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Macros

Major seconds (in different voices and layers)

Manuscript paper

Margins

Changing page margins

Changing default page margins numerically

Masks

Masking a portion of a staff

Moving, reshaping, or deleting a Shape Expression mask

Masking a portion of the score using the Graphics Tool

Moving, reshaping or deleting a Graphics Tool mask

Measure layout

Moving a measure to the previous (or next) system

Forcing selected measures into one system

Removing measure groups through the end of the piece

Removing measure groups for individual systems

Creating a system break

Measure numbers

Creating measure numbers

Removing measure numbers from a single staff

Moving a single measure number

Adding a measure number to an existing region

Reshaping or removing a measure number’s enclosure

Measure repeat signs

Measures

Adding blank measures at the end of the document

Inserting blank measures within a document

Erasing or removing measures

Deleting a measure from a single staff

Changing one measure’s width

Adjusting measure widths in a system

Changing the widths of many measures

Specifying minimum or maximum measure widths

Splitting a measure across a system break

Hiding measures

Measures per line

Specifying a number of measures per line (within a region)

Removing measure groups from the current page to the end

Removing measure groups from a selected region

Melismas

Creating invisible syllables when typing lyrics

Shifting lyrics to the right or left

Metatools

Metronome markings

Creating a metronome marking

Moving or deleting the marking

Defining the metronome marking for playback

Creating complex metronome markings

MicNotator

Setting up MicNotator

Using MicNotator with Speedy Entry

Using MicNotator with Simple Entry

Using MicNotator with HyperScribe

MIDI

Recorded MIDI data

Copying or erasing captured (or edited) MIDI data

Sending an All Notes Off message

Correcting erratic MIDI playback

Specifying the MIDI device

Changing a MIDI channel in mid-staff

Moving or deleting the channel-change expression

Assigning a staff to more than one MIDI channel

Editing note durations

Removing and copying MIDI data

Editing continuous MIDI data

Editing key velocities

More uses for key velocities and note duration commands

MIDI files

Importing a MIDI file

Exporting a MIDI file

MIDI Sync

Transmitting MIDI Sync data while playing back a Finale document

Receiving MIDI Sync data while playing back a Finale document

Using the MIDI Sync signal to provide the “tap” in HyperScribe

Transmitting Song Pointer data during playback

Minor keys

Mixer

Mirroring

Creating a mirror (intelligent copy)

Identifying mirrored measures in the score

Converting mirrored measures into “normal” measures

Creating a composite mirror

Rebeaming or edit an existing mirror

Mordents

Multimeasure rests

Setting up the appearance of multimeasure rests

Displaying symbols for multimeasure rests

Creating a multimeasure rest

Breaking a multimeasure rest

Editing the appearance of a multimeasure rest

Displaying a measure number range for a multimeasure rest

Multiple key signatures

Multiple Movements

Multiple Passes and Endings

Creating multiple passes for a repeat ending

Creating multiple endings

Multiple time signatures

Multiple voices

Entering multiple voices using layers

Moving music from one layer to another

Entering multiple voices using V1/V2

Entering additional voices by superimposing staves

Music spacing

Turning off Automatic Music Spacing

Loading a Music Spacing library into an open document

Reapplying music spacing over a region

Editing an existing Music Spacing library

Restoring a region to proportional spacing

Creating a new Music Spacing library from scratch

Saving your edited or newly created Music Spacing library

Specifying minimum or maximum measure widths

Mutes