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Note: Before you begin, remember to
set the global settings for common and cut time in the Time Signatures
portion of the Document Options dialog box (under the Document menu).
- Click the Time Signature tool
.
- Double-click on the first measure in which
you want to change the appearance of the time signature. The Time
Signature dialog box appears.
- Choose the measures you want affected.
By default, Finale selects the measure you clicked, or the area you drag-enclosed,
so if that’s the range you want, you don’t need to enter anything. To
specify a different range of measures, enter the numbers of the first
and last measures making up the region. To change the measure you selected
through the end of the piece, click Measure ___ Through End of Piece.
- Click Options. The Time Signature dialog box expands
to show the display options.
- Click Use a Different Time Signature for Display.
(If it’s already selected, don’t click it again). Set the time signature
if necessary.
- Use the Abbreviate check box to specify whether
to abbreviate the cut or common time signature for this time change.
If you want to use the abbreviated symbol
, simply click
Abbreviate. On the other hand, if you want the time signature to appear
as numbers 
, just deselect Abbreviate by unchecking the check box.
- Click OK (or press ENTER).
You return to the document, where the measure region you specified
now shows the time signature in the format you chose.
