Use the Text Tool, indicated by an "A" in the shape designer toolbar, and select Maestro (or whatever) as a font.
JR On 11/28/07 3:29 PM, "Adam Golding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how do i combine these shapes in the shape designer?? i can't see how to > import font characters... > > On 26/11/2007, Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> On Nov 26, 2007, at 7:00 PM, Adam Golding wrote: >> >>> On 26/11/2007, Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On 26-Nov-07, at 2:27 PM, Adam Golding wrote: >>>> >>>>> ok so i'm going about setting up combined articulations (not to >>>>> mention some >>>>> handy macros for applying them from the selection tool) but i've >>>>> realize i >>>>> don't have symbols for: >>>>> >>>>> mezzo-staccato accent >>>>> mezzo-staccato strong accent >>>>> stacatissimo accent >>>>> stacatissimo strong accent >>>>> >>>>> i have no idea what approach i should take in choosing appropriate >>>>> fonts >>>>> that might have these symbols--any suggestions? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm unclear on the names you are using. >>>> >>>> Can you be more explicit about exactly what shapes you are talking >>>> about for those four combinations? >>>> >>>> Many combinations that don't already exist can be put together in a >>>> Shape and assigned to an articulation. >>> >>> >>> >>> mezzo staccato being a stacatto dot plus a tenuto flat line, and >>> accent >>> being >, strong accent being ^, stacatissimo being the wedge mark-- >>> i'll have >>> to look into this shape business :p >>> >> >> In my default file I have a staccatissimo wedge at slot 50. It is >> Maestro character number 171 (216 inverted). It should combine nicely >> with the accent and the marcato in a shape, which can then be >> assigned as a single articulation. You would probably need to make >> two of them, one for above and one for below the notes. >> >> Christopher >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
