It's probably easier to just lower the expression baselines globally (they are set far too high by default). The Entry Offset will take care of collisions with high notes if it's set correctly.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 16 May 2011, at 3:21 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: > I go to positioning, keep everything there, but add -.1 inch to Additional > Baseline Offset (that's minus point one inch). This makes it generally lower, > but it still lifts when the notes get high (that's the Additional Entry > Offset value). > > You can find a value you like better than mine (maybe -.15?), but minus a > tenth of an inch works well for my arco markings. > > christopher > > > On Mon May 16, at MondayMay 16 2:37 PM, Adam Taylor wrote: > >> Hi all. I'm running FInale 2009, and I'm looking for some suggested settings >> for expression positions. The biggest one for me is pizz./arco markings. The >> default positions above the baseline leave the markings flying above the >> staff (nearly to the level of the next staff. >> >> Any suggested adjustment that would work pretty consistently with high notes >> and low ones? >> >> Thanks, >> Adam >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
