Re: [Finale] Slur metatool

2018-06-11 Thread Christopher Smith
Oh yes, I forgot about the slur metatool. There is only a metatool to SELECT the slur, which is S. But as I mentioned, I leave the slur selected all the time, so I never use the metatool for that. You still have to double-click the first slurred note. If you release immediately, it creates a

Re: [Finale] Slur metatool

2018-06-11 Thread Christopher Smith
You have to assign the shortcut to get to a tool. This answer is from Peter Thomsen. "In the Mac version of Finale you can program eight tool metatools to the keyboard shortcuts {ctrl + one the the keys F - G - H - J - K - L - semicolon (;) - feet (')} (on the middle row of the alphabet

Re: [Finale] Slur metatool

2018-06-11 Thread martin nickless
Thank you very much for your answer so may I ask What is the short ccut to get to smart shapes (from speedy entry ) and then what is the metaltool to press to add slurs quickly Also I meant to ask in my question when in speedy entry what is the quick way to add a tie? at the moment I’m

Re: [Finale] Slur metatool

2018-06-11 Thread Christopher Smith
Unfortunately, if you are in Speedy you have to change tools to get slurs in. The Smart Shape tool remembers what item you have clicked on, so I leave it selecting the slur, and use metatools for OTHER Smart Shapes (< and > for cresc and dim, mostly.) There are assignable metatools to select

[Finale] Slur metatool

2018-06-11 Thread Martin Nickless
Hi there I know this is a basic question could someone tell me the best way to enter slurs in finale 25 I use mostly speedentry I m on windows 10 assume it would be via a metatool again if someone can explain how to use the metatool That would be great thanks Martin Sent from my iPhone