For example, if you go into the View Menu and see a check-mark in front of Page View, you can't click on the same thing, the only other options are Scroll View and Studio View. This makes you rightly assume that the only remaining option is Custom Frame. The problem is when you double click and drag a box, then go to the text menu, there is already a check-mark in front of Standard Frame. (Thanks Zuill)Īmazing how people think I never looked into the user manual. "When all is said and done, more is said than done."įavorite Forum quote: "Please, everybody, IGNORE THE TROLL!" Try not to be too offended by those who seem to think the manual is the end-all of Finale knowledge. So, take the manual with a grain of salt, and don't hesitate to ask for answers on the forum. there are actually those who think the manual is easy to use, when in fact, it can be less than friendly, and some of the information is actually WRONG or INCOMPLETE. Just because you are being told to look in the manual, don't be offended. Even though it is checked by default, click on it and change the line thickness from 0 to a reasonable amount (0.0064 inches I think is one of the sizes used in other tools as statring point). To turn it off, one needs to change the default setting, so Finale does do it backward from the way MS Word does it.Īlso, Custom frame is not needed for a visible box. If you read the manual, the instruction is a bit fuzzsy.Īlso, Word, as a standard, places the line (box) around text boxes. Even many long time users don't know about the double click and HOLD on second click while you drag. The manual on text boxes is a bit confusing. Perhaps in the faux handwritten jazz font? When would one want to draw a box around text, by the way, other than a rehearsal mark? I don't recall seeing that in printed music. GPO 4, Garritan J&BB 3, CoMBand, Stradivari Violin, Gofriller Cello Remember Ron, Sibelius does everything for you. And how would we ever drive traffic to Mike's Finale Tips site for tuplets? It's not like Finale comes with a searchable Help file, tutorials, or video primers!! If everyone did this, this forum would see its new post volume drop by half. When the performer cannot approach the composer's meaning because of capriciously obscure notation, he may in effect say to the composer: "Why should I bother to puzzle out your music?" - Gardner ReadĪlso, opening the Help Manual and typing "text" in the search box is hard to do?Now, now, Ron. But if he indicates: "I want you to perform and respond to this music," then his fundamental duty is to write his music so that it is accessible to interpretation. If the composer says in effect to the performer: "I do not care whether you perform my music or not," we cannot argue the matter. Full version, Garritan Jazz & Big Band, Garritan Concert and Marching Band, Windows 7 64-bit SP1, 4GB RAM, Soundblaster Audigy II zs Woodwind specialist and doubler - Finale 2011b using Speedy Entry - no capslock, GPO 2nd ed. One easy way to do it is to create it as an expression, then choose an enclosure. I haven't found a way to do it in Finale. I just want to put some text in a square box. MakeMusic Forum > Public Forums > Finale - Windows - FORUM HAS MOVED! > How can I place a text box?
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