Beaming
across barlines
In certain cases, you may want the beams
on eighth notes (and smaller values) to extend across a barline to join
a beam in the next measure. Finale gives you two methods to accomplish
this manually. To beam over barlines automatically using a plug-in, see
Beam
Over Barlines plug-in.
The first method is best for scores where
playback isn’t important.
- Click the Speedy Entry tool
.
- Under the Speedy menu, uncheck Jump to Next
Measure.
- Click a measure. At the end of the measure,
enter the notes that belong at the beginning of the next measure (the
ones to which you want to beam from the first measure). Use the
/ key to beam or unbeam notes as needed. Don’t worry that you've added
too many beats to the measure. When Finale tells you that there are too
many beats, just click OK.
- In the second measure add the same number of
rests at the beginning of the measure as you added extra notes to the
previous measure. These rests will act as placeholders when you
drag notes from the first measure into the second measure.
- Move the cursor over the top of each placeholder
rest and press the letter H key. This will hide the placeholder
rests.
- From the Window menu, choose
Advanced Tools. Click the Special Tools tool
, and click the measure.
If the Note Position tool isn’t already selected, select it.
- Drag the note(s) from the first measure that
you want in the second measure to the right, so that they now appear
in the second measure.
This method creates cross-barline beaming
that plays back correctly.
-
From the Window menu, choose
Advanced Tools. Click the Special Tools tool , and click the measure
containing the beam you want to extend.
- Click the Beam Extension Tool. Handles
appear at each end of each beam.
- Drag a handle horizontally
to extend the beams. To
restore an extended beam to its normal length, click its handle and press
delete.
