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Edit menu

 

How to get there

The Edit menu is one of Finale’s unchanging menus.

What it does

You can find an assortment of editing commands in the Edit menu. Use the Edit menu to cut, copy and paste music and other items when you’re editing the document. Select a region with any tool that supports measure selection and these commands are available.  

Additional options can be accessed by pressing the CTRL or SHIFT keys before displaying the menu. For example, hold down CTRLto copy  files into the clipboard. The Cut, Copy, Insert and Paste commands change to reflect the action that will occur (e.g. Cut changes to Cut to Clip File).

You can filter specific items for copying using the Edit Filter dialog box.

Note that some of these commands have keyboard equivalents (which are listed in the menu beside the command names); as you become more familiar with Finale, you may want to start learning these keyboard equivalents.

 

Edit menu commands:

No

modifier

CTRL

Cut

Cut to Clip File

Copy

Copy to Clip File

Insert

Insert from Clip File

Paste

Paste

 

Undo

Redo

Undo/Redo Lists

Select All

Select Region

Cut

Copy

Insert

Paste

Use Filter

Paste Multiple

Edit Filter

Move/Copy Layers

Clear All Items

Clear Selected Items

SmartFind and Paint

Set SmartFind Source

Deselect SmartFind Source

Apply SmartFind and Paint

Text Search and Replace

Add Measures

Insert Measure Stack

Delete Measure Stack

Multimeasure Rests

Break

Create

Edit

Edit Measure Attributes

Enharmonic Spelling

Use Default Spelling

Favor Sharps

Favor Flats

Use Spelling Tables

Edit Major and Minor Key Spellings

Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings

Measurement Units

EVPUs

Inches

Centimeters

Points

Picas

Spaces

Preferences

 

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