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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Although it is fairly common practice to beam 8th notes into groups of four in common time, there are times that you do not want Finale dictating this beaming for an entire document.

As with most aspects of Finale, this option can be easily undone.

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You have complete control over the size of the grace note within Finale.

Here is how:

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There is a setting within Finale 2007 and 2008 that will update the multi-measure rest to default size and group any blank measures into multi-measure rests - typically this is a great feature, but if you had applied any manual spacing to the document, once you chose to print the document, this setting would wipe out your manual spacing work.

In this case you would probably want complete control of the spacing, here is how you can disable this setting:

(mac)

Go to your Finale Menu and select Document Options.

Within the Document Options Menu select Mutli-Measure Rests.

Uncheck “Update Automatically” and then click OK.

(win)

Go to your Document Menu and select Document Options.

Within the Document Options Menu select Mutli-Measure Rests.

Uncheck “Update Automatically” and then click OK.