Barbara,
The triangles only affect the vertical positioning of
*baseline-aligned* expressions. You cannot use them to move
expressions above the staff if your expressions are set to, e.g.,
"below note" or "below staff baseline or entry" (the default setting).
That's why you need to use the Choral Dynamics library.
- Darcy
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On 06 Jun 2005, at 10:10 AM, Barbara Touburg wrote:
OK, but what are the triangles there for then??
The manual says:
"Drag the positioning triangles to adjust the vertical positioning of
the
expressions. These triangles are handles that control the baseline for
the
expressions (the invisible line against which the bottoms of the
letters
align). Dragging the leftmost triangle up or down moves the baseline
for
these expressions vertically, affecting the entire piece. The second
triangle sets the baseline for expressions for this staff only. The
third
triangle, whose effect is only visible in Page View, sets the baseline
for
this staff in this system only. The rightmost triangle sets the
baseline for
the next expression you enter."
Dragging the second triangle up just does not work (for me). The
expressions
stay below the staff. Am I missing something? I don't get it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "dhbailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <finale@shsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Expression positioning
Barbara Touburg wrote:
I'm trying to put expression marks _above_ a vocal staff, but the
positioning triangles just won't work. Both for note positioning and
measure
positioning the expressions are defined to go below the staff
baseline
(or
entry) and I want to drag them up for that vocal staff. The lyrics
positioning triangles work just fine. What am I (or is Finale) doing
wrong?
For expressions, I click to place and then drag to where I want them,
above or below the staff.
Your best bet, as far as my experience goes, if you want them all
above
the staff, is to go through and edit those you'll be using so they
will
automatically be placed above the staff.
--
David H. Bailey
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