Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Peter Taylor
Hi Lawrence, have you tried increasing the width of the bar (in Measure Attributes with the measure tool) before you enter any notes? A width of 1200 EVPUs should make your job easier. The width will be corrected when you space the music. Use scroll view, as measure widths are scrunched to

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Lawrence Yates
Hi Peter, Thanks - everything's happening like you said - works beautifully until I switch to another stave, then it corrects itself so that I have the same problem again. Is there a way to fix the width change until a expressly ask it to correct? I'm sure there must be and I'm missing it. On

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread SN jef chippewa
programme prefs (cmd-, on mac) / edit / automatic settings - uncheck auto music spacing -- BLOCK SEMINAR new music notation: score design, function and role instructor: jef chippewa morelia (mexico) | 25-27 june http://cmmas.org/cmmas_eventos.php?lan=esid=904 shirling neueweise new music

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Lawrence Yates
Thank you - that's fixed it! Cheers, Lawrence On 24 May 2014 11:39, SN jef chippewa shirl...@newmusicnotation.com wrote: programme prefs (cmd-, on mac) / edit / automatic settings - uncheck auto music spacing -- BLOCK SEMINAR new music notation: score design, function and role

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Peter Taylor
Hm, that doesn't happen to me. Maybe there's a setting somewhere - Automatic Update Layout comes to mind immediately, I always have that turned off. Or possibly there's a setting in the Speedy menu? I'm still using FinWin2005 and there's been some major changes since then! :) Hi Peter,

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Lawrence Yates
Yes, Jef suggested that and between you both you've solved the problem for me, Thanks. Lawrence On 24 May 2014 12:18, Peter Taylor pe...@euphonium.plus.com wrote: Hm, that doesn't happen to me. Maybe there's a setting somewhere - Automatic Update Layout comes to mind immediately, I always

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Peter Taylor
So I see. After I started the reply my wife made me go out in the garden to deal with a dead baby deer of all things (got at by a fox I imagine). I posted my message about 15 minutes later and then I saw Jef's - grr. Anyway, I'm glad you're sorted. Peter Yes, Jef suggested that and

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread Lawrence Yates
Cheers Peter - we don't have problems with dead baby deer in Manchester. Lawrence On 24 May 2014 14:21, Peter Taylor pe...@euphonium.plus.com wrote: So I see. After I started the reply my wife made me go out in the garden to deal with a dead baby deer of all things (got at by a fox I

Re: [Finale] Notes scrunching together

2014-05-24 Thread John Witmer
Yes, that must be a problem. I find even 32nd notes to scrunch up so they are impossible to read until you finish the measure. Help, anybody? Chordially, John Witmer Clemson Downs Retirement Community - Original Message - From: Lawrence Yates To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Saturday,