Michael Edwards writes: > >and possibly buy a Macro programme such > >as Quickeys as well as keyboard support isn't as good on the Mac as it is on > >Windows. > > Or would it be a good idea to use something like this for Windows, too? As > I mentioned before, I don't especially like using the mouse, and would ideally > like to do everything (or as much as possible) from the keyboard. So would > something like QuickKeys be useful there, even in Windows?
IMO, for Windows you should get a keyboard macro program only if you need to automate things in Finale (like filling in dialog values or performing a number of operations in sequence). Using Finale efficiently without a mouse is hard, appart from note entry and some of the editing. Metatools is the fastest way to create new objects, but you most often need to use the mouse to click in the document while the other hand presses a key. But of course, using the mouse to select things in menus or selecting tools is usually a waste of mouse movement, there are more efficient keyboard alternatives there. The dialogs in the Windows version of Finale is very keyboard-friendly. For access to functions with the keyboard, there are at least 2 plug-in options available for Windows: TGTools' keyboard remapper (assign Finale actions to custom keys) and the Forza! Quick Navigator (organize shortcut menus accessible by a keystroke). Best regards, Jari Williamsson ICQ #: 78036563 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
