Fair point. I do indeed want rotated text, both 90° and -90°. Thanks for helping me clarify.
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Robert Patterson < [email protected]> wrote: > When you say vertical text, to me that conjures: > > v > e > r > t > i > c > a > l > > That is easily accomplished with page text. I think you are asking for > rotated text. > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks. I wish they would make the text tool a little more powerful. > > Vertical text is very common in scores. It would be nice if there were an > > easy way to achieve desired results. > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Robert Patterson < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You could export a graphic either out of Finale or other program and > then > > > place it on the page. Unfortunately there are numerous buggy hurdles > with > > > this approach, but it can be done. > > > > > > For vector graphics you must use EPS. I so wish Finale supported > > importing > > > PDF as a graphic. There really is no excuse that they don't. Shy of > using > > > EPS (which is buggy) you can export a TIFF. (FWIW: I always bite the > > bullet > > > and use EPS.) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > It's on a title page, and there are linked parts involved. I'd rather > > not > > > > put an invisible bar of music on that page. > > > > > > > > Back to the drawing board. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 7:39 AM, S Jones <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > What about using custom lines like a glissando line using the word > > you > > > > want > > > > > with a blank character in place of the wavy line? > > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 10:35 Robert Patterson < > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > If all you need is vertically oriented text without rotation of > the > > > > > > letters, you can use the standard frame options on a page title > to > > do > > > > it. > > > > > > If you need the letters to rotate, the only solution I know is a > > > custom > > > > > > shape. Perhaps you could place an invisible bar of music on your > > > title > > > > > > page. Ugly, but it will work. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Ryan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > What's the best way to get vertical text on a page? I've > created > > > > > > > SmartShapes before to do this, but this is a title page and > there > > > is > > > > no > > > > > > > music nearby on which to attach the shape. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ryan > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Finale mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Finale mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Finale mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Finale mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Finale mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > > [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
