Steve, There are ways to speed workflow in Finale, but they take time to set up. QuicKey macros and shortcuts can help. I know copyist/engravers who have pretty elaborate set ups with extra keyboards (I use a small one) to trigger QuicKeys to reduce buried menu items and dialog box selections to one keystroke. I have Patterson Beams (Robert is another appreciated contributor) programmed to an extra mouse button. Can't stand seeing Finales default beam angles, since I got used to Patterson Beam settings, so I am constantly invoking Robert's plugin.
Chuck On Jan 14, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Steve Parker wrote: > Yes. For me escape key once takes me there - on mac. > The trouble with complaining about things like this is that it always seems > petty to ask for one mouse click rather than two. > But workflow *is* petty and those clicks add up. ;-) > > Steve P. > > > On 14 Jan 2011, at 16:11, Don Hart wrote: > >> Not sure if you're aware of a couple of keyboard shortcuts that help me with >> this: hitting the escape key twice takes you to the selection tool; >> double-clicking an item (in the selection tool) takes you to that item's >> tool. >> >> Don Hart >> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Steve Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I don't see why the selection tool can't select and drag anything at all. >>> I shift almost everything in a score during cleanup and reselecting tools >>> knackers workflow. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 1310 NW Naito Parkway #807 Portland, OR 97209-3162 phone: (503) 926-7952 cell phone: (360) 201-3434 www.chuckisraels.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
