Thanks Christopher! That looks like great advice! On Jul 21, 2017 2:19 PM, "Christopher Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If the score dates from before these kinds of articulations were “smart”, > they might resist editing in the usual way. > > I suggest loading in a modern version of the articulation or smart shape > from a new file. The easy way to do this is to create a measure in a new > document, enter a note and assign every articulation and Smart Shape you > are likely to need, and copy that measure to your target document. Hit > Clear immediately after copying it in, and the articulations and Smart > Shapes will be there in the selection dialogue boxes now. Assign a metatool > (say, A to the accent) and select the accent you want to replace, double > tap A, and the new articulation will be there. > > Smart Shapes don’t have as easy a way, unfortunately. You’ll just have to > delete and replace them. > > If there is some sort of corruption in the file (very common, in my > experience!) you might have to “launder” the file. Copy the contents into a > fresh, modern file all at once (so you preserve time signature and key > changes) but you will still lose all titles and page formatting. > > If the corruption is very tenacious, then export as Music XML and import > it into a new document. > > Christopher > > > > On Jul 21, 2017, at 11:57 AM, Elizabeth R. Austin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I'm correcting a score which was entered with a much earlier Finale > > version-however, the articulations cannot be 'update page' and save'd > > adequately-the 8ve dotted line continues on and on, for instance, and the > > pedal line wanders..I've tried deleting the original articulations and > > reentering after the 'Edit' but this did not work. Nothing seems to > help. > > Thanks for tips. > > > > Elizabeth R. Austin > > > > *Elizabeth R. Austin, ACA, BMI* > > *www.elizabethaustinmusic.com* <http://www.elizabethaustinmusic.com/> > > *http://composers.com/elizabeth-r-austin* > > <http://composers.com/elizabeth-r-austin> > > *http://www.amc.net/ElizabethRAustin* <http://www.amc.net/ > ElizabethRAustin> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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]
