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Finale for Windows

Speedy Entry

Navigation

Expression tool

Normal entry (changing durations)

Hands-free entry (constant duration)

Page View: up full screen

Move expression without changing attachment point

Page View: down full screen

Add selected expression to staff above

enter note: hold pitch and press 18/CTRL+0

enter rest: press 18/CTRL+0

enter note: with caps lock, press 18 and play pitch

enter rest: press 18 and play any 3-note -step cluster

File menu

View menu

Page View: previous page

Add selected expression to staff below

New (default new action)

Switch between Page and Scroll Views

Page View: next page

Add selected expression to all staves to top of system

Additional Commands

Open

Studio View

Page View: left one screen

Add selected expression to all staves to bottom of system

Change existing note/rest duration

Close document

Zoom in

Add selected expression to all staves in system

Toggle insert mode

Save

Zoom out

Page View: first page

Add selected expression to specific staves

Insert note (with MIDI)

Print

Custom zoom 1

Page View: last page

Quit

Custom zoom 2

Page View: top left of leftmost viewable page

Custom zoom 3

Page View: bottom right of rightmost viewable page

View at x %

Page View: one increment right horizontally

Fit in window

Page View: one increment left horizontally

Fit width

Scroll View: forward screenful of measures

Change layer

Scroll View: backward screenful of measures

Edit Filter

Window menu

Scroll View: beginning of score/part

Cut

Show/hide Score Manager

Copy

Show/hide Mixer

Insert

Switch between windows

Edit menu
Undo
Redo
Select all
Use Filter

Insert and Filter

Paste
Paste and Filter
Paste Multiple
Clear all items
Delete measure stack

Page View: right one screen

Scroll View: end of score/part

One increment up vertically

Lyrics tool
Type Into Score: previous verse/chorus/section
Type Into Score: next verse/chorus/section
Adjust Syllables: left justify syllable
Adjust Syllables: center justify syllable
Adjust Syllables: right justify syllable
Adjust Syllables: center syllable horizontally
Adjust Syllabels: align syllable to right

One increment down vertically

Text tool

Previous part

Left justify in text block

Playback/General

Center justify in text block

Play

Last viewed part

Right justify in text block

Stop playback

Zoom in to position

Full justify in text block

Play from measure

Zoom out from position

Forced full justify in text block

Play individual staff

Drag visible region

Align text block to left

Selection tool

Center text block horizontally

Utilities menu

Scrub individual staff

Update layout

Select Yes in dialog box

Transpose down one step diatonically

Select No in dialog box

Transpose up one step diatonically

OK all open dialog boxes

Transpose down octave diatonically

Cancel all open dialog boxes

Transpose up octave diatonically

Define shortcut for tool

Lock systems

Choose defined tool

Unlock systems

Document Options

Fit measures dialog box

Apply metatool

Apply Note Spacing

Program metatool

Apply Beat Spacing

Add again (most recent marking)

Move to previous/next system

Switch to Selection tool

Expand selection: previous beat

Expand selection: next beat
Expand selection: beginning of measure
Expand selection: end of measure
Expand selection: beginning of score/part
Expand selection: end of score/part
Expand selection: next staff above
Expand selection: next staff below
Expand selection: all staves to top of system
Expand selection: all staves to bottom of system
Implode music
Explode music

Uncheck Speedy > Use MIDI Device for Input

Using the onscreen crossbar

Using the keyboard (with caps lock)

enter note: position crossbar for pitch and press 18/CTRL+0

enter rest: press CTRL+SHIFT+17 (number row only)

enter note: specify pitch (see below) and press 18/CTRL+0

enter rest: press CTRL+SHIFT+17 (number row only)

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Insert rest (with MIDI)

Insert note (without MIDI)

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Normal

Insert rest (without MIDI)

Constrain dragging a note/rest
Return rest to default position

Combine/split rest from rests on same beat in other layers

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Display the Edit Frame dialog box

Adjust Syllables: align syllable to left

Next part

Scrub playback

Speedy Entry Step time entry without MIDI

Step time entry with MIDI

Align text block to right

Align text block to top
Center text block vertically
Align text block to bottom
Format text: bold
Format text: italic
Format text: underline
Decrease text size
Increase text size
Line spacing
Standard frame
Custom frame
Frame attributes

Smart Shape tool

Character settings

Flip selected slur or bend direction

Insert symbol: flat

Set selected slur or bend direction to automatic

Insert symbol: natural

Move between primary/secondary handles

Insert symbol: sharp

Hide secondary handles

Insert page number

Move to previous/next entry

Move to beginning/end of measure

Simple Entry

Jump to previous measure

Jump to next measure
Move down a staff

Show/hide courtesy accidental

Move up a staff

Add interval: unison through octave above

Move crossbar down/up a step

Add interval: ninth above

Switch to next layer

Add interval: second through ninth below

Switch to Voice 1/2

Add pitch: A through G

Change pitch step up diatonically (caret or selection)

Remove note, rest, or chord

Change pitch step down diatonically (caret or selection)

Remove note from chord

Change single note to rest

Show/hide accidental parentheses

Change entry to rest

Toggle grace note

Hide/show entry

Toggle slashed flagged grace note

Flip stem

Double-flat

Default stem direction

Flat

Break/join beam from previous note

Natural

Restore default beaming

Sharp

Flatten beam

Double-sharp

Tie/untie to next note

Lower by a half-step

Tie/untie to previous note

Raise by a half-step

Flip tie

Show/hide accidental

Default tie direction

Tutorial Support
Comprehensive help is always available by choosing Help > User Manual.
For additional learning resources and solutions to common Finale questions, visit our Support Portal at finalemusic.com/support.
There, you can also contact our Customer Success Team through email or web-based cases.

Change pitch octave up (caret or selection)

Change pitch octave down (caret or selection)
Enter pitch: A through G
Break/join beam or flatten beam
Flip enharmonic
Change to grace note
Show/hide entry
Flip stem or auto stem
Combine/split rest with rests on the same beat in other layers
Select augmentation dot
Select grace note
Select next entry above
Select next entry below
Select previous entry
Select next entry
Select previous measure
Select next measure

Numeric keypad commands

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Finale for Mac

Keyboard Shortcuts

Speedy Entry

Navigation

Expression tool

Normal entry (changing durations)

Hands-free entry (constant duration)

Page View: up full screen

Move expression without changing attachment point

Page View: down full screen

Add selected expression to staff above

enter note: hold pitch and press 18/0

enter rest: press 18/0

enter note: with caps lock, press 18 and play pitch

enter rest: press 18 and play any 3-note -step cluster

View menu

Page View: previous page

Add selected expression to staff below

New (default new action)

Switch between Page and Scroll Views

Page View: next page

Add selected expression to all staves to top of system

Open

Studio View

Page View: left one screen

Add selected expression to all staves to bottom of system

Change existing note/rest duration

Close document

Zoom in

Page View: right one screen

Add selected expression to all staves in system

Toggle insert mode

Save

Zoom out

Page View: first page

Add selected expression to specific staves

Insert note (with MIDI)

Save as

Custom zoom 1

Page View: last page

Print

Custom zoom 2

Page View: top left of leftmost viewable page

Quit

Custom zoom 3

Page View: bottom right of rightmost viewable page

View at x %

Page View: one increment right horizontally

Fit in window

Page View: one increment left horizontally

Fit width

Scroll View: forward screenful of measures

Define staff set

Scroll View: backward screenful of measures

Show staff set

Scroll View: beginning of score/part

Show all staves

Scroll View: end of score/part

Show/hide rulers

One increment up vertically

Change layer

Insert

Window menu

Insert and Filter

Show/hide Score Manager

Paste

Show/hide Mixer

Paste and Filter

Switch between windows

Undo
Redo
Select all
Use Filter
Edit Filter
Cut
Copy

Paste Multiple
Clear all items
Delete measure stack

Lyrics tool

Insert rest (without MIDI)

Constrain dragging a note/rest

Adjust Syllables: left justify syllable

Return rest to default position

Adjust Syllables: center justify syllable

Combine/split rest from rests on same beat in other layers

Adjust Syllables: right justify syllable

Display the Edit Frame dialog box

Move to previous/next entry

Adjust Syllabels: align syllable to right

Move to beginning/end of measure

One increment down vertically

Text tool

Jump to previous measure

Previous part

Left justify in text block

Next part

Center justify in text block

Last viewed part

Right justify in text block

Zoom in to position

Full justify in text block

Zoom out from position

Forced full justify in text block

Play/pause

Selection tool

Center text block horizontally

Update layout

Scrub playback

Transpose down one step diatonically

Scrub individual staff

Transpose up one step diatonically

Select Yes/No in dialog box

Transpose down octave diatonically

OK all open dialog boxes

Transpose up octave diatonically

Cancel all open dialog boxes

Lock systems

Define shortcut for tool

Unlock systems

Choose defined tool

Fit measures dialog box

Document Options

Apply Note Spacing

Apply metatool

Apply Beat Spacing

Program metatool

Move to previous system

Add again (most recent marking)

Move to next system

Switch to Selection tool

Expand selection: next beat

Expand selection: beginning of measure
Expand selection: end of measure
Expand selection: beginning of score/part
Expand selection: end of score/part
Expand selection: next staff above
Expand selection: next staff below
Expand selection: all staves to top of system
Expand selection: all staves to bottom of system
Implode music
Explode music

enter note: specify pitch (see below) and press 18/0

enter rest: press ^17 (number row only)

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Adjust Syllables: align syllable to left

Align text block to left

Play individual staff

enter note: position crossbar for pitch and press 18/0

enter rest: press ^17 (number row only)

Insert note (without MIDI)

Type Into Score: next verse/chorus/section

Drag visible region

Utilities menu

Using the keyboard (with caps lock)

Insert rest (with MIDI)

Adjust Syllables: center syllable horizontally

Expand selection: previous beat

Using the onscreen crossbar

Additional Commands

Type Into Score: previous verse/chorus/section

Playback/General
Play from measure

Uncheck Speedy > Use MIDI Device for Input

File menu

Edit menu

Speedy Entry Step time entry without MIDI

Step time entry with MIDI

Align text block to right

Align text block to top
Center text block vertically
Align text block to bottom
Format text: bold
Format text: italic
Format text: underline
Decrease text size
Increase text size
Line spacing
Standard frame
Custom frame
Frame attributes

Smart Shape tool

Character settings

Flip selected slur or bend direction

Insert symbol: flat

Set selected slur or bend direction to automatic

Insert symbol: natural

Move between primary/secondary handles

Insert symbol: sharp

Hide secondary handles

Insert page number

Simple Entry

Jump to next measure

Move down a staff
Move up a staff

Show/hide courtesy accidental

Move crossbar down/up a step

Add interval: unison through octave above

Switch to previous/next layer

Add interval: ninth above

Switch to Voice 1/2

Add interval: second through ninth below

Add pitch: A through G
Change pitch step up diatonically (caret or selection)

Remove note, rest, or chord

Change pitch step down diatonically (caret or selection)

Remove note from chord

Change single note to rest

Show/hide accidental parentheses

Change pitch octave up (caret or selection)

Change entry to rest

Toggle grace note

Change pitch octave down (caret or selection)

Hide/show entry

Toggle slashed flagged grace note

Enter pitch: A through G

Flip stem

Break/join beam or flatten beam

Double-flat

Default stem direction

Flip enharmonic

Flat

Break/join beam from previous note

Change to grace note

Natural

Restore default beaming

Show/hide entry

Sharp

Flatten beam

Flip stem or auto stem

Double-sharp

Tie/untie to next note

Combine/split rest with rests on the same beat in other layers

Lower by a half-step

Tie/untie to previous note

Select augmentation dot

Raise by a half-step

Flip tie

Select grace note

Show/hide accidental

Default tie direction

Select next entry above

Tutorial Support
Comprehensive help is always available by choosing Help > User Manual.
For additional learning resources and solutions to common Finale questions, visit our Support Portal at finalemusic.com/support.
There, you can also contact our Customer Success Team through email or web-based cases.

Select next entry below

Select previous entry
Select next entry
Select previous measure
Select next measure

Numeric keypad commands