
;WhatIsNew2k
To change how Finale spaces music, choose Document > Document Options > Music Sp
acing.
If two handles appear on a staff with the Staff Tool selected, drag the top hand
le to adjust the staff's position in every staff system on the Page. Drag the lo
wer handle to adjust the staff's position in that staff system only.
Only delete staves if you want them permanently removed from your score. To reco
ver deleted staves, immediately choose Edit >. To temporarily remove a staff, ch
oose Hide Staves checkbox in the Staff Attributes dialog box.
;ToolTip
Define the key signature of your piece or a group of measures with the Key Signa
ture Tool.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Finale supports XML format. Use the File > MusicXML commands to import and expor
t files into this universal format.
;WhatIsNew2k1
You can override the barline selected for a group on a measure-by-measure basis
by choosing Override Group Barlines in the Measure Attributes dialog box. When y
ou choose this option, the barline set in the Measure Attributes dialog box will
always appear.
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Retrograde a melody with the Canonic Utilities Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k1
You can make a clef always appear, as well as make a clef show to the left or ri
ght of the barline.
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Show accidentals on all notes with the Canonic Utilities Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k3
Need to share a Finale 2012 file with an older Finale version (back to 2002)? Ch
oose File > MusicXML > Export in Finale 2012 and then import the file into your
earlier Finale version. (In versions prior to Finale 2006, MusicXML is a Plug-in
).
;Chapter 12
When specifying beat durations for dotted notes in Time Signatures, select Use E
DUs for Beat Duration, then enter the duration in EDUs instead of entering the n
umbers you want to appear in the lower half of the composite time signature. A q
uarter note equals 1024 EDUs. A dotted quarter note equals 1536.
For large Time Signatures used for some scores, use the Engraver Time font and c
hange the distance between the numbers under Document > Document Options > Time
Signatures.
;ToolTip
Group notes and rests as triplets with the Tuplet Tool.
;WhatIsNew2k2
Use Simple Entry to enter triplets. Click the duration you want and the Tuplet T
ool on the Simple Entry Pallete.
If you accidentally enter too many notes in Simple Entry, use the Eraser Tool to
delete them. You can also delete accidentals, ties and dots.
You can navigate through notes in Simple Entry. CTRL+click on Win or OPTION+clic
k on Mac to select the note. The Left and Right arrow moves you through the note
s and rests.
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Transpose in Semitones with the Canonic Utilities Plug-in.
;Chapter 15
To change a note to a rest while in Speedy Entry, press BACKSPACE (Win)/CLEAR (M
ac). The single note becomes a rest of the same duration.
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Warn the musicians of a Key Signature cancellation with the Cautionary Accidenta
ls Plug-in.
;ToolTip
Enter your music in real time with the HyperScribe Tool.
;Chapter 16
If your real-time transcriptions consistently transcribe durations that are too
small, increase the smallest note duration under MIDI/Audio > Quantization Setti
ngs.
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Change the font for all Staff Names, Group Names, Text blocks, or Lyrics with th
e Change Font Plug-in.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Working on your theory project and need to check for parallel motion? Use the Pa
rallel Motion plug-in.
;ToolTip
Clarify tempo and dynamics to the players by attaching expressions to measures,
notes, or rests with the Expression Tool.
;Chapter 17
If you are not pleased with the results of your HyperScribe session, check your
quantization settings under MIDI/Audio > Quantization Setting.
It's a good idea to tell Finale beforehand exactly how you want the triplets not
ated--whether or not they should have a bracket or slur--and so on. Change the d
efault Tuplet Definition by CTRL (Win)/double (Mac)+clicking on the Tuplet Tool.

If you are having problems getting clean notation during real time entry, increa
se Remove Notes Smaller than __ EDUs in the More Quantization Settings dialog bo
x to 60 EDUs.
;ToolTip
With the Time Signature Tool, you can define the time signature for the whole pi
ece or a group of measures.
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Check the range of each staff with the Check Range Plug-in. You can even define
the range for each staff.
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Make sure you don't have too many beats or too few beats in all your measures wi
th the Check Region for Durations Plug-in.
;ToolTip
Use the Page Layout Tool to organize the music on the page before you print.
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Received an older Finale file that does not beam eighth notes in groups of 4 in
Common Time? Use the Classic Eight Notes Plug-in to correct the file.
;Chapter 21
If you make a habit of attaching a cesura as an articulation to the note that pr
ecedes it, you'll always remember where to click in order to see its handle.
If you don't want the tremolo "beams" to actually touch the stems of the notes,
you can adjust them to create a slight gap between each end of the beam and the
note stem. To do so, click the Beam Extension Tool of the Special Tools and drag
the beam handles inward.
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How many notes have you put in the piece? Find out with the Count Items Plug-in.

;ToolTip
With the Selection Tool, you can do a wide variety of chores to a region of stav
es and/or measures.
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Need to calculate the amount of Staff Systems to be paid for your engraving work
? Use the Count Items Plug-in.
;Chapter 23
Select Always Show on Top (or Bottom) Staff in the Measure Number dialog box to
tell Finale to always show a measure number on the top or bottom staff of each s
ystem regardless of which staff happens to be at the top (or bottom) of the syst
em.
;WhatIsNew2k1
You can insert and delete systems with the Page Layout Tool. This prevents exist
ing layout from being disturbed.
;Chapter 25
If you use a Metatool to place a Shape Expression into the score, you create a d
uplicate of that shape. This gives you an important advantage when you're placin
g several of the same shape into a score, because it allows editing each copy in
dividually.
;ToolTip
To make a clef change in a staff, use the Clef Tool.
;Chapter 29
Instead of changing settings in the Special Tools' Tie Alterations dialog box, y
ou can drag individual ties by their handles to change their placement and shape
onscreen as well as flip ties using CTRL (Win)/COMMAND (Mac)+F.
If you want an asymmetrical beaming pattern (such as three, three, and two eight
h notes in common time), click the Composite button in the Time Signature dialog
box and enter the desired groupings into the text boxes.
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The (enter boastful musician's instrument here) player says they play the highes
t or lowest note in the piece. Prove them right or wrong with the Find Range plu
g-in.
;WhatIsNew2k1
Publish your masterpiece to the web by choosing File > Post at Finale Showcase.
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Will your Magnum Opus be out of range for your Junior High Choir? Confirm or den
y with the Find Range plug-in.
;Chapter 31
You must be in Page View to use the Measure Tool Break, Create, or Edit multimea
sure rest commands.
If you find that you're using the Edit command frequently to change the appearan
ce of multimeasure rests, consider changing the global settings under Document >
Document Options > Multimeasure Rests.
Use Utilities > Change > Ties to adjust more than one tie in a region. To adjust
a single tie or the tie end after a system break, use the Tie Tool of the Speci
al Tools.
When Finale spaces the notes of your score, it widens the selected measures as n
ecessary to make room for lyrics, if any. If you choose Document > Document Opti
ons > Music Spacing Page of Document Options in the Document Menu, you'll discov
er that there are other elements you can take into consideration when spacing me
asures: chord symbols and accidentals, for example.
;ToolTip
Attach slur, hairpin, and glissando markings to your score with the Smart Shape
Tool.
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The Publisher demands that all beams in one staff be flat. Use the Flat Beams pl
ug-in.
;Chapter 34
When you shrink notes, Finale automatically shrinks anything attached to them pr
oportionally: Lyrics, Chord symbols, Articulations, Expressions, and so on.
For lyrics, a simple way to maintain a fixed font size on reduced or enlarged no
tes is to specify Fixed in the Size submenu of the Text Menu or check Fixed when
you select a font.
;ToolTip
Edit individual MIDI events of notes with the MIDI Tool.
;Chapter 35
When you create your own chord suffixes, add characters to the suffixes in the o
rder you'd say them out loud--it will make typing chords easier in the long run.
Whatever you enter (whether it follows convention or not), Finale will faithful
ly match the characters in the order you type them with the order they were crea
ted in the Chord Suffix Editor dialog box.
Use the Caps Lock key when you know you want only uppercase chords and are enter
ing Chords via Type Into Score.
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You want to hide ledger lines for four measures in the Percussion staff? Use the
Ledger Lines (Hide) Plug-in.
;Chapter 36
If you want a quick MIDI audio check of the notes you're attaching lyrics to, ho
ld down the CTRL (Win)/OPTION (Mac)+ key and the space bar and drag the cursor a
cross the staff. Finale will play any note the cursor touches, no matter which d
irection you drag.
;ToolTip
With the Repeat Tool, you can easily place a graphic or text repeat that will ha
ve a playback effect.
;Chapter 37
You can change character settings for inserts placed in text blocks (you might u
nderline the date, for example). Simply select an insert you've placed in a text
block (such as the date), then choose a font or other character setting from th
e Text Menu. Finale changes the entire contents of the insert to the new setting
.
Use the Justification submenu in the Text Menu to position text within an editin
g frame.
Use the Alignment submenu in the Text Menu to align a text block itself on a pag
e (or change the alignment settings in the Frame Attributes dialog box).
;Chapter 38
When copying Finale documents, make sure that you copy all the graphics used in
the files as well.
Be aware that the higher the resolution you select for a graphic file, the large
r the resulting files will be.
;ToolTip
Place the Title, Composer and Copyright information on the page of your score wi
th the Text Tool.
;Chapter 39
When you're working with Facing Pages with different left and right page margins
, deleting two pages at a time will maintain the correct margins.
;Chapter 42
Keep in mind that Finale numbers its pages consecutively in Page View regardless
of which page number you choose to display in the footer; it is the number Fina
le displays in Page View that you should enter.
;ToolTip
Place the logo of your publishing house on each page of your score with the Grap
hics Tool.
;Chapter 43
As a HyperScribe shortcut, you can click a measure in your score to start record
ing instead of using the Record button. Finale will start recording into the mea
sure you clicked, according to the click and countoff settings, just as if you c
licked the Record button.
;ToolTip
Make fine adjustments to notes, stems, and beams with the Special Tools Tool.
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The Clarinet plays quarter notes; the Violin plays the same passage as sixteenth
notes. Use the Rhythmic Subdivisions Plug-in to create the Violin part.
;Chapter 44
Finale stores the captured velocity values as the difference between the actual
velocity with which you struck the notes and the default velocity. If you increa
se or decrease this Base Key Velocity value, therefore, you instantly increase o
r decrease the playback velocity of every note in the piece.
Continuous data is independent of the notes themselves. Therefore, no handles ap
pear on the notes in the MIDI Tool split-window when you're editing continuous d
ata. You must select a region by dragging through the "graph" area rather than b
y selecting note handles.
;WhatIsNew2k1
For technical support, an online knowledge base, and other helpful resources vis
it http://finalemusic.com/support.
;Endtip
Thank you for choosing Finale as your Music Notation Software.