Generally, Finale includes all notes, entry
items and measure items when you copy. However, by using Finale's filter
you can specify which items you would like to copy—such as chord symbols
or articulations—with or without affecting the notes themselves. (To learn
about selecting measure regions, see Selecting
music). You can easily choose any number of entry and measure items
by doing the following:
- Click the Selection tool
.
IMPORTANT: The settings
in the Edit Filter dialog box are program-wide. That means these settings
apply to all documents, even after closing and restarting Finale. If you
are unsure of previous settings be sure to review this dialog box prior
to copying to ensure it is set up as desired.
- Choose Edit > Edit Filter.
The Edit Filter dialog box appears. All measure and entry items appear
in this dialog box. If you want to copy everything—music, lyrics, measure
widths, expression marks, and all—no action is necessary (all items are
selected by default).
- Uncheck any item you do not want to copy and
click OK. Now, when you copy, only selected items appear in the
target region. Notice Use Filter is now checked under the Edit menu. Uncheck
this command to disable the filter and include all items (other than Tempo changes) while copying - (see To copy tempo changes).
- Technical note: Finale actually always includes all items whenever you
copy. The Edit Filter dialog box actually filters certain items from appearing
when inserting or pasting. Therefore you could copy music, and subsequently
change your selection in the Edit Filter dialog box to specify what you
would like to include in the target region.
Tip:
CTRL+SHIFT+click the target region
to open the Edit Filter dialog box prior to pasting the selected music.
