Yep. Use the Staff tool, and change the attributes of one staff (or
multiple staves) to include an Independent Time Signature.

-- 
Brad Beyenhof
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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.
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