Fixes in Finale

For a list of new features in Finale, see What's New. For details on specific interface changes added in the most recent version of Finale, see Finale Interface Changes.

Fixed Defects in Finale 27.4.1

  • PDF. Fixed an issue that caused third=party PDF drivers to not work correctly.
  • Layers. Fixed an issue where the relative layer position is correct even when stems are not present.
  • Unison Positioning. Fixed an issue that would shift a unison note in layer two incorrectly to the left.

Fixed Defects in Finale 27.4

  • Dialog Box Locations. Fixed an issue where Edit System Margins and Edit Page Margins dialog boxes can display off screen.
  • Playback Controls. Playback controls no longer change settings after adding measures to a document.
  • Lyrics. Fixed an issue where lyrics can disappear from the lyrics menu.
  • PDF Naming. When printing to PDF, the saved name of the document is retained in the export window and part names are automatically populated with each part.
  • Staff Styles. Copyable staff styles are now copied to parts when copy and pasting in the score.
  • Repeats. Back ending brackets and repeat text endings are now added to the score and parts properly.
  • Layers. Music spacing is now correct when layers cross or overlap.
  • Ties. Ties at the start of a system now draw correctly and do not disappear.
  • Linked Parts. Fixed an issue where removing staves from a linked part can create duplicate staves.
  • Augmentation Dots. Augmentation dots are now placed correctly on notes with flipped stems.
  • Measure Numbers. Measure numbers are now aligned correctly in measures with key signatures and time signatures.
  • HyperScribe. The All Channels option for HyperScribe now remains selected.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts. It is now possible to flip the stems of a beamed group with a shortcut while any note of that group is selected.
  • Human Playback. Fixed an issue where deleting the first staff of a document can prevent Human Playback from playing back expressions.
  • Ties. Ties on chords that have pairs of seconds no longer collide.

Fixed Defects in Finale 27.3

  • Voiced Linked Parts. Voiced linked parts now have correct grace note spacing, stem directions that face the correct direction, and second and unison notes with correct spacing. See Manage Parts dialog box.
  • Plug-Ins. The Score System Divider plug-in now works with SMuFL fonts. See Score System Divider plug-in.
  • Plug-Ins. The Create Handbells Used Chart plug-in now displays modified noteheads correctly when used in a SMuFL-based document and displays the correct number of bells used. See Handbells Used Chart plug-in.
  • Plug-Ins. The Check Regions for Durations plug-in no longer overlooks some incomplete or overfilled measures. See Check Regions for Durations plug-in.
  • Slurs. Manual adjustments made to slurs in linked parts now retain these edits after closing and reopening a document.
  • Slurs. Creating a two note slur where an articulation is present, no longer unlinks the articulation from the score.
  • Saving. Human Playback preferences can now be edited/saved if the user account name contains a unicode character.
  • Preferences. Exiting Finale with the Speedy Entry tool selected no longer turns off Automatic Update Layout. See Preferences.
  • ScoreMerger. The ScoreMerger no longer discards the abbreviated name of parts when merging parts into a score.
  • FinaleScript. Using the 'default clef bass" command in FinaleScript no longer causes a crash.

Fixed Defects in Finale 27.2

  • Multimeasure Rests. Multimeasure rest symbols are now correctly aligned when using handwritten SMuFL-compliant music fonts.
  • Symbol Selection. When using the Search field in the Symbol Selection dialog box the SMuFL categories now remain alphabetized. See Symbol Selection.
  • Stem Connections. Fixed an issue where some stem connections would be offset for specific noteheads when converting from a legacy font to a SMuFL font. See Stem Connections.
  • Stem Connections. Fixed an issue where other stem connections in a measure would be misplaced when altering a notehead in that measure.
  • Documentation. The Finale User Manual has been updated with more accurate information and other continued improvements.
  • Documentation. The PDF document included with the Finale installer now has accurate installation instructions.
  • Printing. Fixed an issue where documents may print with incorrect margins. See Printing.

Fixed Defects in Finale 27.1

  • Symbol Selection. The Symbol Selection dialog box now filters out blank and unsed character slots.
  • Articulations. Articulations created with the Pectrucci and November fonts now playback correctly after closing and reopening a document. See Fonts.
  • Clef Designer. The Reset and Reset All button now work as expected in the Clef Designer when using SMuFL-compliant fonts.
  • MusicXML. Very large MusicXML files can be successfully imported. See Importing Files.
  • MusicXML. Exported MusicXML files now correctly capture tempo data in metronome marks, even if playback is not set in the text expression. See Export Submenu.

Fixed Defects in Finale 27.0

  • Font annotation. Minor miscalculations of font annotation data have been resolved.
  • Human Playback. The Human Playback Samba and Reggae styles now interpret the swing setting correctly.
  • Left or right only printing. Selecting Left Only or Right Only now properly restricts the printed pages for any page range. See Print dialog box.
  • Reverse order printing. Parts of any number of pages can now be printed accurately in reverse order with any page range specified, including N-up and tiled printing. See Print dialog box.
  • Time signatures. The Default Music Font is now correctly retained for time signature numbers and plus signs in parts when set in the Document menu.
  • Document Options and Preferences. Buttons in the Document Options. and Preferences dialog boxes are no longer cut off at certain display scalings.
  • Page range. The Print dialog box no longer has a restriction on the number of characters in the page range field, especially helpful for booklet printing.
  • PDF export. PDF export now uses the native Print to PDF device, resolving many long-standing issues with exported PDFs.
  • PDF filenames. An extra "x" character is no longer added after the score name when printing parts to PDF.
  • Print dialog box. The Help button in the Print dialog box is no longer disabled when using the Microsoft Print to PDF device.
  • Printing. The print progress bar is now more accurate.
  • Printing parts and score. Reverse order printing no longer fails when any part has more pages than the score. See Print dialog box.
  • Speedy Entry. Navigating to a measure on the next page using Speedy Entry in Page View now works with all methods of advancing the entry caret.

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