>Are you talking about a bracket like what one would use for double stops?
This is why I asked what the purpose was. What I've done for double stops is create an articulation library with brackets in half-space increments (.5, 1, 1.5, etc.). Each articulation also has underneath it the size of the bracket in non-printing text, so that you can tell in the articulation window which one is which.
The advantage of artics over expressions is that in addition to being auto-positioning, they are automatically taken into account during spacing. (Most people have 'Avoid articulations' checked but not 'Avoid note expressions', because the latter causes too many other problems.) This also saves you from having to individually size each one, and it also avoids the file bloat that can be caused by several different copies of the same shape (which is what happens when you place a shape expression with a metatool).
The "extra copies of the same shape" thing doesn't happen anymore in 2005...at least not in the mac version. I've also never had a problem with a Finale file getting too big because of shape expressions.
Your way works great though too :-)
It's just that in the kind of work I do, I have to be really fast. So, for me, I have found that (click) Metatool stretch is the fastest way to get the job done. Sometimes I have to stretch the shape over two staves in the case of a harp part and sometimes I use the same shape as a bracket for being very clear about the way violins are divided as another example. So for me, one multipurpose shape and it's done fast.
But ain't that the beauty of Finale!! It truly is flexible!
Best,
K
If anyone is interested in this library, I'd be happy to post it somewhere.
Aaron
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