Finale, being the amazingly flexible program that it is, gives the user three different ways to create time signatures that are over-sized. The first option utilizes a staff that is already in the score for the time signature. The second option adds a new hidden staff and the third option creates shape expressions.

I have posted a video that walks through the steps for the first option, utilizing a staff the is presently in the score.

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There are essentially two ways to create a mid-score pickup measure within Finale.

The easiest way is to use the Plugin>>Split Measure option. The more involved way entails manually setting the time signature for the two measures to create the look and correct playback of a mid-score pickup.

I have created a video that demonstrates the two options!

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Entering a tuplet on beat 4 seems to give many people issues.  I think the main reason behind this is the confusion between the few different ways that one can enter tuplets within a measure.

Here is a short video covering a few techniques on how to enter in a tuplet on beat 4.

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I get lots of questions about how to write stemless notes for use with Church hymns, melismas, etc.  Here is a real quick way to get rid of stems for particular notes in a region.  I have also created a short video showing the process. Continued

We took a step forward and added a video tutorial for the previous post, Extending a SmartShape Over a System Break.

You can find the video in the post, or by going here.

We will continue to add more tutorials, both written and video, and update some of the most popular posts from the past 3 months.

Thanks again for reading!

See you in the score.