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Symbols Adobe PDF documents 38-13

“How do I” directory 1-1 Aftertouch
see Channel Pressure A
Numerics see Continuous data
15ma (quindicima) see 8va/8vb Align Time Tags to Note Starts dialog box 17-37
1-bar repeats 10-21 Align/Move Dynamics plug-in 9-7 B
2-up printing 38-2 Alla Breve see Cut time
3-Beam Groups dialog box 26-20 Alter Feel dialog box 40-17 C
4-Beam Groups dialog box 26-21 Alteration for Slot dialog box 28-7
6/8 meter Alternate Notation dialog box 10-20 D
see Compound meters 12-9 see also Staff Styles
8va/8vb 21-40 Alternative music fonts 29-31 E
Creating an 8va or 15ma marking 21-40 Alto clef see Clefs
Maestro Font 29-19 Anacrusis see Pickup measures
Moving or reshaping an 8va or 15ma marking 21-41 Apply Articulation dialog box 27-28
F
8vb see 8va/8vb Apply Human Playback dialog box 9-13
Apply Human Playback plug-in 9-9 G
A Apply Human Playback Preferences dialog box 9-13
A 2 see Expressions More Settings dialog box 9-10 H
About the FINALE.INI file A-26 Apply Staff Style dialog box 10-38
About the FINMIDI.INI file A-34 Approximate pitch I
Accelerando 24-51 see Headless notes
Defining the expression for playback 24-51 see Note shapes J
Accents see Articulations Arpeggio see Rolled chords
Accidental Octave Placements dialog box 13-13 Arrowheads dialog box 25-9
Accidental Order and Amount dialog box 13-9 Arrows
K
Accidental Settings dialog box 26-8 Custom lines 21-48
Accidentals 15-3, 16-1 Arrows see Shape Designer L
Add or remove parentheses 15-21 Articulation Designer dialog box 22-4
Adding or changing an accidental 16-22 Articulation Selection dialog box 22-2 M
Cautionary Accidentals plug-in 9-23 Articulation Tool 22-1
Changing an accidental to its enharmonic equivalent Contextual menu 22-2 N
6-7 Metatools 22-1
Changing an accidental to its enharmonic equivalent Special mouse clicks 22-1 O
(Simple Entry) 6-8 Articulations 22-14
Check Accidentals 27-9
Correcting accidentals on tied notes 16-22
Apply Articulation dialog box 27-28 P
Applying to a region 22-14
Courtesy accidentals 16-23 Articulation Designer dialog box 22-4
Hiding (or showing) an accidental 16-21 Articulation Selection dialog box 22-2
Q
Maestro Font 29-14 Articulation Shapes Library A-1
Minimum Vertical Spacing Between Accidentals 7-4 Articulation Tool 22-1 R
Moving an accidental 16-22 Breath marks 22-20
Simple Entry 15-20 Centering and repositioning existing articulations 22- S
Speedy Entry 16-21 17
Acquire Change Articulation Assignments dialog box 27-30 T
see To acquire and open scanned sheet music Contextual menu 22-2
Add Bookmark dialog box 5-9
Add Cue Notes plug-in 9-5, 9-6
Copying articulations 22-19 U
Creating an Articulation Metatool 22-15
Add dialog box 40-12 Defining an articulation for playback 22-18
Add Measures dialog box 14-6 Delete Element dialog box 24-39
V
Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box 3-10 Designing an articulation 22-16
Adding Engraver Articulation Library A-7 W
Brackets 10-69 Engraver Font 29-9
Measures 14-30 Erasing articulations from a region 22-19 X
Staves 10-46 Fermatas 22-20
Tracks see Transcribing a sequence—To add tracks Fingering numbers 22-23 Y
Additional PostScript Information dialog box 2-42 Handle Positioning dialog box 22-10
Adjust Baselines dialog box 32-11 Harmonics 22-27 Z
Adjust Page Range dialog box 35-15 Jazz Articulations A-8

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Libraries A-1 66
Maestro Font 29-17 Double barlines 14-35
Metatools 22-1 Drawing the barline on a group 10-65 A
Mordents 22-23 Final barline 14-35
Mutes 24-56 Hiding all barlines (No-barline music) 10-67
Pedal markings 24-57 Hiding one barline 10-67 B
Putting one articulation mark in the score 22-14 Inserting a false or custom barline 10-67
Removing an articulation from the list 22-20 Maestro Font 29-20 C
Rolled chords 22-23 Moving a barline 10-67
Special mouse clicks 22-1 Bars D
Staccato marks 22-25 see Barlines
Symbol Selection dialog box 22-9 see Measures E
Tremolos 22-26 Baseline Shift dialog box 33-9
Trills 21-39 Bass clef see Clefs
Artificial harmonics see Harmonics Batch Printing 38-13 F
Assessment Wizard 2-18 Beam angles 26-32
ATM 29-1 Allowing only flat beams on a single staff 26-34 G
Attack and release Changing a beam from the default angle to flat 26-34
see Articulations Changing or restoring the angle of a beam 26-33 H
see Rolled chords Changing the angle of secondary beams 26-37
see Start and Stop Times Limiting the steepness of beams 26-33 I
see Transcribing a sequence—To edit keyboard notes Patterson Beam plug-in 26-17
Audio Files Removing angle modifications from a selected region J
To save an audio file from Finale 8-34 26-33
Wave files Setting the beam angle style globally 26-33
see Audio Files Beam Extension Selection dialog box 26-12 K
Augmentation 27-39 Beam Over Barline plug-in 9-18
Change Note Durations dialog box 27-38 Beam thickness 26-39 L
Doubling the rhythmic values in a passage 27-39 Changing the thickness of beams globally 26-39
Augmentation Dot Changing the thickness of beams individually 26-39 M
Maestro Font 29-11 Beaming 26-34
Author credits see Text blocks Allow Primary Beam Within a Space 7-11 N
Auto-Dynamic Placement plug-in 9-2, 24-42 Allow Rests to Float 7-11
Automatic Barlines plug-in 9-2, 14-23 Beam Extension Selection dialog box 26-12 O
Automatic Music Spacing 3-6 Beam Four Eighth Notes Together in Common Time
Automatic Update Layout 3-6, 6-30 7-11
Beam grace notes 16-25 P
B Beam Thickness 7-11
Backbeats 40-26 Beam Three Eighth Notes Together Before An Eighth Q
Altering the durations of backbeats 17-55 Rest. 7-11
Altering the key velocity of backbeats 40-27 Beaming across barlines 26-36 R
Copying or erasing MIDI Tool editing 40-44 Beaming Chart dialog box 42-3
Backup files 2-4 Beaming eighth notes in quarter note groups 26-36 S
Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box 23-9 Beaming Options dialog box 7-10
Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing plug-in 9-5, 9-15 Beaming over rests 7-79 T
Bank Select, Bank Change Table A-64 Breaking (or creating) a beam 26-34
Bar count Broken Beam Length 7-12
see Count Items plug-in Changing the height of stems in secondary beams 26-
U
see File Statistics dialog box 39
Barlines 10-65 Classic Eighth Beams plug-in 9-35 V
Automatic Barlines plug-in 14-23 Creating custom beaming patterns when changing the
Breaking a barline between grouped staves 10-66 time signature 26-35 W
Changing barlines for groups 10-66 Display Half-Stems for Beamed Rests 7-11
Changing barlines in a selected region (or at regular Extend Beams Over Edge Rests 7-11 X
intervals) 10-66 Extend Secondary Beams Over Rests 7-11
Changing the thickness of barlines in a document 10- Feathered beaming 26-37 Y
68 Flat Beams (Remove) plug-in 9-47
Correcting barline display 10-68 Flat Beams plug-in 9-47
Creating one double, dotted, final, or other barline 10- Flat Beams Staff Attribute 10-14
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Include Rests when Beaming in Group of Four 7-11 Brackets
Max Distance from Middle Staff Line 7-12 Adding and Creating Brackets see Brackets-Staves
Max Slope 7-12 Bracket Style dialog box 25-10 A
Patterson Beams plug-in 26-17 Horizontal lines 21-41
Preventing Finale from beaming automatically Drawing a horizontal line 21-41
(Speedy Entry) 26-36 Moving, reshaping, or deleting a Smart Shape line B
21-41
Rebeaming a selected region 26-35
Notes 24-53
Secondary Beam Separation 7-12 Creating a note bracket 24-53
C
Secondary beams 26-38 Staves 10-69
Breaking secondary beams 26-38 Correcting bracket display 10-70 D
Changing a broken beam’s direction 26-38 Creating “floating” brackets 10-71
Changing the angle of secondary beams 26-37 Creating additional (nested) brackets 10-70
Changing the distance between beams 26-39 Deleting a bracket from a group 10-70 E
Beaming across barlines 26-36 Group Attributes dialog box 10-39
Extending a beam across a barline Modifying brackets on a system-by-system basis F
Beam Extension Method 26-37 10-70
Speedy Entry Method 26-36 Moving or stretching a bracket 10-69
Beaming Chart dialog box 42-3 Moving, stretching or deleting a floating bracket 10- G
Beaming Options dialog box 7-10 71
Placing a bracket on grouped staves 10-69
Beaming over rests 7-79 Breath Mark dialog box 3-13 H
Creating (or removing) half-stems on beamed rests 7- Breath marks 22-20
79
Breves see Double whole notes I
Globally beam over rests on the outside of beam
groups 7-79 C J
Beat Chart dialog box 14-20 Cadenzas 14-34
Beat positions 14-29
Creating a beat chart in one measure 14-29
Caesuras K
See Cesuras
Moving a beat 14-29 Canonic Utilities plug-in 9-5, 9-19
Beats see Beat positions Capo 31-10, 31-15
L
Bend hats 36-14 Cautionary accidentals
Bends Cautionary Accidentals plug-in 9-23 M
see Pitch wheel see Courtesy accidentals
see Smart Shape palette 21-6 Cautionary Accidentals plug-in 9-3, 9-23 N
Billing methods (for copyists) Cautionary key changes see Courtesy key signatures
see Count Items plug-in Cautionary time changes see Courtesy time signatures O
see File Statistics dialog box Cesuras 22-20
Bird’s eye see Fermatas
Blank pages 35-22
Change Articulation Assignments dialog box 27-30 P
Change Chord Assignments dialog box 27-32
Adding a blank page anywhere in your document 35-
22
Change Chord Suffix Fonts dialog box 31-35 Q
Change Clef dialog box 11-2
Delete Blank Pages dialog box 35-6
Change Fonts plug-in 9-3, 29-4
Deleting a blank page anywhere in your document Change Note Durations dialog box 27-38
R
35-22
Change Note Expression Assignment dialog box 27-35
Insert Blank Pages dialog box 35-5
Change Note Size dialog box 27-42 S
Blank score paper 10-81
Change Noteheads dialog box 27-40
Block rests see Multimeasure rests T
Change Noteheads plug-in 9-3, 9-24
Booklets 38-11
Bookmarks 5-12 Change Ties dialog box 27-36
Add Bookmark dialog box 5-9
Change to Default Whole Rests plug-in 9-3, 9-25 U
Change to Real Whole Rests plug-in 9-3, 9-25
Adding a bookmark
Using the Add Bookmark command 5-12 Change Tuplets dialog box see Tuplet Definition dialog V
Using the Edit Bookmarks command 5-13 box
Deleting a bookmark 5-13 Channel Pressure 40-28 W
Edit Bookmarks dialog box 5-11 Copying or Erasing controller data 40-44
Editing a bookmark 5-13 Editing Channel Pressure data 40-28
Navigating with bookmarks 5-13 Retaining Channel Pressure data for score playback X
Bowing marks see Articulations 40-28
Braces see Piano Braces dialog box Character names 24-53 Y
Bracket dialog box 41-4 see Expressions
Bracket Style dialog box 25-10 Character Sets Z

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Engraver C-36 Change Chord Suffix Fonts dialog box 31-35
Engraver Extras C-39 Changing chord symbol fonts 31-47
Engraver Text C-49 Changing the display or position of all chord symbols A
Engraver Time C-53 in a region 27-32
Jazz Chord Font C-69 Chord Definition dialog box 31-11
Jazz Font C-54 Chord menu 31-2 B
Jazz Perc Font C-77 Chord Suffix Editor dialog box 31-19
Jazz Text Font C-62 Chord Suffix Selection dialog box 31-17 C
Maestro C-19 Chord Tool 31-1
Maestro Percussion Font C-26 Contextual menu 31-2 D
Petrucci C-29 Copying chords from one region to another 31-46
Seville C-84 Creating or loading a Chord Suffix Library 31-47 E
Tamburo C-81 Edit Learned Chords dialog box 31-33
Character Settings dialog box 33-11 Editing a chord suffix 31-42
Check Graphics dialog box 34-9 Editing chords (Manual Input) 31-42
F
Check Range plug-in 9-5, 9-26 Editing chords (Type Into Score) 31-40
Check Region for Durations plug-in 9-3, 9-29 Editing or deleting a learned chord 31-44 G
Check Repeats dialog box 23-14 Entering a chord symbol manually by typing numbers
Choirs (Instrument choirs) see Groups 31-41 H
Choose 7-2 Entering a chord symbol manually with MIDI data
Choral music 32-29 input 31-41 I
see Hymns Entering a chord symbol when there’s no notes below
see Lyrics it 31-45 J
Chord Charts with Lyrics 31-52 Entering a chord using a Metatool 31-47
Chord Definition dialog box 31-11 Entering chord symbols automatically 31-37
Chord menu 31-2 Entering chords (Type Into Score) 31-38
K
Change Chord Suffix Fonts 31-11 Erasing chords from a region 31-46
Chord Style Figured bass 31-48 L
European 31-7 Figured Bass Library A-7
German 31-7 Fretboard diagrams 36-13 M
Nashville A 31-7, 31-8 Lead sheets 31-49
Nashville B 31-7, 31-8
Roman 31-7, 31-8 Left-justifying chord symbols above the notes 31-48 N
Scandinavian 31-7, 31-9 Maestro Font 29-21
Solfeggio 31-7, 31-8
Standard 31-7
Metatools 31-2 O
Moving and deleting chord symbols 31-44
Edit Learned Chords 31-11 Preventing chord symbols from playing back 31-46
Italicize Capo Chord 31-10 Programming a chord symbol Metatool 31-47
P
Left-Align Chords 31-9 Special mouse clicks 31-1
Manual Input 31-3 Suffix Keynumber Offsets dialog box 31-22 Q
MIDI Input 31-6 Symbol Selection dialog box 22-9
One-Staff Analysis 31-7 Teaching Finale learned chords 31-43 R
Position Chords 31-10 To create a chord chart with lyrics 31-52
Position Fretboards 31-10 Transposing chord symbols 31-44 S
Resize Fretboards 31-10, 31-32 Type into Score
Show Fretboards 31-10
Simplify Spelling 31-10
Alterations 31-4 T
Alternate Bass 31-5
Substitute Symbols 31-10 Capitalization 31-5
Two-Staff Analysis 31-7 Display and Entry 31-4 U
Fonts 31-4
Type Into Score 31-4 Shortcuts 31-5
Chord Morphing plug-in 9-4, 9-30 Special Characters 31-5 V
Chord Realization plug-in 9-4, 9-31 Suffixes 31-5
Chord Reordering plug-in 9-4, 9-33 Unknown Chord Suffix dialog box 31-31 W
Chord Splitting plug-in 9-5, 9-34 Chord Tool 31-1
Chord Suffix Editor dialog box 31-19 Contextual menu 31-2 X
Chord Suffix Selection dialog box 31-17 Metatools 31-2
Chord Symbols Special mouse clicks 31-1
Chord Chart with Lyrics 31-52 Chords 16-17
Y
Chord symbols 31-37 Adding notes to (or removing notes from) a chord 16-
Change Chord Assignments dialog box 27-32 17 Z

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Changing the enharmonic spelling of a chord 16-17 Commas see Breath marks
Changing the pitch of a chord 16-17 Common time 12-7
Rearranging the noteheads of a cluster chord 16-18 Time Signature Options dialog box 7-64 A
see Chord symbols Common Tone Transposition plug-in 9-5, 9-39
Chords & Fretboards library A-5 Compile PostScript Listing dialog box 2-40
Classic Eighth Beams plug-in 9-3, 9-35 Composer credits see Text blocks B
Clear Items dialog box 27-25 Composer see File Info dialog box
Clear Lyric Positioning plug-in 9-2, 32-15 Composer’s Assistant plug-ins 9-4, 9-40 C
Clear Measure # Positioning plug-in 9-2, 14-22 Composite Time Signature dialog box 12-5
Clear see Erasing Composite time signatures 12-10 D
Clef Designer dialog box 11-7 Creating a composite meter 12-10
Clef Selection dialog box 11-6 Removing a composite meter 12-11 E
Clef Tool 11-1 Compound meters 12-9
Contextual menu 11-2 Con sordino see Mutes
Metatools 11-1 Concert pitch
F
Special mouse clicks 11-1 Display in Concert Pitch command 6-3
Clefs 11-9 Conducting symbols 29-9 G
Change Clef dialog box 11-2 Conductor’s score
Changing a clef you’ve inserted in mid-measure 11- see Imploding music H
11 see Optimizing systems
Changing the default clef 11-11 see Piano Reduction plug-in 9-60 I
Changing the horizontal positioning of starting clefs Configuring Ensembles.txt A-22
11-13
Clef Designer dialog box 11-7
Configuring Instrument.txt A-21 J
Configuring MacSymbolFonts.txt A-22
Clef Selection dialog box 11-6 Configuring Pagesizes.txt A-17
Clef Tool 11-1 Contextual menus 5-4, 10-5, 11-2, 12-1, 13-1, 14-3, 15-5,
K
Courtesy clef changes 11-14 20-2, 21-3, 22-2, 23-2, 24-2, 26-2, 28-2, 30-1, 31-2,
Custom shape clef 11-12 32-2, 33-2, 35-1, 41-1 L
Designing a new clef 11-11 Accidental handles 26-2
Display Clef Only on First Staff System 7-14 Articulation handles 22-2 M
Display Courtesy Clefs at End of Staff System 7-14 Chord handles 31-2
Globally changing the position and size of inserted Expression handles 24-2, 24-3 N
clefs 11-13 Guides 5-4
Hiding a clef 11-11 Key Signature Tool 13-1 O
Inserting a clef change 11-10 Lyrics handles 32-2
Maestro Font 29-20 Measure Number handles 28-2
Metatools 11-1 Notehead handles 26-2
P
Mid-Measure Clef dialog box 11-4 Ossia handles 41-2
Setting the starting clef for a staff 11-10 Page Layout Tool 35-2 Q
Special mouse clicks 11-1 Repeat barline handles 23-2
Specifying the location of key-signature accidentals Resize Tool 30-1 R
in a nonstandard clef 11-14 Selection Tool 19-1
Symbol Selection dialog box 22-9 Text repeat handles 23-3 S
Click and Countoff 39-16 Time Signature Tool 12-1
Click and Countoff dialog box 39-14 Tuplet handles 20-2 T
Setting up countoff measures and the metronome Tuplet Tool 20-2
click (for Playback and HyperScribe recording) Continuous data 40-29 U
39-16 Copying or erasing continuous data 40-44
Click and Countoff dialog box 39-14 Editing continuous data 40-30
Click Assignment dialog box 32-8 Record Continuous Data dialog box 17-11 V
Click Input dialog box 17-34 Retaining continuous data for score playback 40-30
Click Output Type dialog box 17-35 To specify which continuous data you want to record W
Click track see Click and Countoff for with HyperScribe 40-29
Clip files see Copying music To specify which continuous data you want to record X
Closed Symbols see Articulations in Transcription Mode 40-29
Cluster noteheads see Engraver Font 29-8 Controllers (MIDI controllers) see Continuous data Y
Coda 23-20 Copy and paste see Copying music
Maestro Font 29-19 Copy Measure Width dialog box 27-19 Z
Command Line plug-in 9-3, 9-36 Copy MIDI Data dialog box 40-5

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Copy Positioning dialog box 27-18 Moving, reshaping, or deleting a Smart Shape
Copying music 3-21 crescendo 21-43
Combining two files 3-26 Crossed hands 28-12 A
Copy Measure Width dialog box 27-19 Cross-platform Compatibility (Fonts) 6-12
Copy MIDI Data dialog box 40-5 Cross-staff beaming see Cross-staff notes
Copy Positioning dialog box 27-18 Cross-staff notes 28-9 B
Copying and pasting 3-23 Creating cross-staff notation 28-10
Copying multiple passages of music to another Cross-staff plug-in 9-40 C
document (using Clip Files) 3-25 Display Cross-Staff Notes in Original Staff 7-44
Copying score markings based on a rhythmic match Restoring cross-staff notes to their source staff 28-11 D
3-26 Restoring cross-staff notes to their source staff
Copying to another place in the document (by temporarily 28-12 E
dragging) 3-22 Cross-staff plug-in 9-40
Cut Measures dialog box 27-20 Cue notes 30-7
Cut Music dialog box 27-20 Add Cue Notes plug-in 9-6
F
Edit menu 3-1 Creating a cue staff 30-8
Entry Items dialog box 27-12 Creating cue notes on a full-size staff 30-8 G
Entry Modifications dialog box 27-15 Preventing attached lyrics and chord symbols from
Insert Measures dialog box 14-6 shrinking 30-9 H
Items to Clip dialog box 27-21 Restoring a cue staff to full size 30-9
Making a copy of a document 3-25 Smart Cue Notes plug-in 9-66 I
Measure Items dialog box 27-16 Cue staves see Cue notes
Mirroring 42-11 Curves dialog box 7-13, 7-14 J
Move/Copy Layers dialog box 27-59 Custom Arrowhead Selection dialog box 21-24
SmartFind and Paint 27-27 Custom Frame dialog box 33-17
Specifying what, and how, you want to copy 3-22 Custom lines 21-48
K
Copyright notices 33-31 Changing which custom line is assigned to the palette
see File Info dialog box icon 21-49 L
Count Items plug-in 2-39, 9-3 Creating a custom line 21-48
Courtesy accidentals 16-23 Placing a custom line 21-49 M
Cautionary Accidentals plug-in 9-23 Customize Toolbars dialog box 5-14
Courtesy clef changes 11-14 Customized Speedy Keymap A-35 N
Globally preventing courtesy clefs from displaying Cut Measures dialog box 27-20
11-14 Cut Music dialog box 27-20 O
Preventing courtesy clefs from displaying in a single Cut time 12-8
measure. 11-14
Courtesy key signatures 13-20
Changing the cut-time display 12-8 P
Mixing abbreviated and non-abbreviated cut and
Forcing the display of the key signature in a measure common time signatures 12-8
13-20 Time Signature Options dialog box 7-64
Q
Hiding the end-of-line courtesy key change (globally) Cutaway scores 35-27
13-20 Hiding a portion of a staff 35-27 R
Hiding the end-of-line courtesy key change (in one Masking a portion of the score using the graphics tool
place) 13-20 24-71 S
Courtesy time signatures 12-9
Create Ending dialog box 23-10 D T
Create Tempo Marking plug-in 9-2, 24-40 D.C. 23-22
Credit lines see Text blocks Creating a functional “To Coda” marking and coda
Crescendo/Decrescendo 21-42 sign 23-20
U
Aligning hairpins 21-43 Moving or deleting the D.C. marking 23-23
Changing the default opening and thickness of Smart Placing a D.C marking in the score 23-22 V
Shape hairpins 21-44 D.S. 23-23
Creating a playback crescendo or decrescendo with Maestro Font 29-19 W
the MIDI Tool 21-44 Placing a coda marking into the score 23-23
Creating a Smart Shape (graphic) crescendo or Placing a D.S. marking into the score 23-24 X
decrescendo marking 21-42 D.S. al Coda 23-23
Creating a Text Expression (such as “cresc.” or Placing a coda marking into the score 23-23 Y
“decresc.”) 21-44 Placing a D.S. marking into the score 23-24
Moving or deleting a crescendo (Text or Shape
Expression) 21-45
Da capo see D.C. Z
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Dashed Line dialog box 25-7 Moving Document Options Across Documents 7-69
Dashed lines 21-45 Multimeasure Rests 7-3, 7-33
Dashed Line dialog box 25-7 Music Spacing 7-3, 7-35 A
Drawing a Smart Shape dashed line 21-45 Set Duration dialog box 7-41
Moving, reshaping, or deleting a Smart Shape dashed Spacing Widths dialog box 7-37
line 21-46 Notes and Rests 7-3, 7-41 B
Dashes see Dashed lines Piano Braces 7-3, 7-44
Data Check submenu 6-32 Repeats 7-3, 7-46 C
Repeat Endings dialog box 7-48
Date stamps 33-30
Special mouse clicks 7-1
Changing the date format for date stamping 33-31
Stems 7-3, 7-50 D
Creating a time or date stamp 33-30 Stem Connections dialog box 7-52
Decrescendo see Crescendo/Decrescendo Text 7-3, 7-55 E
Default Fonts library A-7 Ties 7-3, 7-57
Default Tuplet Visual Definition dialog box 20-2
Define Keyboard Shortcut dialog box 15-12
Tie Contour dialog box 7-61
Time Signatures 7-3, 7-64
F
Define Staff Styles 10-8 To apply a "house style" to one or many documents
Delete Blank Pages dialog box 35-6 with FinaleScript 7-69 G
Delete Element dialog box 24-39 To Save and Load a custom Document Options
Deleted Items Statistics dialog box 6-38 Library 7-69 H
Deleting Tuplets 7-3, 7-65
Brackets 10-70 Doits 24-54 I
Measures 14-31 Dot Offsets dialog box 26-16
Staves 10-46 Dots see Dotted notes J
Designing shapes see Shape Designer Dotted lines see Dashed lines
Dialogue see Text blocks Dotted notes 16-24 K
Diamond noteheads see Note shapes Adding a dot to a note (Simple Entry) 15-16
diatonic Instrument Definition dialog box 36-10 Adding a dot to a note (Speedy Entry) 16-24
Diminuendo see Crescendo/Decrescendo Adjusting ties for augmentation dots 26-32
L
Diminution 27-39 Changing the position of a single dot 16-24
Change Note Durations dialog box 27-38 Changing the position of all dots 16-24 M
Halving the rhythmic values in a passage 27-40 Dot Offsets dialog box 26-16
Rhythmic Subdivisions plug-in 9-62 Removing a dot from a note 16-24 N
Distances 10-72 Undoing individual dot positioning 16-25
Changing clef, key, and meter distances 10-72 Dotted slurs see Slurs O
Changing the distance between notes 10-72 Double barlines 14-35
Changing the distance between staff systems 35-21 Double sharps/Double flats see Accidentals P
Changing the distance between staves 10-72 Double stems see Stems—To create a double or split
Changing the page and system margins 35-21, 35-23 stem
Making all staves equidistant 10-47 Double strokes see Cesuras
Q
Divisi 24-54 Double whole notes 29-27
see Expressions Maestro Font 29-11 R
Document Options 7-1 Substituting a notehead on a note-by-note basis
Accidentals 7-2, 7-3 26-41 S
Alternate Notation 7-2, 7-5 Substituting one notehead for another notehead
Augmentation Dot 7-2 globally 29-28 T
Augmentation Dots 7-6 Doubling note values see Augmentation
Barlines 7-2, 7-8 Doubling see Transposition dialog box 27-49, 27-50 U
Beams 7-2, 7-10 Downbeats 40-31
Chords 7-2, 7-13 Altering the attack points of downbeats 40-31 V
Clefs 7-2, 7-14 Altering the key velocity of downbeats 40-31
Flags 7-2, 7-16 Moving a single downbeat graphically 14-29
Fonts 7-2, 7-17 Moving all downbeats graphically 40-31 W
Grace Notes 7-2, 7-20 Downbows see Articulations
Grids and Guides 7-22 Drum Groove plug-in 9-5 X
Key Signatures 7-2, 7-24 Drum Groove plug-ins 9-42
Layers 7-3, 7-26 Drum Rolls see Tremolos Y
Lines and Curves 7-3, 7-28 Duration Allotments dialog box 7-39
Lyrics 7-3, 7-29 Durations Z

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see Note values (durations) Eighth notes see Note values (durations)
see Start and Stop Times Elapsed time 27-43
Dynamics 24-54 Elapsed Time dialog box 27-42 A
Align/Move Dynamics plug-in 9-7 Elisions 32-29, 32-30
Auto-Dynamic Placement plug-in 24-42 Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) 34-17
Defining for playback 24-56 Creating an EPS file 34-17 B
Designing a dynamic marking 24-55 Enclosure Designer dialog box 14-13
Engraver Font 29-8 Encore Conversion 2-43 C
Inserting a dynamic marking into the score 24-55 Additional pedal indicators 2-45
Jazz Dynamics library A-8 Beaming over barlines 2-45 D
Maestro Font 29-15 Bend Tools 2-45
Moving or deleting a dynamic marking 24-56 Cross-staff beaming 2-45 E
see Crescendo/Decrescendo Eight Layers 2-44
see Key Velocity Large wavy line 2-45
MIDI Conversion 2-44
F
E Parenthesis from Tools palette 2-44
Early music 29-32 Rests 2-44 G
Creating diamond noteheads see Note shapes Reversed Dal Segno mark 2-44
Fonts see Fonts Rounded rectangle graphical marks 2-44 H
Four-line staff see Staff Lines Slurs 2-45
No barlines see Barlines Spacing 2-43 I
Early music see Musica ficta 26-24 Stem Direction 2-44, 2-46
Easy Harmonics plug-in 22-11 Encore Files 2-6 J
Easy Measure Numbers plug-in 9-3, 14-22 Encore or Rhapsody files 2-48
Easy Tremolos plug-in 22-12 Ending barlines see Final barline
Edit Bookmarks dialog box 5-11 Endings
K
Edit Frame dialog box A-46 see First and second endings
Edit Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box 15-10 Engraver Extras L
Edit Learned Chords dialog box 31-33 Character Sets C-39
Edit Lyrics window 32-5 Engraver Font 29-6 M
Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings dialog box 6-5 Articulation Library A-7
Edit Menu Articulations 29-9 N
Add SmartMusic Markers 3-4 Character Sets C-36
Edit menu 3-1 Conducting symbols 29-9 O
Automatic Music Spacing 3-6 Dynamics 29-8
Automatic Update Layout 3-6 Engraver Text Expressions Library A-7 P
Copy 3-3 Text Fonts 29-10
Cut 3-2 The Alternate Notehead Sets 29-6
Export MIDI to Clipboard 3-3 Trill To Noteheads 29-7
Q
Import MIDI from Clipboard 3-4 Engraver Slurs 21-27, 21-38, 21-39
Insert 3-3 Defining Engraver Slurs 21-39 R
Paste 3-3 Engraver Text
Redo 3-2 Character Sets C-49 S
Replace Entries 3-3 Engraver Time
Select All 3-4 Character Sets C-53 T
Select Partial Measures 3-4 Enharmonic Spelling submenu 6-4
Select Region 3-4 Enharmonics 6-7, 16-2 U
Snap to Grid 3-6 Changing a chord’s enharmonic spelling 6-8
Snap to Guides 3-6 Changing a note to its enharmonic equivalent 6-7
Special Part Extraction 3-5 Changing a note to its enharmonic equivalent (Simple
V
Undo 3-2, 3-29 Entry) 6-8
Undo List 3-2 Changing all occurrences of a note (search and W
Update Layout 3-5 replace) 6-8
Edit MIDI Note dialog box 40-20 Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings dialog box 6-5 X
Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings dialog box 6-6 Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings dialog box 6-6
Edit Page Margins dialog box 35-14 Enharmonic Spelling submenu 6-4 Y
Edit System Margins dialog box 35-12 Enlarging see Reducing/Enlarging
Edit Text window 33-21 Ensembles.txt A-22 Z
EDUs A-45

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Entry Items dialog box 27-12 Creating a shape 25-12
Entry Modifications dialog box 27-15 Creating an expression 24-46
EPS files Creating Expression Metatools 24-50 A
see Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Crescendo/Decrescendo 21-42
see Graphics Tool Dashed Line dialog box 25-7
Equivalents A-45 Dashed lines 21-45 B
Erasing 27-26 Defining for playback 24-48
Clear Items dialog box 27-25 Delete Element dialog box 24-39 C
Cut Measures dialog box 27-20 Divisi 24-54
Cut Music dialog box 27-20 Dynamics 24-54 D
Entry Items dialog box 27-12 Enclosure Designer dialog box 14-13
Entry Modifications dialog box 27-15 Engraver Text Expressions Library A-7 E
Erasing a note from a chord 27-26 Erasing expressions from a region 24-47
Erasing a note, rest, or chord 27-26 Executable Shape Designer dialog box 24-33
Erasing everything from a selected region 27-26 Executable Shape Selection dialog box 24-31
F
Erasing selected elements from a selected region 27- Expression menu 24-3
26 Expression Selection dialog box 24-4 G
Items to Clip dialog box 27-21 Expression Tool 24-1
Measure Items dialog box 27-16 Fill dialog box 25-10 H
EVPUs A-45 Flutter-tongue 24-56
Executable Shape Designer dialog box 24-33 Grace notes 16-25 I
Executable Shape Selection dialog box 24-31 Grand Pause 24-65
Exercise Wizard 2-13 Jazz Dynamics library A-8 J
Exercises 2-13 Jazz Rehearsal Letters library A-8
Explode Music dialog box 27-43 Libraries
Exploding music 27-46 Executable Shapes A-7
K
Explode Music dialog box 27-43 Harp Diagram A-8
Explode Music menu command 27-10 Shape Expressions A-11 L
SMS Markers A-11
Export MIDI File Options dialog box 8-23 Text Expressions A-12
Export Pages dialog box 34-3 Line Thickness dialog box 25-8 M
Export Selection dialog box 34-3 Measure Expression Assignment dialog box 24-8
Exporting Metatools 24-2 N
Export Pages dialog box 34-3 Metronome markings 24-66
Export Selection dialog box 34-3 Moving or deleting an expression 24-47 O
Lyrics 32-15 Mutes 24-56
MIDI files 8-33 Note Expression Assignment dialog box 24-6 P
Transporting files across platforms 2-53 Note Expressions see Articulations
Expression menu 24-3 Number Repeated Measures plug-in 24-41
Expression Selection dialog box 24-4 Pedal markings 24-57
Q
Expression Tool 24-1 Pizzicato 24-61
Contextual menu 24-2 Playback Data Dump dialog box 24-30 R
Metatools 24-2 Rallentando 24-61
Special mouse clicks 24-1 Rehearsal letters 24-69 S
Expressions 24-44 Sample List for Executable Shape dialog box 24-36
8va/8vb see Articulations T
Accelerando 24-51 see Crescendo/Decrescendo
Align/Move Dynamics plug-in 9-7 see Slurs U
Aligning 9-7 Shape Designer 25-12
Articulation Tool 22-1
Auto-Dynamic Placement plug-in 24-42
Shape Designer menu 25-1 V
Shape Expression Designer dialog box 24-23
Bracket Style dialog box 25-10 Shape Selection dialog box 24-37
Brackets Special mouse clicks 24-1
W
Notes 24-53 Staff List dialog box 24-10
Change Note Expression Assignment dialog box 27- Tempo markings 24-64 X
35
Text Expression Designer dialog box 24-12
Character Names 24-53
To adjust the vertical positioning of expressions 24-50 Y
Contextual menu 24-2, 24-3
To assign the default positioning for an expression
Copying expressions 24-47
Create Tempo Marking plug-in 24-40
24-49 Z

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Trills 21-39 Save 2-4
Extract Lyrics plug-in 9-2, 32-15 Save All 2-5
Extract Parts dialog box 37-1 Save As 2-4 A
Extracting parts 37-6 Save Library 2-6
Breaking a multimeasure rest 14-19 Save Special 2-5
Extract Parts dialog box 37-1 Save As Audio File 2-5 B
Extracting parts into individual documents 37-7 Save as SmartMusic Accompaniment 2-5
Page Format for Parts dialog box 38-5 Save Preferences 2-5
Setup Wizard 2-9
C
Page Options dialog box 37-4
SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard 2-22
Printing extracted parts directly from the score 37-8
SmartScore Lite 2-6 D
Process Extracted Parts 37-9
SmartScore Scanning Lite
Special Part Extraction 37-8 Aquire 2-6 E
Temporarily viewing an “extracted” part 37-8 Select TWAIN Source 2-6
TIFF Import 2-6
F File Statistics dialog box 2-38 F
Facing pages see Page layout—To apply a different Fill dialog box 25-10
page layout to selected pages Filter Channels dialog box 8-22 G
Fall-offs 24-56 Final barline 14-35
FAN files 6-21 Finale and Explorer A-25 H
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) T-1 Finale Performance Assessment 2-58
Feathered beaming see Beaming-Feathered beaming Assessment Wizard 2-18 I
Fermatas 22-20 FINALE.INI A-26
Defining for playback 22-21 FinaleScript A-74 J
Moving or deleting a fermata 22-21 FinaleScript Commands A-74
Putting a fermata in many staves at once 22-20 Clef Tool Commands A-79
Figured bass 31-48 Copy/paste Document Options Between Documents K
A-77
Figured Bass Library A-7
File Compatibility dialog box 2-60
Document Options Handling A-75
Edit Menu Commands A-80
L
File Extensions A-23 File Menu Commands A-81
File Info dialog box 2-36 Font Commands A-82 M
File Integrity Test Results dialog box 6-36 Mass Edit Operations and Miscellaneous A-79
Menu Commands A-75
File Maintenance dialog box 6-35 Other Operations A-81 N
File menu 2-1 Page Layout Commands A-78
Assessment Wizard 2-18 Playback A-82
Text Search and Replace A-81
O
Close 2-4
Tool Commands A-78
Close All 2-4 View Commands A-78 P
Compile PostScript Listing 2-7 To apply a "house style" to one or many documents
Exit 2-7
Extract Parts 2-6
with FinaleScript 7-69 Q
To create a new script A-74
File Info 2-6 FinaleScript Options dialog box 9-46
Import 2-6 FinaleScript plug-in 9-3, 9-43
R
FIN Files 2-6 FinaleScript Options dialog box 9-46
MidiScan Files 2-6
Script Editor dialog box 9-45 S
MND Files 2-6
SmartScore 2-6 Find Parallel Motion plug-in 9-5, 9-46
Launch Window 2-7 Find Range plug-in 9-5, 9-46 T
Most recent files 2-7 Fingerboard diagrams see Fretboard diagrams
New Fingering numbers 22-23 U
Default Document 2-2 see Articulations
Document from Template 2-3
Document with Exercise Wizard 2-3
FINMIDI.INI A-34 V
Document With Setup Wizard 2-2 First and second endings 23-17
Document Without Libraries 2-3 Fit Music dialog box 27-58 W
Open 2-3 Fixed Split dialog box 8-19
Open Library 2-6 Fixed Split Point dialog box 17-9
Page Setup 2-7 Flags 29-28 X
Post at Finale Showcase 2-5 Adjusting the placement of Horizontal and Angled
Print 2-7 Straight Flags 29-30 Y
Print Parts 2-7 Changing the character assignment for a flag 29-28
Revert 2-5 Maestro Font 29-13 Z

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Using Straight Flags 29-29 Moving the fretboard diagrams up or down 36-14
Flat Beams (Remove) plug-in 9-4, 9-47 Regional Fretboard Styles or capo settings 36-14
Flat Beams plug-in 9-4, 9-47 Removing all fretboard diagrams 36-14 A
Flats Show Fretboard 31-13
see Accidentals Show or hide fretboards for a region 36-13
see Key signatures Showing and hiding fretboards on individual chords B
see Text inserts (Manual Input) 36-14
Flutter-tongue 24-56 Fretboard Editor dialog box 31-23 C
Font Annotation 6-23 Fretboard Instrument Definition dialog box 36-9
Font Annotation dialog box 6-21 Fretboard Selection dialog box 31-16 D
Font dialog box 33-13 Fretboard Shapes Selection dialog box 31-30
Fonts 29-1 Fretboard Style Fonts & Shapes dialog box 31-28 E
Alternative music fonts 29-31 Fretboard Styles dialog box 31-26
ATM 29-1 Fretboards
Change Fonts plug-in 29-4 Custom 31-49
F
Changing every occurrence of a font to a different Creating custom fretboards 31-49
size 29-3 Defining Instruments 31-50 G
Fretboard Styles 31-51
Changing every occurrence of one font to another 29-
Resize Fretboards dialog box 31-32 H
3
Fugues 42-13
Changing music fonts 29-2
Full scores
Changing the music font of noteheads on a staff by
see Extracting parts I
staff basis 29-3
see Optimizing systems
Cross-platform compatibility 29-4
see Tiling pages for printing J
Data Check submenu 6-32
Default Fonts library A-7
Double whole notes 29-27
G K
G clef see Clefs
Eliminating dimmed font names from a document’s
font lists 29-4
G.P. see Grand Pause L
General MIDI Orchestral Percussion Map Table A-61
Engraver Font 29-6 General MIDI Patch Set Groupings Table A-56
Flags 29-28
General MIDI Percussion Map Table A-58
M
Font dialog box 33-13
General MIDI Table A-56
Globally changing a musical elements font 29-1 Glissandos 21-46 N
Identifying font types 29-1
Changing which glissando is assigned to the palette
Jazz Default Fonts library A-8 icon 21-47 O
Jazz Text Font 29-23 Creating a glissando 21-46
Maestro Font 29-11 P
Creating a playback glissando 21-47
PostScript 29-1
Defining Glissando Placement settings 21-46
Shape Note music 29-28
TrueType 29-1
Moving, reshaping, or deleting a Smart Shape Q
glissando 21-46
Unknown Font dialog box 29-30
Where are the fonts installed? 29-1
Smart Playback plug-in 21-31 R
Global Staff Attributes plug-in 9-5, 10-44
Forced accidentals see Courtesy accidentals
gotolink Document Options
Forced key and time signatures
Grids and Guides 7-2
S
see Courtesy key signatures
Grace Notes
see Courtesy time signatures
Grace Note Spacing 7-37 T
Format Parts dialog box 38-8
Grace notes 16-25
Formatting
Adding a slash to beamed grace notes 16-26 U
see Measure layout
Adding or removing the slashes from grace notes
see Music Spacing
see Page layout
globally 16-26 V
Adding or removing the slashes from individual grace
FPA
see Finale Performance Assessment
notes 16-26 W
Always Slash Flagged Grace Notes checkbox 7-21
Frame Attributes dialog box 33-18
Beam grace notes 16-25 X
Frequency Modulation Chord Generator plug-in 9-5, 9-
Changing the size of grace notes 16-25
48
Creating a grace note 16-25
Fretboard diagrams 36-13
Creating a graphic only “slashed” grace note 16-27 Y
Creating or showing fretboard diagrams globally 36-
Eliminating grace notes from a transcription 16-27
13
Custom fretboard diagrams 36-13 Maestro Font 29-11 Z

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Slash Flagged Grace Notes (Remove) plug-in 9-65 Setting up a grid 3-30
Slash Flagged Grace Notes plug-in 9-65 Setting up guides 3-31
Grand Pause 24-65 Show (Hide) Grid 5-4 A
Forcing a break in a multimeasure rest 24-65 Show (Hide) Guides 5-4
Moving or deleting the G.P. marking 24-65 Snap to Grid 3-6
To create a G.P. marking 24-65 Snap to Guides 3-6 B
Graphic Attributes dialog box 34-6 Snapping items to a grid or guide 3-30
Graphics 34-11 Snapping to grids and guides 3-30 C
Assigning a graphic to a measure 34-13 Turning on display of grids and guides 3-30
Assigning a graphic to one or more pages 34-13 Turning on snapping of grids and guides 3-30 D
Check Graphics dialog box 34-9 Grid/Guide Options dialog box 5-14
Export Pages dialog box 34-3 Grids and Guides 7-22 E
Export Selection dialog box 34-3 To create a guide 7-81
Exporting a selected region of music as a graphic To show the grid 7-81
(Page View) 34-11 To snap to grids and guides 7-81
F
Exporting full pages of music as graphics (Page Using Grids and Guides 7-81
View) 34-11 Group Attributes G
Graphic Attributes dialog box 34-6 Global Staff Attributes plug-in 10-44
Graphics menu 34-1 Group Attributes dialog box 10-39 H
Graphics Tool 34-1 Group names 10-62
Place Graphic dialog box 34-5 Change Fonts plug-in 29-4 I
Placing graphics into the score 34-12 Changing the font for group names (globally)
Placing graphics into the Shape Designer 34-12 see Change Fonts plug-in 29-4
see Global Staff Attributes plug-in 10-44
J
Positioning measure-assigned graphics 34-16
Positioning page-assigned graphics 34-15 Creating or editing a group name 10-62
Positioning page-assigned graphics on left- and right- Hiding a group name (full score) 10-64 K
facing pages 34-16 Omitting and repositioning group names in extracted
Positioning placed graphics on-screen 34-14 parts 10-64 L
Printing with imported EPS files 34-17 Positioning group names (globally) 10-62
Scaling a placed graphic proportionally 34-14 Repositioning group names (individually) 10-63 M
Shape Designer 25-12 Setting the initial font for group names 10-64
Special mouse clicks 34-1 Groups 10-60 N
Graphics menu 34-1 Adding staves to a group 10-61
Barlines 10-65
Alignment
Brackets 10-69
O
Bottom (Footer) 34-2
Center Horizontally 34-2 Changing the attributes of a group 10-60
Center Vertically 34-2 Group Attributes dialog box 10-39 P
Left 34-2 Group names 10-62
Position from Page Edge 34-2
Position from Page Margin 34-2 Grouping staves 10-60 Q
Right 34-2 Measures see Measure layout
Top (Header) 34-2 Position Abbreviated Group Name dialog box 10-42 R
Attributes 34-3 Position Abbreviated Group Name-Default dialog
Check Graphics 34-3 box 10-42 S
Export Pages 34-2 Position Full Group Name dialog box 10-42
Export Selection 34-2 Position Full Group Name-Default dialog box 10-42
Place Graphic 34-2 Removing a group 10-60
T
Graphics Tool 34-1 Removing staves from a group 10-61
Special mouse clicks 34-1 Gruppettos see Mordents U
Gregorian chant Guides
see Note shapes Contextual menu 5-4 V
see Staff lines Guitar Bend Options dialog box 21-29
Gregorian chant see Medieval plug-in 29-32 Guitar bends 36-5 W
Grid and guides Guitar charts see Fretboard diagrams
Contextual menu 5-4 Guitar Markings A-14 X
Grid/Guide Options dialog box 5-14 guitar markings 36-5
New Horizontal Guide dialog box 5-14 Guitar parts 36-11 Y
New Vertical Guide dialog box 5-14 Break Tablature Lines at Numbers 36-8
Reposition Horizontal Guide dialog box 5-15 Combining notes with rhythmic notation slashes on
Reposition Vertical Guide dialog box 5-15 one staff 36-11
Z

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Creating pitched slashes (note-by-note method) 36-12 Human Playback Custom Style dialog box 39-9
see Fretboard diagrams Human Playback Preferences dialog box 39-7
see Slashes Hymns 32-26 A
Tablature 36-1 Creating variable-distance systems 32-27
Guitar slashes HyperScribe dialog box 17-12
see Guitar parts HyperScribe menu 17-1 B
see Slashes Beat Source
External MIDI Sync 17-2 C
H Playback 17-2
Tap 17-2
Hairpins see Crescendo/Decrescendo
HyperScribe Options 17-3 D
Half notes see Note values (durations)
Half rests Record Continuous Data 17-3
see Rests-Simple Entry
Record Mode E
Multitrack Record 17-2
see Rests-Speedy Entry
Half stems 7-11, 7-51, 7-79
Record into One Staff 17-2
Split into Two Staves 17-2
F
Half-Stem Length 7-51 Transcription Mode 17-3
Half-stems 7-11, 7-51 HyperScribe Options dialog box 17-9 G
Over Rests 7-79 HyperScribe see Recording with HyperScribe
Halving note values HyperScribe Tool 17-1 H
see Diminution Special mouse clicks 17-1
see Rhythmic Subdivisions Hyphens 32-27 I
hammer-ons 36-5 Preventing a hyphen from ending a syllable 32-27
Hand Grabber Tool 18-1
I
J
Special mouse clicks 18-1
Hand Width Split dialog box 8-21 Implode Music dialog box 27-47
Handle Positioning dialog box 22-10 Imploding music 27-48 K
Handles see Staff handles Implode Music dialog box 27-47
Hard space see Creating invisible syllables when typing Implode Music menu command 27-10 L
lyrics Import MIDI Data from Clipboard dialog box 3-8
Harmonics 22-27 Import MIDI File Options dialog box 8-8 M
Maestro Font 29-21 Importing 2-48, 34-5
Harp pedal diagrams 25-15 Encore Files 2-6 N
Harp Pedaling 29-10 Encore or Rhapsody files 2-48
Hash marks see Slashes Import MIDI Data from Clipboard dialog box 3-8 O
Headless notes 26-40 Import MIDI File Options dialog box 8-8
Removing all noteheads 26-40 Importing a MIDI file 8-32
Removing all noteheads in a region 26-40 Importing an ENIGMA Transportable File 2-53
P
Removing the head of a single note 26-40 Importing text 2-49
Help MIDISCAN or SmartScore files 2-49 Q
Troubleshooting T-1 Score Files 2-45
Hiding key signatures 13-22 Transporting files across platforms 2-53 R
Hiding notes and rests 16-19 Indenting systems see Systems–To indent or move a
Hiding a note or rest 15-15, 16-15 system S
Notes and Rests (Hide) plug-in 9-59 Inner voices see Multiple voices
Notes and Rests (Show) plug-in 9-59 Insert Blank Pages dialog box 35-5 T
Hiding staves 10-52 Insert Measures dialog box 14-6
Hiding staves for editing (Scroll View only) 10-52 Insert Staff Systems dialog box 35-7 U
Hiding staves for ossia measures or special playback Inserting
10-52 Blank measure see Measures
Hiding staves for printing 10-52 Inserting music into an existing score see Copying V
Playing back only selected staves 39-24 music
Showing hidden staves 10-53 Lyrics see Lyrics W
Hiding time signatures 12-9 Instrument Definition dialog box 39-36
Holds see Fermatas Instrument doubling 10-59 X
house style 7-69 Instrument List window 39-30
Human Playback 39-2 Instrument lists 39-38 Y
Apply Human Playback plug-in 9-9 Assigning staves to MIDI channels 39-38
Human Playback Dictionary A-83 Loading an Instrument Library 39-38 Z
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Instrument transpositions see Transposing instruments Breaking an individual tie at a time or key signature
Instrument.txt A-21 change 26-31
Intelligent Accompaniment dialog box 3-12 Breaking ties across time and key signature changes A
International keyboards A-35 globally 26-31
Internet 2-57 Breaking ties in a region at time or key signature
Post at Finale Showcase 2-5 changes 26-31 B
Interval dialog box 27-52 Cancel Outgoing Key Signature 7-25
Inversion Changing the key 13-17 C
Canonic Utilities plug-in 9-19 Contextual menu 13-1
Invisible rests Courtesy key signatures 13-20 D
see Hiding notes and rests Display Courtesy Key Signatures at End of Staff
see Whole rests System 7-65 E
Invisible syllables see Creating invisible syllables when Display Key Signature Only on First Staff System 7-
typing lyrics 24
Italicize Capo Chord 31-10 Forcing the display of the key signature in a measure F
Items to Clip dialog box 27-21 13-20
Items to Snap to Grid dialog box 7-23 Hiding key signatures 13-22 G
Items to Snap to Guide dialog box 7-23 In C, Display Naturals at Start of Staff System 7-24
Key Signature dialog box 13-2 H
J Key Signature Tool 13-1
Jazz Key Step Map dialog box 13-7 I
see Chord symbols Metatools 13-1
see Slashes Minor keys 13-18 J
see Swing Multiple key signatures 13-19
Jazz Chord Font Neutral key 13-19
Character Sets C-69 Nonstandard Key Signature dialog box 13-4 K
Jazz Clefs library A-8 Nonstandard key signatures 13-22
Jazz Default Fonts library A-8 Redisplay Key Signature if Only Mode is Changing L
Jazz Font 7-25
Articulation Library A-8 Special Key Signature Attributes dialog box 13-14 M
Character Sets C-54 Special mouse clicks 13-1
Document Settings Library A-8 Symbol List dialog box 13-16 N
Dynamics Library A-8 Tone Center(s) dialog box 13-11
Measure Rest Library A-8 Key Step Map dialog box 13-7 O
Rehearsal Letters Library A-8 Key velocity 40-32
Spacing Widths library A-8 Affecting key velocity with Text Expressions or
Text Repeats Library A-9 Shape Expressions 21-42, 24-54 P
Jazz Page Format library A-8 Affecting the key velocity of a single note
Jazz Perc Font (Articulations) 22-14 Q
Character Sets C-77 Auto-Dynamic Placement plug-in 24-42
Jazz Staff Styles library A-8 Copying or erasing key velocity data 40-44 R
Jazz Stem Connections library A-8 Editing key velocity with the MIDI Tool 40-32
Jazz Tempos library A-8 Recording key velocity information 40-33 S
Jazz Text Font 29-23 Keyboard Shortcuts K-1
Character Sets C-62 Kodály Stick Notation and Solfège 10-80 T
K L
Key changes see Key signatures Landscape orientation 38-10 U
Key pressure Launch Window 2-7
see Channel Pressure Layers V
see Continuous data Entering multiple voices using layers 16-29
Key Signature dialog box 13-2 Fixing overlapping noteheads in different layers 3-29 W
Key Signature Tool 13-1 Move/Copy Layers dialog box 27-59
Contextual menu 13-1 Moving music from one layer to another 16-30 X
Metatools 13-1 Switching layers 16-15
Special mouse clicks 13-1 Layout Y
Key signatures 13-17 Measures see Measure layout
Pages see Page layout
Accidental Octave Placements dialog box 13-13
Lead sheets 31-49
Z
Accidental Order and Amount dialog box 13-9

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see Chord symbols Limiting MIDI data 40-33
see Lyrics see Continuous Data
see Measures per line Line breaks see System (line) Breaks A
see Titles Line Spacing dialog box 33-14
Ledger lines 7-74 Line Thickness dialog box 25-8
Ledger Lines (Hide) plug-in 9-50 Lines B
Ledger Lines (Show) plug-in 9-50 Arrowheads dialog box 25-9
Ledger Lines (Hide) plug-in 9-4, 9-50 Listen dialog box 40-6 C
Ledger Lines (Show) plug-in 9-4, 9-50 Listen to Tempo dialog box 17-8
Left Barlines 7-9, 14-17 Locks 5-5 D
Left barlines 14-35 Locks see Show Page Layout icons 5-5
Creating a double left barline 14-35 Looping see Repeats (barlines and text indications) E
Legal-size paper 38-10 Luftpause see Breath marks
Legato 40-42 Lyrics 32-16
Libraries A-1 Adjust Baselines dialog box 32-11
F
Articulation Shapes A-1 Adjusting the position of word extension underlines
Articulations 2-35, A-1 32-26 G
Choral Dynamics A-7 Change Fonts plug-in 29-4
Chords & Fretboards 2-35, A-5 Changing alignment and justification of syllables for H
Clefs 2-35, A-7 individual notes 32-24
Default Fonts 2-35, A-7 Changing fonts within a lyric 32-21 I
Document Settings 2-36, A-7 Choral music 32-29
Engraver Articulations A-7 Clear Lyric Positioning 32-15 J
Engraver Text Expressions A-7 Click Assignment dialog box 32-8
Executable Shapes 2-36, A-7 Contextual menu 32-2
Figured Bass A-7 Copying lyrics 32-23
K
Fretboard Styles 2-36, A-8 Copying lyrics with cloning 32-24
Harp Diagram A-8 Correcting misaligned lyrics 32-20 L
Instruments 2-36, A-8 Correcting overlapping lyrics 32-21
Jazz Articulations A-8 Creating invisible syllables when typing lyrics 32-28, M
Jazz Clefs A-8 32-30
Jazz Default Fonts A-8 Drawing a word extension underline 32-25 N
Jazz Document Settings A-8 Edit Lyrics window 32-5
Jazz Dynamics A-8 Editing lyrics already in the score 32-19 O
Jazz Measure Rests A-8 Erasing lyrics 32-23
Exporting to text file 32-15
Jazz Page Format A-8
Hymns 32-26
P
Jazz Rehearsal Letters A-8
Jazz Spacing A-8 Hyphens 32-27
Jazz Staff Styles A-8 Lyrics menu 32-2 Q
Jazz Stem Connections library A-8 Lyrics Tool 32-1
Jazz Tempos library A-8 Melisma 32-28 R
Jazz Text Repeats A-9 Moving or deleting a syllable 32-23
Key Signatures 2-36 Placing lyrics into the score (click assignment) 32-19 S
Measure Rest A-9 Preparing lyrics in a separate window 32-18
Music Spacing 2-36 Rebeam to Lyrics dialog box 27-56 T
Page Format 2-36, A-9 Setting alignment and justification of syllables
Percussion Maps 2-36, A-10 globally 32-24 U
Pitch Bend A-11 Setting the baseline (vertical position) for lyrics
Quarter Tone A-11 graphically 32-22
Save Library dialog box 2-35 Setting the baseline (vertical position) for lyrics V
Shape Expressions 2-36, A-11 numerically 32-22
Shapes 2-36 Setting the font for lyrics globally 32-21 W
SMS Markers A-11 Shift Lyrics dialog box 32-9
Staff Styles 2-36 Shifting lyrics to the right or left 32-28 X
Stem Connections 2-36 Special mouse clicks 32-1
Text Expressions 2-36, A-12 Specify Current Lyric dialog box 32-10 Y
Text Repeats 2-36, A-14 To add word extensions on specific syllables only 32-
Limit dialog box 40-15 26
To create an elision slur between lyrics 32-30
Z

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Typing lyrics directly into the score 32-17 Main Tool Palette 4-3
Vocal music 32-28 Major keys see Key signatures
Word extensions Major seconds (in different voices and layers) 3-29 A
Word Extensions dialog box 7-31 Manual Positioning 7-37
Lyrics menu Remove Manual Positioning (ties) 27-37
Adjust Baselines 32-5 To clear Manual Positioning 2-59 B
Adjust Syllables 32-3 Manuscript paper 10-81
Alignment Marching Percussion Map Table A-59 C
Align Center 32-4 Margins 35-23
Align Left 32-4
Align Right 32-4
Changing default page margins 35-23 D
Default 32-4 Changing page margins 35-23
Click Assignment 32-3 System see Systems E
Clone Lyric 32-4 Masks 24-70
Masking a portion of a staff 24-70
Edit Lyrics 32-3
Moving, reshaping, or deleting a Shape Expression
F
Edit Word Extensions 32-4
Justification mask 24-71
Default 32-4 Mass Edit Menu 27-3 G
Justify Center 32-4 Apply Articulation 27-11
Justify Left 32-4 Apply SmartFind and Paint 27-6 H
Justify Right 32-4 Change
Rhymer 32-13
Shift Lyrics 32-4
Articulation Assignments 27-6 I
Chord Assignments 27-6
Specify Current Lyric 32-5 Note Durations 27-6, 27-7
Type Into Score 32-4 Note Expression Assignments 27-6 J
Lyrics Tool 32-1 Note Heads 27-6, 27-7
Contextual menu 32-2
Note Size 27-6, 27-7
Ties 27-6, 27-7
K
Special mouse clicks 32-1 Tuplets 27-6, 27-7
Clear Entries and Smart Shapes 27-5 L
M Clear Items 27-6
Macros 4-4 Copy and Insert 27-5 M
see FinaleScript Copy and Replace 27-4
MacSymbolFonts.txt A-22 Copy Entry Items 27-6
Maestro Font 29-11 Copy Everything 27-6
N
Accent 29-22 Copy Measure Items 27-6
Accidentals 29-14 Deselect SmartFind Source 27-6 O
Alternate Notation 29-19 Fit Music 27-11
Articulations 29-17 Lock Systems 27-11 P
Augmentation Dot 29-11 Mirror 27-5
Barlines 29-20 Move Layers 27-11 Q
Character Sets C-19 Music Spacing
Chord Symbols 29-21 Apply Beat Spacing 27-7 R
Clefs 29-20 Apply Note Spacing 27-7
Closed Parenthesis 29-22 Apply Time Signature Spacing 27-7
Dot 29-22
Rebar S
Rebar Music 27-8
Dynamics 29-15
Equal Sign 29-22 Rebeam
Rebar Options 27-8 T
Flags 29-13 Rebeam Music 27-8
Harmonics 29-21 Rebeam to Lyrics 27-8 U
Multimeasure Rest numbers 29-21 Rebeam to Time Signature 27-8
Noteheads 29-12 Retranscribe 27-11 V
Notes 29-11 Set SmartFind Source 27-6
Transpose 27-11
Percussion Notation 29-22
Unlock Systems 27-11
W
Repeats 29-19
Utilities
Rests 29-15
Check Accidentals 27-9 X
Smart Shapes 29-19 Check Elapsed Time 27-9
Staves 29-20
Time Signature numbers 29-21
Check Ties 27-9
Convert Mirrors 27-9
Y
Maestro Percussion Font Explode Music 27-9, 27-10
Character Sets C-26 Fill With Rests 27-9, 27-10 Z
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Freeze Stems Up 27-9, 27-10 Measure repeat signs 23-25
Implode Music 27-9, 27-10 Alternate Notation dialog box 10-20
Lowest Fret 27-9, 27-10, 27-49
Remove Manual Slur Adjustments 27-9, 27-10 Maestro Font 29-19 A
Remove Stem Changes 27-9, 27-10 Number Repeated Measures plug-in 24-41
Respell Notes 27-9, 27-10 Measure Tool 14-1
Mass Edit Tool 27-1 Contextual menu 14-3 B
Metatools 27-2 Special mouse clicks 14-1
Special mouse clicks 27-1 Measurement units C
Measure Assignment for Ossia Measure dialog box 41- Equivalents A-45
7 Measurement Unit submenu 6-1 D
Measure Attributes dialog box 14-17 Measurement Units submenu 6-1
Measure Expression Assignment dialog box 24-8
Measure Items dialog box 27-16
Measures 14-30 E
Adding blank measures at the end of the document
Measure Layout 14-30
Reflow Measures 6-30 Adjusting measure widths in a system 14-31 F
Measure layout 27-23 Arranging measures on a page 27-23
Creating a system break 27-24 Beat Chart dialog box 14-20 G
Forcing selected measures into one system 27-24 Beat positions 14-29
Moving a measure to the previous (or next) system Cadenzas 14-34 H
27-23 Changing one measure’s width 14-31
Removing measure groups for individual systems 27- Changing the widths of many measures 14-32 I
24 Copy Measure Width dialog box 27-19
Removing measure groups through the end of the
piece 27-24
Copy Positioning dialog box 27-18 J
Deleting a measure from a single staff 14-31
Specifying a number of measures per system 14-33 Double barlines 14-35
Splitting a measure across a line break 14-32 Erasing or removing measures 14-31
K
Update layout 3-5 Final barline 14-35
Measure menu 14-4 Inserting blank measures within a document 14-30 L
Add 14-5 Measure Attributes dialog box 14-17
Delete 14-5 Measure numbers 14-27 M
Edit Measure Attributes 14-5 Measure Tool 14-1
Insert 14-5 Measures per line 14-33 N
Measure Numbers Pickup measures 7-79
Add Enclosures 14-5
Edit Regions 14-5
Reflow Measures 6-30 O
Hide Numbers 14-5 see Measure layout
Reset Defaults 14-5 Special mouse clicks 14-1 P
Show Numbers 14-5 Specifying minimum or maximum measure widths
Multimeasure Rests 14-32
Break 14-5 Splitting a measure across a line break 14-32 Q
Create 14-5 System (line) break 14-36
Edit 14-5
Measure Number dialog box 14-9 Measures per line 14-33 R
Measure Number Style dialog box 14-12 Removing measure groups from a selected region 14-
Measure numbers 14-27 34 S
Adding a measure number to an existing region 14-28 Removing measure groups from the current page to
Contextual menu 28-2 the end 14-33 T
Specifying a number of measures per line (within a
Creating measure numbers 14-27
region) 14-33
Display Actual Measure Number 6-15
Medieval music 29-32
U
Display Defined Measure Number 6-15
Melisma 32-28
Easy Measure Numbers plug-in 14-22
Creating invisible syllables when typing lyrics 32-28, V
Enclosure Designer dialog box 14-13
32-30
Measure menu 14-4 W
Drawing a word extension underline 32-25
Measure Number dialog box 14-9 see Slurs
Measure Number Style dialog box 14-12
Moving a measure number 14-28
see Vocal music X
Shifting lyrics to the right or left 32-20
Position Measure Number dialog box 14-16
Removing measure numbers from a single staff 14-28
Melodic Morphing plug-in 9-5, 9-61 Y
Mensural notation see Staff Attributes dialog box
Reshaping or removing a measure number’s Mensurstriche 10-41
enclosure 14-28
Menu Shortcuts plug-in 9-55
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Merging music 27-48 Limiting MIDI data 40-33
Metatools 4-4, K-21 Listen dialog box 40-6
Apply Beat Spacing 27-3, 27-7, K-7, K-23 Middle C = C3, C4, C5 6-15 A
Apply Note Spacing 27-3, 27-7, K-7, K-23 MIDI files 8-32
Articulations 22-1, 22-15 MIDI Note Number 6-15
Chord symbols 31-2, 31-47 MIDI Setup dialog box 8-2 B
Clefs 11-1 MIDI Sync 8-27
Elapsed Time 27-3, 27-9, K-7, K-23 MIDI Terminology 40-47 C
Explode Music 27-2, 27-10, 27-44, 27-47, K-6, K-7, K- MIDI Thru dialog box 8-6
23 MIDI Thru Table dialog box 8-7 D
Expressions 21-37, 24-2, 24-50 MIDI Tool 40-1
Implode Music 27-2, 27-10, K-6, K-23 MIDI Tool menu 40-2 E
Key signatures 13-1 MIDI Tool split-window 40-21
Mass Edit 27-2 More on MIDI A-54
Repeats (barlines and text indications) 23-1 More Quantization Settings dialog box 6-26
F
Smart Shape Tool 21-2 Moving or deleting the channel-change expression
Speedy Entry 15-6, 16-2 40-45 G
Staff styles 10-6 Multiple Splits dialog box 8-20
Time signatures 12-1 Patches 40-34 H
Transpose 27-3, K-7, K-23 Pedal markings 24-57
Transpose chromatically 27-11 Percent Alteration dialog box 40-14 I
Transpose diatonically 27-11 Pitch 6-15
Tuplets 20-2 Pitch wheel 40-37 J
Meters see Time signatures Playback Data Dump dialog box 24-30
Metronome markings 24-66 Quantization Settings dialog box 6-24
Creating a metronome marking 24-66 Randomize dialog box 40-19
K
Creating complex metronome markings 24-67 Scale dialog box 40-10
Defining for playback 24-67 Send MIDI Value dialog box 8-25 L
Moving or deleting the marking 24-67 Sending an “All Notes Off” message 40-44
MiBAC Jazz Rhythm Section Generator plug-in 9-52 Set Distances dialog box 8-14 M
MicNotator 8-34 Set To dialog box 40-8
Setup 8-35 Special mouse clicks 40-1 N
MicNotator dialog box 8-29 Start and Stop Times 40-40
Microphone, see MicNotator 8-34 Sweep For Channels dialog box 8-14 O
Microtonal tunings see Nonstandard key signatures To specify the MIDI device 40-45
MIDI 40-43 Track/Channel Mapping dialog box 8-15 P
Add dialog box 40-12 Track/Channel Mapping to Staves dialog box 8-12
Alter Feel dialog box 40-17 View Continuous Data dialog box 40-7
Assigning a staff to more than one MIDI channel 40- Volume 40-43 Q
46 MIDI Event dialog box 17-6
Backbeats 40-26 MIDI files 8-32 R
Changing a MIDI channel in mid-staff 40-45 Export MIDI File Options dialog box 8-23
Channel Pressure 40-28 Exporting a MIDI file of the entire document 8-33 S
Continuous data 40-29 Filter Channels dialog box 8-22
Copy MIDI Data dialog box 40-5 Fixed Split dialog box 8-19 T
Copying or erasing captured (or edited) MIDI data Import MIDI File Options dialog box 8-8
40-44
Correcting erratic MIDI playback 39-25
Importing a MIDI file 8-32 U
More Quantization Settings dialog box 6-26
Creating swing playback 39-27 Percussion 10-79
Downbeats 40-31 Quantization Settings 6-24
V
Export MIDI File Options dialog box 8-23 MIDI guitar 36-7
Filter Channels dialog box 8-22 MIDI Input Filter dialog box 17-29 W
FINMIDI.INI A-34 MIDI Instrument lists 39-38
Fixed Split dialog box 8-19 MIDI lock see MIDI X
Hand Width Split dialog box 8-21 MIDI menu 8-1
Import MIDI Data from Clipboard dialog box 3-8 All Notes Off 8-2 Y
Import MIDI File Options dialog box 8-8 Export MIDI File Options 8-2
Key velocity 40-32 Import MIDI File Options 8-1 Z
Limit dialog box 40-15 MicNotator 8-2

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MIDI Setup 8-1 Beaming Chart dialog box 42-3
MIDI Thru 8-1 Convert Mirrors 27-9
Send MIDI Sync 8-2 Converting mirrored measures into “normal” A
Send MIDI Value 8-2 measures 42-11
MIDI Setup dialog box 8-2 Creating a composite mirror 42-11
MIDI Sync 8-27 Creating a mirror (intelligent copy) 42-11 B
Receiving MIDI Sync data while playing back a Entering multiple voices using layers 16-29
Finale score 8-28 Entering multiple voices using V1/V2 16-31 C
Transmitting MIDI Sync data while playing back a Fugues 42-13
Finale score 8-27 Identifying mirrored measures in the score 42-11 D
Transmitting MIDI Sync data while recording in the Mirror Attributes dialog box 42-5
Transcription Mode 8-28 Mirror Tool 42-1 E
Transmitting Song Pointer data during playback 8-29 Multiple voices 16-28
Using the MIDI Sync signal to provide the “tap” in Placeholder dialog box 42-4
HyperScribe 8-28 Rebeaming or editing an existing mirror 42-12
F
MIDI Terminology 40-47 Selective Mirror dialog box 42-9
Finale Instruments and Channels 40-49 Set Placeholder dialog box 42-9 G
Input Device and Output Device 40-50 Special mouse clicks 19-1, 42-1
MIDI channels 40-48 Tilting Mirror dialog box 42-1 H
MIDI Channels and Patches 40-48 Modify Rests plug-in 9-57
MIDI Interface 40-48 Mordents 22-23 I
MIDI Setup 40-47 More on MIDI A-54
MIDI System 40-48 More Quantization Settings dialog box 6-26 J
Sequencing 40-47 More Settings dialog box 9-10
MIDI Thru Motif see Mirroring K
MIDI Thru dialog box 8-6 Move Rests plug-in 9-4, 9-58
MIDI Thru Table dialog box 8-7 Move/Copy Layers dialog box 27-59
MIDI Thru dialog box 8-6 Moving Document Options Across Documents 7-69 L
MIDI Thru Table dialog box 8-7 Moving Split Point dialog box 17-27
MIDI Tool 40-1 MP3 files M
Legato 40-42 see Audio Files
Special mouse clicks 40-1 Multimeasure Rest dialog box 7-33, 14-7, 14-9 N
MIDI Tool menu 40-2 Multimeasure rests 14-24
Add 40-4 Breaking a multimeasure rest 14-26 O
Alter Feel 40-5 Creating a multimeasure rest 14-25
Continuous Data 40-4 Displaying a measure number range for a P
Edit MIDI Note 40-5 multimeasure rest. 14-26
Key Velocities 40-3 Displaying symbols for multimeasure rests 14-25
Limit 40-5 Editing the appearance of a multimeasure rest 14-26
Q
Note Durations 40-4 Jazz Measure Rests library A-8
Percent Alter 40-4 Maestro Font 29-21 R
Play 40-5 Measure Rest Library A-9
Randomize 40-5 Multimeasure Rest dialog box 7-33, 14-7, 14-9 S
Scale 40-4 Setting up the appearance of multimeasure rests 14-24
Set To 40-4 Shape Selection dialog box 24-37 T
Show Selected Notes 40-5 Multiple Endings 23-19
MIDI Tool split-window 40-21 Multiple key signatures 13-19 U
MIDISCAN 2-49 Multiple measure rests see Multimeasure rests
MIDISCAN Files 2-6 Multiple meters see Multiple time signatures V
Midline Stem Direction plug-in 9-4, 9-57 Multiple Splits dialog box 8-20
Mid-Measure Clef dialog box 11-4 Multiple time signatures 12-10
Mid-Measure Repeats 23-26 Multiple voices 16-28 W
Minor keys 13-18 Music input
Establishing a minor key system 13-18 see Importing-Importing a MIDI file X
Mirror Attributes dialog box 42-5 see Recording with HyperScribe
Mirror Tool 42-1 see Simple Entry Y
Special mouse clicks 19-1, 42-1 see Speedy Entry
Mirroring 42-11 see Transcribing a sequence Z

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Music Spacing 7-35 Delete After Replace 28-3
Music spacing Insert Before 28-4
Automatic Music Spacing. 3-6 Search and Replace 28-4 A
Creating a new Music Spacing library from scratch 7- Note Mover Tool 28-1
73 Contextual menu 28-2
Duration Allotments dialog box 7-39 Special mouse clicks 28-1 B
Editing an existing Music Spacing library 7-72 Note positioning 16-27
Fixing overlapping noteheads in different layers 3-29 Note Mover Tool 28-1 C
Jazz Spacing library A-8 Note shapes 26-40
Libraries A-12 Changing all notehead shapes of a specified duration D
Loading an Music Spacing library into an open and pitch 26-41
document 7-71 Changing the shape of a notehead 26-41 E
Reapplying music spacing over a region 7-71 Copying individual notehead changes to other
Restoring a region to proportional spacing 7-73 measures 26-41
Save Library dialog box 2-35 Shape Note music 29-28
F
Saving your edited or newly created Music Spacing Symbol Selection dialog box 22-9
library 7-73 Note size 7-74 G
Scale Manual Positioning of Notes 7-43 Change Note Size dialog box 27-42
Setting a minimum space between tied notes 26-32 Reducing or enlarging selected notes (or noteheads) H
Spacing Widths dialog box 7-37, 7-39 7-75
Specifying minimum or maximum measure widths Reducing or enlarging the notes (but retain staff size) I
14-32 7-74
Turning off Automatic Music Spacing 7-71 Restoring a region of modified notes to their original J
Musica ficta 26-24 size 7-75
MusicXML Export 9-2 Note values (durations) 16-28
MusicXML Import 9-2 Augmentation 27-39 K
Mutes 24-56 Change Note Durations dialog box 27-38
Diminution 27-39 L
N Maestro Font 29-11
Naturals Spacing Widths dialog box 7-37, 7-39 M
see Accidentals Notehead Settings dialog box 26-10
see Key signatures Noteheads 26-42 N
see Text Inserts Change Noteheads dialog box 27-40
Nested repeats see Repeats (barlines and text Engraver Font 29-6 O
indications) Invisible see Headless notes
Nested tuplets see Tuplets Maestro Font 29-12
Neutral key 13-19 Notehead Settings dialog box 26-10
P
New Horizontal Guide 5-14 Removing all noteheads in a region 26-40
New Staves dialog box 10-10 Resize noteheads dialog box 30-2 Q
New Vertical Guide 5-14 Shapes see Note shapes
newlink Accidentals 7-3 Slashes 36-12 R
newlink SoftSynth dialog box 8-5 Notes
newlink Tablature Maestro Font 29-11 S
To create a tablature staff from scratch 36-4 Notes and Rests (Hide) plug-in 9-4, 9-59
Nonlinear key signatures see Nonstandard key Notes and Rests (Show) plug-in 9-4, 9-59 T
signatures Number Repeated Measures plug-in 9-3, 24-41
Nonstandard Key Signature dialog box 13-4
Nonstandard key signatures 13-22 O
U
Creating nonstandard key signatures 13-22 Octaves see Transposition dialog box 27-49, 27-50
Notational Defaults A-43 Offbeats see Backbeats V
Note durations see Note values (durations) One-Bar Repeat 10-21
Note Expression Assignment dialog box 24-6 Opaque see Masks W
Note Expressions see Articulations Open Symbols
Note Mover menu 28-2 Harmonics see Harmonics X
Append After 28-4 see Articulations
Copy and Merge 28-3 Operas Y
Copy and Replace 28-3 see Lyrics
Cross Staff 28-3 see Optimizing systems Z
Delete After Merge 28-3 see Vocal music—To beam according to lyric

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syllables P
Optimizing systems 35-25 Page Assignment for Ossia Measure dialog box 41-6
Optimizing a single system, staff by staff 35-26 Page Format for Parts dialog box 38-5 A
Optimizing all (or specified) systems 35-25 Page Format Library A-9
Removing staff optimization from all (or specified) Page Layout
systems 35-25 Fit Music 35-4 B
Staff System Optimization dialog box 35-8 Insert Staff Systems dialog box 35-7
To remove staves from a single system 35-26 Space Systems Evenly dialog box 35-11 C
Optional Octave Region dialog box 3-13 Page layout 35-16
Options menu 6-1 Adjust Page Range dialog box 35-15 D
Click and Countoff 6-2 Applying a different page layout to selected pages 35-
Data Check 6-4 20
Blank pages 35-22
E
Check Document Font Against System Fonts 6-32
Convert Text for Windows/Macintosh 6-32 Changing the default page layout (Page Format for
File Maintenance 6-32 Score dialog box) 35-19 F
Remove Deleted Items 6-35
Scale One Font To Another 6-32 Changing the distance between systems 35-17, 35-18
Swap One Font For Another 6-32 Changing the page layout 35-18 G
Display Expressions and Repeats for Extracted Parts Changing the page margins 35-18
6-4 Configuring Pagesizes.txt A-17 H
Display in Concert Pitch 6-3 Cutaway scores 35-27
Document Options 6-3 Delete Blank Pages dialog box 35-6 I
Enharmonic Spelling 6-2 Distances 10-72
Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings 6-5
Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings 6-5
Edit Page Margins dialog box 35-14 J
Edit System Margins dialog box 35-12
Favor Flats 6-5
Fit Music dialog box 27-58
Favor Sharps 6-5
Insert Blank Pages dialog box 35-5
K
Use Default Spelling 6-5
Use Spelling Tables 6-5 Margins 35-23
Measurement Units Measure layout 27-23 L
6-1 Measures per line 14-33
Centimeters 6-1
EVPUs 6-1 Optimizing systems 35-25 M
Inches 6-1 Page Format for Parts dialog box 38-5
Picas 6-1 Page Layout menu 35-2 N
Points 6-1 Page Layout Tool 35-1
Spaces 6-1
Page Format 6-3
Page size 35-23 O
Page Size dialog box 35-16
Pickup Measure 6-3 Page turns 35-24
Playback Options 6-3
Pickup measures 7-79
P
Program Options 6-2
Redefine Selected Pages dialog box 35-7
Quantization Settings 6-2 see Measure layout Q
Set Default Music Font 6-3
see Systems
Update Layout Options 6-2 Select Staff System dialog box 35-13 R
Orchestral reductions see Piano reductions Setting the page size 35-18
Ossia 41-7 S
Special mouse clicks 35-1
Bracket dialog box 41-4 Staff System Optimization dialog box 35-8
Contextual menu 41-2
Creating a floating (ossia) measure 41-8
System (line) break 14-36 T
Systems 35-21
Measure Assignment for Ossia Measure dialog box
41-7
Title page 33-30 U
Page Layout menu 35-2
Moving, editing, or deleting a floating measure 41-9
Avoid Margin Collision 35-4
Ossia Measure Designer dialog box 41-2
Delete Blank Pages 35-3
V
Ossia Tool 41-1
Delete Page Break 35-3
Page Assignment for Ossia Measure dialog box 41-6
Delete Staff System 35-3 W
Special mouse clicks 41-1
Insert Blank Pages 35-3
Ossia Measure Designer dialog box 41-2 X
Insert Page Break 35-3
Ossia Tool 41-1
Insert Staff Systems 35-3
Contextual menu 41-1
Special mouse clicks 41-1
Optimize Staff Systems 35-4 Y
Page Size 35-5
Ottava (8va) see 8va/8vb
Ottava Bassa (8vb) see 8va/8vb Pages Z
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Adjust Current Page Only 35-5 Pedal markings 24-57
Adjust Left or Right Pages 35-5 Creating pedal down and pedal up markings 24-57
Adjust Page Range 35-5
Edit Margins 35-5 Creating playback pedaling using the MIDI Tool 24- A
Redefine Pages 59
All Pages 35-3 Defining the pedal down and pedal up expressions for
Current Page 35-3 playback 24-57 B
Left Pages 35-3 Drawing a pedal on/off diagram (Smart Shape
Right Pages 35-3
Selected Pages 35-3
method) 24-59 C
Engraver Font-Harp Pedaling 29-10
Resize Pages 35-5
Resize Staff Systems 35-5
Harp pedal diagrams 25-15 D
Moving or deleting the expression pedal down and
Space Systems Evenly 35-4
pedal up markings 24-57 E
Systems
Allow Individual Staff Spacing 35-4 To create playback pedaling using the MIDI Tool 24-
59
Edit Margins 35-4
Select Staff System Range 35-4 Percent Alteration dialog box 40-14 F
Update Page Format for Score 35-4 Percussion 10-73, A-10
Page Layout Tool 35-1 Adjusting stem connections on noteheads 10-77 G
Contextual menu 15-5, 35-1 Creating a percussion staff 10-75
Special mouse clicks 35-1 Creating a percussion staff with a customized H
Page Margins percussion map 10-75
Contextual menu 35-2 Entering percussion notes using Simple and Speedy I
Page Margins see Margins Entry 10-78
Page numbers 33-31 How to use Percussion Notation 10-74 J
Adding a page number 33-31 Importing a MIDI file 10-79
Changing the page number offset 33-32 Loading a percussion library 10-74
Moving or deleting a page number 33-32 Maestro Font 29-22 K
Page Offset dialog box 33-11 Marching Percussion Map Table A-59
Page Options dialog box 37-4 Note Entry 10-73 L
Page Setup dialog box 38-4 Percussion Library 10-74
Page size 35-23 Percussion Map Designer dialog box 10-30 M
Changing the page size (Options menu) 35-19 Percussion Map Selection dialog box 10-27
Setting the page size for all pages 35-24 Percussion Maps 10-73 N
Page Size dialog box 35-16 Saving a percussion library 10-75
Page turns 35-24 To convert standard notes to percussion 10-78 O
Fitting an additional system onto one page 35-24 Percussion clef see Percussion
Pushing a system onto the next page 35-24 Percussion Map Designer dialog box 10-30
Smart Page Turn plug-in 9-68 Percussion Map Library A-10
P
Page View 5-6, 6-10 Percussion Map Selection dialog box 10-27
Parentheses 16-23 Performance Time see Elapsed Time dialog box Q
Add or remove parentheses around accidentals Petrucci Font
(Simple Entry) 15-21 Character Sets C-29 R
Add or remove parentheses around an accidental see also Fonts
(Speedy Entry) 16-23 Phrase markings see Slurs S
Placing parentheses around a note or rest 16-23 Piano Braces dialog box 10-44
Part extraction see Extracting parts Piano braces see Piano Braces dialog box T
Partial Measures 3-4 Piano Reduction plug-in 9-6, 9-60
Pasting Piano reductions 27-48 U
see Copying music Creating a piano reduction for the entire piece 27-48
see Edit menu Creating a piano reduction over a region 27-48
Patches 40-34 Piano Reduction plug-in 9-60 V
Chasing patch changes before playback 40-35 see Imploding music
Copying or erasing patch change data created with the Pickup Measure 6-3 W
MIDI Tool 40-44 Pickup measures 7-79
Establishing the initial program settings for each staff Adjusting the measure numbers 7-80 X
40-34 Creating a pickup measure at the beginning of a piece
Setting up a patch change on playback 40-35 7-79 Y
Setting up patch changes using the MIDI Tool 40-35 Creating a pickup measure within a piece 7-80
Patterson Beams plug-in 9-3, 26-17 Placeholder dialog box 42-4 Z
PDF documents 38-13 Pitch bends see Pitch wheel

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Pitch wheel 40-37
Copying or erasing pitch wheel data 40-44
Creating a pitch bend (as an expression) 40-38
Editing pitch wheel data 40-37
Pizzicato 24-61
Place Graphic dialog box 34-5
Placeholder dialog box 42-4
Plainchant
see Barlines—To hide all barlines (no-barline music)
see Melisma
see Stemless notes
Plainchant see Medieval plug-in 29-32
Playback 39-21
Audio spot-checking music 39-27
Click and Countoff dialog box 39-14
Correcting erratic MIDI playback 39-25
Human Playback Style 39-4
Instrument Definition dialog box 39-36
Instrument List window 39-30
Instrument lists 39-38
Making the music scroll during playback 39-26
Playback Controls 39-1
Playback Options dialog box 39-18
Playing back a score 39-23
Playing back selected staves 39-24
Playing from a playback file 39-27
see MIDI
Sending an “All Notes Off” message 39-25
Specifying playback parameters 39-25
Tempo 39-29
Using the Playback Controls 39-23
Playback and/or Click dialog box 17-7
Playback Controls 39-1
Playback Data Dump dialog box 24-30
Playback Options dialog box 39-18
Playback Settings dialog box 39-3
Plug-in filenames A-41
Plug-ins
Add Cue Notes plug-in 9-5, 9-6
Add SmartMusic Markers plug-in
Breath Mark dialog box 3-13
Intelligent Accompaniment dialog box 3-12
Optional Octave Region dialog box 3-13
Rehearsal Mark dialog box 3-14
Repeat Marker dialog box 3-15
Reset Measure Counter dialog box 3-16
Reset Tempo dialog box 3-17
Wait for End of Note dialog box 3-19
Wait for Foot Pedal dialog box 3-20
Wait for Note dialog box 3-18
Align/Move Dynamics plug-in 9-7
Auto-Dynamic Placement plug-in 9-2, 24-42
Automatic Barlines plug-in 9-2, 14-23
Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing plug-in 9-5, 9-15
Beam Over Barlines plug-in 9-18
Canonic Utilities plug-in 9-5, 9-19
Cautionary Accidentals plug-in 9-3, 9-23
Change Fonts plug-in 9-3, 29-4
Change Noteheads plug-in 9-3, 9-24
Change to Default Whole Rests plug-in 9-3, 9-25
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Change to Real Whole Rests plug-in 9-3, 9-25
Check Range plug-in 9-5, 9-26
Check Region for Durations plug-in 9-3, 9-29 A
Chord Morphing plug-in 9-4, 9-30
Chord Realization plug-in 9-4, 9-31
Chord Reordering plug-in 9-4, 9-33 B
Chord Splitting plug-in 9-5, 9-34
Classic Eighth Beams plug-in 9-3, 9-35 C
Clear Lyric Positioning plug-in 9-2, 32-15
Clear Measure # Positioning plug-in 9-2, 14-22 D
Command Line plug-in 9-3, 9-36
Common Tone Transposition plug-in 9-5, 9-39 E
Composer’s Assistant plug-ins 9-4, 9-40
Count Items plug-in 2-39, 9-3
Create Tempo Marking plug-in 9-2, 24-40
F
Cross-staff plug-in 9-40
Drum Groove plug-in 9-5, 9-42 G
Easy Harmonics plug-in 22-11
Easy Measure Numbers plug-in 9-3, 14-22 H
Easy Tremolos plug-in 22-12
Extract Lyrics plug-in 9-2, 32-15 I
FinaleScript plug-in 9-3, 9-43
Find Parallel Motion plug-in 9-5, 9-46 J
Find Range plug-in 9-5, 9-46
Flat Beams (Remove) plug-in 9-4, 9-47 K
Flat Beams plug-in 9-4, 9-47
Frequency Modulation Chord Generator plug-in 9-5,
9-48 L
Global Staff Attributes plug-in 9-5, 10-44
Ledger Lines (Hide) plug-in 9-4, 9-50 M
Ledger Lines (Show) plug-in 9-4, 9-50
Melodic Morphing plug-in 9-5, 9-61 N
Menu Shortcuts plug-in 9-55
Midline Stem Direction plug-in 9-4, 9-57 O
Modify Rests plug-in 9-57
Move Rests plug-in 9-4, 9-58 P
Music XML Export 9-2
MusicXML Import 9-2
Notes and Rests (Hide) plug-in 9-4, 9-59 Q
Notes and Rests (Show) plug-in 9-4, 9-59
Number Repeated Measures plug-in 9-3, 24-41 R
Patterson Beams plug-in 9-3, 26-17
Piano Reduction plug-in 9-6, 9-60 S
Process Extracted Parts plug-in 37-9
Rhythm Generator plug-in 9-5, 9-61 T
Rhythm Section Generator plug-in 9-6, 9-52
Rhythmic Subdivisions plug-in 9-4, 9-62 U
Single Pitch plug-in 9-4, 9-65
Slash Flagged Grace Notes (Remove) plug-in 9-4, 9-
65
V
Slash Flagged Grace Notes plug-in 9-4, 9-65
Smart Cue Notes plug-in 9-6, 9-66 W
Smart Page Turns plug-in 9-6, 9-68
Smart Playback plug-in 21-31 X
Smart Split Point plug-in 17-53
Split Point plug-in 9-6, 9-70 Y
Text Search and Replace plug-in 9-3, 9-71
TGTools plug-ins 9-6 Z
Tie Common Notes plug-in 9-5, 9-72
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Virtual Fundamental Generator plug-in 9-5, 9-72 Quarter-tone scales 13-25
Voice 2 to Layer plug-in 9-4, 9-73 Quindicesima (15ma) see 8va/8vb
Plug-ins menu 9-1 Quintuplets A
Polyphony see Multiple voices see also Tuplets
Portrait orientation 38-10 QWERTY 15-1
Position Abbreviated Group Name dialog box 10-42 B
Position Abbreviated Group Name-Default dialog box R
10-42 Railroad tracks C
Position Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box 10-17 see Articulations
Position Abbreviated Staff Name-Default dialog box see Cesuras D
10-17 Rallentando 24-61
Position Full Group Name dialog box 10-42 Defining for playback 24-62
Position Full Group Name-Default dialog box 10-42 Moving or deleting a Rall. marking 24-62
E
Position Full Staff Name dialog box 10-17 Randomize dialog box 40-19
Position Full Staff Name-Default dialog box 10-17 Real-Time Entry F
Position Measure Number dialog box 14-16 see HyperScribe Tool
Position Smart Line Style Text dialog box 21-26 see Transcription Mode G
Post at Finale Showcase 2-5 Rebar Options dialog box 27-53
PostScript 2-43, 29-1 Rebarring music 27-54 H
Preset Arrowhead Selection dialog box 21-23 Rebar Options dialog box 27-53
Print dialog box 38-1 Rebeam to Lyrics dialog box 27-56 I
Print Parts dialog box 38-3 Rebeam to Time Signature dialog box 27-54
Printing 38-9 Rebeaming J
Additional PostScript Information dialog box 2-42 Rebeam to Lyrics dialog box 27-56
Batch Printing 38-13 Rebeam to Time Signature dialog box 27-54
Booklets 38-11 see Beaming—To rebeam a selected region
K
Compile PostScript Listing dialog box 2-40 Record Continuous Data dialog box 17-11
Format Parts dialog box 38-8 Recording with HyperScribe 17-39 L
Landscape orientation 38-10 Correcting split point errors 17-52
Legal-size paper 38-10 Fixed Split Point dialog box 17-9 M
Page Format for Parts dialog box 38-5 HyperScribe dialog box 17-12
Page Setup dialog box 38-4 HyperScribe menu 17-1 N
Portrait orientation 38-10 HyperScribe Options dialog box 17-9
Print dialog box 38-1 HyperScribe Tool 17-1 O
Print Parts dialog box 38-3 Listen to Tempo dialog box 17-8
Printing a score 38-9 MIDI Event dialog box 17-6
Printing large scores 38-9 More Quantization Settings dialog box 6-26
P
Tiling pages for printing 38-10 Playback and/or Click dialog box 17-7
Process Extracted Parts plug-in 37-9 Quantization Settings dialog box 6-24 Q
Program changes see Patches Quantization Settings Guide A-52
Program Options 6-8 Record Continuous Data dialog box 17-11 R
Display Colors 6-18 Recording into one or two staves 17-39
Edit 6-16 see Transcribing a sequence S
Folders 6-18 Special mouse clicks 17-1
New 6-9 Split points 17-51 T
Open 6-11 Swing 17-55
Palettes and Backgrounds 6-20 Tap Source dialog box 17-3 U
Save 6-12 Tap States dialog box 17-5
Special mouse clicks 6-8 Using multitrack recording 17-40
View 6-14 Redefine Selected Pages dialog box 35-7
V
Program Options dialog box 6-8 Redo
pull-offs 36-5 Allowing undo actions previous to saving a file 3-30 W
Punch In PreRoll dialog box 17-33 Re-applying changes to your score using redo 3-29
Punch in/Punch out 17-56 Redoing a series of changes up to a specified point 3- X
30
Q see Undo Y
Quantization Settings dialog box 6-24 Undo/Redo Lists dialog box 3-7
Quantization Settings Guide A-52 Redraw 5-8 Z
Quarter notes see Note values Moving the screen picture diagonally 5-9

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Redraw Options dialog box 5-7 First endings 23-17
Speeding up redraws by hiding elements 5-8 Multiple Endings 23-19
Redraw Options dialog box 5-7 To create multiple endings 23-20 A
Reducing/Enlarging 30-6 To create multiple passes for a repeat ending 23-19
Cue notes 30-7 Repeats (barlines and text indications) 23-14
Piano reductions 27-48 Backward Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box 23-9 B
Preventing certain items from shrinking 30-7 Breaking a repeat barline that connects staves 23-16
Reducing or enlarging a staff or system 30-6 Changing the default bracket height for repeats (and C
Reducing or enlarging all the music on a page (or the set the number font) 23-17
entire piece) 30-7 Coda 23-20 D
Reducing or enlarging cue notes 30-8 Contextual menu 23-2
Reducing or enlarging individual notes 7-74 Create Ending dialog box 23-10 E
Resize Note dialog box 30-2 D.C. 23-22
Resize Notehead dialog box 30-2 D.S. 23-23
Resize Page dialog box 30-5 D.S. al Coda 23-23
F
Resize Staff dialog box 30-2 Enclosure Designer dialog box 14-13
Resize Staff System dialog box 30-3 Hiding the ending brackets and text repeats for a G
Resize Tool 30-1 specified staff 23-18
Special mouse clicks 30-1 Jazz Text Repeats library A-9 H
Reflow Measures 6-30 Maestro Font 29-19
Reflow Systems 6-30 Measure repeat signs 23-25 I
Rehearsal letters 24-69 Metatools 23-1
Creating a rehearsal letter 24-69 Mid-measure repeats 23-26 J
Enclosure Designer dialog box 14-13 Moving, hiding or deleting a text repeat 23-18
Jazz Rehearsal Letters library A-8 One-bar repeats 10-21 K
Moving or deleting a rehearsal letter 24-70 Repeat Bars dialog box 23-13
Rehearsal Mark dialog box 3-14 Repeat Designer dialog box 23-12
Rehearsal marks see Rehearsal letters Repeat Endings dialog box 7-48 L
Rehearsal piano parts see Piano reductions Repeat Selection dialog box 23-4
Releases Repeat Tool 23-1 M
Recording with HyperScribe 17-39 Special mouse clicks 23-1
see Articulations Text repeat Assignment dialog box 23-6 N
see Rolled chords To adjust the brackets on a repeat barline 23-17
see Start and Stop Times To change a backward repeats’ playback definition O
Remove Manual Positioning (ties) 27-37 23-18
Repeat Bars dialog box 23-13 To create a repeat with first and second endings 23-17 P
Repeat Designer dialog box 23-12 To delete a repeat barline 23-16
Repeat Endings dialog box 7-48 To place a basic repeat in your score 23-15
Repeat Marker dialog box 3-15 To place a text repeat in your score 23-16 Q
Repeat measure symbols see Measure repeat signs Reposition Horizontal Guide dialog box 5-15
Repeat menu 23-3 Reposition Vertical Guide dialog box 5-15 R
Align Brackets 23-4 Reset Measure Counter dialog box 3-16
Check Repeats 23-4 Reset Tempo dialog box 3-17 S
Create Backward Repeat Bar 23-4 Resize Fretboards dialog box 31-32
Create Ending 23-4 Resize Note dialog box 30-2 T
Create First and Second Ending 23-4 Resize Notehead dialog box 30-2
Create Forward Repeat Bar 23-4 Resize Page dialog box 30-5 U
Create Simple Repeat 23-3 Resize Staff dialog box 30-2
Delete 23-4 Resize Staff System dialog box 30-3
Repeat Options 23-4 Resize Tool 30-1
V
Reset Brackets to Default 23-4 Contextual menu 30-1
Repeat Selection dialog box 23-4 Special mouse clicks 30-1 W
Repeat Tool 23-1 Respace Staves dialog box 10-34
Contextual menu 23-2 Respell Notes 27-10 X
Metatools 23-1 Restrike Keys 24-16
Special mouse clicks 23-1 Rests Y
Repeats 7-46 Allow Rests to Float 7-11
Contextual menu 23-3 Change to Default Whole Rests plug-in 9-25 Z
Change to Real Whole Rests plug-in 9-25

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Display Half-Stems for Beamed Rests 7-11 Save Special 2-5
Extend Beams Over Edge Rests 7-11 Save Tempo Changes dialog box 17-38
Hiding default rests 10-81 Saving A
Maestro Font 29-15 Backup files 2-4
Move Rests plug-in 9-58 Folders
Rests Palette 15-6 Auto Save 6-18 B
Simple Entry 15-19 Libraries 6-18
Adding a rest 15-19 Music 6-18
Plug-ins 6-18
C
Changing a note to a rest 15-20
Changing a rest to a note 15-20 Maximize Window 6-10
Changing a rest’s duration 15-20 Save As dialog box 2-28 D
Moving a rest vertically 15-19 Save Library dialog box 2-35
Speedy Entry 16-18 Save Preferences 6-14 E
Adding a rest 16-19 Save Tempo Changes dialog box 17-38
Changing a rest to a note 16-19
Changing a rest’s duration 16-19 Save Window States at Exit 6-15 F
Changing a single note to a rest 16-19 Scale dialog box 40-10
Inserting a note or a rest in a measure 16-17 Scale Fonts dialog box 6-34 G
Moving a rest vertically or horizontally 16-18 Scale View dialog box 5-7
To fill measures with rests 16-21 Scanning 2-53
Rests Palette 15-6 Importing MidiScan files 2-6 H
Retranscription 27-57 Importing SmartScore files 2-6
Retrograde MIDISCAN 2-49 I
Canonic Utilities plug-in 9-19 SmartScore 2-49
Reverse stems 26-43 SmartScore Lite dialog box 2-55 J
Creating a reverse stem 26-43 To aquire and open scanned sheet music 2-56
Reverse Stem Adjust setting 7-51 To prepare a scanned TIFF file 2-54 K
Temporarily displaying reverse-stemmed notes with Score 2-6
normal stems 26-43
Rhapsody files 2-48
Score Conversion L
Articulations 2-47
Rhythm Generator plug-in 9-5, 9-61 Beaming 2-46
Rhythm Section Generator 9-52 Blank Pages 2-48
M
Rhythmic Notation Chord Fretboards 2-46
see Guitar parts Clefs 2-46 N
Rhythmic Notation see Guitar parts 10-20 Cross-Staff Notation 2-47
Rhythmic Subdivisions plug-in 9-4, 9-62 Expressions 2-47 O
Rhythmic values see Note values (durations) Hairpins 2-47
Ritards see Rallentando Key Signatures 2-47 P
Rolled 8ths see Swing Playback 39-27 Layers 2-46
Rolled chords 22-23
Adjusting, moving, or deleting the rolled chord
Optimized Systems 2-46 Q
Page Order 2-48
marking 22-24 Repeats 2-47
Copying rolled chord markings (and other Staff Names 2-47
R
articulations) 22-19 Text 2-47
Creating the rolled chord marking 22-23 Time Signatures 2-47 S
Defining for playback 22-24 Tremolos 2-48
Rolls Trills 2-47 T
Rolls see also Tremolos Tuplets 2-46
Rulers and Grid dialog box 25-11 Score Conversion Note Durations 2-46 U
Running headers 33-32 Screen redraw see Redraw
S
Script Editor dialog box 9-45 V
Scroll View 5-6, 6-10
Sample List for Executable Shape dialog box 24-36
SATB parts see Choral music
Scrubbing Playback see To "Audio spot-check" music W
Search and replace 28-8
Save As (audio format) dialog box 2-30 Alteration for Slot dialog box 28-7
Save As Audio File 2-5 Changing occurrences of a note or motif (search and
X
Save As Audio File dialog box 2-29 replace) 28-8
Save As dialog box 2-28 Fonts see Swap One Font For Another Y
Save As SmartMusic Accompaniment 2-5 Search and Replace dialog box 28-6
Save Library dialog box 2-35 Search menu 28-5 Z
Save Preferences 2-5

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Text Search and Replace plug-in 9-71 Line Thickness 25-2
Search and Replace dialog box 28-6 Rulers and Grid 25-3
Search menu 28-5 Select Font 25-2 A
Find 28-5 Send to Back 25-2
Quit Search 28-6 Show
Replace 28-5 Grid 25-1 B
Replace All 28-5 Origin 25-1
Replace Then Find 28-5 Rulers 25-1
Staff Template 25-1
C
Secondary Beam Break Selection dialog box 26-11 Ungroup 25-2
Select Region dialog box 3-9 Shape Expression Designer dialog box 24-23 D
Select Staff System dialog box 35-13 Shape Note music 29-28
Select TWAIN Source 2-6 see Note shapes E
Selecting music 3-27 Shape Selection dialog box 24-37
Select Region dialog box 3-9
Selecting a full measure 3-28
Sharps F
see Accidentals
Selecting a full measure stack 3-28 see Key signatures
Selecting a large region without scrolling 3-28 see Text Inserts
G
Selecting all measures right or left of selection 3-28 Shift Lyrics dialog box 32-9
Selecting an entire staff 3-27 Simile see Expressions H
Selecting part of a measure 3-27 Simple 15-1
Selecting the entire document 3-27 Simple Entry 15-15 I
Selection Tool 19-1 Accidentals 15-3, 15-16, 15-20
Contextual menus 19-1 Adding a dot a note 15-16 J
Selective Mirror dialog box 42-9 Adding Articulations 15-5
Send MIDI Value dialog box 8-25 Adding Expressions 15-5 K
Septuplets see Tuplets Adding or removing a tie 26-24
Sequencers see MIDI files—To import a MIDI file
Set Distances dialog box 8-14
Alternative Simple Entry key commands for laptop L
users 15-1
Set Durations dialog box 7-41 Changing a note to a grace note 15-16
Set Placeholder dialog box 42-9 Changing a rest to a note 15-15
M
Set Swing Ratio dialog box 43-3 Changing the key, time and clef 15-5
Set To dialog box 40-8 Changing the rhythmic value of a note 15-15 N
Setup Wizard 2-9, 6-10 Check Region for Durations plug-in 9-29
Seville Creating or breaking a beam 15-16 O
Character Sets C-84 Deleting a note 15-15
Shape Designer 25-12 Edit Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box 15-10 P
Arrowheads dialog box 25-9 Entering music with the Simple Entry Tool 15-15
Bracket Style dialog box 25-10
Creating a shape 25-13
Flats 15-16 Q
Flattening a beam 15-16
Curves dialog box 7-13, 7-14 Flipping a stem 15-16
Dashed Line dialog box 25-7 Hiding a note or rest 15-15
R
Entering the Shape Designer 25-13 Hiding an accidental 15-16
Fill dialog box 25-10 Ledger Lines (Hide) plug-in 9-50 S
Harp pedal diagrams 25-15 Ledger Lines (Show) plug-in 9-50
Line Thickness dialog box 25-8 Major seconds (in different voices and layers) 3-29 T
Rulers and Grid dialog box 25-11 Moving a note or rest vertically 15-15
Shape Designer dialog box 25-3 Naturals 15-16 U
Shape Designer menu 25-1 Percussion Notation 10-78
Shape Expression Designer dialog box 24-23 Raising or lowering a note by a half step 15-16 V
Shape Designer dialog box 25-3 Removing any accidentals from a note 15-16
Shape Designer menu 25-1
Arrowheads 25-3
Rests 15-19 W
Rests Palette 15-6
Bracket Style 25-3 Selection 15-3
Bring to Front 25-2 Sharps 15-16
X
Fill 25-3 Simple Entry Palette 15-6
Group 25-2 Simple Entry Tool 15-1 Y
Line Style Simple Menu 15-7
Dashed 25-2 Special mouse clicks 15-1 Z
Solid 25-2

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To add or remove parentheses around accidentals 15- Slur Contour dialog box 21-9
21 Smart Shape Placement dialog box 21-11
To enter directly into a tablature staff 36-3 Smart Slur Options dialog box 21-27 A
Tuplets 15-16 Slurs within lyrics see Elisions 32-30
Tying a note to the next one 15-16 Smart Cue Notes plug-in 9-6, 9-66
Using your computer keyboard to enter music Smart Line Style dialog box 21-21 B
(Simple Entry) 15-17 Smart Line Style Selection dialog box 21-20
Simple Entry Options dialog box 15-8 Smart Page Turns plug-in 9-6, 9-68 C
Simple Entry Palette 15-6 Smart Playback plug-in 21-31
Simple Entry Tool 15-1 Smart Shape Menu 21-6 D
Alternative Simple Entry key commands for laptop Attach to Measures 21-7
users 15-1 Attach to Noteheads 21-7 E
Special mouse clicks 15-1 Attach to Notes 21-7
Simple Entry Tuplet Definition dialog box 15-14 Direction
Simple Menu 15-7 Automatic 21-7
F
Simple Edit Commands submenu 15-8 Over 21-7
Simple Entry Options 15-8 Under 21-7 G
Slur Contour 21-7
Simple Navigation Commands submenu 15-8
Smart Shape Options 21-7 H
Tab Specific Commands 15-8
Smart Shape Placement 21-7
Use MIDI Device for Input 15-8
Smart Slur Options 21-7
Simultaneous key signatures see Multiple key
Smart Shape Options dialog box 21-17 I
signatures
Smart Shape Palette 21-5
Simultaneous meters see Multiple time signatures
Smart Shape Placement dialog box 21-11 J
Single Pitch plug-in 9-4, 9-65
Smart Shape Tool 21-1
Sixteenth notes
see Beaming Contextual menu 21-3 K
see Note values (durations) Metatools 21-2
Sizes
Special mouse clicks 21-1 L
see Fonts Smart Shapes
see Note size Crescendo/Decrescendo 21-42 M
Custom Arrowhead Selection dialog box 21-24
see Page size
Custom lines 21-48
see Slashes
Dashed lines 21-45
N
see Text menu
Engraver Slurs 21-27
Slash Flagged Grace Notes (Remove) plug-in 9-4, 9-65
Flutter-tongue 24-56 O
Slash Flagged Grace Notes plug-in 9-4, 9-65
Slashes 36-12 Glissandos 21-46
Alternate Notation dialog box 10-20
Maestro Font 29-19 P
Position Smart Line Style Text dialog box 21-26
Creating ‘comping’ slashes 36-12
Maestro Font 29-19 Preset Arrowhead Selection dialog box 21-23 Q
Slides 21-47
Slash Flagged Grace Notes (Remove) plug-in 9-65
Slash Flagged Grace Notes plug-in 9-65 Smart Line Style dialog box 21-21 R
Slides see Glissando Smart Line Style Selection dialog box 21-20
Smart Shape Menu 21-6 S
Slur Contour dialog box 21-9
Slurs 21-33 Smart Shape Options dialog box 21-17
Smart Shape Palette 21-5
Changing a note-attached slur’s direction 21-35
Smart Shape Placement dialog box 21-11 T
Copying Smart Shape slurs 21-37
Smart Shape Tool 21-1
Creating a note-attached slur 21-34
Special mouse clicks 21-1 U
Creating a Shape Expression slur 21-37
Tab slides 21-47
Defining Engraver Slurs 21-39
Defining Slur Contour (height and shape) settings for Smart Slur Options dialog box 21-27 V
Smart Split Point plug-in 17-53
note-attached slurs 21-35
Defining Slur Placement settings for note-attached
SmartFind and Paint dialog box 27-27 W
slurs 21-35 SmartMusic 2-5, 2-61
Defining Slur System Break settings 21-36
Add SmartMusic Markers dialog box 3-10 X
SmartMusic accompaniment markers 2-64
Defining Slur Thickness 21-36
Repeat markers 2-71
Engraver Slurs 21-27 To add markers for DS and DC repeats 2-79 Y
Moving, reshaping, or deleting Smart Shapes slurs To add markers for repeats with endings 2-77
21-34 To add markers for repeats without endings 2-74
To add pause markers 2-65
Z
Remove Manual Slur Adjustments 27-9, 27-10

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To add pause markers for cadenzas 2-70 Note shapes 26-40
To add pause markers for fermatas 2-68 Noteheads 26-42
To add pause markers for ritardandos or rallentandos
2-66 Nudging elements 26-23 A
To Add Repeat Markers Automatically 2-71 Reverse stems 26-43
To Add Repeat Markers Manually as Expressions 2- Secondary Beam Break Selection dialog box 26-11
72 Selecting more than one handle in a measure 26-23 B
To pause for accompanimnet rests or held notes 2- Special mouse clicks 26-1
66
To add SmartMusic Accompaniment markers as Special Tools menu 26-7 C
Expressions 2-82 Special Tools Palette 26-2
To begin a new SmartMusic Accompaniment 2-62 Special Tools Tool 26-1 D
To create a SmartMusic Accompaniment 2-83 Tie Alterations dialog box 26-13
To prepare a file for SmartMusic 2-63 Ties 26-24 E
SmartMusic Accompaniment Options dialog box 2-30 Special Tools menu 26-7
Show Crosshairs 26-7
SmartMusic Accompaniment Wizard 2-22
Show Handles 26-7
F
SmartMusic SoftSynth 8-3
Tie Direction
SoftSynth Settings dialog box 8-5
Automatic 26-8 G
SmartMusic Studio Flip 26-8
To add SmartMusic Accompaniment markers 2-65
SmartScore 2-6, 2-49
Over 26-8
Under 26-8
H
SmartScore Lite 2-6 Update 26-7
SmartScore Lite dialog box 2-55 Special Tools Palette 26-2 I
Snap to Grid 3-6 Special Tools Tool 26-1
Snap to Guides 3-6 Special mouse clicks 26-1 J
Snapping to grids and guides 3-30 Specify Current Lyric dialog box 32-10
SoftSynth Settings dialog box 8-5 Speedy Entry 16-13 K
Solfège 10-80, 31-8 Accidentals 16-1, 16-21
Solfeggio see Solfège 31-8 Adding a note to a chord 16-14 L
Song pointer data see MIDI Sync Adding a tie backwards 26-25
Song titles see Titles Adding or removing a tie 26-25
SoundFonts 8-34 Adding or removing the slashes from individual grace
M
Space Systems Evenly 35-4 notes 16-26
Space Systems Evenly dialog box 35-11 Advancing to the next measure 16-15 N
Spacing see Music spacing Beam grace notes 16-25
Spacing Widths dialog box 7-37, 7-39 Beaming 26-34 O
Special Key Signature Attributes dialog box 13-14 Beaming across barlines 26-36
Special Part Extraction 3-5, 37-8 Changing a note to its enharmonic equivalent 16-15 P
Special Tools 26-22 Changing a rest to a note 16-14
Accidentals 16-21 Changing the direction of a tie 26-25 Q
Adjusting the placement of an individual tie 26-28 Changing the rhythmic value of a note or rest 16-13
Auto-constraining dragging 26-23 Check Region for Durations plug-in 9-29 R
Beam angles 26-32 Chords 16-17
Beam Extension Selection dialog box 26-12 Courtesy accidentals 16-23
Beam thickness 26-39 Creating a grace note 16-25 S
Beaming 26-34 Creating or breaking a beam 16-15
Feathered beaming 26-37 Dotted note 16-15 T
Secondary beams 26-38 Dotted notes 16-24
Beaming across barlines 26-36 Edit Frame dialog box A-46 U
Beaming over rests 7-79 Enharmonics 16-2
Breaking an individual tie at a time signature change Entering a note or chord 16-13 V
(Tie Alterations dialog box) 26-31 Entering many notes of the same value (hands-free
Changing the direction of a tie 26-25
Contextual menu 26-2
MIDI method) 16-16 W
Entering multiple voices using V1/V2 16-31
Dot Offsets dialog box 26-16 Entering music in step time using MIDI 16-13
Dotted notes 16-24 Entering music in step time without MIDI 16-16
X
Dragging dots on-screen 26-24 Entering tuplets with the Speedy Entry Tool 20-8
Dragging ties on-screen 26-24 Erasing 27-26 Y
Editing a measure 26-22 Flattening a beam 16-15
Headless notes 26-40 Flipping a stem 16-15 Z

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Grace notes 16-25 Correcting split point errors 17-52
Hiding a note or rest 16-15 Fixed Split Point dialog box 17-9
Hiding an accidental 16-15 Hand Width Split dialog box 8-21 A
Hiding notes and rests 16-19 Smart Split Point plug-in 17-53
Inserting a note or a rest in a measure 16-17 Specifying a fixed split point 17-51
Ledger Lines (Hide) plug-in 9-50 Specifying a movable split point (Transcription Mode B
Ledger Lines (Show) plug-in 9-50 only) 17-52
Major seconds (in different voices and layers) 3-29 Split Point plug-in 9-70 C
Metatools 15-6, 16-2 Split stems see Stems—To create a double or split stem
Moving a note or rest horizontally 16-14 Splitting music 27-46 D
Moving a note vertically 16-15 Staccato marks 22-25
Moving a rest vertically 16-14 Creating staccato playback with the MIDI Tool 22-25 E
Note positioning 16-27 Defining for playback 22-25
Notes and Rests (Hide) plug-in 9-59 see Articulations
Notes and Rests (Show) plug-in 9-59 Staff Attributes
F
Parentheses 16-23 Global Staff Attributes plug-in 10-44
Percussion Notation 10-78 Staff Stem Settings dialog box 10-15 G
Raising a note by half steps 16-15 Staff Attributes dialog box 10-11
Removing a note, chord or rest 16-14 Staff handles 10-50 H
Rests 16-18 Dragging Staves 10-51
Special mouse clicks 16-1 Grouping and Bracketing Optimized Staves 10-51 I
Speedy Entry Tool 16-1 Selecting Staves 10-51
Speedy menu 16-2 Working with Staff Groups 10-51 J
Superimposing Staves 16-31 Staff lines 10-58
Switching layers 16-15 Setting the staff line thickness 10-58 K
Tablature 16-32 Specifying the number of lines for a staff 10-58
There Are Too Many Beats In This Measure dialog Staff List dialog box 24-10
box 16-11 Staff menu 10-7 L
Tied notes 16-15 Add Group and Bracket 10-9
Ties 26-24 Apply Staff Styles 10-9 M
To change a note without changing the duration 16-14 Auto Sort Staves 10-8
Whole rests 16-20 Clear Staff Styles 10-8 N
Speedy Entry Tool 16-1 Delete Staves 10-8
Metatools 15-6, 16-2 Delete Staves and Reposition 10-8 O
Special mouse clicks 16-1 Edit Group Attributes 10-9
Speedy Keymap A-35 Edit Staff Attributes 10-8 P
Speedy menu 16-2 New Staves 10-8
Auto Freeze Accidentals 16-5 New Staves (with Setup Wizard) 10-8
Check Accidentals 16-4 Position Names
Q
Check Beaming 16-4 Position Abbreviated Group Name 10-9
Check for Extra Notes 16-4 Position Abbreviated Staff Name 10-9 R
Position Full Group Name 10-9
Create New Measures 16-4 Position Full Staff Name 10-9
Edit TAB As Standard Notation 16-5 Remove Group 10-9 S
Insert Notes or Rests 16-5 Respace Staves 10-8
Jump to Next Measure 16-4 Set Default Name Positions T
Playback 16-3 Abbreviated Group Names 10-9
Speedy Edit Commands 16-5 Abbreviated Staff Names 10-9 U
Speedy Navigation 16-6 Full Group Names 10-9
Speedy Options 16-3 Full Staff Names 10-9
Tie Direction
Show (Hide) Staff Style Names 10-9 V
Automatic 16-7 Show (Hide) Staff Styles 10-9
Flip 16-7 Show Default Group Names 10-10 W
Over 16-7 Show Default Staff Names 10-10
Under 16-7
Use Five Line Staff 16-5
Sort Staves 10-8 X
Staff Usage 10-8
Use MIDI Keyboard for Input 16-3 Staff names 10-53
Speedy Options dialog box 16-7 Change Fonts plug-in 29-4
Y
Split Point plug-in 9-6, 9-70 Creating or editing a staff name 10-53
Split points 17-51 Hiding a staff name (full score) 10-56 Z

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Omitting and repositioning staff names in extracted Moving staves 10-46
parts 10-56 New Staves dialog box 10-10
Repositioning staff names (globally) 10-54 Percussion 10-73 A
Repositioning staff names (individually) 10-55 Percussion Map Designer dialog box 10-30
Setting the font for staff names (globally) Percussion Map Selection dialog box 10-27
see Change Fonts plug-in 29-4 Position Abbreviated Group Name dialog box 10-42 B
see Global Staff Attributes plug-in 10-44 Position Abbreviated Group Name-Default dialog
Setting the initial font for staff names 10-55 box 10-42 C
Staff see Staves Position Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box 10-17
Staff Sets 5-3
Programming 10-52
Position Abbreviated Staff Name-Default dialog box D
10-17
Staff Setup dialog box 10-25 Position Full Group Name dialog box 10-42
Staff size 10-57 Position Full Group Name-Default dialog box 10-42
E
Reducing or enlarging a staff 10-57 Position Full Staff Name dialog box 10-17
Staff Stem Settings dialog box 10-15 Position Full Staff Name-Default dialog box 10-17 F
Staff styles 10-48 Recovering deleted staves 10-48
Applying a staff style 10-49 Resize Staff dialog box 30-2 G
Applying a staff style metatool 10-50 Respace Staves dialog box 10-34
Clearing a staff style 10-49 Setting the attributes for a staff 10-48 H
Creating a staff style 10-49 Spacing existing staves evenly 10-47
Creating a staff style metatool 10-50 Special mouse clicks 10-1 I
Deleting a staff style 10-50 Staff Attributes dialog box 10-11
Editing a staff style 10-49
Loading a staff style library 10-50
Staff handles 10-50 J
Staff lines 10-58
Metatools 10-6 Staff menu 10-7
Staff Styles dialog box 10-36 Staff names 10-53
K
Staff System Optimization dialog box 35-8 Staff Setup dialog box 10-25
Staff systems see Systems Staff size 10-57 L
Staff Tool 10-1 Staff styles 10-48
Contextual menu 10-5 Staff Styles dialog box 10-36 M
Metatools 10-6 Staff Tool 10-1
Special mouse clicks 10-1 Staff Transpositions dialog box 10-22 N
Staff Transpositions dialog box 10-22 Staff Usage List dialog box 10-35
Staff transpositions see Transposing instruments
Staff Usage List dialog box 10-35
Transposing instruments 10-58 O
Whole rests 16-20
Stage directions see Text blocks Stem Connection Editor dialog box 7-54
Standard Frame dialog box 33-15 Stemless notes 7-75
P
Start and Stop Times 40-40 Creating stemless notes globally 7-75
Copying Start and Stop Time editing done with the Creating stemless notes, note-by-note 7-76 Q
MIDI Tool 40-42 Stems 7-76
Editing the start and stop times of selected notes 40- Changing “frozen” stems back to variable-direction R
41 stems 7-77
Erasing Start and Stop Time editing done with the Changing stem lengths globally 7-77 S
MIDI Tool 40-42 Changing stem lengths, note by note 7-77
see Swing
Staves 10-46
Changing the height of stems in secondary beams 26- T
39
Adding evenly spaced staves 10-46 Changing the position of the stem relative to its
Adding or insert a single staff 10-46 notehead 7-77
U
Alternate Notation dialog box 10-20 Changing the thickness of stems 7-77
Apply Staff Style dialog box 10-38 Copying custom stemming to other measures 7-78 V
Barlines 10-65 Creating a double or split stem 7-78
Brackets 10-69 Creating reverse stems 26-43 W
Deleting staves 10-46 Display Reverse Stemming 7-52
Group Attributes dialog box 10-39 Drawing completely new shapes for stems 7-77 X
Group names 10-62 Flipping a stem 7-76
Groups 10-60 Flipping all stems in a region in one direction 7-76 Y
Hiding (or showing) staff-related items 10-47 Freeze Stems Down 27-10
Hiding staves 10-52
Maestro Font 29-20
Freeze Stems Up 27-10 Z
Midline Stem Direction plug-in 9-57

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Remove Stem Changes 27-10 Table of Contents v
Removing custom stemming from a region 7-79 Tamburo
Shape Selection dialog box 24-37 Character Sets C-81 A
Special Tools 26-22 Tap Source dialog box 17-3
Special Tools Tool 26-1 Tap States dialog box 17-5
Stem Connection Editor dialog box 7-54 Templates A-16 B
Symbol Selection dialog box 22-9 Tempo 39-29
Step-time music entry Modifying the playback tempo 39-29 C
see Simple Entry Save Tempo Changes dialog box 17-38
see Speedy Entry Set Swing Ratio dialog box 43-3 D
Stick Notation 10-80 Setting the initial playback tempo 39-29
Strum see Rolled chords Special mouse clicks 43-1 E
Suffix Keynumber Offsets dialog box 31-22 Tempo Adjustment dialog box 43-1
Superimposing Staves 16-31 Tempo Tool 43-1
Superscript dialog box 33-10 Tempo Adjustment dialog box 43-1
F
Suppressing staves see Optimizing systems Tempo markings 24-64
Sustain pedal see Pedal markings Create Tempo Marking plug-in 24-40 G
Swap One Font For Another dialog box 6-33 Defining for playback 24-64
Sweep For Channels dialog box 8-14 Jazz Tempos library A-8 H
Swing 17-55, 39-27 Moving or deleting a tempo marking 24-64
Set Swing Ratio dialog box 43-3 see Metronome markings I
Swing Playback 39-27 To place a tempo marking in the score 24-64
Symbol List dialog box 13-16 Tempo Tool 43-1 J
Symbol Selection dialog box 22-9 Special mouse clicks 43-1
Syncopation 6-29 Tenor clef see Clefs K
System (line) break 14-36 Tenor parts see Choral music
Moving a measure to the previous (or next) system Text 33-22
27-23 Baseline Shift dialog box 33-9 L
Splitting a measure across a line break 14-32 Change Fonts plug-in 29-4
Systems 35-21 Character Settings dialog box 33-11 M
Forcing a system onto the next page 35-21 Copyright notices 33-31
Indenting or moving a system 35-21 Date Stamps 33-30 N
Omitting empty staves from a system (Optimizing) Edit Text window 33-21
35-25 Engraver Text Fonts 29-10 O
Reducing or enlarging a system 35-22 Font dialog box 33-13
Reflow Systems 6-30
Resize Staff System dialog box 30-3
Line Spacing dialog box 33-14 P
Page numbers 33-31
Page Offset dialog box 33-11
T Running headers 33-32
Q
Tab slides 21-47 Special mouse clicks 33-1
Changing which slide is assigned to the palette icon Superscript dialog box 33-10 R
21-48 Text blocks 33-23
Creating a slide 21-47 Text menu 33-2 S
Defining Tab Slide Placement settings 21-47 Text Tool 33-1
Tablature 36-1 Title page 33-30 T
Break Tablature Lines at Numbers 36-8 Tracking dialog box 33-9
Edit TAB As Standard Notation 16-5
Guitar parts 36-11
Text blocks 33-23, 33-30 U
Assigning a text block to a measure 33-25
Tablature MIDI Channels dialog box 8-30 Assigning a text block to one or more pages 33-25
Tablature Staff Attributes dialog box 36-7 Copyright notices 33-31
V
Tablature with Speedy Entry 16-32 Creating text in a frame that automatically expands as
To change the lowest fret of a region 36-2 you type 33-23 W
To create tablature notation 36-1 Creating text within a fixed-size frame 33-23
To edit guitar tablature 36-2 Custom Frame dialog box 33-17 X
To enter directly into a tablature staff (Simple Entry) Date Stamps 33-30
36-3
Tablature MIDI Channels dialog box 8-30
Deleting a text block 33-28 Y
Editing text on-screen 33-24
Tablature Staff Attributes dialog box 36-7
Tablature with Speedy Entry 16-32
Frame Attributes dialog box 33-18 Z

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Page numbers 33-31 Increase 33-4
Positioning measure-assigned text blocks 33-27 Other 33-4
Positioning page-assigned text blocks 33-26 Standard Frame 33-5 A
Positioning page-assigned text blocks on left- and Style
Bold 33-4
right-facing pages 33-27
Positioning text blocks on-screen 33-26
Italic 33-4
Plain 33-4
B
Resizing a custom frame 33-24 Strikeout 33-4
Resizing a text block on-screen 33-24 Underline 33-4 C
Running headers 33-32 Superscript 33-4
Special mouse clicks 33-1 Tracking 33-4 D
Specifying a default font for text blocks 33-28 Word Wrap 33-8
Text repeat Assignment dialog box 23-6
Standard Frame dialog box 33-15
Text Search and Replace plug-in 9-3, 9-71 E
Text Tool 33-1
Titles 33-28 Text Tool 33-1
Text Expression Designer dialog box 24-12 Contextual menu 33-2 F
Text menu 33-2 Special mouse clicks 33-1
Alignment Textbooks see Text blocks G
Bottom (Footer) 33-7 TGTools
Center Horizontally 33-7 Modify Rests plug-in 9-57 H
Center Vertically 33-7 Process Extracted Parts plug-in 37-9
Left 33-7
Position from Page Edge 33-7
Smart Split Point plug-in 17-53 I
Position from Page Margin 33-7 TGTools plug-ins 9-6
There Are Too Many Beats In This Measure dialog box
Right 33-7
Top (Header) 33-7 16-11
J
Assign to Measure 33-8 Tie Alterations dialog box 26-13
Assign to Page 33-8 Tie Common Notes plug-in 9-5, 9-72 K
Baseline Shift 33-4 Tie Contour dialog box 7-61
Character Settings 33-4 Tie Options dialog box 7-57 L
Custom Frame 33-5 Ties 7-57, 26-24
Edit Page Offset 33-5 Adding a tie backwards (Speedy Entry Tool) 26-25 M
Edit Text 33-8 Adding or removing a tie (Simple Entry Tool) 26-24
Font 33-3 Adding or removing a tie (Speedy Entry Tool) 26-25 N
Frame Attributes 33-7 Adjusting global placement of ties 26-27
Inserts Adjusting the direction of ties in a region 26-26
Composer 33-4 Adjusting the direction of ties on chords globally 26-
O
Copyright 33-4 26
Copyright Symbol (©) 33-4
Adjusting the direction of ties on opposing seconds P
Date 33-4
Descriptions 33-4 globally 26-26
Double Flat 33-4 Adjusting the direction of ties with mixed stems Q
Double Sharp 33-4 globally 26-26
File Name 33-4
Flat 33-4
Adjusting the placement of a tie after a system break R
Natural 33-4 see Adjusting the placement of an individual tie
Page Number 33-4 Adjusting the placement of an individual tie 26-28 S
Performance Time 33-4 adjusting the shape of a tie globally 26-28
Sharp 33-4 Adjusting the shape of an individual tie 26-29
Symbol 33-4
Adjusting ties for augmentation dots 26-32
T
Time 33-4
Title 33-4 Avoiding accidentals for single ties 26-32
Total Pages 33-4 Avoiding staff lines with ties over a region 26-30 U
Justification Breaking an individual tie at a time or key signature
Center 33-6 change 26-31 V
Expand Single Word 33-6 Breaking and continuing ties across time signature
Forced Full 33-6
Full 33-6 changes 26-31 W
Left 33-6 Breaking ties across time and key signature changes
Right 33-6
Line Spacing 33-8
globally 26-31 X
Breaking ties in a region at time or key signature
Show Only On Screen 33-8 changes 26-31
Size Change Ties dialog box 27-36
Y
3-72 33-4 Changing an individual tie’s shape and placement by
Decrease 33-4
dragging it on the score 26-27 Z
Fixed Size 33-4

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Changing the direction of a tie (Special Tools Tool) Time Signature Tool 12-1
26-25 Time signatures on tablature staves 36-6
Changing the direction of a tie (Speedy Entry Tool) Time stamps see Date stamps A
26-25 Time Tag menu 17-16
Changing the outer placement setting for an Align Tags to Notes 17-21
individual tie 26-30 Assign Measure Tags 17-18 B
Check Ties 27-9 Beat 17-17
Horizontally adjusting ties over system breaks 26-30 Clear All Tags 17-18 C
Removing manual positioning over a region 26-32 Click Input 17-19
Setting a minimum space between tied notes 26-32 Click Output 17-20 D
Setting tie thickness 26-30 Convert to Time Signatures 17-19
Shifting ties for intervals of a second 26-32
Tie Alterations dialog box 26-13
Create Tags From Background File 17-20 E
Create Tags From First Two Tags 17-19
Tie Contour dialog box 7-61 First Tag Is
Tie Options dialog box 7-57 16th 17-19
F
Using outer placement setting for outer ties on chords Eighth 17-19
and single notes globally 26-30 Half 17-19 G
Quarter 17-19
TIFF Import 2-6 Measure 17-18
Tiling pages for printing 38-10
Record Equal Durations 17-19 H
Tiling pages (with Compile Postscript Listing) 38-10
Tag 17-17
Tiling pages with the Print dialog box 38-10
Title page 33-30 I
Tilting Mirror dialog box 42-1 Titles 33-28
Time see Elapsed Time dialog box J
Adding a title 33-29
Time Signature dialog box 12-2
Creating extra room at the top of the page 33-28
Time Signature Options dialog box 7-64
Time Signature Tool 12-1
Moving or deleting a title 33-29 K
see File Info dialog box
Contextual menu 12-1
Metatools 12-1
Specifying a default font for titles 33-28 L
To create a quarter-tone scale or key signature 13-25
Special mouse clicks 12-1
Tone Center(s) dialog box 13-11
Time signatures 12-6
Tone-cluster see Engraver Font 29-8
M
Beaming 26-34 Tools menu 6-14
Breaking an individual tie at a time or key signature
Track/Channel Mapping dialog box 8-15 N
change 26-31
Track/Channel Mapping to Staves dialog box 8-12
Breaking and continuing ties across time signature Tracking dialog box 33-9 O
changes 26-31
Transcribing a sequence 17-42
Breaking ties across time and key signature changes
globally 26-31
Adding tracks 17-50 P
Align Time Tags to Note Starts dialog box 17-37
Breaking ties in a region at time or key signature
changes 26-31
Click Input dialog box 17-34 Q
Click Output Type dialog box 17-35
Changing the time signature 12-6 Correcting split point errors 17-52
Common time 12-7
Editing keyboard notes 17-49
R
Composite Time Signature dialog box 12-5 Editing Time Tags 17-49
Composite time signatures 12-10
Fixed Split Point dialog box 17-9 S
Compound meters 12-9
Grace notes 16-25
Contextual menu 12-1 Hearing a click track while recording 17-43 T
Courtesy time signatures 12-9
Import MIDI Data from Clipboard dialog box 3-8
Cut time 12-8 U
MIDI Input Filter dialog box 17-29
Display Courtesy Time Signatures at End of Staff More Quantization Settings dialog box 6-26
System 7-65
Hiding time signatures 12-9
Moving Split Point dialog box 17-27 V
Notating swing performances 17-55
Maestro Font 29-21
Metatools 12-1
Punch In PreRoll dialog box 17-33 W
Punch in/Punch out 17-56
Multiple time signatures 12-10
Quantization Settings 6-24
Rebar Options dialog box 27-53
Quantization Settings Guide A-52
X
Rebarring music 27-54
Recording a performance 17-42
Rebeam to Time Signature dialog box 27-54
Save Tempo Changes dialog box 17-38 Y
Special mouse clicks 12-1
see Recording with HyperScribe
Time Signature dialog box 12-2
Special mouse clicks 17-14 Z
Time Signature Options dialog box 7-64

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Specifying a movable split point 17-52 see Articulations
Split points 17-51 Triplets see Tuplets
Time Tag menu 17-16 Troubleshooting T-1 A
Transcribing a performance 17-46 TrueType 29-1
Transcribing a sequence from a sequencer 17-44 Tuplet Definition dialog box 20-3
Transcription Filters dialog box 17-30 Tuplet Tool 20-1 B
Transcription Mode 17-13 Contextual menu 20-2
Transcription window 17-21 Metatools 20-2 C
View Resolution dialog box 17-32 Special mouse clicks 20-1
Transcription Filters dialog box 17-30 Tuplets 20-7 D
Transcription menu 17-15 Adjusting, moving, or deleting a tuplet 20-7
Input Filter 17-15 Change Tuplets 27-7 E
Punch PreRoll 17-16 Change Tuplets dialog box see Tuplet Definition
Split Point dialog box
Fixed 17-15 Contextual menu 20-2
F
Moving 17-15 Creating a nested tuplet 20-8
None 17-15
Default Tuplet Visual Definition dialog box 20-2 G
Transcription Filter 17-15
Entering tuplets with the Speedy Entry Tool 20-8
View Resolution 17-16 H
Metatools 20-2
Transcription Mode 17-13
Predefining the appearance of tuplets 20-9
Special mouse clicks 17-14
Transcription see Transcribing a sequence Simple Entry 15-16 I
Special mouse clicks 20-1
Transcription window 17-21
Transposing 27-51
Transcribing tuplets from a real-time performance 20- J
9
by changing key 27-51
Tuplet Definition dialog box 20-3
Entering pre-transposed music onto a transposing
Tuplet Tool 20-1
K
staff (step time) 27-51
Transposing a piece (Key Signature Tool) 13-17 Turning normal notes into a tuplet group 20-7
Transposing chord symbols 31-44 Tuplets (Simple Entry) 15-21 L
by interval 27-51 Turns see Mordents
Interval dialog box 27-52 Two voices see Multiple voices M
see Transposing instruments
Staff Transpositions dialog box 10-22 U N
Transposition dialog box 27-49, 27-50 Underlines (in lyrics) see Lyrics—To draw a “word
Transposing instruments 10-58 extension” underline O
Defining a staff transposition 10-58 Undo 3-29
Displaying a score in concert pitch (or in transposed Allow Undo 6-17
form) 10-59 Allowing undo actions previous to saving a file 3-30
P
Entering pre-transposed music onto a transposing Re-applying changes to your score using redo 3-29
staff (step time) 27-51 Redo 3-2 Q
Transposing a staff chromatically 10-59 Redoing a series of changes up to a specified point 3-
Transposing parts see Transposing instruments 30 R
Transposition dialog box 27-49, 27-50 Undo List 3-2
Traverse stems see Cross-staff notes Undo/Redo Lists dialog box 3-7 S
Treble clef see Clefs Undoing a series of changes up to a specified point 3-
Tremolando see Tremolos 29
Undoing the last change or a series of changes to your
T
Tremolos 22-26
Creating a measured or unmeasured tremolo marking score 3-29
(Shape Expression) 22-26 Undo/Redo Lists dialog box 3-7 U
Easy Tremolos plug-in 22-12 Unknown Chord Suffix dialog box 31-31
Placing a tremolo marking (Articulation) 22-26 Unknown Font dialog box 29-30 V
Tremulants see Tremolos Up bow see Articulations
Trills 21-39 Upbeat see Pickup measures W
Creating a small accidental in parenthesis 21-40 Update Layout 3-5
Creating a trill or trill extension line (wavy line) 21- X
39 V
Defining for playback (easy method) 21-40 Velocity see Key velocity Y
Easy Tremolos plug-in 22-12 View Continuous Data dialog box 40-7
Engraver Font 29-7 View menu 5-1
Maestro Font 29-19 Bookmarks 5-3 Z

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Grid/Guide Options 5-4

Home Position 5-2
Page View 5-2
Redraw Options 5-3
Redraw Screen 5-2
Scale View to
Fit in Window 5-3
Fit Width 5-3
Last Size 5-3
Other 5-3
Scale View to__ 5-3
Scroll View 5-2 Table of
Select Layers 5-5 Contents
Select Staff Set
All Staves 5-3
Staff Set 1... 5-3 Index
Show (Hide) Grid 5-4
Show (Hide) Guides 5-4
Show (Hide) Margins 5-5
Show (Hide) Rulers 5-5
Show Active Layer Only 6-3
Show Multiple Pages 5-5
Show Page Layout icons 5-5
Show PostScript Preview 5-5
View Resolution dialog box 17-32
Virtual Fundamental Generator plug-in 9-5, 9-72
Vocal music 32-28
Beaming according to lyrics syllables 32-28
see Choral music
see Hymns
see Lyrics
Voice 2 to Layer plug-in 9-4, 9-73
Voices see Multiple voices
Volume 40-43
see Continuous data
see Key velocity

W
Wait for End of Note dialog box 3-19
Wait for Foot Pedal dialog box 3-20
Wait for Note dialog box 3-18
Wavy lines
see Glissandos
see Trills Table of
What’s New in Finale xxiv Contents
White-out see Masks
Whole notes see Note values (durations)
Whole rests 16-20
Index
Adding a real whole rest 16-20
Change to Default Whole Rests plug-in 9-25
Change to Real Whole Rests plug-in 9-25
Changing the character for default measure rests 16-21
Moving a real whole rest 16-20
To fill measures with rests 16-21
Turning off the default whole rests for a staff 16-21
Window menu 4-1
Advanced Tools Palette 4-2
Arrange Icons 4-3
Cascade 4-2
Close Window 4-3
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Document windows 4-3

Instrument List 4-2
Main Tool Palette 4-2
Menu Toolbars 4-2
Navigational Tools Palette 4-2
New Window 4-3
Playback Controls 4-2
Simple Entry Palette 4-2
Simple Entry Rests Palette 4-2
Smart Shape Palette 4-2
Special Tools Palette 4-2 Table of
Status Bar 4-2 Contents
Tile Horizontally 4-3
Tile Vertically 4-3
Word Extensions Index
Word Extension dialog box 7-31
Word extensions
see Lyrics—To draw a “word extension” underline
Word Extensions dialog box 7-31
Word Wrap 33-8
WriteExpress Rhymer dialog box 32-13

X
Xylophone parts see Note shapes

Z
Zoom in or zoom out 18-2
Enlarging a selected area 18-2
Special mouse clicks 18-1
View Percent 6-10
Zooming in by 200% 18-2
Zooming in/out by a specific percentage 18-2
Zoom Tool 18-1
Special mouse clicks 18-1

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