I also do this all the time with InDesign. I export pages as pdf with the graphics tool, then use InDesign to crop to the bits I need, rather than trying to select them individually in Finale with the graphics tool. I used to use PageMaker but that's no longer supported on a Mac. Pages is an inexpensive alternative, but any page layout program should work.
John Roberts On 4/20/16 3:07 PM, g5gb sge5 wrote: > Thanks. I've been trying to figure out how to export a seletion from Finale > as a TIFF in the Graphics Tool (in page view). But what happens is I use > the selection tool to select one or more measures, then as soon as I go to > Tools>Advanced Tools>Graphics Tool my selection dissapears! (and therefore > the Export Selection command is disabled). The only thing I've been able to > do is use the Export Page command. > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 11:36 AM, j...@thomastudios.com > <j...@thomastudios.com> > wrote: > >> I have done this many times in the past. And you’re right, trying to do >> it in Finale is a complete waste of time and effort. >> >> I used InDesign but any good writer should work. I exported examples from >> Finale as a tif and then imported into the final doc. A while back you >> could also export as an Adobe Illustrator file, but that option is long >> gone and it probably wasn’t used by many. I think tif is the way to go. >> Use the Graphics tool in Finale and you should be fine. >> >> >> *************************** >> J D Thomas >> ThomaStudios >> >> >> >>> On Apr 20, 2016, at 11:23 AM, g5gb sge5 <toro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'm writing up a very short guide in OpenOffice Writer for students which >>> is text heavy and I wish to intersperse some very short (mostly single >>> measure) examples which I create in Finale, but not sure on the best way >> to >>> combine these. I want to have good quality DPI on the Finale bits so it >>> looks good when printed. (not screenshots) >>> >>> I thought about doing it all in Finale using text boxes for the text, but >>> there is the matter of dealing with sizing and positioning of staves for >>> very short bits of music - usually single measures placed here and there >>> with mostly text. Also, when I copy/paste my work from OpenOffice into a >>> Finale text box, my text formatting is gone and I'd need to manually >> start >>> over with the formatting. No biggie, but just one more thing to deal >> with. >>> >>> Just looking for some feedback/suggestions before continuing. >>> >>> -- >>> Finale 2008 Win7 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
