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Click this tool, then double-click a measure where you want to insert a meter change; the Time Signature dialog box appears, from which you can create the new meter. You can also use the mouse to select a region of music with the Time Signature Tool.

 

 

You can create Time Signature Metatools—one-key equivalents for meter changes—that can save you time if you need to insert many meter changes into your music.

To program a Time Signature Metatool

Click the Time Signature tool. Press shift and a number key or a letter key. Finale displays the Time Signature dialog box; create the time signature you want to correspond to the number or letter you pressed. Click OK (or press RETURN).

To use a Time Signature Metatool

Click the Time Signature tool. Select a region of music. While pressing the number or letter corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, double-click a measure. Finale changes the meter over the region you have selected.

 

Contextual menus are reached by CONTROL-clicking on the handle of an object. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.

 

Menu item

What it does

Edit Time Signature

Display the Time Signature dialog box

2/2

Change the time signature to 2/2 until the next time change

2/2 (Beamed as 4/4)

Change the time signature to 2/2 beamed as 4/4

Cut Time (Beamed as 4/4)

Change the time signature to cut time beamed as 4/4

2/4

Change the time signature to 2/4 until the next time change

3/4

Change the time signature to 3/4 until the next time change

4/4

Change the time signature to 4/4 until the next time change

5/4

Change the time signature to 5/4

3/8

Change the time signature to 3/8 until the next time change

5/8 (Beamed as 2+3)

Change the time signature to 5/8 beamed as 2+3

5/8 (Beamed as 3+2)

Change the time signature to 5/8 beamed as 3+2

6/8

Change the time signature to 6/8 until the next time change

7/8 (Beamed as 2+2+3)

Change the time signature to 7/8 beamed as 2+2+3

7/8 (Beamed as 3+2+2)

Change the time signature to 7/8 beamed as 3+2+2

9/8

Change the time signature to 9/8 until the next time change

12/8

Change the time signature to 12/8 until the next time change

 

For further information, see the Time Signature dialog box.

 

See Also:

Document Options-Time Signatures

Main Tool Palette

 

 

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