It was the Generate Parts feature that confused me, and the 3 window dialog box. At any rate, I will get up to speed at some point and in the meanwhile I will shut up about this because it's my fault for not taking the time that I currently don't have to train myself on the new feature. (which is still more cumbersome than it needs to be)
> At 10:35 AM 2/19/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I had used the Extract parts feature, and in doing so > >used the Create Parts feature. When I got to the folder where I had > >directed the new parts to go to, I opened them and started doing > layouts, > >page turns, etc. and all kinds of wierd behaviours occured trying to get > >them to do what I wanted, and eventually I did a Save As to the document > >to disconnect it(!) from the source doc. Then I could do whatever I > wanted > >and get what I wanted. > > I'm not sure what kind of problems you were having, but once you > extract parts to separate documents (as opposed to just creating > linked parts within your score), those parts are no longer in any way > "connected" to the original source document. Doing an additional > "Save As" does not change this. Linked parts are only linked when > they're still contained within the score file. > > > I still have yet to get > >the down and dirty, but efficient, Extract Parts to... process back so I > >can move fast and productively with it. > > I don't understand this comment. Extract Parts works just the way it > always has. It's true that it does make you *generate* linked parts > in the score before you can extract parts, but you don't need to > actually *use* those linked parts. If you don't like linked parts, or > if you don't have time to figure out new ways of using them, then you > can basically ignore them. Just extract parts to separate files the > way you always have. > > Aaron. > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
