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Document Display View a score in either scroll view (continuous staff) or page view (staves arranged on page). Reduce a view down to 5%, or enlarge it up to 1000%. Use on-screen rulers to position score elements. Open any number of scores at once, limited only by memory. View each window in any fashion desired (page or scroll view, magnification and measure location). Cut, copy and paste between windows. Shift easily between a score window and individual part views. Navigate to any page, or move to the first, last or specified measure, with simple controls. Define as many as eight different staff sets for viewing selected instruments in a score. Main Tool Palette Use the main tool palette to control music entry, editing and page layout. Use Message Bar to identify tools and their uses. Use "Click and Go" note entry for instant Real and Step-time note entry. Size and position the main tool palette to fit the way you work. Reposition tools within the palette according to your preference. Show only the tools you need, or display all the tools. Note & Smart Shape Palettes Use a note palette to click notes, accidentals and rests onto the staff. Use a smart shape palette to place a predefined expression onto the score. Size and position these palettes as you wish; dock, show and hide the palettes as needed. Documentation and On-line Help Easy start-up instructions. Installation and Tutorials manual for easy start-up. Comprehensive, printable on-line documentation with hot links. On-screen message bar identifies tools and their uses. On-line video tutorials that demonstrate Finale key functions. Balloon/Windows Help provides on-screen assistance. Quick Reference Card provides easy access to most common keystrokes/tasks. Unique new Visual Index identifies common notational elements and refers you to the appropriate documentation. Set-up vocal or instrumental score via Set-up Wizard or choose from over 35 pre-designed score templates. Music Entry - Real Time Notate in real time as you play a MIDI instrument. Computer supplied beat. User supplied beat via Finale's patented HyperScribe. Capture music as you play, then convert to notation later. Record one "track" while playing back others. Accurately notate tuplets, jazz rhythms and tempo changes. Music Entry - Step Time Select rhythmic values from a palette and position them with a mouse. Enter rhythmic values with the numeric keypad. Enter pitches with the arrow keys. Enter pitches with the letter keys. Enter pitches with a MIDI instrument. Position them with the mouse. Position them with the arrow keys. Select and position articulation markings, text and dynamics. Select notes and shapes using floating, resizable tool palettes. Music Capacity Enter rhythmic values from a double-whole note to a 128th note. Create any multiple of staves and measures up to 32,768. Enter an unlimited number of notes per measure. Define up to four layers of music per staff with two independent voices per layer. Clefs Choose from eight predefined clefs: Treble Alto Tenor Bass Percussion Treble ottava bassa Bass ottava bassa Baritone (F) Other clefs include: Soprano Mezzo-soprano Baritone (C) Treble ottava a;ta French violin Define your own clefs. Place multiple clefs within measures. Key & Time Signatures, Barlines Use standard or non-standard key signatures. Use different time and key signatures in each staff. Specify separate time signatures for display and beaming control. Create complex time signatures. Hide key and time signatures if desired. Ignore the key signature on individual staves (e.g., percussion staves). Define your own scales and microtonality. Select from eight barline styles or customize any barline. Automatically places double barlines before all key changes and a final barline at the end of the score. Lyrics Type lyrics directly onto the score. Create lyrics all at once and place them on the score either one syllable at a time or an entire verse with one click. Automatically align lyrics with notes. Shift lyrics right or left by syllables. Align and justify lyrics either globally or syllable by syllable. Respace notes to automatically avoid collisions of lyrics. Easily create word extensions. Mix fonts, sizes and styles as needed. Text Handling Create and position titles, credits, copyright notices and other text on-screen with built-in text editor. Place large blocks of text with a built-in text editor. Control font, size, style and alignment. Independently specify the alignment, position and font for any staff name. Flow text into and around irregularly shaped graphics. Chords and Guitar Notation Select and place chord symbols easily. Play chords on a MIDI instrument for automatic analysis and labeling. Automatically determine chords across one or two staves. Create and edit your own chord symbols, including alternate bass indication. Automatic Tablature (see plug-in section). Custom Tablature for nonstandard tunings or number of strings. Center or left-align chord symbols. Mix fonts, font sizes and styles within chord symbols. Select from different chord styles. (Standard, European, Nashville, Roman, etc.) Automatically transpose chord symbols with changes in key. Play back chord symbols via MIDI. Automatically add guitar fretboards. Music Editing Select any group of notes for editing, including partial measures. Insert, copy, clear and delete music. Reposition any symbol, character, graphic or text anywhere on the page simply by dragging it. Transpose, re-bar, re-beam and apply other changes to music with a single command. Select and position articulation markings, text and dynamics. Apply "smart articulations" with automatic positioning and stem direction sensitivity. Re-quantize any notes in any region entered from any note entry method. Multiple undo even past last save. Re-space notes and rests within measures. Adjust measure widths. Control stem direction individually if desired. Use any of six predefined adjustable staff brackets. Add graphic repeat signs and text repeat markings. Reduce a score, page, staff system, note group or single note down to 5%, or enlarge it up to 999%. Transpose using chromatic, diatonic, enharmonic or modal methods. Control the exact placement of each part of a beat. Adjust slurs, crescendos and diminuendos. Automatically avoid collisions of mid-score and mid-measure clefs, seconds and unisons when using layers. Add rehearsal marks and measure numbers, then emphasize them with ovals or rectangles. Set the number of staff lines per staff from 0 to 100. Create custom staves and mix "Staff Styles" anywhere. Create your own articulations. Beams, Stems & Noteheads Control cross-staff and cross-measure beaming, beam width, rests within beam groups, and more. Independently position noteheads and stems if desired. Define your own noteheads; change the shape of any notehead. Graphics Creation Use the Shape Designer to draw your own musical graphics. Create lines, ovals, rectangles, polygons and curves. Control line thickness, fills, object grouping and more. Assign playback meaning to your created graphics. Playback Play your score through a MIDI instrument, sound module, sound card or internal computer speaker. Play a note, chord, phrase, selected staves or an entire score. Scroll music on-screen during play-back in Page view or Scroll view. Use easy on-screen Playback Controls to play any range of measures and to set the volume and tempo. Define playback sounds of each staff. Easily assign a MIDI channel or patch, and play/solo/mute setting for each staff. Map multiple staves to the same instrument sound. Play back repeats, dynamics, tempo changes and chord symbols. Define playback of interpretive marks, text and shapes. Play a score as notated. Play back an original MIDI performance of the score - including key velocity, pitchbend, rubato, and more. MIDI Control Edit individual MIDI events in a graphic window. Define two sets of 16 MIDI channels and up to 64 instruments. Program the percent of "swing feel" for playback. Record and lay with a resolution of 1024 pulses per quarter note. "Minimize Rests" eliminates unwanted rests in real-time entry. Save multiple MIDI/instrument setups. Page Layout Create pages up to 9 feet by 9 feet (large pages can be "tiled"). Control the layout of individual staff systems and page margins. Move lyrics, chords, expressions, titles, text blocks and other elements. On-Score Page Layout with Snap to Grid and Guidelines gives easy, exact alignment of all score elements. Fit measures into staff systems. Indent staff systems and adjust systems horizontally or vertically. Reduce or enlarge a score. Score Management "Optimize" the conductor's score by removing resting instruments. "Extract" individual parts, with separate page layout control for each part, and create automatic multi-measure rests. "Implode" scores to create instant piano reductions. "Explode" scores to create instant orchestrations. Protect scores with automatic backup. Printing Print on virtually all Postscript or non-Postscript printers. Color printing of layers, Smart Shapes, score and staff expressions, articulations, text, lyrics and chords. Use any music font including Finale's Petrucci, Maestro, Maestro Wide, Engraver and Jazz Fonts. Use the percussion (Tamburo) and guitar fretboard (Seville) fonts included with Finale. Use other Postscript or TrueType music fonts if desired. Compile Postscript listings for efficient downloading and printing on systems without Finale installed. File Compatibility Import scores from Encore™, PrintMusic!™ and Allegro™ keeping all data and settings. Import MidiScan™ scanned music files. Read and write standard MIDI files. Export scores to Allegro or PrintMusic! Export EPS, TIFF or PICT (Macintosh only) files. Import any WMF (Windows only), TIFF, PICT (Macintosh only) or EPS file into Finale. Easily convert previous version of Finale files, keeping all data and settings. Share files between Macintosh and Windows platforms.
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