I have never used the DS al CODA feature. It is so easy to just copy and paste.
BF Christopher BJ Smith wrote: > > At 11:10 AM -0400 6/02/04, Giz Bowe wrote: > >I'm doing arrangements for a soul band horn section. What I want to > >do is have the coda section start a new system -- no problem, just > >check "begin new system" in the measure dialogue box. What I also > >want to do, however, is indent that line, and place the coda symbol > >to the left, even with the staff. This would be easier for my guys > >to read. I can set this up in the score, but it doesn't happen when > >I extract parts. I'm trying to save adjusting each individual part > >-- gotta conserve those keystrokes! > > > > You can place the coda sign in the score, and it will show up > probably to the left of the staff when the parts are extracted > (unless you come up against that stupid re-positioning of repeat > texts "feature" that has plagued Finale since I started using it, > which is why I have created Measure Expression repeat symbols that > stay where I put them). > > But there is probably no alternative to dragging the right side of > the staff left on every part to indent it once it is extracted. The > alternatives (laying out a part, then copying the music from the > other parts into it) are more complicated, as you would have to go in > and change titles, transpositions, and who knows what else in the new > part. > > Here is where I got that procedure from, if you ever need it. It was > written by Lee Monroe, from Express Music services, and he posted it > on the web. On long parts or parts with complex layout problems, or > sections (like 4 trumpets that always play at the same time) it is > great, and saves me mucho hours. It might help you out with your > mixed horn group. > > Christopher > > Express Music Extraction Process > > You must initially extract a part with the normal Finale extraction > process; Flute 1 as an example. Bring this file up and set it up > exactly the way you want it. Title information, page margins, system > spacing, etc... > > A note about page margins, Express uses the margins strictly to contain > the music, all of the title information should actually be outside the > page margins. That way the title information (text tool) will always > move relative to the page margins and you can then adjust the music > systems to the edge of the margins (make sure that you have "avoid > margin collision" checked in the page layout drop down menu) without > being concerned that it will interfere with the page title information > (this applies to every page). If you can master this, you will go a long > way in avoiding clashes between the music and title information. > > Once you have extracted the first part and set it up exactly the way you > want, then you are ready to begin the process. You should have two > files open 1) the original full score and 2) the original extracted part > (Flute 1 in this example). I like to have both windows visible with the > score file on the right one third of my screen vertically, the part file > shows vertically on the remaining two thirds of the screen - mind you I > have 21" screens at work & at home so this works out great. Another > method to go back and forth between the files is to use control "W" > <ctrl+w>, the drop down "Window" menu will appear and you then choose > the number of the file you want to see (Ashley is a true master of this). > > You will be pasting from the score to the parts and then saving them as > the new instrument, but you must be careful to follow this procedure > exactly or there is great potential for problems. > > DO A FINAL SAVE ON YOUR EXTRACTED PART. > > Here goes. > > 1. > > From the file menu, do a <save as> and save your part under the > new file name (let's say Flute 2) > > 2. > > Go to Scroll View > > 3. > > With the Mass Mover Tool - highlight the extracted part (target) > and backspace, or Clear key of you are on a Mac (if you are in > 2000 or higher, you will also need to use the Staff Tool - > highlight all and backspace as well). This will eliminate all the > information relative to that instrument but preserve global > information (score expressions, page text tool entries) > > 4. > > Go to the Edit Menu and uncheck Special Part Extraction (in 2000 > and later this is not used in the Finale extraction process) > > 5. > > With the Mass Mover Tool - highlight the appropriate line in the > score file (source) and copy to the clipboard by using the Control > C copy command <ctrl+c> > > 6. > > With the Mass Mover Tool - highlight the target file (Flute 2 file > as an example) and use the Control V paste command <ctrl+v>. This > will paste the information (notes, staff, expressions, lyrics, > etc...) from the source file to the target file. This DOES NOT > transfer Score Expressions (measure attached expressions) or Page > attached text block information. A note when pasting Lyrics, you > must eliminate any lyrics from the target file before pasting > lyrics from another file because these lyrics will stack on to the > existing lyrics as new additional verses and will probably have > their baselines altered. > > 7. > > With the Staff Tool (treble clef) - double click on the target > file to bring up the Staff Attributes menu. Change any > appropriate information (Clef, transposition, independent > elements, notation choices, etc...). > > 8. > > With the Staff Tool - highlight the target staff and then click on > the Edit Menu. Check the Special Part Extraction. A Window will > pop up - hit return. > > 9. > > Use the Page Layout Tool to make any adjustments necessary to your > target file. Make sure to change the Instrument title on the > front page as well as all subsequent pages. > > 10. > > Lastly, you need to save, use the <ctrl+s> command. Repeat this > process for all the remaining parts. > > This is a brief overview of our extraction method, there are still cases > where it is easier to use the Finale extraction process because of > special conditions for a part (lots of clef changes, or independent > elements, etc...). You probably will need to have some experience with > Finale to get around using this method. > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
