The following interface changes have been introduces since PrintMusic 2009.
Transparent handles
PrintMusic's handles are now transparent, which makes it easy to move anything in your score with great accuracy.
Percussion entry
The name of the percussion instrument appears next to the entry cursor or caret while entering percussion with the Simple Entry tool or Speedy Entry tool. See Percussion.
Broadway Copyist Font
Finale's default handwritten font in now the new Broadway Copyist font.
menu Changes
The following menu items have been removed or changed:
*For former PrintMusic 2008 users who have upgraded directly to Finale 2010:
Expressions
Because similar types of expressions usually share positioning and appearance characteristics, PrintMusic now separates the different types of expressions into independent categories. Categories permit, for example, all dynamics to automatically share the same font, size, and positioning settings.
To understand the benefits of this new model, it is important to recognize that all expressions are classified in one of two ways:
For more details, see Expresisons.
PrintMusic 2008 vs 2010 menu Reference Chart
Use the following key to identify any commands that have moved or changed names. (Commands that do not appear in this list have not changed since PrintMusic 2008.)
PrintMusic 2008 menu Command Name | PrintMusic 2008 menu | PrintMusic 2010 menu | PrintMusic 2010 menu Command Name |
Save as Audio File | File/Save Special | File | Export to Audio File |
Create Metronome Marking | Utilities | - | - (see Tempo markings) |
MIDI Setup | MIDI | MIDI/Device Setup |
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MIDI Thru | MIDI | MIDI/Device Setup | "" |
MicNotator | MIDI | MIDI/Device Setup | "" |
*For former PrintMusic 2007 users who have upgraded directly to PrintMusic 2010:
PrintMusic 2008 included several interface changes that provide a more intuitive and streamlined workflow environment. These changes include the consolidation of functions into fewer tools and menus, and as a result, some commands have been moved, added, renamed, and/or moved to different locations. If you have upgraded from PrintMusic 2007 to PrintMusic 2010, use the information here to reference the new location of these commands.
The Selection tool has inherited all functions previously encompassed by the Mass Edit tool. Select regions of measures, copy, and edit music and make other changes to score regions (or the full score) with the Selection tool. Most commands previously under the Mass Edit menu have been moved to the Edit menu and the new Utilities menu. Others now also appear in the MIDI menu. See the PrintMusic 2007 vs 2010 menu Reference Chart for details.
There are some notable changes regarding selection, copying, and filtering:
The Select Partial Measures command has been removed
Copy, paste, or insert measure settings by selecting a "stack"
Copy and Insert/Copy and Replace
Modeless Editing Commands
The following changes mean less switching tools and more universal controls.
Copy and edit with any tool that allows regional selection
Some commands are accessible in many tools
tool-specific changes
PrintMusic 2007 vs 2010 menu Reference Chart
Use the following key to identify any commands that have moved or changed names. (Commands that do not appear in this list have not changed since PrintMusic 2007.) New commands, menus, and submenus are marked with an asterisk (*).
PrintMusic 2007 menu Command Name |
PrintMusic 2007 menu |
PrintMusic 2010 menu |
PrintMusic 2010 menu Command Name |
- |
- |
*Utilities |
- |
Add |
Measure |
Edit |
Add Measures |
Apply Articulation |
Mass Edit |
Utilities |
"" |
Apply Music Spacing |
Mass Edit/Apply Music Spacing |
Utilities/Apply Music Spacing |
"" |
Break |
Measure/Multimeasure Rest |
Edit/Multimeasure Rest |
"" |
Clear Entries and Smart Shapes |
Mass Edit |
Edit |
Clear All Items |
Create |
Measure/Multimeasure Rest |
Edit/Multimeasure Rest |
"" |
Delete |
Measure |
Edit |
Delete Measure Stack |
Edit |
Measure/Multimeasure Rest |
Edit/Multimeasure Rest |
"" |
Fill With Rests |
Mass Edit/Utilities |
Utilities/Check Notation |
"" |
Remove Manual Slur Adjustments |
Mass Edit/Utilities |
Utilities/Check Notation |
"" |
Fit Measures |
Mass Edit |
Utilities |
Fit Measures |
Insert |
Measure |
Edit |
Insert Measure Stack |
Move/Copy Layers |
Mass Edit |
Edit |
"" |
Multimeasure Rest (submenu) |
Measure |
Edit |
"" |
Scale View To |
View |
View |
Zoom |
Show/hide Numbers |
Measure/Measure Numbers |
Measure |
"" |
Transpose |
Mass Edit |
Utilities |
"" |
Update Layout |
Edit |
Utilities |
"" |
Update Smart Word Extensions and Hyphens |
Edit |
Utilities |
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Commands Removed from PrintMusic
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