[Finale] Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Brian Williams
Dear list, Does anyone know how I can enter some of the off the keyboard unicode font characters into a text block in Finale? Specifically, I'm trying to enter fractions from the OpenType version of New Century Schoolbook. The fractions show up as glyphs in the character palette but have no

Re: [Finale] Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
You can't. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 13 Aug 2008, at 12:26 PM, Brian Williams wrote: Dear list, Does anyone know how I can enter some of the off the keyboard unicode font characters into a text block in Finale? Specifically, I'm trying to enter fractions

Re: [Finale] Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Christopher Smith
On Aug 13, 2008, at 12:26 PM, Brian Williams wrote: Dear list, Does anyone know how I can enter some of the off the keyboard unicode font characters into a text block in Finale? Specifically, I'm trying to enter fractions from the OpenType version of New Century Schoolbook. The

Re: [Finale] Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
On Wed, August 13, 2008 12:26 pm, Brian Williams wrote: Does anyone know how I can enter some of the off the keyboard unicode font characters into a text block in Finale? You've already got the correct you can't answer, but if you're desperate, there's a very clumsy workaround: create the text

[Finale] Re: Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Rob Deemer
Try PopCharPro (http://www.macility.com/products/popcharpro/)...it does what you need and is very handy. Does anyone know how I can enter some of the off the keyboard unicode font characters into a text block in Finale? Specifically, I'm trying to enter fractions from the OpenType version of

Re: [Finale] Re: Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Rob, Unfortunately, that utility won't work for the Unicode characters Brian is after. Finale doesn't support Unicode. Chris and Dennis are right -- the only way to get those glyphs into Finale is to import them as graphics (or I suppose, creating a custom non-Unicode font with a font

[Finale] Re: Extended font characters in text blocks

2008-08-13 Thread Brian Williams
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am using Finale 2008 and 2009 in MacOS 10.4.11. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Dear list, Does anyone know how I can enter some of the off the keyboard unicode font characters into a text block in Finale? Specifically, I'm trying to enter

[Finale] 4/4 vs. Common Time

2008-08-13 Thread Blake Richardson
I've run into a bit of an annoyance. Unless I start a piece with 4/4, the software seems to want to default to using C to denote 4/4 time in any subsequent time signature change. (i.e., if the piece starts in 3/4, then changes to 4/4, I get the C designation and I have to take the extra step of

Re: [Finale] 4/4 vs. Common Time

2008-08-13 Thread Eric Dannewitz
It is in the manual. under Time Signatures-Common Time, which basically says From the Document Menu, choose Document Options and select Time Signatures. On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Blake Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I've run into a bit of an annoyance. Unless I start a piece with

Re: [Finale] 4/4 vs. Common Time

2008-08-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Document Options - Time Signatures - UNcheck Abbreviate Common Time Save this change in your default file or you'll have to do it again with every new document. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 13 Aug 2008, at 7:45 PM, Blake Richardson wrote: I've run into a bit of

Re: [Finale] 4/4 vs. Common Time

2008-08-13 Thread Aaron Sherber
On Wed, August 13, 2008 7:45 pm, Blake Richardson wrote: Is there any way to change the default from C to 4/4? You don't say what version of Finale you're using, but open the Document Options dialog and look under Time Signatures. Uncheck the box at the top that says Abbreviate common time to.

Re: [Finale] Re: Garritan licensing fees

2008-08-13 Thread Craig Parmerlee
Darcy James Argue wrote: If the sounds could be mixed with other synthesizer voices, then definitely it would be used a lot, Garrtian instruments can be combined with the SoftSynth sounds, and (in Fin2009) with any other AU/VST sounds. I tried that suggestion. It worked, but only to a

[Finale] [OT] tech help

2008-08-13 Thread Carl Dershem
My brother just bought a new PC with Windows Vista on it, and wonders how to transfer his Outlook address book and bookmarks to it. Do any of you with less obsolete technical skills than I have any hints? TIA Carl ___ Finale mailing list