On Feb 9, 2013, at 5:32 AM, Julien Jamet <julien.ja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone, > > whenever i need to use a 1 line staff for the percussion i can't properly > attach expressions and smart lines. > i get a weird cursor : arrow up and arrow left at the same time and it will > only let me attach things > to the previous normal 5 line staff ! The arrows are telling you that if you paste or enter something at that specific location, it will be tied to that beat or measure. Move the cursor ever so slightly L-R or U-D and you'll see that cursor change (one less arrow) telling you that now what you paste or assign will be tied to that area more-less but is relatively free to move about the cabin. I usually prefer it being ties to exactly where I wan it, so I choose that option. By the way... when you're doing layout and you see a, lets say a dynamic marking (p, mf f etc.), and you don't know how it got to where it is, and why it's in such an odd location, chances are good that you didn't notice that one of those arrows was pointing away from the stave when you pasted in/assigned it. You'll see it in layout. That means that your cursor is/was low enough or high enough that Finale thinks you're working on the previous stave or the following one, and it has tied that marking to that stave and that point. Just select the tool that applies, click inside the little box of that symbol (the "handle"), and drag it until you see the arrow change, thenplace it where you want it. (When something MUST stay where it is, always look for the two-arrow indicator). I can't account for your not being allowed to paste something onto the percussion line but I don't believe it haha… go really slow and see if you aren't offered a hand (smile). RH _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
