I did that, several times. Still no stems. Thanks. The file was created with Finale 2003. Harold
At 11:36 -0400 20/03/09, John Roberts wrote: >That's how I've always done it - custom stem tool and apply an empty stem - >and to remove it you simply use Clear Selected Items: Stem and Beam >Alterations. Maybe that would work however you created them. It's now in the >Edit Menu (it used to be in the Mass Mover). > >JR > > > >On 3/20/09 7:02 AM, "Noel Stoutenburg" <mjol...@ticnet.com> wrote: > >> Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: >>> In some [files] I removed the stems on quarter and half notes, leaving only >>> the note heads. I opened one of these files yesterday to save as something >>> else and tried to put the stems back, but could not. I don't remember how I >>> removed them. >> You don't say what version of Finale you first created the file in, so >> terminology may vary. I suspect that you removed the stems by using an >> option accessed in some versions as "document options > Music options". >> This dialog box has three labeled input boxes where you can set the >> "stem length", "shortened stem length", and "half stem length". Setting >> all three to "0" [zero] is the quickest way to get stemless notes >> globally. The next option that comes to my mind is that you used the >> custom stem tool. (the special tool that looks like a snowflake). The >> recommended way to achieve a few stemless notes (at least when I learned >> how to do it) was to use the custom stem tool, and apply an empty stem. >> >> ns >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >_______________________________________________ >Finale mailing list >Finale@shsu.edu >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
