Finale Tips

This page lists tips for editing music in the Finale graphical music editor.

Lyrics

Why are hyphens between syllables messed up?

Who knows why, but they are only messed up on screen, and not in the data. You should type control-d to redraw the screen. This will fix the display of the hyphens.

Working with multiple verses

To add/edit a second lyric line: after clicking on Lyrics Tool icon, go to the Lyrics menu and select Select Current Lyric.... In the Number field, set the particular verse number.

Formatting

Remove fixed line breaks

To removed fixed (locked) system breaks, select the musical region where you want to remove them (such as control-a for entire piece), then type the letter "u" to "unlock" the formatting.