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To insert a mid-measure clef change

  1. Click the Clef tool  image\Clef_Tool.gif.
  2. Highlight a measure region that begins where you would like to place the clef change and/or ends where you would like to change back to the original clef. If the selected region begin/ends at a barline, a mid-measure clef is not required and Finale adds the clef change to the left of the barline. See Selecting Music.

  1. Double-click the highlighted region (or press Enter). The Change Clef dialog box appears. Notice the numbers in parentheses to the upper left of every clef.These are clef Metatools. After highlighting a region, you can simply press one of these letters to apply the corresponding clef. See To use a clef Metatool.
  2. Choose the new clef.
  1. Click OK. You return to the document with the clef—which now has a handle—at the beginning of the staff. Drag the clef’s handle right or left to position it as desired. The notes before and after it will be renotated automatically.

Mid-measure clefs can also be added by pressing OPTION+SHIFT+C while entering with Simple Entry.

 

 

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