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Chapter 2: File Menu

File Menu
How to get there
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What it does
As in many computer programs, Finale’s File Menu contains various commands for opening, Index
closing, saving, and printing documents. The File Menu also contains commands for importing
and exporting libraries (files containing various symbols, markings, and other musical elements
that are stored separately and can be “loaded into” any document). Finally, the File Menu contains Next
the Exit command used to exit the program. Chapter

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• Launch Window. Choose this command to open the Launch Window where you can choose
from a number of options related to starting new files and opening existing ones. See Launch
Window. See LAUNCH WINDOW for more information.
• New: Document With Setup Wizard. Document With Setup Wizard will take you through
some dialog boxes that ask you about the Title of your piece and what instruments you would
like to include. See SETUP WIZARD for more information.
This menu item is setup as the default for the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl-N), however you can
change which item in the New submenu receives the keyboard shortcut in the Program TOC
Options dialog box. See PROGRAM OPTIONS-NEW.
• New: Default Document. The Default Document (called Maestro Font Default) lets you start
with a new untitled document with one staff. This file includes the default set of expressions, Index
articulations, repeats, smart shapes, and other markings that can be found in the selection dia-
log box for these items. As long as you keep this document (“Maestro Font Default.FTM”) in
the Component Files folder, every possible Finale parameter will always be set just the way Next
you like it when you choose New from the File Menu. Chapter

A standard Maestro Font Default file is provided with the program. However, you can cus-
tomize this document to suit your own tastes. Do you prefer a different font for your lyrics? Previous
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Do you frequently work with A4 paper?
In any of these cases, the process for customizing the Maestro Font Default file is simple.
Choose Open from the File Menu; in the Open dialog box that appears, navigate to the Finale/
Component Files folder, choose Finale Template File from the File Type drop-down list and
double-click Maestro Font Default.FTM file to open it. You’re now looking at a blank docu-
ment. Make any changes to it you want. Change the lyric font, page size, add expressions, etc..
When you’re finished, choose Save from the File Menu, choose Finale Template File from the
File Type drop-down list, name the file Maestro Font Default.FTM and then save it (and
replace the existing Maestro Font Default file). From now on, every time you double-click the
Finale program icon, choose New/Default Document from the File Menu or choose New/Doc-
ument With Setup Wizard, a fresh, untitled copy of this Maestro Font Default file appears on
the screen, formatted according to your preferences.
If the Maestro Font Default file is not in the Component Files folder, if not, Finale will open to
a completely blank, unformatted, one-measure score.
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created. This file is named European Style.FTM and can be found in the Finale/Templates/
General Templates folder. To use this file as the basis for all new files you create (even those
created from the Setup Wizard) we suggest the following steps: Index
Go to your Finale/Component Files folder and change the name of the standard default file
from Maestro Font Default.FTM to Old Maestro Font Default.FTM. Go back to your Finale/
Templates/General Templates folder and change the name of the alternate default file from Next
European Style.FTM to Maestro Font Default.FTM. Copy this file from the General Tem- Chapter
plates folder into Component Files.
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• New: Document From Template. Finale comes with several dozen template files—new
scores configured for string quartet, jazz band, full orchestra, and so on—to save you the trou-
ble of constructing such “score paper” setups yourself. To use one of these, from the New sub-
menu, choose Document From Template. Finale will display an Open dialog box where you
can select the template you want to use. When you double-click the template file you want to
use, Finale will automatically peel off an untitled copy of that template, which you can save
with any name you wish. Document From Template preserves the original, unmodified tem-
plate, so that you can use it again the next time you need a similar configuration.
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• New: Document Without Libraries. You can, by the way, deliberately override the Maestro
Font Default file if you want to open a completely blank, unformatted score. To do so, select
the File Menu, then New, then Document Without Libraries. Instead of modifying the Maestro
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Font Default file we’ve provided, you can also open an unformatted blank score this way, cus-
tomize it to your tastes, and save it in the Components file folder, titling it “Maestro Font
Default.FTM”; it will work the same way.
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• New: Exercise Wizard. Finale can create a collection of exercises, such as scales or thirds for Chapter
an entire ensemble, with parts for each instrument. See EXERCISE WIZARD for more informa-
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• New: Performance Assessment File. Choose this command to open the Assessment Wizard Chapter
where you can prepare a file to be saved as a Finale Performance Assessment file. See
ASSESSMENT WIZARD for more information.
• New: SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard: Choose this command to open the SmartMusic
Accompaniment Wizard where you can prepare a file to be saved as a SmartMusic Accompa-
niment. See SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT WIZARD for more information.
• Open. When you choose the Open command, the Open dialog box appears, in which there are
the kinds of files Finale is capable of opening: Finale Notation File (*.MUS), ENIGMA
Transportable File (*.ETF), Standard MIDI File (*.MID), Finale Template File (*.FTM), and
Lesson File (*.LSN). Choose All Files (*.*) if you want Finale to display all files in the cur-
rent folder, regardless of file type. Use shift-click to select more than one file to open. You can
also use the File Menu Toolbar icon to open a file.
A Finale Notation File is the usual notation file you’ve been working with all along. It can be
read by either the Macintosh or Windows version of Finale. An ENIGMA Transportable
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File is a text-only file that can be read by Finale. A MIDI File is a standard music file format
that most sequencer programs can read and create. A Lesson File is a text file that contains a
collection of exercises for the Exercise Wizard.
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See TO OPEN FILES FROM EARLIER VERSIONS OF FINALE OR OTHER MAKEMUSIC PRODUCTS.
As you select each of the file types from the File Type drop down list, the names in the File
Name list box change to the files with the corresponding extension. The Folder list box works Next
like any Windows Folder list box; double-click a folder to see its contents and use the scroll Chapter
bars if necessary to view more folders. Select a different drive from the “Look in” drop-down
list to view the contents of another drive.
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• Close. Choose Close to close the active (frontmost) window. If you’re closing the last open
window containing a document to which you’ve made changes not yet saved, Finale will ask
you if you want to save your changes; click Yes (or press enter) to save your changes, or click
No if you don’t want your changes preserved. Click Cancel to return to that document without
closing it. (You can also close a document by double-clicking the Control menu in the upper-
left corner of the window.)
• Close All. Choose Close All to close all the open documents. Finale will ask you if you want
to save each window that has had any changes; click Yes (or press enter) to save your changes,
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or click No if you don’t want your changes preserved. Click Cancel to return to that document
without closing it.
• Save. Choose Save to store any changes you’ve made to the active document. You can also Index
use the File Menu Toolbar icon to save a file.
When you’re working on a Finale document (or any computer file), your changes to the file
are stored in temporary files that are deleted when you exit the program. As long as you’re in Next
Finale and the computer is on, the computer’s memory retains your editing. (See SAVE AS Chapter
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have remembered to save the changes onto a disk by choosing this command. It’s a good idea
to save your work fairly often—every ten minutes, perhaps; if you’re the kind of person who
forgets, consider using Finale’s automatic backup feature (see SAVE under Program Options).
If you intend to open the file on a machine running Windows, make sure Append File Exten-
sions is checked.
Backup files. Finale can automatically save a backup copy of your file in the same folder as
the original file. You can also select the folder to save Backup files. See SAVE (under Program
Options).
Although the concept of a backup seems simple enough, it does warrant a little explanation.
The first time you save a file, you have to give the file a name. All subsequent times you save
this file, you are automatically replacing an earlier version of the file with the same name.
This earlier version of the file is preserved as a backup. The backup file is saved with the
extension .BAK, to help you identify it. Therefore the backup is always one version behind
your current file (in case you just saved something you shouldn't have). Keep in mind that the
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Similarly, no backup is made when you perform a Save As function.
Note: The Save command saves only the active document (the one in the frontmost window).
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• Save As. This command has two purposes. First, as in many computer programs, the Save As
command offers you a chance to create a duplicate of the document you’re working on, with a
different name, and—if you wish—in a different folder or on a different disk. (When you
choose the command, Finale displays a dialog box and asks you to give the document a new Next
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name, which can’t be exactly the same as the current document’s in the same folder.)
This command’s second purpose is to let you save the current document as another kind of
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document—namely, a Finale Template File, an ENIGMA Transportable File or a standard Chapter
MIDI File. After choosing Save As, select the file format you want to use, give the new file a
name, and click Save.
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• Save All. Choose the Save All command to store any changes you’ve made to all of your
open documents.
• Extract Parts. This command is Finale’s most powerful part-extraction feature. Open the
full-score document, so that it appears on the screen. Choose Extract Parts. The Extract Parts
dialog box appears, which lets you specify which staves you want to extract, and offers you a
chance to change the page layout of the parts (which can be different from the page layout of
the full score) and save each extracted part as a separate document. See EXTRACT PARTS DIA-
LOG BOX for a more complete discussion of its options. You can format, inspect, and adjust the
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resultant documents, fixing any awkward page turns, for example, before you print them out.
• Save Special: Save As Audio File • Save As SmartMusic Accompaniment • Save Prefer-
ences. Choose from this submenu to access different ways of saving. Index

Choose Save As Audio File to create a Wave or MP3 file based on the document’s MIDI per-
formance. When you choose this option, the Save As Audio File dialog box appears. To
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record these audio files, Finale uses the currently selected SoundFont. See AUDIO FILES. Chapter
Choose Save As SmartMusic Accompaniment to save a copy of your file in a format that
can be opened by the SmartMusic. See SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT OPTIONS DIALOG Previous
BOX. There are three types of SmartMusic Accompaniment files, solo with accompaniment, Chapter
ensemble (with customizable part playback), and assessment (for use with SmartMusic’s
assessment feature). You can specify which type you want to create in the SMARTMUSIC
ACCOMPANIMENT WIZARD.
You can customize your Main Tool Palette and the document window to the work environ-
ment best suited to your music, so you can get straight to work when you open a file. The
Save Preferences command gives you control over when to save these settings.
When exiting Finale, preferences set in the application will be automatically saved. If you pre-
fer that they are only saved when you choose the New Save Preferences command, choose
Program Options from the Options Menu and choose the Save category. Click Save Prefer-
ences When Exiting Finale to uncheck it. You can control when Finale saves the application-
wide preferences that you set (for example, rulers, measurement units, the state of Speedy
commands), saving them any time in the application.
Organize the tools, change the palette size and location, or set menu options such as Select
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ences from the File Menu. Finale saves your settings with preferences in the Finale.INI file (in
your Finale folder).
• Post at Finale Showcase. This command will save your file, then open your browser to place Index
your file on MakeMusic’s website at www.finaleshowcase.com. The file will be freely shared
with other Finale users. Please follow the directions on the website.
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• Revert. If, in experimenting with a file, you create a hopeless muddle, all is not lost. The Chapter
Revert command restores your document to whatever condition it was in the last time you
saved your work. (This command does the same thing as closing the document without saving
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• Import: Encore • Midiscan • Rhapsody • SCORE • SmartScore. Choose a file type from
the Import submenu. Here you can also select Encore or Rhapsody files to convert into Finale
files. See ENCORE CONVERSION for more details on issues related to converting these files.
See also TO IMPORT ENCORE OR RHAPSODY FILES. You can also choose to import Midiscan or
SmartScore files into Finale. See TO IMPORT MIDISCAN OR SMARTSCORE FILES. (See MIDI
FILES for importing MIDI files.) For details on using Midiscan or SmartScore, please see your
MidiScan or SmartScore product information. See TO IMPORT SCORE FILES for information
specific to importing a Score file.
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• MusicXML: Import • Export. Choose Import to open a MusicXML file. See IMPORT
MUSICXML DIALOG BOX. Choose Export to save a Finale document in XML format.
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See EXPORT MUSICXML DIALOG BOX.
• Scanning: SmartScore Lite: Acquire • Select TWAIN Source • TIFF Import. Select
Acquire to open your computer’s scanner driver software. When you choose this option, Next
Finale attempts to configure optimal settings for Finale import. See SCANNING for details. Chapter
Choose Select TWAIN Source to choose from a list of all scanner drivers on your computer.
Choose TIFF Import to open the SmartScore Lite dialog box where you can import and tran- Previous
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SCORE LITE DIALOG BOX.
• Load Library • Save Library. Because you may want to use different kinds of symbols in
different kinds of pieces, Finale allows you to save any special symbols you create while
working in a document (articulations, chord symbols, and so on) into separate files called
libraries. These sets of musical elements may then be “loaded into” any document. See SAVE
LIBRARY DIALOG BOX.
A Finale document with no libraries loaded will seem stripped-down, because each time you
open a selection dialog box (to place an articulation or chord symbol, for example), it will be
empty. That’s why the Maestro Font Default file has already been loaded with the most com-
monly used libraries so you can begin work immediately. You can also load additional librar-
ies into any document by choosing Load Library; an Open dialog box appears, letting you
double-click the name of the library you want to load.
A starter set of libraries is included with your Finale package; they’re in a folder called Librar-
ies. A full description of these libraries and their contents appears in the Appendix (See TOC
FINALE LIBRARIES).
• File Info. This command displays the File Info dialog box which allows you to enter informa-
tion specific to your document. You can enter information such as Title, Composer and Copy- Index
right. This information can be placed automatically in your documents using Text Inserts. See
FILE INFO DIALOG BOX and TEXT MENU.
You can also reach the File Statistics dialog box from the File Info dialog box by clicking on Next
Statistics. This dialog box provides information on the number of pages, measures, etc. that Chapter
you have used in your document. See FILE STATISTICS DIALOG BOX. (See also COUNT ITEMS
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• Page Setup. This command displays the standard Windows Page Setup dialog box, which dif-
fers depending on the kind of printer you’re using. For example, you can specify the size of
paper you want to print on, but note that the page size of your score itself (that is, the size of
the printed image) is completely independent of the paper size you specify here. (Use the Page
Layout Tool to set the actual page size; see PAGE SIZE.) To make sure that no music will be
chopped off when you print, the size of the page as set by the Page Layout Tool should be
equal to or smaller than that specified in the Page Setup dialog box. For a more complete dis-
cussion, see PAGE SETUP DIALOG BOX.
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• Print. This command prints the score as it appears in Page View. You can also use the File
Menu Toolbar icon to print a file. When you choose this command, a dialog box appears list-
ing additional printing options, which vary depending on your printer. You’ll be able to spec- Index
ify, for example, which pages of the score you want to print, and how many copies.
• Print Parts. If you choose this command, Finale extracts the parts from your score by sending
each directly to the printer. You won’t have a chance to reformat each part before it prints; you Next
won’t even see it. Unless your score contains measures of fairly uniform width, you may pre- Chapter
fer to use one of the other two part extraction methods, which give you some control over the
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• Compile PostScript Listing. This command displays the Compile PostScript Listing dialog
box, where you can make various settings that relate to creating a compiled PostScript list-
ing—a printer file of your score that Finale can create faster than it can print the score itself.
See COMPILE POSTSCRIPT LISTING DIALOG BOX.
• Exit. Choose Exit to exit Finale and return to the Desktop. You don’t have to close the open
documents; Finale will close them automatically, after first asking you if you want to save
your changes (if you made any).
• 1 • 2 • 3 • 4. Next to these numbers are the names of the four most recently opened files, with
number 1 being the most recent. If the file you want to open is one of the four most recently
opened files, then selecting it from here saves you the trouble of selecting open and navigating
through folders in the open dialog box to find your file. You can also use the File Menu Tool-
bar icon to access and open a file from this list.

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What it does
Choose this command to open the Launch Window where you can choose from a number of
options related to starting new files and opening existing ones. From here, you can also access ref-
erence material like the QuickStart Videos and User Manual.

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• Setup Wizard. Choose this option to open the Document Setup Wizard which guides you
through setting up your Finale document with a title, instrument staves, and other musical ele-
ments. See SETUP WIZARD.
• Default Document. Choose this option to open a new default document. Finale’s default doc-
ument, named “Maestro Font Default.ftm” and located in the Component Files folder, is a sin- TOC
gle staff document with 31 measures. For more information, see DEFAULT DOCUMENT.
• Templates. Select Templates to choose from a collection of documents already setup for a
variety of instruments, ensembles, and educational formats. See DOCUMENT FROM TEMPLATE. Index
• Scanning. Choose Scanning to Acquire a document from your scanner using Finale’s TWAIN
support. See SCANNING.
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• Exercise Wizard. The Exercise Wizard guides you through the process of creating your own Chapter
customized exercises including scales, intervals, and arpeggios. See EXERCISE WIZARD.
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(installed along side Finale) evaluates a live performance by comparing what is played into
your computer’s microphone to a notated solo line created in Finale.
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• SmartMusic Wizard. Choose this command to open the SmartMusic Wizard which guides
you through beginning a new document to be saved as a SmartMusic Accompaniment. See
SmartMusic Wizard.
• Open. Choose Open to locate and open an existing Finale document. (MIDI file, ETF, or other
Finale-supported format).
• Open Recent File. Click this drop-down menu to select a recent file and click Open Recent
File to open it.
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• Import File. Click this drop-down menu to select a file type and click Import File to locate
and open a file of that type. See IMPORTING.
• Program Options. Choose Program Options to open the Program Options dialog box where Index
you can configure program-wide settings to match your working preferences. See PROGRAM
OPTIONS DIALOG BOX.
• QuickStart Videos. Click this button to launch the QuickStart Video Tips where you can view Next
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video demonstrations of several of Finale’s features.
• User Manual. Click this button to open the User Manual you are reading now. You will see Previous
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• Tutorials. Click this button to open the electronic version of the Finale Installation and Tuto-
rials manual.
• Close. Click Close to exit the Launch Window.

Setup Wizard
How to get there
From the File Menu, choose New, then Document with Setup Wizard. Or, in the Launch Window,
select Setup Wizard.
What it does
The Setup Wizard will help you to setup your Finale document with a title, which instruments you
would like to have, and other musical elements.
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• Title • Composer • Copyright. Enter the Title, Composer and Copyright information for your
piece here and Finale will automatically enter them into the document for you. Finale is using
text inserts to accomplish this (a copyright symbol is added for you automatically). If you
want to change any of this later, the information is kept in the File Info dialog box. See TEXT
INSERTS and FILE INFORMATION DIALOG BOX for more information.
• Page Size • Portrait • Landscape. Select the page size you want to use and whether the doc-
ument will be portrait or landscape. The page size information is stored in the text file page-
sizes.txt and can be edited to your specifications. See CONFIGURING PAGESIZES.TXT in the
Appendix.
• Cancel • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Setup Wizard and return to Finale without cre-
ating a new document. Click Next to continue on to the next dialog box in the Setup Wizard.
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• Instrument Set. From this drop-down menu, choose an instrument set optimized for playback
using one of Native Instruments’ sound libraries. For example, if you select Finale’s default
GPO instruments, choices in the lists below update to instrument staves designed for playback
using Finale’s built-in GPO sounds. To assign GPO as your playback device, use the Native
Instruments VST Setup dialog box. See NATIVE INSTRUMENTS VST SETUP DIALOG BOX.
• Families • Parts: Add • Remove. Select a certain instrumental family, and add the part
selected from the Parts column. The parts that are selected will be displayed in the list on the
right. Parts will be added in Score order. If you want to Remove a part from the list on the
right, highlight the part and click remove. The family and part information is stored in the text
file Instrument.txt and can be edited to your specifications. See CONFIGURING INSTRU-
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• Score Order • [Arrows]. You can choose to have your parts listed in Orchestral order or other
standard order. If you prefer to have the parts in your score listed in a different order, use the
arrows to move the highlighted part up or down in the list on the right. The Score Order infor- Index
mation is stored in the text file Instrument.txt and can be edited to your specifications. See
CONFIGURING INSTRUMENT.TXT in the Appendix.
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ment to its own unique channel. Instruments will be assigned to channels ascending from the
top staff down starting with channel 1. This allows each staff to be set to a different MIDI
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• Select an Ensemble: Name • Save • Save As. • Delete. Click the Name drop-down menu to
select an ensemble you have already saved. To save an ensemble, click Save, or Save As.,
specify a name for your new ensemble and click OK. Click Delete to remove the currently
selected ensemble from the list. Ensembles you save here will be available in future Finale
sessions. (They are recorded in the ensembles.txt file located in the Finale/Component Files
folder. See CONFIGURING ENSEMBLES.TXT.)
• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Setup Wizard without creating a new
document. Click Back to return to the first page of the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue to
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• Select a Time Signature. Select a time signature from several common time signatures. Click TOC
on the ?/? button to create more unusual time signatures.
• Select a Concert Key Signature. Use the scroll bar to select a key. Click the up arrow to add
sharps or subtract flats; click the down arrow to add flats or subtract sharps. Use the drop Index
down menu to specify major or minor.
• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Setup Wizard without creating a new
document. Click Back to return to the second page of the Setup Wizard. Click Next to con- Next
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• Specify Initial Tempo Marking. Check this box to have Finale place a tempo marking on the
first measure of the score. Type any tempo indication in the text field, such as “Allegro”,
“Vivace”, etc. This Measure Expression will affect the playback tempo. Click the quarter note
to change the main beat duration and type a number in the text box to specify the number of
beats per minute. To edit the tempo marking later, see EXPRESSIONS.
• Specify Pickup Measures. Check this box to have Finale create a pickup measure at the
beginning of the score. Click on the note corresponding to the sum of the pickup note or notes.
• Default Music Font: Maestro • Jazz. Select the default file you want to use to create your
score. Click Maestro to use a default file with the Maestro music font. Click Jazz to use a
default file with the Jazz music font. If you wish to customize these templates, make the
changes to the Maestro Font Default or Jazz Font Default files in the Finale folder. For more
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• Cancel • Back • Finish. Click Cancel to exit out of the Setup Wizard without creating a new
document. Click Back to return to the third page of the Wizard. Click Finish and Finale will
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What it does
The Exercise Wizard helps you to setup a lesson for your vocal or instrumental ensemble based on
Exercises that you choose. The Exercise Wizard includes a large selection of exercises to choose
from, including scales, intervals, and arpeggios. Mix and match the exercises to create your own
lesson plan. You can even share the lesson with other ensembles or teachers.You can apply slur-
ring articulations or change the key. It also allows you to specify the instruments and the number
of copies that are printed of each lesson.
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• Lesson Title. Type the title for the lesson. You are limited to one line of text and no carriage
returns. It will appear at the top of the page.
• Set Font. Click Set Font to specify the font, size and style for the lesson title.
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file pagesizes.txt and can be edited to your specifications. See CONFIGURING PAGESIZES.TXT
in the Appendix.
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• [List of Exercises] • Add • Remove. Select exercises from the list on the left and add them to
the list of selected exercises on the right. Click on the plus signs to display more exercises;
click on the minus signs to hide the exercises in the list below. Use the Scroll arrows to reorder
the selected exercises. A preview of the selected exercise appears in the lower right corner.
• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Exercise Wizard and return to Finale
without creating a lesson. Click Back to return to the first page of the Exercise Wizard. Click
Next to continue to the next page of the Exercise Wizard.
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• Exercise Title. Click an exercise and assign it a title in this text box.
• Apply Concert Key. Use the scroll bar to select a concert key. Exercises for transposing
instruments will appear in the appropriate transposed key. Click the up arrow to add sharps or
subtract flats; click the down arrow to add flats or subtract sharps. Major or minor keys will
appear depending on the selected exercise.
• Apply Articulations. Click on a button to apply instrumental tonguing patterns (such as
tongue 2, slur 2) to the selected exercise.
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• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Exercise Wizard and return to Finale
without creating a lesson. Click Back to return to the first page of the Exercise Wizard. Click
Next to continue to the next page of the Exercise Wizard.
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• Ensemble Name. Type a name for a new ensemble or select one from the drop down menu.
The default settings for the ensembles can be found in the Ensembles.txt file. For more infor-
mation, see CONFIGURING ENSEMBLES.TXT in the Appendix.
• Save • Save As • Delete. Use the Save button to Save any changes to the currently selected
ensemble. Use the Save As button to save the currently selected ensemble with a new name.
Click the Delete button to remove the currently selected ensemble from the list.
• Families • Parts: Add • Remove. Select a certain instrumental family, and add the part
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light the part and click remove. The family and part information is stored in the text file
ensembles.txt and can be edited to your specifications.
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are listed on the right. Click an instrument, then use the arrow buttons to increase or decrease
the number of exercises to print for that instrument.
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• Instrument Range Checking: Basic • Intermediate • Advanced. Select a skill level for your Chapter
ensemble here. The Exercise Wizard will transpose the exercises by octaves to stay within the
acceptable ranges for each individual instrument at the selected skill level. The ranges for
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• Fit Lesson on One Page. Check this box to tell Finale to adjust the spacing of the generated
lesson so that it fits on a single page.
• Print. Click the Print button to print a copy of every exercise in the lesson for each instrument
in the ensemble.
• Save Lesson. Click the Save Lesson box to save the exercises you’ve created as a lesson, as
notation files for each instrument in the ensemble, or both. A lesson file (.LSN) can be opened
by the Exercise Wizard later for making changes or printing.
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without creating a lesson. Click Back to return to the third page of the Exercise Wizard. Click
Finish to save your settings and exit the Wizard.
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How to get there
If you would like to create a file for use with Finale Performance Assessment (.FPA format), from
the File Menu, choose New, then Performance Assessment Wizard. Or, in the Launch Window, Previous
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select FPA Wizard. See also FINALE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
If you would like to create a file for use with SmartMusic’s assessment feature (.SMP format),
from the File Menu, choose New, then SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. Or, in the Launch
Window, select SmartMusic Wizard. When the SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard appears,
choose “Create or Open a Finale file or exercise that can be assessed and graded by SmartMusic”
See also SMARTMUSIC.
What it does
The Assessment Wizard helps you setup a document to be saved for use with Finale Performance
Assessment (FPA), or SmartMusic’s Assessment Feature (depending on how you accessed this
wizard). Although you can save any standard Finale (.MUS) file as a Finale Performance Assess-
ment file (.FPA) file or SmartMusic Accompaniment (.SMP), there are several document and
notation elements that FPA and SmartMusic’s Assessment feature do not support. Beginning an
assessment file with this wizard ensures you start with a file that is compatible with FPA and
SmartMusic Assessment. We recommend you begin all new files you plan to save as an assess-
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ment file with this wizard. If you want to use content from an existing Finale file, begin a new
document with this wizard and then either choose to Open an Existing File (on page 1) or use the
Mass Edit Tool to copy and Insert the music into a new document created with the Assessment
Wizard. See COPYING MUSIC. Index
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• Create a New Document. Choose this radio button to create a new document to be saved as
an assessment file. When you click Next, you will be prompted to select the time and key as
you would in the Document Setup Wizard.
• Select an Exercise File. Choose this radio button if you want to design a new custom exercise
to be saved as an assessment file. When you click Next, you will be able to select an exercise
and customize it as you would in the EXERCISE WIZARD.
• Open an Existing Document. Choose this radio button if you want to open an existing Finale
(or FPA) document and save it as an assessment file. When you click Next, you will be
prompted to navigate and select the desired file. Note that you cannot open SmartMusic
Accompaniment files (.SMP) in Finale.
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assessed. The selected instrument tells FPA/SmartMusic what instrument to use for “match-
ing” against the musician’s performance.
• Title • Composer • Copyright. Enter the Title, Composer and Copyright information for your Index
piece here and Finale will automatically enter them into the document for you. Finale is using
text inserts to accomplish this. If you want to change this later, the information is kept in the
File Information dialog box. See TEXT INSERTS and FILE INFORMATION DIALOG BOX for more Next
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• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Wizard without creating a new docu-
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• Select a Time Signature. Select a time signature from several common time signatures.
• Select a Concert Key Signature. Use the scroll bar to select a key. Click the up arrow to add
sharps or subtract flats; click the down arrow to add flats or subtract sharps. Use the drop
down menu to specify major or minor.
• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Wizard without creating a new docu-
ment. Click Back to return to the second page of the Wizard. Click Next to continue to page 3
of the Setup Wizard.

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• Specify Initial Tempo Marking. Check this box to have Finale place a tempo marking on the
first measure of the score. Type any tempo indication in the text field, such as “Allegro”,
“Vivace”, etc. This Measure Expression will affect the playback tempo. Click the quarter note
to change the beats per minute. To edit the tempo marking later, see EXPRESSIONS.
• Specify Pickup Measures. Check this box to have Finale create a pickup measure at the
beginning of the score. Click on the note corresponding to the sum of the pickup note or notes.
• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Wizard without creating a new docu-
ment. Click Back to return to the second page of the Wizard. Click Next to continue to page 4
of the Setup Wizard.
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This page lists notation elements that are not supported by FPA or SmartMusic Assessment. If
you attempt to save the file with any of these items present, Finale will prompt you with the
Assessment File Compatibility dialog box where you will see a list of all conflicts in the score.
Once these conflicts are resolved, you will be able to save the assessment file. See FILE COM-
PATIBILITY DIALOG BOX.

• Cancel • Back • Finish. Click Cancel to exit out of the Wizard without creating a new docu-
ment. Click Back to return to the second page of the Wizard. Click Finish to complete the wiz-
ard and open the newly designed document.

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How to get there

From the File Menu, choose New, then SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. Or, in the Launch
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What it does
The SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard helps you setup a document to be saved as a SmartMu- Next
sic accompaniment. Although you can save any standard Finale (.MUS) file as a SmartMusic Chapter
Accompaniment (.SMP) file, this wizard allows you to define accompaniment-specific parame-
ters prior to entering the notation. This wizard also allows you to create SmartMusic Accompani- Previous
ments that can be assessed and graded in SmartMusic. After completing this wizard and choosing Chapter
to save the SmartMusic Accompaniment, Finale employs the information you have specified in
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After completing this wizard, enter the desired notation, and when you are ready to save as an
accompaniment, from the File Menu, choose Save Special and then Save as SmartMusic Accom-
paniment. See SMARTMUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT OPTIONS DIALOG BOX. Tip: Save a Finale Nota-
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• Create a new Finale file you intend to save as a SmartMusic Accompaniment. Choose
this option to start a new SmartMusic Accompaniment from scratch. You will begin with a
new Finale document based on the settings you make in this wizard.
• Open an Existing file you intend to save as a SmartMusic Accompaniment. Choose this
option to select an existing Finale document you want to save as a SmartMusic accompani-
ment.
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sic Studio. Choose this option to create a file for use with SmartMusic’s assessment feature. If
you choose this option, when you click Next, you arrive at the Assessment Wizard where you
can choose from additional methods for starting your new file. See ASSESSMENT WIZARD. Index

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• Solo with Accompaniment. Choose this option to create a SmartMusic Intelligent Accompa-
niment file containing a single solo line and accompaniment.
• Ensemble. Choose this option to save the accompaniment without specifying a particular solo
instrument. The generated SMP file will contain the staves you select on page 2 of this wizard.
When this option is selected, the Intelligent Accompaniment feature is not available when
playing the file in SmartMusic. You might choose this option if you want to “turn off” an
instrument track during SmartMusic playback, and play your part along with, for example, a
full concert band.
• Select a Solo Instrument. From this drop-down menu, designate the solo instrument to be
assessed. The selected instrument tells Finale Performance Assessment which staff or track to
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• Title • Composer • Copyright. Enter the Title, Composer and Copyright information for your
piece here and Finale will automatically enter them into the document for you. Finale is using
text inserts to accomplish this. If you want to change this later, the information is kept in the Index
File Information dialog box. See TEXT INSERTS and FILE INFORMATION DIALOG BOX for more
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• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard
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without creating a new document. Click Next to continue to page 3 of the SmartMusic
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• Families • Parts: Add • Remove. Select a certain instrumental family, and add the part
selected from the Parts column. The parts that are selected will be displayed in the list on the
right. Parts will be added in Score order. If you want to remove a part from the list on the right,
highlight the part and click Remove. The family and part information is stored in the text file
Instrument.txt and can be edited to your specifications. See CONFIGURING INSTRUMENT.TXT
in the Appendix.
• Score Order • [Arrows]. You can choose to have your parts listed in Orchestral order or other
standard order. If you prefer to have the parts in your score listed in a different order, use the
arrows to move the highlighted part up or down in the list on the right. The Score Order infor-
mation is stored in the text file Instrument.txt and can be edited to your specifications. See
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• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Wizard without creating a new docu-
ment. Click Next to continue to page 4 of the SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard. Click
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• Select a Time Signature. Select a time signature from several common time signatures.
• Select a Concert Key Signature. Use the scroll bar to select a key. Click the up arrow to add
sharps or subtract flats; click the down arrow to add flats or subtract sharps. Use the drop
down menu to specify major or minor.
• Cancel • Back • Next. Click Cancel to exit out of the Setup Wizard without creating a new
document. Click Back to return to the third page of the Setup Wizard. Click Next to continue
to the last page of the Setup Wizard.

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• Specify Initial Tempo Marking. Check this box to have Finale place a tempo marking on the
first measure of the score. This Measure Expression will affect the playback tempo. Click the
quarter note to change the beats per minute. To edit the tempo marking later, see EXPRES-
SIONS.

• Specify Pickup Measures. Check this box to have Finale create a pickup measure at the
beginning of the score. Click on the note corresponding to the sum of the pickup note or notes.
• Default Music Font: Maestro • Jazz. Select the default file you want to use to create your
score. Click Maestro to use a default file with the Maestro music font. Click Jazz to use a
default file with the Jazz music font. If you wish to customize these templates, make the
changes to the Maestro Font Default or Jazz Font Default files in the Finale folder. For more
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information, see FONTS.
• Cancel • Back • Finish. Click Cancel to exit out of the Setup Wizard without creating a new
document. Click Back to return to the fourth page of the Wizard. Click Finish and Finale will
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Save As dialog box

How to get there
From the File Menu, choose Save As. (If you haven’t yet saved the document for the first time,
you can choose Save from the File Menu instead.)
What it does
In this dialog box you can specify what kind of file you want to create and which folder the com-
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• Save In. From this drop-down list select the folder in which you want to save your file.
• File Name. In this text box, enter a name for a new file. If there’s already a file with the same
name in this folder, Finale will ask you if you want to replace it with the new file. If you do
not provide an extension after the name, Finale automatically adds one to correspond to the
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• Save as type: Finale Notation File (*.MUS) • ENIGMA Transportable File (*.ETF) •
MIDI File (*.MID) • Finale Template File (*.FTM). Choose the type of file you want to
save from the Save as type drop-down list. A Finale Notation File (.MUS) is a standard Finale Index
(notation) file. An ENIGMA Transportable File (.ETF) is a special file which contains all of
the information in your Finale document in text-only format, so that it can be read by any
computer running Finale. (ENIGMA is the underlying software technology that drives Next
Finale.) A MIDI File (.MID) is a standard MIDI file, which can be read by sequencer pro- Chapter
grams. If you save a MIDI file, the Export MIDI File Options dialog box appears, in which
you can specify which of the three kinds of MIDI files you want to create. (See EXPORT MIDI Previous
FILE OPTIONS DIALOG BOX.) A Finale Template File (.FTM) is a standard Finale (notation) Chapter
file that contains a score setup and custom settings but usually no music. These files open as
“Untitled” so that you can start entering music into a score setup you use frequently.
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• Save. Click Save (or press enter) to create a new file of the title and type you’ve specified in
this dialog box.
• Cancel. Click Cancel to return to the score without creating a new file.

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How to get there
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From the File Menu, choose Save Special, then Save As Audio File.
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In this dialog box you can specify what kind of audio file you want to create (Standard or Com-
pressed), and where you want to save it. See AUDIO FILES for details on saving a Finale document
as an audio file. Note that audio files saved from Finale incorporate Human Playback settings
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• Save In. From this drop-down list select the folder in which you want to save your file.
• File Name. In this text box, enter a name for a new file. If there’s already a file with the same
name in this folder, Finale will ask you if you want to replace it with the new file. If you do Index
not provide an extension after the name, Finale automatically adds one to correspond to the
selected File Type.
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• Save as Type: Audio File. From this drop-down menu, choose Audio files to show only audio Chapter
files in the window above. Choose All files to show all file sin the current folder. To specify
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• Standard Audio File • Compressed MP3 File: Choose Standard Wave File to save as an
uncompressed audio file. Standard Wave files are large in file size and generally used for
burning audio CDs. Choose Compressed MP3 File to save a compressed Wave file. Com-
pressed Wave files are a fraction of the size of Standard Wave files and are the preferred for-
mat for storing on a computer, or transferring over the Internet.
• Save • Cancel. Click Save (or press enter) to create a new file of the title and type you’ve
specified in this dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the score without creating a new
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How to get there Chapter
From the File Menu, choose Save Special, then Save As SmartMusic Accompaniment.
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Finale supplies a quick, convenient way to turn your score into a SmartMusic Public Accompani-
ment. For more information about preparing your score for the SmartMusic, see TO PREPARE A
FILE FOR SMARTMUSIC. Note that files saved as a SmartMusic Accompaniment (*.SMP) incorpo-
rate Human Playback settings configured in the PLAYBACK CONTROLSPLAYBACK SETTINGS DIA-
LOG BOX.
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• Solo With Accompaniment. Choose this option to create a SmartMusic Intelligent Accompa-
niment file containing a single solo line and accompaniment.
• Solo Staff: If you began your SmartMusic Accompaniment with the SmartMusic Wizard, this
is setup for you already. If you did not begin this document with the SmartMusic Wizard, or
want to define a new solo instrument, from this drop-down menu, designate a specific staff as
the solo instrument that the Intelligent Accompaniment will follow. The selected Staff tells
SmartMusic which staff or track to use for “matching” against the musician’s performance. It
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• Corresponding instrument (or closest match) in SmartMusic: From this drop-down menu
select the type of instrument that most closely matches the performance instrument. The
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important for transposing instruments. If the musician plays a different instrument, they will
be able to select a different instrument and the accompaniment will adjust accordingly.
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• Create Unique Instrument for Each Staff. Check this box to tell Finale to create a separate
accompaniment track for each staff selected to the right. In SmartMusic, each track can be
turned on and off independently for playback.
• File Info. Click this button to open the File Info dialog box, where you can specify the title
and composer as it will appear in SmartMusic. See FILE INFO DIALOG BOX.
• Select Accompaniment Staves. These settings allow you to designate staves to be combined
into an accompaniment. In SmartMusic 8.x, these instruments correspond to the actual play-
back sound when played in SmartMusic. In SmartMusic 7.0/7.1, all staves will play back with TOC
a piano sound, regardless of the sounds assigned in the Instrument List.
• Automatically Create Repeat Markers. Check this box to scan the score for repeats and add
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performance markers for display in SmartMusic automatically. If your repeats are defined
properly (see REPEAT TOOL), you will see repeats displayed where appropriate in the Smart-
Music interface during the performance. You can also scan the score for repeats and add mark-
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ers using the Add SmartMusic Markers utility (See ADD SMARTMUSIC MARKERS DIALOG
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BOX). If you want to retain manual changes you’ve made to repeat performance markers, (in
either the Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box or with the Expression Tool), uncheck this
box to prevent Finale from re-scanning the score upon saving the SmartMusic accompani- Previous
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• Select File for Display in SmartMusic. Click this button to choose a solo file you want to
include for display in SmartMusic.
• OK • Cancel. Click OK to use the information entered. Give the file a name in the Save As
dialog box and click Save. Click Cancel to return to the score without creating a SmartMusic
accompaniment. For more information about preparing your score for the SmartMusic, see TO
PREPARE A FILE FOR SMARTMUSIC.

Import Score Files - Options dialog box

How to get there
From the File menu, choose Import, then Score. Select a file or files and click Open.
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In this dialog box, specify the page size and orientation as well as the method for choosing file
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• [Page sizes] • Width: • Height: • Portrait • Landscape. Select the desired page size from the Chapter
drop-down list or type in the desired Width and Height (custom will be displayed in the drop-
down list). Select Portrait or Landscape as well.
• Specify File Order • Let Finale Determine File Order. If you initially select more than one
file for conversion, these options will be available. Each Score file will consist of either a sin-
gle page of the score, or a part of the page. Because of this, it is often necessary to import
many score files at once for conversion into a single Finale document. Choose Specify File
Order to select the order of the files and page breaks. With this option selected, clicking OK
will open the IMPORT SCORE FILES - ORDER DIALOG BOX where you can make these settings.
Choose Let Finale Determine File Order to let Finale use standard Score naming conventions
(Name01.pag...Name02.pag, or Name001a.mus...Name001b.mus etc.) to order the files and
assign page breaks.
• OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to generate the Finale file. If Specify File Order is
chosen, clicking OK will open the IMPORT SCORE FILES - ORDER DIALOG BOX. Click Cancel
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How to get there
From the File menu, choose Import, then Score. Navigate to a folder containing score files, then
hold down the Shift key and click to select more than one file. Click Open. In the Import Score Next
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order. Click the down arrow to move the selected file or page down in the file order. Chapter
• Add Page • Remove Page. Click Add Page to add a page break above the selected file. Click
Remove Page to remove a selected page.
• OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to generate the Finale file. Click Cancel to return to
the score without generating a Finale document.

Export MusicXML dialog box

How to get there
While working with a document containing music, from the File Menu, choose MusicXML, then
Export.
What it does
Use this dialog box to export a file to MusicXML format. MusicXML is a file format compatible
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Note: MusicXML requires a current, working version of the Sun Java Virtual Machine (VM). See
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• File Name. In this text box, enter a name for your Exported MusicXML file. If there’s already
a file with the same name in this folder, Finale will ask you if you want to replace it with the
new file. If you do not provide an extension after the name, Finale automatically adds one to
correspond to the selected File Type.
• Save as type: Music XML File (*.xml). This text box confirms you are saving in.xml format.
• Save. Click Save (or press enter) to create a new MusicXML file of the title and type you’ve
specified in this dialog box.
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How to get there
Open a new document (make any page format changes if necessary). Then, from the File Menu,
choose MusicXML, then Import.
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Use this dialog box to import an existing MusicXML file into Finale. MusicXML is a file format
compatible with a variety of music programs. For more information about MusicXML, visit Previous
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• File Name. Navigate to the folder containing the MusicXML file you would like to import.
Click the to display its name here.
• Open. Click Open (or press enter) to open the MusicXML file specified in this dialiog box.
• Cancel. Click Cancel to return to the score without creating a new file.

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In the course of working on scores, you may create your own markings and symbols. Finale
allows you to save these musical elements (articulations, chord symbols, and so on) into separate
files called libraries. These sets of musical elements may then be “loaded into” any document.
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• [Library Types]: A summary of the options listed in this dialog box appears below. Click the
check box of all elements of the currently open document you want to save. A library file can
include any number of different elements.

List Type Contents

Articulations One-character articulation or other musical markings (accent, fermata, and so on) created with the
ARTICULATION TOOL.

Chords & Fretboards Chord suffixes you’ve created or edited with the CHORD TOOL, including chords you’ve “taught”
Finale to recognize. This library also saves any custom fretboards you’ve created. Finale will check
for duplicate suffixes and only load new unique chord suffixes.

Clefs Eighteen clefs, which you can edit in the CLEF DESIGNER DIALOG BOX. Clef libraries include acciden-
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Default Fonts Font choices for many aspects of the score, as found in Document Options - FONTS.

Document Options Finale settings having to do with the active document, including every setting in the DOCUMENT
OPTIONS DIALOG BOX (such as clefs, music characters, PostScript settings, line widths, and so on)
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Executable Shapes Any Executable Shapes you’ve created with the Shape Designer and Executable Shape Designer (see
EXECUTABLE SHAPE DESIGNER DIALOG BOX)
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and fret number font. See FRETBOARD STYLES DIALOG BOX.

Instruments A set of instrument-to-MIDI channel relationships for your particular MIDI setup, as established in Previous
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Key Signatures Any nonstandard key signatures you create with the KEY SIGNATURE TOOL.
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List Type Contents

Music Spacing Saves settings from Document Options-Music Spacing (see Document Options-MUSIC SPACING)

Page Format Saves settings from the Page Format for Score and Page Format for Parts dialog boxes. (See PAGE
FORMAT FOR SCORE AND PAGE FORMAT FOR PARTS DIALOG BOXES.)

Percussion Maps PERCUSSION Maps—playback, notehead and note placements of percussion maps

Shapes Anything you’ve drawn in the SHAPE DESIGNER, including multimeasure rests, custom stem shapes,
fonts, as well as the “raw shapes” that form the basis of Shape Expressions and Executable Shapes.
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Shape Expressions Expressions consisting of a shape drawn in the Shape Designer (and a related playback definition)

Smart Lines Custom Smart Shapes defined in the SMART LINE SELECTION DIALOG BOX.
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Staff Styles STAFF STYLES, such as Slash Notation or Rhythmic Notation, defined with the Staff Tool.

Stem Connections Adjustments to how the stem attaches to specific noteheads. See STEM CONNECTION EDITOR DIALOG
BOX. Next
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Text Expressions Expressions consisting of text (and a related playback definition): “Allegro,” “ritard,” and so on. See
EXPRESSIONS.
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Text Repeats Text repeats, such as “To Coda,” created with the REPEAT TOOL.
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• OK • Cancel. Once you’ve chosen the elements of your piece for which you want to create a
library, click OK (or press enter). Finale asks you to title the new library; the next time you’re
working on a piece that requires the contents of that library, you can simply load it using the
Load Library command. Click Cancel if you decide not to create a new library. You return to
the score.

File Info dialog box

How to get there
Choose File Info in the File Menu to display the File Info dialog box.
What it does
Finale supplies a quick, convenient way to add notes about your document, such as reminders to
yourself or to the person (or publishing-house) where you’re sending the file. The File Informa- TOC
tion dialog box has text boxes for you to specify the title of the piece, the composer’s name, copy-
right information, and a document description. You can type any file-specific information that you
may want to refer to later on. If you’re sending the file to a publisher, for example, you might use
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the file description area to communicate information about the fonts that were used in the file.
Statistical information on the content of your file is easily accessible from the File Info dialog
box. To display the File Statistics dialog box, click the Statistics button. See FILE STATISTICS DIA- Next
LOG BOX. See also COUNT ITEMS. Chapter
Below the document description you can enter the initials of the file’s creator and modifier. Finale
automatically provides the creation and modification dates, the name of the application (Finale), Previous
the platform (Macintosh or Windows) that created the file, and the application version number. Chapter
See TEXT MENU.
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• Title • Composer • Copyright • Description • Created • Modified. Enter text in these text
boxes to help manage your documents, and allow you to use the Text Inserts in the Text Tool
to easily place these items into your score, or automatically with the use of file templates.
• Statistics. Click this button to bring up the File Statistics dialog box. See FILE STATISTICS
DIALOG BOX.
• OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to use the information entered and return to the score.
Click Cancel to return to the score ignoring any changes that were made.

File Statistics dialog box

How to get there
Choose File Info from the File Menu. Click Statistics. TOC

What it does
The File Statistics dialog box is a possible solution to a common dilemma for Finale music copy-
ists—how to bill for their services. Finale can print any music at any size and with any spacing. Index
Therefore, a payment-per-page billing system makes less sense than it did when every page had
the same number of measures. On the other hand, an hourly rate isn’t quite right either, because an
expert user with a high-powered computer is likely to finish the work much sooner than a novice Next
Chapter
with a slower computer.
One possible solution is to bill by the frame. A frame is one measure of one staff. The File Statis-
tics dialog box tells you how many Pages, Staff Systems, and Measures are in your piece. The File Previous
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Statistics dialog box also tells you how many frames actually have notes in them, excluding
empty measures. See also COUNT ITEMS PLUG-IN for more in-depth information.
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• Pages • Staff Systems • Measures • Active Frames. These indicators tell you how many
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pages, systems (lines of music), measures, and frames (measures times staves) are in your
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document. (“Active” frames refer to non-empty frames.)
• Non-Whole Rest Active Frames. This indicator shows how many frames contain notes; it
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doesn’t count any measures that contains whole rests, even if they’re “real” whole rests (that Chapter
you entered, for example, using the 7 key in the Speedy Entry Tool).
• OK. Click OK (or press enter) to exit the dialog box and return to the FILE INFORMATION DIA-
LOG BOX.

Count Items Plug-in

How to get there
From the Plug-ins Menu, choose Miscellaneous, and then Count Items. If you prefer to apply
Count Items to a specific region, select the region using the Mass Edit Tool before choosing the
plug-in from the Plug-ins Menu. See PLUG-INS MENU for more information on plug-ins. See also
FILE STATISTICS DIALOG BOX.
What it does
The Count Items plug-in displays a count of various items in your score such as notes and articu-
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Index

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• Measures • Notes • Grace Notes • Rests • Tuplets • Note Expressions • Measure Expres- Chapter
sions • Articulations • Lyrics • Measure Text • Staff Systems • Page Text • Key Changes •
Time Sig. Changes • Clef Changes • Repeats • Text Repeats • Measure Numbers • Chord
Symbols • Measure Graphics • Page Graphics • Smart Shapes. These are the various items
counted in the selected region and the result of that count.
• Done. Click Done when you have finished to return to your score.

Compile PostScript Listing dialog box

How to get there
Choose Compile PostScript Listing from the File Menu.
What it does
When you choose Print from the File Menu and have a PostScript printer, Finale performs two
steps. First it generates a PostScript listing (a coded description of every element on the page, its TOC
size and position, and so on). Then it downloads this code to the PostScript printer, which trans-
lates it into a printed image.
You can, if you prefer, break up these two steps into separate procedures by using the Compile Index
PostScript command, which creates the PostScript listing without sending it to the printer. You’ll
be asked to give the listing a title, and it will be saved on your hard disk. Because different print-
ers handle color differently, we recommend unchecking Use Score Colors (View Menu, Select Next
Display Colors) before Compiling. Chapter
In order to print this listing, you may need a downloading program capable of sending it to the
printer just as Finale does automatically when you choose Print. Previous
Why would you want to create a compiled PostScript listing in this way? There are several advan- Chapter
tages. First, a document prepared and printed this way takes less total time to print than if you use
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the Print command under the File Menu. Second, you can transport the listing file on a disk to
print elsewhere without having to bring the Finale program itself. Third, the Compile PostScript
command permits you to prepare and print full-size scores (11 by 17, or as large as you like). See
PAGE SIZE and TILING PAGES FOR PRINTING.

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• Compile: Score • Parts. Click one of these two buttons to tell Finale whether you want the
listing made of the full score or the extracted parts.
• Page Range: All • From __ To __. Click All if you want the listing to include all the pages in
the score (or parts). If you want to include only a range of pages, enter numbers in the From
and To boxes. These numbers are inclusive; if you enter From 1 To 3, three pages will be com-
piled. (Enter From 1 to 1, for example, to specify a single page.)
• Orientation: Portrait • Landscape. Click one of these two radio buttons to specify the orien-
tation of the printed image on the page—either Portrait (the standard upright orientation) or
Landscape (sideways). The same applies if you’re tiling pages—use these buttons to tell
Finale the orientation of the pages you’ll be taping together.
• Page Size: US Letter • US Legal • Tabloid • A4 Brief • A5 Brief. Use the Page Size drop- TOC
down list to select the page size. The Height and Width values appear in the current measure-
ment unit. Bear in mind that the image size of the printed music has nothing to do with paper
size; the two are completely independent. (Set the size of the printed image with the Page Lay- Index
out Tool; see PAGE SIZE.
• Width • Height. The numbers you enter in these text boxes (in Measurement Units), tell
Finale how much of each page to cover with music when printing pages for tiling (the image Next
size). You’ll note that Finale fills in these boxes automatically when you select your paper Chapter
size, because Finale assumes you’ll want to print on as much of each sheet as possible. If,
however, you want Finale to print on a smaller portion of each sheet (in effect creating a larger Previous
margin), you can enter smaller values in these boxes. Chapter
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• Center Music on Page. Select this checkbox if you want the printed image of the music to be
centered on the page. If you’re creating one large tiled page by taping several standard pages
together, this option will center the printed music on the composite page. If you don’t select
this option, Finale will place the printed image in the upper-left part of the page.
• Tile pages. If the printed image is larger than one standard page, Finale will normally attempt
to print it on a single page anyway (and the right and bottom portions of the page will be
chopped off). If you select this checkbox, however, Finale knows to print as many pages as it
needs to fit the entire printed image, printing a portion of the full printed image on each sheet,
so that you can later tape them together to form large score pages. This technique, called tiling TOC
pages, is described more fully under TILING PAGES FOR PRINTING.
• Include Fonts in Listing. Select this checkbox to include the fonts used in the document in
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the Compiled PostScript Listing.
• Manual Feed. Select this checkbox if you want your printer to take paper from the manual
feed hopper of your PostScript printer. Next
• Specify Additional PostScript Information. Click this checkbox to bring up the Additional Chapter
PostScript Information dialog box, where you can enter a date and title in the nonprinting
“header” of the actual PostScript listing. You’ll only see this information if you open the Previous
resultant PostScript listing with a word processor. (See ADDITIONAL POSTSCRIPT INFORMA- Chapter
TION DIALOG BOX.)
• Compile. Click Compile (or press enter) to confirm the PostScript file settings you’ve made.
Finale asks you to name the PostScript listing (or EPS file) and then proceeds to create it, stor-
ing it on your disk. To print a compiled PostScript listing, be sure you download the
MAEST.PFB laser font before printing the listing itself. Of course, if the fonts are included in
the listing, downloading the fonts separately isn’t necessary.
• Cancel. Click Cancel to return to the score without creating a PostScript file.

Additional PostScript Information dialog box

How to get there
Choose Compile PostScript Listing from the File Menu and click Specify Additional PostScript
Information.
What it does TOC

If you want to embed the date and another single line of identifying text into the code of your
PostScript listing (as a reference), use this dialog box to enter the information. The information
you type here doesn’t print out; in fact, you’ll only see this information if you open the PostScript Index
listing with a word processor, where the information will appear in the header at the beginning of
the listing.
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• Date • For. In these text boxes, you can enter a date and a second line of identifying informa-
tion (such as your name) that will be incorporated into the header of the resultant compiled
PostScript file. Index
• OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to confirm, or Cancel to discard, the entries you’ve
made in this dialog box and return to the Compile PostScript Listing dialog box.
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PostScript
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See also ENCAPSULATED POSTSCRIPT (EPS); FONTS and COMPILE POSTSCRIPT LISTING DIALOG Chapter
BOX.
PostScript is the page-description language that computers and some printers use when they
“speak” to each other. Finale’s printouts look best when generated by a PostScript printer.
In Page View, you can choose the Show PostScript Preview command (in the View Menu). When
you choose this command, Finale “prints” the actual PostScript instructions onto your screen—
the same instructions that it would send to a PostScript printer. Except for the fact that the screen
resolution is much coarser than that of a PostScript printer, the Show PostScript Preview com-
mand provides the most accurate possible preview of how your music will look when it’s printed.
When you click the mouse, the display returns to normal.

Encore Conversion
Finale can convert Encore 3.0 through 4.2.1 files and Rhapsody 1.0 files regardless of which plat-
form they were created on. Finale will convert most items in your Encore file. The simpler the TOC
Encore file the less conversion issues you will have. If your file is more involved, it will take
more time to convert and you may have more conversion issues. More information on the items
Finale will not convert, or modifies upon conversion is given in this section.
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Spacing
Finale will maintain the system and page placement of your Encore document, but will respace
the measures in each system according to Finale’s Music Spacing. Music Spacing accounts for Next
accidentals, clefs, seconds in different layers and spaces the notes according to engraving stan- Chapter
dards. Spacing will differ depending whether you are viewing your score in Scroll View or Page
View, however, Page View represents the spacing Finale will use when printing your score. See Previous
Document Options-MUSIC SPACING for more information. Chapter
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Stem Direction
Finale will not maintain Encore’s stem direction. Finale files will be easier to edit without freez-
ing stems in a specific direction. Instead, Finale places stems according to music engraving stan-
dards. To change the stem direction individually use the Speedy Entry Tool (see TO FLIP A STEM).
To globally change the stem direction of a layer see Document Options-LAYERS.
Rests
Rests are not controlled by a global Hide and Show command, but can be hidden individually.
Hidden rests are converted from Encore. To show a hidden rest, or hide a note or rest, press H TOC
when in the Speedy Entry frame. See RESTS (SPEEDY ENTRY).To globally change the position of
rests in a layer see LAYERS.
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MIDI Conversion
Emphasis has been placed on converting display information over MIDI information. MIDI pitch,
key velocity and duration are converted, but some MIDI specific items such as MIDI patch indi- Next
cators are not. Chapter
Eight Layers
Finale supports 4 layers and 2 voices for each layer. Finale will manually convert the first four Previous
layers with notes. If you have used more than 4 layers, you must insert the additional notes in the Chapter
score using voices. Alternatively, if you do not have a large number of marks or text, you could
import a MIDI file of the Encore document into Finale.
Chord Symbols
Finale places chords close to the note they are attached to. To globally change the baseline of all
chord symbols, choose the Chord tool and confirm that Manual Input is checked under the Chord
Menu. Four arrows will appear to the left of the staff system (if you do not see the arrows, choose
the Hand Grabber tool and drag the page to the right).
Click and drag the left most arrow up. To individually change the position of a chord, choose the
Chord tool and confirm that Manual Input is checked under the Chord Menu. Click on the note to
which the chord is attached to display the handle, then click and drag the handle of the chord to
position as desired.
Reversed Dal Segno mark
Finale does not convert a reversed Dal Segno mark. However, Encore users can create a repeat TOC
using the Repeat Designer. See REPEAT DESIGNER DIALOG BOX.
Rounded rectangle graphical marks
Finale does not support a rounded rectangle graphic. These graphics will be imported as normal Index
rectangles.
Parenthesis from Tools palette Next
Finale does not support the type of parenthesis provided on the Encore Tools palette. Parenthesis Chapter
are available to place around expressions, notes and accidentals using the Expression Tool for
expressions, the Articulation Tool for notes, and Speedy Entry for accidentals. Previous
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Additional pedal indicators

Finale does not convert either type of pedal bracket marks. These marks can be created with the
Smart Shape Tool.
Bend Tools
Finale does not convert bend tools. However, you can use the Smart Shape Tool to create note-
attached bends.
Slurs
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Slurs converted from Encore will be measure-attached slurs. Finale’s standard note-attached slurs
are much easier to place, move with the notes even across systems, and allow you to easily flip
slurs over and under the notes. See SLURS for more details. Index
Finale will convert Encore’s 3-point slurs into Finale’s Smart Shape slurs. These slurs are sym-
metrical. If you want your slurs to be asymmetrical see TO MOVE, RESHAPE, OR DELETE SMART
SHAPE SLURS. Next
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Large wavy line
Finale has one style of wavy line or trill. This is used in conversion regardless of the size of wavy
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line specified in Encore. Finale does offer a user-defined Smart Shape. See SMART SHAPE PAL- Chapter
ETTE.

Beaming over barlines

Finale does not automatically convert beam that extend over barlines. To beam over barlines, use
the BEAM OVER BARLINES PLUG-IN.You can also manually beam over barlines using the Special
Tools Tool. See BEAMING ACROSS BARLINES.
Cross-staff beaming
Finale will not convert cross-staff beaming. To easily create cross-staff notation, use the CROSS
STAFF PLUG-IN. Or, you can use the NoteMover and Special Tools Tool manually create cross-
staff notation. See CROSS-STAFF NOTES for more information.

Score Conversion
Finale has the ability to import files created in Score, a notation program created by the San
Andreas Press. Like importing Encore and Rhapsody files, the simpler the Score file, the fewer TOC
conversion issues you will have. If your file is more involved, it will take more time to convert
and you may have more conversion issues. Though you can batch-open as many Score files as
you like, it is recommended to limit batch conversion to twenty. If you choose to open twenty or Index
more files at once, you will see the following warning:

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Click Yes to continue with conversion or No to return to the score. For more information on
importing Score files, see TO IMPORT SCORE FILES.
After importing one or several Score files, Finale will generate a list of changed or lost data you
can use as a guide to make corrections in the resulting Finale document. This list will be saved as
a text file to the Finale folder with the extension *.log. The name as the log file will be the same as
the imported Score file.
Here are some known issues specific to documents converted from Score files and how to resolve
them in Finale. TOC
Note Durations
Finale will read the precise note durations as they were entered in the Score file. Finale will not
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evaluate beam extensions and other figures that change the visual representation of the note dura-
tion in the Score file. See SIMPLE ENTRY or SPEEDY ENTRY for information on editing note dura-
tions.
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Layers Chapter
You may find the converted file contains notes in several layers. See LAYERS, SIMPLE ENTRY and
SPEEDY ENTRY for information regarding layers and how to edit notes in different layers. Previous
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Optimized Systems
While importing multiple files, instruments that return after being optimized out can appear on the
wrong staff. To avoid this problem, import the Score files individually.
Slurs
You may find slurs across system breaks do not import properly, or at all. To add or edit slurs, use
the Slur Smart Shape. See SLURS.
Tuplets
Sometimes, tuplets brackets and definitions will be lost or changed in Score conversion. Use the
Tuplet Tool to edit or create tuplet definitions. See TUPLETS.
Beaming
You may find beaming problems in the generated Finale document. These include missing beams
over rests, missing secondary beam breaks and vertical placement of beams in cross-staff nota-
tion. To edit beaming, use the appropriate tool in the Special Tools Palette. See SPECIAL TOOLS TOC
TOOL.
Chord Fretboards
Finale will not convert fretboard diagrams from a score file. Enter fretboards to your score with Index
the Chord Tool. See FRETBOARD DIAGRAMS.
Clefs
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Finale will not import forced clefs (clefs that appear after an identical clef without a clef change in Chapter
between). To add a forced clef, click the Clef Tool and click the measure to open the Change Clef
dialog box. Choose the clef, select Always in the Show Clef section, and click OK. For more
information, see CHANGE CLEF DIALOG BOX. Previous
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Hairpins
Hairpins may import off the right side of the page or simply misplaced. To edit hairpins, use the
SmartShape Tool. See SMART SHAPE TOOL.
Cross-Staff Notation
Cross-staff notation may not import properly into Finale from a Score document. To easily create
cross-staff notation, use the CROSS STAFF PLUG-IN. Or, you can use the NoteMover and Special
Tools Tool manually create cross-staff notation. See CROSS-STAFF NOTES for more information.
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Articulations
You may find some misplaced and colliding articulations in the imported Score file. For informa-
tion on editing articulations, see ARTICULATION TOOL. Index
Staff Names
Sometimes, staff names can import as text blocks. Create and edit staff names with the Staff Tool.
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See STAFF ATTRIBUTES DIALOG BOX.
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Time Signatures
To add missing or remove extra cautionary time signatures see Document Options-TIME SIGNA- Previous
TURES. Composite time signatures also may not import properly (specifically, if p12=1 in the orig- Chapter
inal Score document, Finale interprets the time signature as not being composite and ignores p8
and p9). Use the Time Signature Tool to edit any incorrect time signature definitions. See TIME
SIGNATURE TOOL.
Key Signatures
Nonstandard key signatures will not import from a Score file. For information on creating non-
standard key signatures, see NONSTANDARD KEY SIGNATURES.
Text
Text enclosures will not import from a Score file. For information on adding enclosures to a text
block, see CUSTOM FRAME DIALOG BOX. You can also create an enclosed expression in place of
the text. Make sure to use expressions for any rehearsal letter/number indications. See TEXT
EXPRESSION DESIGNER DIALOG BOX.
Expressions
Note Expressions sometimes collide with notes and articulations in imported Score files. Use the TOC
Expression Tool to edit the positioning of Note Expressions. See EXPRESSIONS.
Repeats
You may find that some repeat barlines extend over extra staves after Score conversion. Use Index
Break Repeat Barlines Between Staves in the STAFF ATTRIBUTES DIALOG BOX to fix this problem
in your score. You may also find the repeat text is too small. You can edit the size of repeat text in
the REPEAT SELECTION DIALOG BOX. Next
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Trills
Trills with alterations (sharp, flat or natural) appear as regular (unmarked) trills after Score con- Previous
version. You can choose the appropriate trill figure in the SMART LINE SELECTION DIALOG BOX. Chapter
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Tremolos
Unbeamed tremolos import as full note values. For example, a two-half note tremolo should take
up two beats, but it takes up four after conversion. For information on entering tremolos, see
EASY TREMOLOS PLUG-IN.
Blank Pages
If one of the score files in a group does not contain any music, Finale will ignore the blank page.
Use the Page Layout Tool to enter blank pages after importing score files. See INSERT BLANK
PAGES DIALOG BOX. TOC

Page Order
If you let Finale choose the file order, there is a chance the page order will not be correct. If this is Index
the case, choose to Specify the File Order in the IMPORT SCORE FILE OPTIONS DIALOG BOX while
importing multiple Score files.
Fonts Next
Chapter
In the converted Finale file, text may appear in the default system font instead of the font speci-
fied in the Score file. To change any font, from the Options menu, choose Data Check, then Swap
One Font for Another. See SWAP ONE FONT FOR ANOTHER DIALOG BOX. Previous
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Importing
You can import files from Encore, Rhapsody, MIDIScan, and SmartScore into Finale. You can
import various elements into your Finale documents from other programs.
To import Encore or Rhapsody files
Finale can convert Encore 3.0 through 4.2.1 files and Rhapsody 1.0 files regardless of which plat-
form was used to create them. Finale will convert most items in your Encore file. The simpler the
Encore file the fewer conversion issues you will have. If your file is more involved, it will take
more time to convert and you may have more conversion issues. More information on the items
Finale will not convert, or modifies upon conversion is given in ENCORE CONVERSION.
1. From the File Menu, choose Import, then Encore or Rhapsody. (Or, in the Launch Win-
dow, choose Encore or Rhapsody from the Import drop-down menu and click Import
File.) The Open File dialog box appears. TOC
2. Navigate to your Encore or Rhapsody file and double-click on the file. Your file is con-
verted to a new, untitled Finale file, based on the Encore Default file.
3. From the File Menu, choose Save. Enter the new file name and save it as a Finale Notation
File. Index

To import Score files

Like importing Encore or Rhapsody files, the quality of the conversion will depend on the com- Next
plexity of the original file. There will usually be some cleanup necessary after importing the file. Chapter
You will be able to import individual score files into Finale or several score files at once. For
information on items that are lost or changed upon conversion, see SCORE CONVERSION. Previous
1. From the File Menu, choose Import, then Score. (Or, from the Launch Window, choose Chapter
Score from the Import drop-down menu and click Import File). The Open File dialog box
appears. Highlight the file or files you want to open. To select more than one file, hold down
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the Shift key while selecting files (or hold down the Ctrl key and click to select non-contigu-
ous files). Score files should have the extension .PGE, PAG. or .MUS.
Note: Score files can appear as Finale Notation Files in your operating system if it they were
saved with an .MUS file extension. Though these files will display a Finale Notation File icon,
you will still need to use the Import Score feature to open them.
2. Click Open. The Import Score Files Options dialog box opens. Choose the page size and
specify how you want to determine the file order here. For more information, see IMPORT
SCORE FILES - OPTIONS DIALOG BOX.
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3. Click OK. If only one file was selected for conversion, or if Let Finale Determine File Order
was selected in the Import Score Files Options dialog box, Finale will generate and open the
converted document. If Specify File Order was selected in the Import Score Files - Options Index
dialog box, the Import Score Files Order dialog box will appear. Choose page breaks and file
order here and click OK to generate the converted file. See IMPORT SCORE ORDER DIALOG
BOX. Next
To import MIDIScan or SmartScore files Chapter

Finale can import MIDIScan 2.5 MND files and SmartScore FIN files, regardless of which plat-
form was used to create them. Finale will convert most items from your MIDIScan or SmartScore Previous
files. As you compare your results, make sure that you compare Finale’s output to that of MIDIS- Chapter
can’s MND file or SmartScore’s ENF file, not the original scanned TIFF file. See SCANNING. For
tips on getting the best scanning results, see Musitek’s website at WWW.MUSITEK.COM.
1. In MIDIScan or SmartScore, save the file as an MND or FIN file, respectively.
2. In Finale, click on the File Menu, choose Import, then MIDIScan or SmartScore. (Or,
from the Launch Window, choose MidiScan or SmartScore from the Import drop-down
menu and click Import File The Open File dialog box appears.
3. Navigate to your FIN or MND file and double-click on the file. Your scanned file will be
converted to a new untitled Finale file, based on the SmartScore Default file.
4. From the File Menu, choose Save. Enter the new file name and save it as a Finale Notation
File.
To import text
Finale won’t retain the tabs or character formatting if you import text from another word proces-
sor, but the text itself will transfer.
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1. In your word processor, select the text. Choose Copy from the Edit Menu. In almost every
word processor, you can press ctrl-C (for Copy) instead of choosing Copy from a menu.
2. Open your Finale document. There are two places the text might go: into your lyrics or into
a text block. Index

3. To paste the text as lyrics, click the Lyrics Toolk . Choose Edit Lyrics from the Lyrics
Menu, and press ctrl-V (for Paste). The lyrics currently on the Clipboard appear in the Edit Next
Lyrics window. You can paste text the same way when you’re creating text blocks (see TEXT Chapter
BLOCKS).

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See MIDI FILES.
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To import graphics
See GRAPHICS.
To open files from earlier versions of Finale or other MakeMusic products
• From the File Menu (or the Launch Window), choose Open. Navigate to the file. Double-
click on the file. Finale opens and converts the older version’s document with a different
name than the original file, keeping the older document as a backup. If you want to save the
file using the same name, choose Save As from the File Menu. For conversion issues, see
below: TOC
From Finale 2004 or earlier:
• The option “Stop on Total Passes” has been removed from the Backward Repeat Bar Assign- Index
ment dialog box. During playback of files created in 2004 or earlier, backward repeat bars
with this setting would stop after the specified number of passes instead of jumping to the tar-
get measure. When opening an older Finale file with this setting, in the Backward Repeat Bar Next
Assignment dialog box for these repeat bars, the Target drop-down menu is set to “Measure #” Chapter
and “-1” is specified in the text box. Playback after converting to Finale 2006 format is not
changed. Previous
From Finale 2003 or earlier: Chapter

• Expressions convert to the Finale paradigm etablished in version 2004. For Note Expressions,
the following settings are applied in the Note Positioning tab of the Text/Shape Expression
Designer: Expression Alignment Point = Left, Note Alignment Point = Horizontal Click Posi-
tion, Vertical = Top Note. For Measure Expression, the following settings are applies in the
Measure Positioning tab of the Text/Shape Expression Designer: Expression Alignment Point
= Left, Measure Alignment Point = Horizontal Click Position, Vertical = Vertical Click Posi-
tion.
From Finale 2002 or earlier:
• Tablature staves from documents created in Finale 2002 or earlier will continue to use the old
paradigm of a one line staff for each TAB line. In addition, if you are using a document con-
verted from Finale 2002 or earlier, tablature staves with alternate tuning that are added to the
document with the Setup Wizard will revert to the Standard Guitar instrument. For informa-
tion on working with staves in Finale 2003, see TABLATURE.
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From Finale 2001 or earlier:
• Slurs will not be converted automatically to the new Engraver Slurs. See SMART SHAPE TOOL.
From Finale 98 or earlier: Index
• If you used Alternate Notation in a converted file, the appropriate Staff Style will be created.
If you wish to use the pre-defined Staff Styles that came with your default file, such as trans-
positions and 1-line staves, you will need to load the Staff Styles library. See STAFF STYLES. Next
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From Finale 3.7 or earlier:
• If you use bitmapped fonts, converted files may display text items at a different point size than Previous
the original file. Finale 2002’s display of bitmapped fonts is limited to the actual point sizes Chapter
installed in your system. We highly recommend the use of TrueType or PostScript fonts,
which can be scaled to virtually any point size.
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• Staff Names and Titles are considered text blocks in later versions. As a result, staff names
and titles in files created in earlier versions of Finale will be converted to text blocks.
When converting text blocks, Finale will convert the text so it's unique for each text block.
However, if the same shape is used, Finale will not duplicate the shape. Note that in Finale
2002, both the text and the shapes (Standard Frame or Custom Frame) are unique for each text
block that you create.
The fonts selected in the Fonts portion of the Document Options dialog box for Text Blocks,
Staff Names and Group Names will be used when the text block, or staff or group name is first TOC
created. Changing the font in Document Options-Fonts will no longer change the font used for
all staff names in your score; nor will it change the first font used for text blocks in your score.
To change a font, you must change the font on-score for text blocks created with the Text Index
Tool, or in the Edit Text window for staff and group names created using the Staff Attributes
dialog box.
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• The conversion routines go through great lengths to ensure that the position of text remains Chapter
the same in converted files. This has the following implications for Text Blocks, Titles and
Staff Names.
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Text blocks are positioned differently starting with Finale 3.7. If you display the Frame Chapter
Attributes dialog box, for a text block created in an older version of Finale, Position from
Edge of Frame will be deselected. (This option is selected for text created with the new Text
Tool.) If you select this option for a converted text block, you will most likely need to adjust
its position in the score.
Since titles are considered text blocks, Finale calculates the position of the title from the top of
the name, using the specified font. Earlier versions (before 3.7) calculated the position from
the baseline of the font. When converting files, Finale adjusts the values for the positioning of
the titles to maintain their previous page positioning.
Since staff names are considered text blocks, Finale calculates the position of the name from
the top of the name, using the font selected at the beginning of the name. Earlier versions
(before 3.7) calculated the position from the baseline of the font.
When converting files, Finale recalculates the values for the default positioning of the staff
names based on the font and point size selected in the Fonts portion of the Document Options
dialog box. If alternate fonts or point sizes have been set for staff names in the score, individ- TOC
ual positioning for those staff name will be selected in the Staff Attributes dialog box. This
automatic calculation of positioning values, and the selection of individual positioning for
names using the non-default font and point size, will maintain the correct position of staff Index
names in your converted files.
From Finale 3.5 or earlier:
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• Finale offers better support of stem to notehead connections--its ability to sense the width of Chapter
the notehead, particularly for upstem notes, is enhanced. However, this enhancement may
change existing stem connection settings slightly in newly-converted documents. In general,
these changes should provide subtle improvements, but you should double-check the on- Previous
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screen and printed appearance if you have concerns.
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• Due to the improved stem to notehead connections, Finale may change the appearance of on-
screen and printed “blank” noteheads (e.g., noteheads set to Petrucci's space character). If you
have documents that use the space character (slot number 32 in the Symbol Selection dialog
box) as a notehead, you should create a new stem connection setting for this notehead in the
converted document by following the steps outlined below.
To fix "blank" notehead connections
1. From the Options Menu, choose Document Options and select Stems. Make sure that Use
Stem Connections is selected. TOC
2. Click the Stem Connections button.
3. Click Create to display the Stem Connection Editor to create a new setting.
4. Click Select to display the Symbol Selection dialog box. Select slot number 32 (the space Index
character created by pressing the spacebar), then click Select.
5. Enter a value of 24 EVPUs in the Upstem V: text box by typing "24 e" -- this automatically
enters a value of 24 EVPUs regardless of the Measurement Units setting currently in use. Next
6. Click OK, then click Done, then OK. Your blank noteheads should now display properly in Chapter
the score.
• Finale may display certain unusual chords differently than earlier versions did. This depends Previous
on the setting of the Chord Menu command, Simplify Spelling. Using this command, you can Chapter
more easily specify some chord spellings in any key, such as a B sharp chord in C major. For-
merly, Finale would “simplify” this spelling to C (a change made in response to customer
requests very early in Finale's history). Now, Finale offers you the choice of simplifying or not
simplifying these spellings. To ensure that your chords appear as they did in earlier versions,
choose Simplify Spelling from the Chord Menu, if necessary, so that a checkmark appears
next to the command. For more information, see Simply Spelling in the CHORD MENU.
• Finale has another small change that may affect your score, both on-screen and in printout.
Finale now displays chords and lyrics on notes hidden with Speedy Entry Tool's O key; chords
and lyrics attached to notes you've hidden in earlier versions' documents will now appear. If
you do not want them to appear, delete these elements from the hidden notes.
From Finale 3.0 or earlier:
• Time Signature Libraries have been replaced by the Composite Time Signature dialog box.
• Output Route Libraries have been replaced with Instrument Libraries. TOC
From Finale 2.2 or earlier:
• Shapes created in Finale 2.2 or earlier will appear in the new version but cannot be edited. If
editing is required, replace the old shape with one you’ve created in the new SHAPE Index
DESIGNER.
To transport files across platforms
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You don’t have to save a Finale file as an ENIGMA Transportable File (ETF) if you want to open Chapter
the file on other platforms; simply save it in the regular Finale file format. As with ETF files, you
can transport music and template files across platforms. However, you cannot transport libraries
or note files. For more tips on transferring files across platforms, see HOW DO I OPEN A MACIN- Previous
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TOSH FINALE FILE ON MY PC? in the Troubleshooting chapter.
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Starting with Finale 2002a, files can be transferred across platforms while maintaining correct
higher ASCII text characters, such as è, ö, and hard spaces (commonly used in lyrics). Finale is
configured to do this by default, by having “Automatically Convert Text In Files From Other
Operating Systems” selected in the Open section of the Program Options dialog box (see Program
Options-OPEN). Alternately, this conversion can be done after the file is open by going to the
Options menu (see OPTIONS MENU), specifying Data Check, and choosing Convert Text for Win-
dows.
To import an ENIGMA Transportable File TOC
An ETF, or ENIGMA Transportable File, is a text-only file that can be transferred easily between
the Macintosh and IBM-PC compatible computers. You do not have to save documents as ETF
files to read cross-platform files. Standard Finale files can be read by either platform. Index
1. From the File Menu (or the Launch Window), choose Open. The Open dialog box appears.
Several file types are listed at the bottom of the window in the File Type drop-down list.
2. Click ENIGMA Transportable File. The names of any available ETFs appear in the list box. Next
3. Double-click the desired document name. The document opens. Chapter

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Scanning Chapter

Finale offers a variety of ways for you to scan sheet music and bring the results into Finale. If you
own Musitek’s MIDIScan or SmartScore software, you can import files scanned with these pro-
grams into Finale. See TO IMPORT MIDISCAN OR SMARTSCORE FILES. However, all you need is a
scanner properly set up with your computer to take advantage of Finale’s scanning capabilities.
Simply acquire a file from your scanner (under the File menu), and then use Finale’s built-in
SmartScore technology to open and translate the file to a Standard Finale File. See TO ACQUIRE
AND OPEN SCANNED SHEET MUSIC.
Note that the SmartScore Lite feature in Finale, like most music scanning products, doesn’t recog-
nize articulation marks, hairpins, double or repeat barlines, or text. It will do 3 accidental types, 3
clefs, 16 staves per page, smallest note value is a 32nd note, and a maximum of 1 augmentation
dot. With SmartScore Lite, you can open several scanned files at once.
Because scanning is not a perfect science, you will need to clean up any file after conversion. For
complicated music, you will usually find it easier to simply re-enter the music via one of Finale's
traditional note entry methods: Simple Entry, Speedy Entry, or HyperScribe. TOC
Remember that to take advantage of any of Finale's scanning capabilities, you will need to have a
properly installed scanner (contact the manufacturer of your scanner if you have questions).
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To import MIDIScan or SmartScore files

See TO IMPORT MIDISCAN OR SMARTSCORE FILES. Next
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To prepare a scanned TIFF file Previous

To get the best results, start with a clean, high-quality original (not a photocopy) that does not Chapter
have frayed edges or crooked staves. Lay the music squarely on the bed of your scanner. Do not
use scores with more than 16 staves.
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When you choose to acquire a file from your scanner (from the File Menu), Finale attempts to
configure your scanner driver to the appropriate settings for SmarScore Lite recognition. If you
get an error message when you attempt to add a file In SmartScore Lite, “Error - the file type may
not be supported,” ensure your scanning software is setup like the following before scanning the
file
1. Set to 300 dpi (or up to 600 for smaller staves, but no greater than 600). Higher dpi does not
always produce higher accuracy.
2. Set to Black and White (also called “Line Art”) or Grayscale. Do not use color.
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3. Increase contrast 25% (or more) for faded originals.
4. Set to save as a TIFF file. Do not use LZW compression.
Because scanners and scanning software varies widely, we cannot provide specific instructions
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for how to configure the above settings for every scanner. When in doubt, see your scanner docu-
mentation for details or contact the scanner manufacturer on how to prepare a file with the
requirements stated above. (Note that some scanning software can be stubborn in its attempts to
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make decisions for you and result in a scanned file that does not meet the above requirements). Chapter
After you have scanned the file do not open the image file in PhotoShop or PhotoDeluxe, as this
will introduce lightening and other negative factors. Some versions of PhotoDeluxe will also save Previous
the file as a uniquely PhotoDeluxe TIFF that SmartScore Lite (and MIDIScan Import) cannot rec- Chapter
ognize.

SmartScore Lite dialog box

How to get there
From the File menu, choose Scanning: SmartScore Scanning Lite, and then TIFF Import.
What it does
From this dialog box, you can open and transcribe a scanned TIFF file.

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• Add Files to List • Remove Files from List. Click Add Files to List to bring a scanned file
into the file list for translation. Click Remove from List to remove the highlighted file from
the file list.
• Move Up • Move Down. Click Move Up to move the highlighted file name up one in the file
list. Click Move Down to move the highlighted file name down one in the file list.
• Save As. Click Save As. to save the untranslated TIFF file.
• About SmartScore Lite. Click this button to view additional information about SmartScore
Lite and other scanning products developed by Musitek.
• Auto Preview. Check this box to display a preview of the highlighted file in the window on
the left side of this box.
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• Begin Recognition. Click this button to begin translating the TIFF files into a Finale docu-
ment.
• Join Offset Voices: Never...Within 3/4 of a notehead. Often you will see notes belonging to
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different voices appear horizontally offset, even though they sound at the same time. It is nec-
essary for the SmartScore Lite to decide which notes to join and which notes not to join to a
“vertical event.” When notes and/or rests of different voices are aligned vertically, they are
grouped into what is referred to as a “vertically-aligned event”. Normally, offset notes belong- Next
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ing to different voices have no more than 1/4 of a notehead’s space between them.
If your music has offset voices which regularly exceed this distance, choose another distance. Previous
Distance is determined by the white space between noteheads. Chapter
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If your music has dense polyphonic texture, like that found in solo guitar music or tightly-
spaced orchestral passages, it may be necessary to “tighten up” the allowable distance
between offset voices. In these case, choose a distance less than 1/4 of a notehead.
• Endings. Check this box to the SmartScore Lite to recognize repeat endings from the original
scanned document.
• Cancel. Click Cancel to return to the score without transcribing a scanned file.
To acquire and open scanned sheet music
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The following steps describe how to use Finale to scan and open a single or multiple page score or
part. If you would like to Import Files you have already scanned and saved as uncompressed TIFF
files, from the File Menu, choose SmartScore Scanning Lite, and then TIFF Import. In the Smart- Index
Score Lite dialog box, click Add Files to List to add files, and then Begin Recognition to translate
and open the files in Finale. See SMARTSCORE LITE DIALOG BOX for details. To acquire sheet
music from your scanner: Next
1. Place a page of sheet music on your scanner. Chapter
2. In Finale, select the File Menu, go to SmartScore Scanning Lite, and choose Acquire.
(Or, in the Launch Window, click Scanning). Finale opens your scanner driver settings. If Previous
Finale does not find scanning software on your computer, check to ensure your scanner driv- Chapter
ers are installed. At this point Finale attempts to configure your scanner driver to the appropri-
ate settings for Finale import. Finale is not capable of setting up all scanner drivers. See TO
PREPARE A SCANNED TIFF FILE to ensure your scanning software is properly configured.
3. Scan one page. Finale asks you if you have more pages to scan. If you do, click Yes and
repeat the last two steps. When you have scanned all pages, click No. A message appears not-
ing that your files have been saved to a temporary folder.
4. Click OK. The SmartScore Lite dialog box appears.
5. Click Add Files to List. The Open dialog appears where you can choose the files you have
just scanned. If you scanned multiple pages, click the first file in the list, and then hold down
Shift and click the last file to select all pages.
6. Click Open. Your files appear in the file list. Click a filename to display a preview of that
page in the preview window on the right.
7. Click Begin Recognition. Finale transcribes the scanned file(s) and displays the music in a
single Finale file. If you encounter problems, please double-check the limitations under TO
PREPARE A SCANNED TIFF FILE. TOC
8. Save the file with a new name.
9. Make any desired edits. Because scanning is not a perfect science, you will need to proof-
read the score and correct for missing notes, ties or dots. Index
10. Convert slurs to ties, where needed. SmartScore will attempt to convert ties based on con-
text (Are the two slurred notes the same pitch?) but may occasionally guess incorrectly and
insert a slur. Although slurs and ties are graphically the same; slurs and ties are different musi-
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cally. Remove the incorrect slurs with the Smart Shape Tools. See TO MOVE, RESHAPE, OR Chapter
DELETE SMART SHAPE SLURS. Add the ties with the Simple or Speedy Entry Tools. See SIM-
PLE ENTRY or SPEEDY ENTRY.
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11. In files with more than one staff, fix the key signatures, if needed. All staves will be set to
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Independent Key Signatures, which causes the Key Signature Tool to change the key individ-
ually for each staff. You can remove the Independent Key Signatures in the STAFF
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ATTRIBUTES DIALOG BOX. Make sure you set the proper transposition for any transposing
staves if you decide to use this fix.

Internet
Finale NotePad, which has replaced the Finale Viewer browser plug-in, provides a free, reliable,
and easy way to view and playback Finale documents downloaded from the Internet. To open a
Finale (MUS) file available at Finale Showcase, or another online resource, viewers now need to
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simply download the file to their local machine and then open it in Finale NotePad. This paradigm
shift eliminates a variety of problems associated with some web browsers, and means that all
Finale files posted on the Internet will be available for viewing on all machines immediately upon Index
the release of Finale NotePad 2006. Finale NotePad is available for download free of charge at
WWW.FINALEMUSIC.COM/NOTEPAD. (Note that documents saved in Finale 2006 are only compati-
ble with NotePad 2006 which becomes available shortly after the Finale 2006 release. NotePad Next
2006 will open files saved in any Finale version 2006 or earlier.) Chapter
To post sheet music on a web site for viewing and/or printing using a web browser, we recom-
mend generating a PDF from Finale. See ADOBE PDF DOCUMENTS. Use Finale’s Save As Audio Previous
File feature to create a MP3 file if you want to distribute playback data of a Finale document over Chapter
the Internet. See AUDIO FILES.

Finale Performance Assessment

Finale Performance Assessment (also called FPA) is an educational tool designed to evaluate the
accuracy of a performance by comparing a live performance to the corresponding notated solo
line. You can easily create solos and exercises for use with FPA using Finale’s FPA Wizard. Once
you have saved the solo in .FPA format, it is ready to be opened and assessed with the Finale Per-
formance Assessment application (which is installed on your computer when you install Finale
2006).
To create a file for use with Finale Performance Assessment
1. From the File Menu, choose New, and then Performance Assessment Wizard. Or, in the
Launch Window, click FPA Wizard. The first page of the Assessment Wizard appears.
2. Choose Create a New Document. For these steps, you’ll learn how to create a new FPA doc- TOC
ument ready for you to enter a new solo line. To generate an exercise file using Finale’s library
of pre-existing exercises, choose Select an Exercise file here. To open an existing Finale file
that contains a solo you want to assess, choose Open an Existing Document.
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3. Under Select a Solo Instrument, click the drop-down menu and choose the desired solo
instrument (or the closest match). The FPA application uses SmartMusic’s advanced pitch
recognition technology to assess the performance. Since each instrument produces it’s own
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signature wave form, FPA requires the instrument being assessed to most accurately translate
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the frequencies performed into notated pitches.
4. Note that playback of the solo in Finale will sound like the solo instrument. In FPA, the
solo line always sounds like a piano. Previous
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5. Enter the title, composer, and copyright into the text boxes provided. Finale uses text
inserts to place your entries here into the document you are creating. If you want to change
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this later, the information is kept in the File Information dialog box. See TEXT INSERTS and
FILE INFORMATION DIALOG BOX for more information.
6. Click Next. Page 2 of the Assessment Wizard appears.
7. Specify the Time and Key Signature as you would in Finale’s Document Setup Wizard.
8. Click Next. Page 3 of the Assessment Wizard appears.
9. Specify a pickup measure and tempo marking here (if needed).
10. Click Next. Page 4 of the Assessment Wizard appears. Here, you see a list of items that are
not compatible with the Finale Performance Assessment application. Make sure all of these
items have been removed before attempting to save an FPA file. TOC
11. Click Finish. Finale opens the new document.
12. Enter the solo line. Use one of Finale’s several entry methods. See SIMPLE ENTRY, SPEEDY
ENTRY and RECORDING WITH HYPERSCRIBE. Make sure to avoid entering any items listed on Index
page 4 of the Assessment Wizard. Also, note that tempo changes after measure one and swing
playback will not be recognized by FPA.
13. When you have completed the notation, from the File Menu, choose Save As. The Save Next
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As dialog box appears. .FPA is already chosen as the file type.
14. Name the file, choose a location, and click Save. If Finale discovers any items in the score
that are not compatible with the FPA application, the FILE COMPATIBILITY DIALOG BOX Previous
appears with a list of incompatible items. You will be able to save the file in FPA format once Chapter
all the conflicts listed here are resolved.
15. Close Finale. Be sure to save any open files you are working on. Finale cannot be running at
the same time as the FPA application.
16. Navigate to the .FPA file you just saved and double-click it to launch the FPA applica-
tion. The Finale Performance Assessment Setup Wizard appears.
17. Connect a microphone to your computer.
18. Play a few notes into the microphone and refer to the imput meter to confirm your com-
puter is ‘hearing’ you. For best results, place the microphone as follows:

Instrument Placement

Flute, Piccolo left side of shirt collar

Bassoon, Oboe, English Horn shirt above the stomach

Clarinet, Soprano Sax shirt above the stomach

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Alto and Bass Clarinet music stand

Alto, Tenor and Baritone Sax neck strap

All brass outside of bell Index

19. Under Mic Level, use the slider to control the microphone input level. The Mic level is
very important to accurate recognition. Ensure you are getting a strong signal by referring to Next
Input Meter. For best results, use the small clip-on Finale microphone available from Make- Chapter
Music Customer Service at 1.800.843.2066.
20. Click Finish. Your assessment file opens in FPA. You are ready to begin the assessment. Previous
21. Click play to begin the assessment. Chapter
Note that (unlike SmartMusic Accompaniments saved from Finale) this assessment file can be
reopened in Finale for further editing.
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To resolve FPA conflicts

You may encounter one of the following conflicts while attempting to save an FPA file. Here is
how to resolve them.
To Clear Manual Positioning
1. From the Options Menu, choose Document Options, and select Music Spacing.
2. Click the Manual Positioning drop-down menu and select Clear.
3. Click OK.
4. Choose the Mass Edit Tool, press Ctrl-A to select all and then press the 4 key to respace TOC
your music. Manual positioning changes are removed from the score.
To remove data in layers 2, 3, or 4 Index
To copy notes from layer 2, 3, or 4 to layer 1, see MOVE/COPY LAYERS DIALOG BOX.
1. From the Options Menu, choose Show Active Layer Only.
2. Choose the layer you want to remove. Press Alt-Shift-[Layer number] to select the layer. Next
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3. Choose the Mass Edit Tool.
4. Press Ctrl-A to Select All. Previous
5. Press Backspace. All notes in the layer are cleared from the score. To show layer 1, press Alt- Chapter
Shift-1.
6. To view all layers, under the Options Menu, uncheck Show Active Layer Only.
To set the Default Music Font
1. From the Options Menu, choose Set Default Music Font.
2. Set the font to Maestro and click OK. See OPTIONS MENU.
To remove extra measure number regions
1. Choose the Measure Tool.
2. From the Measure Menu, choose Measure Numbers, then Edit Regions. The Measure
Number dialog box appears.
3. In the window at the top, click the second measure number region listed, and click
Delete. Repeat for all other measure number regions other than the first.
4. Click OK. See MEASURE NUMBER DIALOG BOX.
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1. Choose the Articulation Tool.
2. Click handles on the conflicting articulations and press Delete. See ARTICULATIONS.
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File Compatibility dialog box
How to get there Next
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Attempt to save a file that contains items not compatible with Finale Performance Assessment in
.FPA format.
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What it does Chapter
This dialog box displays any items in your score that conflict with the Finale Performance Assess-
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• Conflict List. This list displays the conflicts found in your score, along with the Staff, Mea- Chapter
sure and Layer.
• Check Again. You can make changes you your score without closing this dialog box. Fix a
conflict and then click Check Again to confirm the conflict has been resolved.
• Done • Cancel. If you click Check Again, and all conflicts have been resolved, the Done but-
ton is active. Click Done to return to your score. You will see a message reminding you to
save the file. Click Cancel to return to the score.

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