Okay, I understand.
Chances are you will only need a couple of different offsets, unless
it is a giant orchestra or wind ensemble, but even so I can't see it
getting bigger than 10. So this is what I would do if you have to
absolutely keep it all in Finale (the PDF option is what I would do,
frankly.)
Enter the page number block in the score in page view, setting the
options as you want (Use the Page Number insert, select it and the
Edit Page Offset option becomes ungreyed. DON'T enter a page number
manually, as this way leads to madness.). Hide it in the score. Enter
another one with a different offset, and hide it. Continue this for
the number of different page number offsets you need, and they will
be hidden in all the parts, too, by default.
Then in the parts, find the block you want to UNhide, and unhide it.
This will only happen in the part, as all the other blocks will stay
hidden by default.
If you ever have to change the offset for ONE part (say it got a page
added), then you hide that page number block and choose or create
another one. Don't change this offset, as any other part that uses
that offset will also change.
I would make myself a non-printing note in the score somewhere to
tell me what I did if I ever have to come back. This is heavy
kludging. See below for further explanation.
Christopher
On Mon Jan 4, at MondayJan 4 12:20 AM, Paul Hayden wrote:
On Jan 3, 2010, Christopher Smith <[email protected]>
wrote:
I don't really get what you are trying to do. Why wouldn't you want a
page number to show up on all parts?
This is a file of a second movement, and the parts must start on a
variety of page numbers.
I hope you are using the Text tool (looks like a capital A) in page
view, and using the Insert... command from the menu for the page
number for this. If you use it in scroll view it attaches to the
staff, and if you use the expression tool it attaches to the staff,
too. You want to attach to the page. You then set the properties to
show from page 2 on (so it doesn't show up on any title page.)
Yep, that's what I've been doing.
If there is some non-standard situation where you don't want this
page number to show up on one or more parts, then hide it (right
click, select Hide) while you are in the part.
The problem is that if I place the page numbers for all parts in a
group (e.g., flutes 1, 2, 3) in the same place on the page (e.g.,
center, bottom footer), they end up overlapping each other. I don't
understand why page numbers on one page of one part should show up
in any other part.
When you enter a text block, it shows up on EVERY page 1 (or range of
pages, depending on how you have set it) in EVERY part and score. The
only way around this behaviour is to hide it (right click, uncheck
Show).
Since I'm working against a deadline here, I've just gone back to
extracting the parts from the score.
I'm probably doing something wrong here. When I finish this
project, I'll RTFM more closely.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Paul Hayden
On Sat Jan 2, at SaturdayJan 2 1:12 PM, Paul Hayden wrote:
FinMac09
Mac OS 10.5.8
Orchestral score using linked parts.
Flutes 1 and 2 form a group.
If I add text (e.g., page numbers) to flute 1, it shows up in flute
2 but not the other parts (which are, of course, not part of the
flute group).
I've read the manual and looked at the Quickstart Videos, but
obviously I've missed something basic here. How can I add text to
one part of a group without adding it to the other part(s) of the
group?
My workaround is to add the page number as an expression in the
part.
Please CC your reply to my address as I'm on the digest and may not
receive your reply for another 24 hours.
Thanks very much.
Paul Hayden (who really can't believe he doesn't know the answer to
this basic question...)
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