Linked parts are the way to go, no doubt about it. The amount of time saved is frightening compared to the old methods (every time I have to go back to an old file with extracted parts I cringe).
With a little skill and plain thinking 'out of the box' you can become really wily at getting things to look good in both score and part environments. I Have found the best method is to set up your templates to accommodate the process and not to try to fight it by using older methods as the 'norm' and then getting all frustrated when they won't come out as you want. You won't get a square peg in a round hole as so many people try to do. And keep it simple, linked parts are there as a feature not a necessity. You have to adapt a little if you want to include two parts on a stave in the score and have them show in separate parts , grace notes can be a pig and cue notes take a real amount of cunning! But the pay-off is huge. And layouts can be different for each part(s). I sometimes have A4 and A5 (reduced %) all in the same score. Good luck with the learning curve, read the section in the manual 2 or 3 times and keep an open mind. After that it is downhill all the way! Jonathan _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
