Darcy wrote (in regard to my SPE method tip): >> 4) Program 3 or 4 QuicKey macros to set the size of multimeasure rests to >> various lengths and use them on each part (every time you redo SPE it resets >> all multimeasure rests to the same default length defined in the window you >> click through). > > Can you elaborate on exactly how you do this? I'm not even sure how to > adjust MM widths accurately in the first place -- sure, you can drag > them, but then when you update layout, they don't stay where you > dragged them. What I usually end up doing is adjusting the widths of > the other measures on the same system -- so if I want a MM rest that > takes up half a system, I adjust the width of the all the other > measures so that combined, they are half a system wide. This works > well enough unless I change the layout later -- then I have to respace. > But if there's a better way to do this -- especially a way that can be > made into a QuicKeys/iKey shortcut -- I would love to hear it!
Sure. With the measure tool, select a multimeasure rest and then set its width in: Measure > Multimeasure Rests > Edit... I have 4 QuicKey macros that set MM widths to 400, 800, 1200 and 1600 EVPUs. I also have a QK macro that sets selected measures to 400 EVPUs wide. This is helpful when working on jazz/contemporary charts where the client likes every system to have 4 equal-width measures per line. The MM rest macros then adjust MM rests to fill the space of 1, 2, 3 and 4 measures (the last one is used in special situations which are hard to summarize here). Brian _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
