Yep. Use the Staff tool, and change the attributes of one staff (or multiple staves) to include an Independent Time Signature.
-- Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://augmentedfourth.blogspot.com On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:22:51 -0400, Joseph Dinwiddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks. > > Is there any way in this program to compose something that is a different timing > than the melody - for instance, in the bass clef? > > > > From: Brad Beyenhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2004/10/01 Fri PM 12:41:58 EDT > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Finale] 4th Beat Pickups > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:24:29 -0400, Joseph Dinwiddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How do I start a composition on the fourth beat pickup? I can't find it on the > > > Help | index menu, probably because of the English terminology. > > > > 3 possible ways: > > > > 1. Create a first measure that has a 1/4 time signature, but still > > displays as 4/4 (Use Different Time Signature for Display in the Time > > Signature dialog box). This can make it difficult to number the > > measures later, as the pickup is counted as the first measure. > > 2. Options | Pickup Measure... menu. This way is good because it > > defines the measure after the pickup as the first measure (The pickup > > is measure "#1," while the first measure is "1"). > > 3. Create a new document with the Setup Wizard, and define the pickup > > measure in the appropriate dialog box along the way. > > > > #3 is probably the easiest if you haven't yet started entering notes, > > but it basically does the same thing as #2. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
