

Previously encompassed by the Mass Edit tool. The Selection tool has inherited all functions If you have upgraded from PrintMusicĢ007 to PrintMusic 2011, use the information here to reference the new location of these These changes include the consolidation of functions into fewer toolsĪnd menus, and as a result, some commands have been moved, added, renamed,Īnd/or moved to different locations. PrintMusic 2008 included several interfaceĬhanges that provide a more intuitive and streamlined workflow environment. *For former PrintMusic 2007 users who have upgraded directly to PrintMusic 2011: List have not changed since PrintMusic 2008.) Use the following key to identify any commands Although more than one staff/part may require the same expression at the same measure, each of these types of expressions apply to their respective staff only. These include dynamics, expressive text, style markings,and technique text. Expressions that apply to a single staff.Whenever you begin a new score with the Setup Wizard, PrintMusic automatically assigns these expressions above the top staff and above the top staff in each instrumental section. above the top staff of each instrumental section). It is standard practice in scorewriting to assign these types of markings in a consistent fashion throughout the duration of the score (e.g. These expressions will generally appear on all parts, but only once, or a few times, in the score. These include tempo markings, tempo alterations, and rehearsal letters. Expressions that apply to the entire score (all staves).To understand the benefits of this new model, it is important to recognize that all expressions are classified in one of two ways: Categories permit, for example, all dynamics to automatically share the same font, size, and positioning settings. *For former PrintMusic 2008 users who have upgraded directly to Finale 2011:īecause similar types of expressions usually share positioning and appearance characteristics, PrintMusic now separates the different types of expressions into independent categories.
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Select this menu item to play-in chords while using Manual Input.

The name of the percussion instrument appears next to the entry cursor or caret while entering percussion with the Simple Entry tool or Speedy Entry tool. PrintMusic's handles are now transparent, which makes it easy to move anything in your score with great accuracy.

The following interface changes have been introduced since PrintMusic 2009. *For former PrintMusic 2009 users who have upgraded directly to Finale 2011: "Other" transposition and Notehead Font settings (from files saved in Finale) are no longer cleared when clicking OK in the Staff Attributes dialog box. Five new commands have been added to the Lyrics menu, including Auto-Number Lyrics, Ignore Syllable Edge Punctuation, Insert Hard Space, Insert Hard Hyphen, and Insert Symbol. Move to Previous System and Move to Next System have been added. Allow Individual Staff Spacing has been removed in favor of new Staff Tool capabilities. The score colors used for PrintMusic's on-screen display have been updated. The following interface changes have been introduced since PrintMusic 2010.īroadway Copyist is now the default music font when starting a new Lead Sheet (File > New > Lead Sheet). You are here: Reference > Appendix > Interface Changes PrintMusic 2011 Interface Changes
