- Click the Staff tool
. The Staff menu
appears.
- Drag a group handle to reposition the full
or abbreviated group name on-screen.
- To specify the exact positioning of a group
name, click a group handle, then choose Staff > Position Names >Full Group Name or Abbreviated
Group Name. (Or,
OPTION+SHIFT+click
a group handle.) The Position Full Group Name or the Position Abbreviated
Group Name dialog box appears.
- Specify the alignment of the group name by
choosing Left, Right, or Center from the Alignment pop-up menu. Finale automatically selects the matching
setting (Left, Right or Center) from the Justification pop-up menu.
- Optional: Specify the justification for multi-line
names by choosing Justification > Left, Right, Center, or Forced Full.
You may need to change the justification for multi-line names.
Note. choosing Full
justification will currently have the same effect as choosing Left justification,
since each line is treated as the end of a paragraph.
- Drag the name in the display area to adjust
its position, or enter values, in measurement units, into the H: and V:
text boxes to adjust the position of the group name. The H: value
determines the horizontal distance between the beginning of the group
name and the left edge of the staff. By default, Finale vertically centers
group names between the first and last staff in the group. A horizontal
line between the staves indicates the center of the group of staves. The
V: value determines the vertical distance of the group name from the center
point.
- Click OK when you have entered the position
settings.
Tip. To revert the
position of the full or abbreviated group name to its default position,
select the group handle and press CLEAR. (Or, make sure that Position is
not selected in the Group Attributes dialog box.)
Note. You can also
position an individual group name from the Group Attributes dialog box.
Click a group handle, then choose Edit Group Attributes from the Staff
menu, or double-click a group handle. The Group Attributes dialog box
appears. Click the Position button for the full or abbreviated group name
to display the appropriate Position dialog box. For information about
the Position settings in the Group Attributes dialog box, see Group Attributes dialog box.
