This has changed in Finale 2008 with the introduction of the "measure
stack" idea. Time signatures will only be copied if you have selected
a stack of mesures to be copied.
If you haven't yet got used to the "stack" idea, it's worth playing
around with it to get an idea of the reasoning behind it. Check
through the chapters "Selecting Music" and "Copying Music" in the
help files.
Michael
On 21 Mar 2008, at 03:17, Brian Williams wrote:
In Finale 2008, how do I insert a group of measures into a file and
include
the time signature changes? I used to be able to do this easily in
2007 and
before, but can't seem to figure out how to do it using the
"improved" mass
edit-selection tool in 2008.
Here's the situation: I get a MIDI file from the composer. I prepare a
1-measure score template in Finale. I open the midi file (which
usually has
several time signature changes) in Finale, select the top staff,
and copy it
to the clipboard. I then open the score template, select the one
measure of
the top staff, and select "Insert" from the Edit menu. In Finale
2007 and
before, this would insert the entire group of measures from the
clipboard,
time signature changes and all. In Finale 2008, the time sig
changes are
ignored.
Am I overlooking something that makes this as simple as it used to
be? If
not, is this a "feature" or a "loss of functionality" in Finale 2008?
Brian Williams
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