Finale selection tool

Learn how to use Finale's Clef Tool and harness all of its power, including mid-measure clef changes, positioning, spacing, customizable Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Skip to content. Lesson 2 More things you can do right from the Selection Tool. What it does. Edit Articulation Definition. Display the Articulation Designer dialog box. Relink to Score parts only. Restore the link to its corresponding score item.

Unlink In All Parts score only. Break the link between the score and this item in all parts. Relink In All Parts score only. Restore the link to all corresponding items in parts. Removes selected articulations. Edit Group Attributes. Display Group Attributes dialog box. Delete Bracket. Deletes selected bracket. Delete Group. Deletes the group and bracket. Edit Chord Definition. Display the Chord Definition dialog box. Edit Fretboard. Display the Fretboard Editor dialog box.

Removes selected chord symbols. Show Chord. Shows or hides individual chord symbols. Show Fretboard. Shows or hides individual fretboards. Edit Clef Definition when invoked on midmeasure clef. Display the Midmeasure Clef dialog box.

Select Clef when invoked on highlighted measure s. Display the Clef Selection dialog box. Removes midmeasure clef. Edit Expression Assignment. Display the Expression Assignment dialog box.

Display the Text Expression Designer dialog box. Remove Manual Adjustments. Removes manual adjustments made in the score. Removes selected expressions. Display the Shape Expression Designer dialog box. C Major. Sets the key signature to C Major. G Major. Sets the key signature to G Major.

D Major. Sets the key signature to D Major. A Major. Sets the key signature to A Major. E Major. Sets the key signature to E Major. Account Settings Logout. All Files. Submit Search. Places the selected music on the Clipboard and simultaneously removes it from the document. Places a duplicate of the selected music on the Clipboard. Inserts whatever music you've cut or copied to the Clipboard between two existing beats or measures. Pastes whatever music you've cut or copied to the Clipboard to paste over replace the selected music in the target file.

Opens the Paste Multiple dialog box where you can choose how many times you want to paste the source material. Check Use Filter to use the settings in the Edit Filter dialog box while pasting. Opens the Edit Filter dialog box where you can select elements to include while pasting. Clears all items in the selected region. Clears all items in the region selected in the Edit Filter dialog box. Opens the Transpose dialog box where you can choose an interval to transpose the selected region.

Opens the Add Measures dialog box where you can choose the number of measures to add. Opens the How Many Measures dialog box where you can choose the number of measures to insert. From this submenu, choose a key signature for the selected measure s. From this submenu, choose a time signature for the selected measure s. Opens the Change Clef dialog box where you can select a clef.

From this submenu, add, edit, or define a staff style. With this submenu, create, edit, or remove repeats. Displays a Split Point bar, which allows you to adjust the point at which the measure can be split across a system break. Displays the Beat Chart , which allows you to edit the spacing.

Check this option to show, or uncheck to hide on the printed page. Chord Symbols. Text Expressions. Shape Expressions. Displays bounding box handles for graphically editing the shape expression. Key Signatures. Opens the Key Signature dialog box where you can define a key signature. Changes the alignment of the syllables to centered under the note. Changes the alignment of the syllables to the left under the note. Changes the alignment of the syllables to the right under the note.

Changes the justification of the syllables to centered relative to each other. Changes the justification of the syllables to the left relative to each other. Changes the justification of the syllables to the right relative to each other.

Allows you to edit each occurrence of a repeat marking independently. Click an item to select it. If two items overlap, click again to cycle through the overlapping items. Drag a selected item to move it. Select an item then use the arrow keys to nudge an item. Double-click an item or press ENTER with an item selected to select the item with the appropriate tool.

Barline submenu Opens the barline submenu where you can select a new barline style. Multimeasure Rest submenu Opens the Multimeasure rest submenu where you can create, remove, or editmultimeasure rests.

Cut Places the selected music on the Clipboard and simultaneously removes it from the document. Copy Places a duplicate of the selected music on the Clipboard. Insert Inserts whatever music you've cut or copied to the Clipboard between two existing beats or measures. Paste Pastes whatever music you've cut or copied to the Clipboard to paste over replace the selected music in the target file.

Paste Multiple Opens the Paste Multiple dialog box where you can choose how many times you want to paste the source material. Edit Filter Opens the Edit Filter dialog box where you can select elements to include while pasting.

Clear All Items Clears all items in the selected region. Transpose Opens the Transpose dialog box where you can choose an interval to transpose the selected region.