Oh...DUH to me... All you have to do is UNcheck "Avoid Margin Collisions" in the Page Layout menu, then in the Edit Systems box set the left value to a negative number.
--Richard > From: Steve Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 00:15:29 -0400 > To: finale mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Finale] Help with moving initial left barline > > I would like to make use of the space in the left margin. I want to increase > the space in the first bar to allow for a variety of possible time > signatures and key signatures (I'm creating a template for a client). The > first bar would be about a centimeter longer than the subsequent 3 bars on > the 4 bar line, but I want to steal the extra centimetre from the left > margin. I have tried a number of as yet unsuccessful alterations to the > document parameters, but I don't understand the way this layout thing is set > up. I have set up the document so that no time or key signatures are > printed. Some of the staves are also without clefs to allow for a variety of > possibilities in percussion and solo instruments. Thanks for any help. > Steve Farrell > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale