Re: [Finale] Text enclosed in a box.
Sounds like you used a page-attached Text box. It really is easy, one mouse click, and enter the line thickness. Done. It stays attached to the text this way, which is better than drawing a separate rectangle, as that is super fussy. Christopher > On May 1, 2017, at 8:11 AM, Lawrence Yates wrote: > > Thanks Christopher, I'm sure I used to do it in a much easier way than > that. It's to enclose a set of details at the top of the first page > including several text inserts (date, modification, duration etc.) I'm > sure that in the past I simply used to draw a rectangle around everything, > although maybe I dreamt that. > > Thanks. > > On 1 May 2017 at 12:50, Christopher Smith > wrote: > >> Two ways. Text Tool, then click Standard Frame in the Text menu and add a >> line thickness (4.5 EVPUs is what I use often.) >> >> Or Expression Tool, create the expression and then mess with Enclosure >> Shape until you get what you want. >> >> The only advantages to the Text Tool method are it can be page attached, >> and it has better text formatting possibilities. The advantages to the >> Expression Tool method are it can be easily inserted more than once if you >> ever need it multiple times, it automatically attaches to the staff (though >> depending on what you need it for, that can be a disadvantage), and if you >> need several different ones you can duplicate it and simply edit the text >> instead of recreating the enclosure every time. >> >> Christopher >> >> >>> On May 1, 2017, at 6:34 AM, Lawrence Yates >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Sorry to trouble you with so lame a question but in Finale 25 how do I >>> enclose text in a box please? I have done this many times in the past in >>> previous versions but now have a complete mental block. I can't find any >>> reference in the manual because I don't know what terminology it uses for >>> this. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Lawrence >>> >>> -- >>> Lawrenceyates.co.uk >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > ___ > 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
Re: [Finale] Text enclosed in a box.
Thanks Christopher, I'm sure I used to do it in a much easier way than that. It's to enclose a set of details at the top of the first page including several text inserts (date, modification, duration etc.) I'm sure that in the past I simply used to draw a rectangle around everything, although maybe I dreamt that. Thanks. On 1 May 2017 at 12:50, Christopher Smith wrote: > Two ways. Text Tool, then click Standard Frame in the Text menu and add a > line thickness (4.5 EVPUs is what I use often.) > > Or Expression Tool, create the expression and then mess with Enclosure > Shape until you get what you want. > > The only advantages to the Text Tool method are it can be page attached, > and it has better text formatting possibilities. The advantages to the > Expression Tool method are it can be easily inserted more than once if you > ever need it multiple times, it automatically attaches to the staff (though > depending on what you need it for, that can be a disadvantage), and if you > need several different ones you can duplicate it and simply edit the text > instead of recreating the enclosure every time. > > Christopher > > > > On May 1, 2017, at 6:34 AM, Lawrence Yates > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Sorry to trouble you with so lame a question but in Finale 25 how do I > > enclose text in a box please? I have done this many times in the past in > > previous versions but now have a complete mental block. I can't find any > > reference in the manual because I don't know what terminology it uses for > > this. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lawrence > > > > -- > > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > > ___ > > 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 > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ 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
Re: [Finale] Text enclosed in a box.
Two ways. Text Tool, then click Standard Frame in the Text menu and add a line thickness (4.5 EVPUs is what I use often.) Or Expression Tool, create the expression and then mess with Enclosure Shape until you get what you want. The only advantages to the Text Tool method are it can be page attached, and it has better text formatting possibilities. The advantages to the Expression Tool method are it can be easily inserted more than once if you ever need it multiple times, it automatically attaches to the staff (though depending on what you need it for, that can be a disadvantage), and if you need several different ones you can duplicate it and simply edit the text instead of recreating the enclosure every time. Christopher > On May 1, 2017, at 6:34 AM, Lawrence Yates wrote: > > Hi, > > Sorry to trouble you with so lame a question but in Finale 25 how do I > enclose text in a box please? I have done this many times in the past in > previous versions but now have a complete mental block. I can't find any > reference in the manual because I don't know what terminology it uses for > this. > > Thanks, > > Lawrence > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > ___ > 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
[Finale] Text enclosed in a box.
Hi, Sorry to trouble you with so lame a question but in Finale 25 how do I enclose text in a box please? I have done this many times in the past in previous versions but now have a complete mental block. I can't find any reference in the manual because I don't know what terminology it uses for this. Thanks, Lawrence -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ 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
