Zoom in/zoom out

To zoom in and out

  • Press CTRL++ and CTRL+-(minus) at any time to zoom in and out. There is no need to select the Zoom tool.

Or,

  • Press SHIFT and right-click the score to zoom in or CTRL+SHIFT and right-click to zoom out. There is no need to select the Zoom tool.

Or,

  1. Choose the Zoom tool icon.
  2. Click the music. Finale enlarges the spot you clicked. To zoom out, press CTRL and click.

    Finale ‘stops’ at the following view percentages when zooming in and out: 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000.

To enlarge a selected area

This technique works only in Page View.

  1. Choose the Zoom tool icon.
  2. Drag across the music, creating a dotted-line rectangle. When you release the mouse, Finale enlarges the enclosed portion of the display, just enough to fill your monitor.

To zoom in or out by a percentage

  1. Choose View > Zoom.
  2. Choose a preset percentage, or set any percentage from 10 to 1000 by choosing Other from the submenu (or pressing CTRL+0).