Search menu

How to get there

1. Choose Window > Advanced Tools Palette. Choose the Note Mover tool , and click a measure.
2. Select a handle by clicking it, several handles by SHIFT-clicking (or drag-enclosing) them, or all notes in the measure by choosing Edit > Select All.
3. Choose Note Mover > Search and Replace.
4. In the next two dialog boxes, specify the way in which you want to search for and modify other occurrences of the selected notes; you return to the document. The Search menu now appears.

What it does

You can use Finale’s search-and-replace function to edit every occurrence of a particular motif, to correct every occurrence of a particular note to its enharmonic equivalent, or even to transpose every note of a particular rhythmic value that falls on a particular pitch.

Once you've specified the criteria for which you want to search (in the Search and Replace dialog box) and specified the way in which you want the selected motif transformed (in the Alteration for Slot dialog box), this menu appears. You can use it to conduct the search process, telling Finale either to pause after it finds a match (while you decide whether or not you want to modify it) before continuing the search, or to search all measures in all staves, changing every occurrence it finds without waiting for your approval each time.

• Find. Choose Find to tell Finale to search your score for the next occurrence of the note or motif you’ve specified. Finale searches measure 1 in every staff, then proceeds to measure 2, and so on; when it finds a match, it highlights the matching notes and waits for you to choose another menu command. Note that Finale can't find a certain motif if it crosses a barline.
• Replace. Choose Replace to tell Finale to modify the selected note or motif according to your specifications in the Alteration for Slot dialog box. It now waits for you to choose another menu command.
• Replace Then Find. Choose Replace Then Find to tell Finale to modify the selected note or motif according to your specifications in the Alteration for Slot dialog box, and then to search your score for its next occurrence. When it finds another match, it highlights the matching notes and waits for you to choose another menu command.
• Replace All. Choose Replace All to tell Finale to search your score for the selected note or motif, changing every occurrence according to your specifications in the Alteration for Slot dialog box. Finale searches measure 1 in every staff, then proceeds to measure 2, and so on. There’s no way to interrupt this process once it’s begun, so you should allow some time for Finale to complete its task.
• Quit Search. Choose this command to return to the document. The Search menu disappears, and Finale assumes you’ve concluded your search.