On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:00 AM, <finale-requ...@shsu.edu> wrote:

> From: Blake Richardson <btr1...@ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: [Finale] Creating a Beam off a Single Flagged Note
> Date: August 24, 2014 10:48:01 AM PDT
> To: <finale@shsu.edu>
> Reply-To: <finale@shsu.edu>
> 
> I'm using Finale 2009 on a Mac Pro desktop machine. Trying to figure out how 
> to create a beam off a single 32nd-note to indicate the first note of an 
> upward gliss as shown in the handwritten score here:
> 
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/88475764/Excerpt.jpg
> 
> I've perused all the help docs I can find on beaming, but I can't seem to 
> figure it out. If it was the second or third note in a series of 32nds, it 
> would be simple enough to just use the beam extension tool, but when all you 
> have is one note, with flags, that tool doesn't work. Any help would be 
> appreciated.
> 
> 
> From: Ryan Beard <ry.squa...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Finale] Creating a Beam off a Single Flagged Note
> Date: August 24, 2014 12:30:37 PM PDT
> To: "<finale@shsu.edu>" <finale@shsu.edu>
> Reply-To: <finale@shsu.edu>
> 
> I'm away from the computer now, but I recall I've done this in the following 
> manner:
> Enter 1st 32nd note. Enter 6 32nd rests, hide them, enter a final 32nd note 
> higher than the first-something that'll give you your desired beam angle. 
> Make sure extend secondary beams over rests is selected in Doc Options>Beams. 
> Use special tools to hide the last note and its stem. The beams may break, 
> but you should be able to use the be extension tool to get the style you're 
> after. 

This shows promise for doing what I want, the only problem is when I select the 
beaming options in "Document Options", it applies the change to the entire 
score, which I don't want. Is there any way to limit those beaming options to 
just a measure or two?
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