On Mar 8, 2009, at 1:34 PM, Katherine Hoover wrote:
Dear Finalelist:
Some problems that I never had with Finale 2000...
1. I wish to delete some finale files. Simple, eh?
Moved them to trash singly. Wouldn't go in.
Moved them to trash as a group. No dice.
Dragged one to desktop to try from there - it made a new copy.
Looked it up on the online help:
read through chapter on file: no help
searched for word delete in the entire text: ditto
While looking around for options I came across an alternate File
listing - toward the bottom I saw "Move to Trash" but it was gray.
Tried for a while to find this again with a file highlighted - no
luck.
Back to online help: searched for "move to trash : "no matches
found".
Obvious question - how do I delete a file??? Not so obvious -
where is my alternate File listing? How do I get to it?
2. Also embarrassingly simple but I've spent too much time on this
as well: How do I get a new folder into my listing of files to
organize it?
Katherine,
We don't know what platform you're on. On Mac in the Finder, hit
command-sh-N, or go to the File menu and select New Folder.
This won't work if you don't have permission to access the disk, as
Noel suggested. Also if you are dealing with a CD (okay, I had to
ask!) there are no changes that can be made to the directory
structure, as it is fixed.
3. Not quite so simple: what is the easiest way of setting up a
part for - say Bb Clarinet on the right pitch but without a key
signature? At this point I make the file in the automatic fashion,
go to Staff, Edit Staff Attributes, and choose No Key. Then I have
to go through and check all the accidentals that don't show because
of the transposed key and fix them. Is there an easier way?
In Staff Attributes, select Transposition, then Chromatic. This
causes the part to transpose without changing the key signature. The
concert key signature in that case should be C.
The option you chose is for percussion parts, where you don't want
sharps and flats to appear on drum notes.
In the future, make sure you mention Finale version and platform. I
usually say FinMac 2009b. If your question involves system questions
like file structure and folders, make sure you mention the operating
system version as well.
Christopher
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