With this technique you can change the
font for a single element of the music, such as the clefs or the notes
themselves. If you want to change all elements of the music to a different
font, see “To change music fonts ,” below.
- Choose Document > Document Options
> Fonts. The Fonts options appear, with buttons and drop-down lists for various elements of the file. The Select Font button
refers to the font used for the notes, rests, accidentals, and other musical
symbols; if you use this button to substitute a music font of your own
design, you’ll need to make some adjustments to music character in the
Document Options dialog box. (Finale makes the necessary adjustments automatically
if you specify Maestro, Petrucci, Engraver, Jazz, Broadway Copyist, or Sonata as your default
music font.) See Document
Options-Fonts.
- From the list
on the left, choose the type of music character you want to change. Accidentals,
Alternate Notation, Augmentation Dots, Flags, Chords, Key Signatures or
Notes and Rests are all possible options. Then click the drop down list to choose the specific music character.
Click the Set Font button and the Font dialog box appears. Choose the
font name, type, and point size, you’ll see the sample text change in
the display below. You can choose any combination of style elements: bold,
italic, and so on.
- Click Apply to save your settings.
