Yes. Of course... Excuse me for the very long and detailed explanation. Please don't take it as the proof of the more complicated approach with Finale. For instance, I feel I'm much more complicated than Finale ;-)
As Dennis has showed, it is much easier to put the bracket with Smart Shape Tool. Bernard 2010/5/16 John Howell <[email protected]> > At 10:31 AM +0200 5/16/10, Bernard Nussbaumer wrote: > >> Mark, >> I think this is what you are looking for: >> >> Articulation tool - click on a note - >> Articulation selection Window - Create >> Articulation designer Window - select "Shape" for the Main symbol, then >> click "Main" >> Shape Selection Window - Create >> Shape Designer Window- Shape Designer Menu - Bracket Style - choose the >> second (or the first) from the right - OK >> Shape Designer Window - Click on Bracket Tool (second from the right) - >> Click once near the origin - Click on Selection Tool (first from the left) >> >> [Depending on distance between highest and lowest notes, you may need >> different brackets. With Selection Tool, you may shorten or stretch the >> bracket out, and move the bracket ] >> >> Then you may go back to your score by two ways: >> >> {OK >> Shape Selection Window - Select >> Articulation Disigner Window - OK >> Articulation Selection Window - Select} >> >> or >> >> {Ctrl-OK} >> > > Fascinating! In Sibelius 6: > > Select notes in the score (you can also select them later, after choosing > the bracket); > Type L for Lines window; > Select vertical bracket - OK or Return - you're back in the score; > Drag the bracket to fit, IN the score; > Continue working in the score (and if you need additional brackets, the > Lines window remembers your last selection and you can insert them as fast > as you can Click-select - L - Return. > > Just different ways to approach it, of course. > > John > > > -- > John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music > Virginia Tech Department of Music > College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences > Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > (mailto:[email protected]) > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > > "We never play anything the same way once." Shelly Manne's definition > of jazz musicians. > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
