Finale2011 Mac QRG

FGC287-1 quick REFERENCE guide for MACINTOSH® Thank you for purchasing Finale 2011. We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the world’s most widely used family of music notation software, and offer our assistance in getting started. This guide is intended to visually demonstrate how to accomplish common tasks quickly and easily, and point you to additional helpful resources should you need them. Thanks again for your support and best wishes with your music! ­—Your friends at MakeMusic Quick Reference Guide for Macintosh Getting Started 1 Selecting Music 11 Markings and Text 21 Page Layout 29 A. Using the Document Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A. To select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A. Adding expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 B. To expand selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 B. Adding articulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Sharing Your Music 30 Finale Screen View 2 C. Adding slurs and hairpins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 A. To print your score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Copying, Pasting, and Inserting 13 D. Adding text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 B. To export an audio file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Navigating Your Music 3 A. To drag-copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 A. Choosing a view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 B. To copy using the clipboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Key Signatures, Time More Finale Help Resources 31 Signatures, and Clefs …