I'd join Johannes in his advice:
If I were you I would wait a little and upgrade to Fin2k6 when it comes out, usually in late summer,
since if there is anything in 2k2 that you'd really have to "unlearn" for 2k6, it does not immediately occur to me what it is. However, it is my recollection [NB: it should be noted that my recollection is not what it used to be, and this should be factored into your evaluation of this advice] that if you upgrade within a narrow window just before the new release, you get the old release, and the next release at no additional cost. Based upon that, in your situation, I'd probably order the upgrade sometime around August 8. My reason for this is one of the complaints that comes up on the list with some regularity. Although Finale will generally successfully read files created with a Finale Family product of the same version or previous ones, it has never been designed to _write_ files compatible with earlier versions, and I don't expect it to ever be able to do so. Having 2005 and 2006 gives you a future advantage in working with someone who did not upgrade from 2005 of your both being able to work on the same version of the file. Otherwise, if he has 2005, and you have 2006, you can open a file he created, and make edits, but when you forward the file back to him, he will not be able to open it.
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