Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings dialog box

How to get there

Choose Edit > Enharmonic Spelling > Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings.

What it does

Use the Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings dialog box to change the enharmonic spelling Finale uses for chromatically altered notes in modes and chromatic scales. Finale uses this table if Use Spelling Tables is selected in the Enharmonic Spelling submenu and Finale detects a mode or chromatic key created in the Nonstandard Key Signature dialog box.

Noteman says: Remember that enharmonic spelling is used only for non-diatonic notes (those that are outside the scale). Otherwise, Finale uses the key signature to spell the note. These settings will be particularly useful when you enter or edit notes in a nonstandard key signature you’ve created, like a church mode.

• Step • Raise • Lower. The Edit Modal or Chromatic Spellings dialog box contains enharmonic spelling settings for the twelve steps of a chromatic scale, allowing you to define spelling for modes. Step 1, the tonic note of the scale, does not change. Click the Raise or Lower button for each step to specify the enharmonic spelling. For example, if you click Raise for step 2, Finale displays the note as a raised interval when it’s entered in your score. If you select Lower, the note will be displayed as a lowered interval.
• OK • Cancel. Click OK (or press enter) to save the new settings, or click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box and discard any changes you made to the settings.