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Enclosure Designer dialog box

How to get there

There are three ways to access the Enclosure Designer, depending on whether you want to edit an enclosure on an Expression, Repeat marking or Measure number:

Click the Expression tool , and double-click a note or measure. In the selection box that appears, click Create (or click an existing expression and click Edit). If you like, enter or edit text in the Expression Designer text box, then click Edit under Enclosure Shape.
Click the Repeat Tool . Click the tool, then click a measure. Click Create to create a new text repeat (a piece of text that functions as a fully operational repeat marking, such as "To Coda"), enter the text for the text repeat, and click Enclose Repeat.
Click the Measure tool and select Measure > Measure Numbers > Edit Region. Click Enclosures. Or, double-click the handle of certain measure numbers in the score to change their enclosures. Specifically, it appears if you’ve specified Enclosures in the Measure Number dialog box for the current region of measures. See Measure Number dialog box for details.

What it does

This dialog box lets you enclose the expression mark (such as a rehearsal letter) or text repeat (such as "To Coda") in a box of any size, geometric shape, or line thickness. If you encounter it using the Measure tool, it lets you modify, add, or remove the enclosure for the measure number you clicked.

Shape: Rectangle, Oval, … None. Use this drop-down list to select a shape such as a rectangle, oval or triangle, to draw around the text, or choose None if you don’t want an enclosure to appear.

Line Thickness. Type the thickness, in measurement units, of the enclosure shape’s outline.
Opaque. Select this option to make the prevent items behind the enclosure from showing through. This is only available for rectangles and ellipses.
Height. Type the distance to add to Finale’s default height of the enclosure, in the selected measurement units (Edit menu).
Width. Type the distance to add to Finale’s default width of the enclosure in the selected measurement units (Edit menu).
Center: H: • V:. Type the amount to shift the enclosure horizontally and vertically, if you don’t want it centered on the text. Positive H: numbers move the enclosure shape to the right of the center of the text. Positive V: numbers move the enclosure shape upward from the text’s baseline.
Options: None, Enforce Minimum Width, Match Height and Width. Use this drop-down list to control how the shape is drawn. If you choose None, Finale allows you to independently set the height and width of the shape. Choose Match Height and Width to display the shape symmetrically so that the enclosure's height matches its width. Choose Enforce Minimum Width to enforce a minimum width so the enclosure’s height doesn’t change when its width adjusts to the text.
Fixed Enclosure Size. When this option is selected, Finale maintains the exact size of the enclosure despite the size of the text. When this option is not selected, Finale adjusts the width (and size) of the enclosure depending on which item is selected in the Options drop-down list.
Use Default Enclosure. This option is only available when you have accessed the Enclosure Designer through a measure handle. If you have specified a unique enclosure, use this button to reset the item to use the default enclosure used in the rest of the document.
OK • Cancel. Click OK to return to the previous dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the previous dialog box (or to the score) without making any changes.

Tip: Choose Match Height and Width from the Options drop-down list for Rehearsal letters if you want the shape to be the same size throughout the score.