I should note that Finale's copy/paste function doesn't seem to carry over the dotted quarter triplets. Robert Patterson's copying plug-in might, though. Perhaps an easier solution would be to create the augmentation dot as an articulation or expression.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Ryan <ry.squa...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can. I've done it. Speedy entry. Create triplet like you normally > would. Option 3, then enter 4 for an eighth note to tell Finale that you > want eighth note triplets. Put the cursor back over the first note and > change to a dotted quarter. The "3" will show over the dotted quarter. If > there are brackets, you can highlight the measure and the from the menu use > Utilities > Change... > Tuplets to remove all the brackets. You can also > use that to hide the number three as most older engravings do. > > Another option would be to allow Independent Time Signatures on the staff. > Change those measures to a compound meter, then use a Staff style to hide > the time signature change. This method may cause problems in adding and > editing hairpins. > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Dick Hauser <rdhau...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> >> > On Oct 31, 2015, at 9:39 AM, dr.a.s. weinstangel <dr...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Win10 Fin12 >> > >> > Is there a way to mark triplets as dotted quarters with one slash (or >> dotted half-notes with one slash) and number 3 or 6 above? Going through >> the hoops here :-( >> > >> > TIA >> > >> > Dr.A.S.Weinstangel >> >> Surprised no one has answered. Short answer is no. Long answer is that >> it’s really “fiddly”. >> >> Perhaps you can follow this thread: >> >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/private/finale/2015-November/122011.html >> >> Dick H >> OlyWa >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
