FGC287-1 quick REFERENCE guide for WINDOWS® Thank you for purchasing Finale 2011. We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the world’s most widely used family of music notation software, and offer our assistance in getting started. This guide is intended to visually demonstrate how to accomplish common tasks quickly and easily, and point you to additional helpful resources should you need them.
Quick Reference Guide for Windows Getting Started 1 A. Using the Document Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Finale Screen View Selecting Music 21 29 30 B. To expand selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 B. Adding articulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Sharing Your Music C. Adding slurs and hairpins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 A. To print your score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 D. Adding text . . . . . . . .
Getting Started Finale Screen View A. Using the Document Setup Wizard When you open a new score, the following menus, palettes, and controls appear. These elements form a framework for all of Finale’s features and functions. Finale’s Document Setup Wizard is usually the fastest way to begin a new score. The pages in this wizard allow you to quickly specify all the basic score elements. 1 From the File menu, choose New > Document with Setup Wizard.
Navigating Your Music B. To Zoom In and Zoom Out You can find zoom commands under the View menu, but to save time, use keyboard shortcuts. Getting the best view of your score in progress is crucial to working with Finale efficiently. Press ctrl + + = to zoom in Press ctrl + — – to zoom out A. Choosing a view The two main views in Finale are Page View and Scroll View. From the View menu, choose Scroll View or Page View.
Entering the Music: Simple Entry 1 Click the Simple Entry tool 2 Observe the Simple menu (a) at the top of your screen. You will use this menu to change settings and refer to keyboard shortcuts. 3 . Use your numeric keypad (c) to choose note durations before you click them in. Use the image to the right as a guide. To remove extra tools, double-press as shown below. a. b. Click the note duration in the Simple Entry palette, as well as the accidental, tie, tuplet, or grace note.
C. To type notes into the score with your computer keyboard D. To play notes into the score with a MIDI keyboard You can use your MIDI keyboard (or other MIDI device) to quickly enter notes. With the caret active, simply play the desired note or chord to add it to the score. Using your computer keyboard to type notes into the score is faster than clicking. When you have typed the duration: 1 Check Simple > Use MIDI Device for Input, to use a MIDI keyboard for note entry.
Playing-in Music: HyperScribe C. To record into two staves HyperScribe® allows you to record directly from your MIDI keyboard into the score. To configure your MIDI keyboard (or other external MIDI device) for use with Finale, see “Setting up your MIDI system” in the Tutorials section of the Finale User Manual. A. To record a performance 1 Click the HyperScribe tool . 2 Click a measure. 3 Wait for two countoff measures and begin playing. 4 When you’re done, click the score to stop recording.
Selecting Music B. To expand selection The Selection tool is Finale’s universal editing tool. It can be used to select, move, delete, copy, paste, or otherwise edit any region of measures and virtually any individual item in the score. Use keyboard shortcuts to expand or contract the selected region on a single staff... Tip: See “Selecting Music” in the User Manual for more details. A. To select Click on the staff lines (without clicking on a note) to select a full measure. (Click only once.
Copying, Pasting, and Inserting C. To insert music When you copy and paste, Finale overwrites the content in the target region. When you insert, all subsequent music is pushed towards the end of the score, usually increasing the total number of measures. Finale offers a great deal of control over copying, inserting and pasting (replacing). A. To drag-copy If the source and target regions are both visible on your screen, quickly copy music by dragging the selected region.
Transposing D. Filtering You can copy specific score elements using the Edit Filter dialog box. To transpose: 1 From the Edit menu, choose Edit Filter. 1 Click the Selection tool 2 In the Edit Filter dialog box, check the items you want to copy. (Click None to uncheck all). 2 Select a region of music. 3 From the Utilities menu, choose Transpose. 4 Select the interval from the Interval popup menu. 5 Click OK. 3 Click OK. To copy measure settings, a full measure stack must be selected. .
Working with Measures C. To fit a certain number of measures per system 1 Select the measures you would like to fit. To add measures at the end of the score: 2 From the Utilities menu, choose Fit Measures. 1 From the Edit menu, choose Add Measures. 3 Type the number of measures and click OK. 2 Type the number of measures you would like to add. 3 Click OK. A. To add measures Finale automatically adjusts the measure layout to fit the specified number of measures throughout the selected region.
Working with Staves D. To hide an empty staff in a system Use the Staff tool to easily insert, delete, or edit staves. When you click the Staff tool, the Staff menu appears at the top of your screen. The following instructions assume the Staff tool is selected. 1 Select a region including the empty staves. 2 From the Staff menu, choose Hide Empty Staves. 3 To show hidden staves, right-click this handle and choose Show All. A. To insert staves 1 Select a measure region in a staff.
Markings and Text B. Adding articulations Ornaments Articulations are markings attached to a single note, including: Most markings and text are added with one of three tools; the Expression tool, Articulation tool, or Smart Shape tool. In this section, you will learn how to easily add these figures, and which tool to use. Articulation Tool Smart Shape Tool Accents Expression Tool Six different types of figures are added with expressions, each with its own category: Adagio accel.
Key Signatures, Time Signatures, and Clefs D. Adding text Titles, subtitles, composer, arranger, lyricist, and other text that does not need to adjust with the music is added with the Text tool. Titles Subtitles Composer To change the key, time, or clef: Time Signatures 1 Choose the Selection tool . 2 Right-click a measure. 3 Choose the Key Signature, Time Signature or Clef command and choose the desired option.
Lyrics, Chords, and Repeats B. To type-in chord symbols A. To type-in lyrics 1 After the notes are entered, click the Lyrics tool . 2 From the Lyrics menu, check Type Into Score. 3 Click a note to display a blinking cursor beneath the staff. 4 Type a syllable and then press spacebar to advance. Use - (dash) to add hyphens between syllables. Chords & Fretboards Lyrics 1 Click the Chord tool . 2 Click to display a cursor above the staff. 3 Type the chord root and suffix. For example,“Amin7”.
Playback C. Human Playback® The proper performance of any piece of music depends on the genre and style. For example, you wouldn’t expect a jazz piece to be performed the same way as a classical sonata. Tell Finale how you want your piece performed using Human Playback. Human Playback performs the music in the style specified, and even interprets the markings you’ve added. To choose a Human Playback style, from the MIDI/Audio menu, choose Human Playback, and then select the desired style. A.
Page Layout Sharing Your Music Adjusting the position of systems and page margins should be the final step before printing your score. Use the following techniques to finalize the page layout: Click and drag these handles to adjust the position of the page margins for this page. Click and drag these handles to adjust the system’s top margin. A. To print your score To print, press ctrl + P and click OK.
Efficiency Tips Using Contextual Menus More Finale Help Resources To open the Finale User Manual: Right-click to open contextual menus, which allow you to quickly... From the Help menu, choose User Manual, or click a help button Transpose, add repeats, insert measures, and make other changes to measure regions... Edit or delete text... Click here to learn how to get the most of the Finale User Manual. Change the key...
Efficiency Tips Metatools B. Using Smart Shape metatools Use metatools for slurs, hairpins, lines, and other shapes as a convenient substitute for clicking icons on the Smart Shape palette and using the Custom Smart Shape tool. Metatools are programmable keyboard shortcuts you can use to quickly add markings to your score. A.
D. Using metatools with Simple Entry Articulations and Expressions, as well as key, clef, and time signature changes can be added using metatool keys while entering notes in Simple Entry. 1 Choose the Simple Entry tool 2 Select a note and press * to add an articulation—laptop users press ~ . Or, X to add an expression .
