MakeMusic Finale Quick Reference Guide
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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR MACINTOSH
Thank you for purchasing Finale 2011.
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you to the world’s most widely used family
of music notation software, and offer our
assistance in getting started. This guide is
intended to visually demonstrate how to
accomplish common tasks quickly and easily,
and point you to additional helpful resources
should you need them. Thanks again for your
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Quick Reference Guide for Macintosh
Getting Started 1
A. Using the Document Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finale Screen View 2
Navigating Your Music 3
A. Choosing a view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
B. To Zoom In and Zoom Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
C. To Drag the Visible Score Region . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
D. To Switch Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Entering the Music: Simple Entry 5
A. To enter notes with your mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
B. To enter notes with your mouse
and computer keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
C. To type notes into the score with
your computer keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
D. To play notes into the score with
a MIDI keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Selecting Music 11
A. To select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
B. To expand selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Copying, Pasting, and Inserting 13
A. To drag-copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
B. To copy using the clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
C. To insert music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
D. Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Transposing 16
Working with Measures 17
A. To add measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
B. To insert measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. To fit a certain number
of measures per system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D. To adjust the measure layout manually . . . . . . .18
Markings and Text 21
A. Adding expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B. Adding articulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
C. Adding slurs and hairpins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D. Adding text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Key Signatures, Time
Signatures, and Clefs 24
A. To define a key signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B. To define a time signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
C. To define a clef change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Lyrics, Chords, and Repeats 25
A. To type-in lyrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
B. To type-in chord symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
C. To create repeats with 1st and 2nd endings . . . .26
Playback 27
Page Layout 29
Sharing Your Music 30
A. To print your score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
B. To export an audio file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
More Finale Help Resources 31
EFFICI ENCY TIP S:
Using Contextual Menus 32
Metatools 33
A. Using Articulation and Expression metatools . . 33
B. Using Smart Shape metatools . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
C. Common metatools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
D. Using metatools with Simple Entry . . . . . . . . . . 35
Multiple Voices: Layers 8
Playing-in Music: HyperScribe 9
A. To record a performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
B. To set the smallest note value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C. To record into two staves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
D. To change the recording tempo and countoff . . .10
Working with Staves 19
A. To insert staves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B. To delete staves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
C. To apply staff styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
D. To hide an empty staff in a system . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E. To move staves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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A. Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
B. To change the playback tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
C. Human Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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Getting Started
Finale Screen View
A. Using the Document Setup Wizard
Finale’s Document Setup Wizard is usually the fastest way to begin a new score.
The pages in this wizard allow you to quickly specify all the basic score elements.
1
From the File menu, choose
New > Document with Setup
Wizard.
2
Choose the Ensemble and
Document Style and click Next.
3
Select your instruments and
click Next.
4
On pages 3 and 4, choose the
desired score elements, and
click Finish.
Pages 3 and 4 allow you
to specify the:
• Title
• Credits and copyright
• Key signature
• Time signature
• Tempo indication
• Pickup measure
• Number of measures
Document Styles
include fonts and
markings designed
for particular types
of documents, in this
case, a choral jazz
arrangement.
When you open a new score, the following menus, palettes, and controls appear. These
elements form a framework for all of Finale’s features and functions.
Menu bar
These menus include standard
operations and editing commands.
Message bar
This bar identifies
the selected tool.
Main tool palette
This palette contains
all of Finale’s tools.
Page scroll
Use these buttons
to navigate pages.
Simple Entry palette
Use this palette to choose note
durations, accidentals, etc.
while entering with Simple Entry.
Playback controls
Use these to start
and stop playback.
Document window
The active document
appears in this window.
Vertical scroll
Use this scroll bar to position
the document vertically.
Page counter
This counter identifies
the current page.
Search for “Setup Wizard” in the User Manual for details.
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Horizontal scroll
Use this scroll bar to position
the document horizontally
Navigating Your Music
Getting the best view of your score in progress is crucial to working with Finale efficiently.
A. Choosing a view
The two main views in Finale are Page
View and Scroll View. From the View menu,
choose Scroll View or Page View.
Page View
displays your music exactly as it will appear
on the printed page. Use this view for system
and page layout.
Scroll View
displays your music in one continuous
horizontal system, free from page constraints.
B. To Zoom In and Zoom Out
You can find zoom commands under the View menu, but to save time, use keyboard shortcuts.
command
+
=
⌘
+
to zoom in
To zoom in and out using your mouse cursor:
command
command
shift
⌘
+
option
⌘
+
+ click to zoom-in to the position clicked.
shift
+
+ click to zoom-out.
Press
command
—
–
⌘
+
to zoom outPress
For more, search “Zoom” in the User Manual.
Search “Views” in the User Manual for more details.
command
E
+
⌘
Press
to switch between
Page View and Scroll View
C. To Drag the Visible Score Region
Use Finale’s Hand Grabber tool to reposition your view of the score.
command
Press
option
⌘
+
+ click and drag to move the score.
Search for “Hand Grabber” in the User Manual for more information.
D. To Switch Pages
In Page View, use the arrow buttons in the lower left corner of your screen to navigate
between pages. Or, use the keystrokes listed here:
Press
command
⌘
Page
Up
+
to move to previous page. Press
command
Search for “Page View” in the User Manual for more information.
Page
Down
⌘
+
to move to next page.
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Entering the Music: Simple Entry
B. To enter notes with your mouse and computer keyboard
1
Click the Simple Entry tool .
2
Observe the Simple menu (a) at the top
of your screen. You will use this menu to
change settings and refer to keyboard
shortcuts.
3
Observe the Simple Entry palette (b), which
you will use to specify note durations and
other note properties.
A. To enter notes with
your mouse
1
Click the note duration in the Simple Entry
palette, as well as the accidental, tie, tuplet,
or grace note.
2
Position your mouse cursor where you
would like to enter the note.
a.
b.
note durations before you click them in.
Use the image to the right as a guide.
Use your numeric keypad (c) to choose
c.
To remove extra tools, double-press as
shown below.
Notebook users, use the “Laptop Shortcut
Table” to improve the efficiency of your smaller
keyboard. Choose Simple > Simple Entry Options
and click Edit Keyboard Shortcuts. Under
Keyboard Shortcut Set, click the Select popup
menu and choose Laptop Shortcut Table.
To change the selected duration.
Tip: Double-click
one of these tools
to de-select all other
tools in the Simple
Entry palette.
Enter a note and then press 9
(press once)
(press twice)
To select only the duration and remove the dot and flat.
to create a triplet.
3
Click to enter the note. Finale flips the stem
direction when appropriate.
option
Notes are purple when you enter them,
indicating they can be edited with a keystroke...
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Change the duration of the note you just
entered by pressing Option+# (1-8).
All Simple Entry keyboard shortcuts are listed under the Simple menu.
4
+
C. To type notes into the score with your
computer keyboard
Using your computer keyboard to type notes into the score
is faster than clicking. When you have typed the duration:
1
Press Enter to activate the Simple Entry
Caret, which is Finale’s entry cursor.
enter
2
Use the up and down arrows
to choose the pitch.
3
Press Enter to enter the note.
4
Or, simply type the letter of the
desired pitch, 0 (zero) for a rest.
enter
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D. To play notes into the score with a MIDI keyboard
You can use your MIDI keyboard (or other MIDI device) to quickly enter notes.
With the caret active, simply play the desired note or chord to add it to the score.
Check Simple > Use MIDI Device for Input,
to use a MIDI keyboard for note entry.
See “Speedy Entry” and “HyperScribe” in the User Manual for other ways to enter music using a MIDI keyboard.
Multiple Voices: Layers
When a second voice with a different rhythm is required within a measure, like the eighth notes
shown in red below, enter the notes in a new layer. Each layer is a rhythmically independent
voice. Simply choose the new layer and enter as you would normally.
Layers can be chosen from the View menu,
or the layer popup at the bottom of the screen.
5
Press Shift-down arrow to move
the caret down an octave.
shift
Sharp
See “Simple Entry” in the User Manual for more information.
+
=
+
—
–
FlatTAdd tie
Moves selection
left/right.
L
Flip stem\Flip
enharmonic
3
Add interval
third (number
row)
command
+
⌘
Moves selection up/down.
+ –
Half step
increase
/ /
Break/join beam
(numpad)
Half step
decrease
(numpad)
From the Document menu, choose Show Active Layer
Only to work with a single layer independently.
+
Show Active Layer Only allows you to edit or clear individual
layers without affecting the hidden layers. (Compare to figure
above). Be sure to uncheck Show Active Layer Only before printing.
Layers can be identified by note color.
Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 3 Layer 4
Always use layers 1 and 2 first when notating
multiple voices. Use layer1 for the higher
voice. If there are three or four voices in a
single staff, then use layers 3 and 4 as needed.
See “Multiple Voices” in the User Manual for more information.
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