Kenneth:
It would be helpful to know what product (PrintMusic, Allegro, Finale)
and what platform (MAC / WIN) you are using. My answers assume you are
using some version of Finale.
I transcribed a piece to play on handbells. It was originally in 2/4 time. I'd
like to change it to 4/4 time. The changing of the Key Sig. is the easy part,
however the note values remain the same, and I wind up with the end half of
each system with no notes. How can I change/double all note values to
correspond to 4/4 time?
Assuming you meant meter signature where your wrote key signature, you
do exactly what you did, except that you check the box beside "rebar music".
Also, How can I adjust the number of measure per system from, say, 8 down to 5,
so that I can have easier readability...AND not have 3 very s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d
measure at the end AND on their own lonely page?
Somewhere in the Finale menus system (and exactly where depends upon
exactly what version of Finale you are using) there is a "Fit Music"
command which lets you specify how many measures should be located in
each system.
It is possible, if I err in assuming that you are using some version of
Finale, it might not be possible to do what you want to do in your
software, in which case the easiest thing to do might be to find someone
using the version of Finale which is the same as the software you are
using (for example, if you are using Allegro 2008, find someone using
Finale 2008) and have them make the changes for you.
ns
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