Open/Save File dialog box

How to get there

The Open window appears in a number of circumstances in Finale:

Choose File > Open, Open Worksheets & Repertoire, or Save.
Choose File > New > Document From Template.
Choose File > ScoreMerger and click Add Files.
Choose File > Load Library to open Finale libraries which contain music markings that you can use in your score.
Choose File > Save Library to save Finale libraries which contain the current set of music markings present in your score. This dialog box works the same as any standard Windows Open or Save dialog box. The only difference is the File Type.
Choose MIDI/Audio > Audio Track > Load Audio.
Choose Graphics > Place Graphic (or when you click in the Shape Designer's drawing area when the Graphics tool is selected).

In this dialog box, you can specify what kind of file you want to save or open.

Files of Type. By default, this dialog box is set to show All Readable Files. You can also choose a specific file type you want to open or save from the drop-down list, or choose All Files to display all the files in the current directory regardless of file type. Choose Finale Notation File (.MUSX) to display Finale files created in Finale 2014, and choose Finale Legacy File (.MUS) to display Finale files created in Finale 2012 and earlier. Choose MIDI File to display Standard MIDI Files created in Finale or a sequencer program. Choose Finale Template File (.FTMX) to display Finale files saved as templates. These files open as "Untitled," but contain all the custom score settings contained in the template file. Choose Lesson File (.LSN) to open a lesson created in the Exercise Wizard.

In the Load Library dialog box, choose Library File (.LIB) to display the available Finale libraries (sets of musical markings such as Articulations and Expressions).

In the Place Graphic dialog box, choose TIFF File (.TIF), Windows Metafile (.WMF), or Encapsulated PostScript Listing (.EPS), or one of the other available formats to display the files of the selected type in the scrolling list. Choose All Files to display files of all types in the scrolling list.