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Fretboard Selection dialog box

How to get there

Click the Chord tool . The Chord menu appears.
Choose Chord > Manual Input, then click a note that doesn’t have a chord symbol attached.
In the Chord Definition dialog box, click on Select in the Fretboard area.
If a note has a chord symbol attached, click the note to make the chord handle appear. Double-click the handle, click on Select in the Fretboard area.

What it does

The Fretboard Selection dialog box displays any fretboards you’ve created in (or loaded into) the document. It allows you to select, delete, or edit any of the fretboards; it also provides an entrance to the Fretboard Editor, where you can design or edit new fretboards.

Select. If you have clicked a fretboard in the Fretboard Selection dialog box, click Select to return to the Chord Definition dialog box. Finale puts the number of the fretboard you selected in the Fretboard ID text box and places the selected fretboard in the score (when you click OK). Double-clicking a fretboard is the same as clicking it once and clicking Select.
Cancel. Click Cancel to return to the Chord Definition box without having made a fretboard selection.
Edit. If you’ve selected a fretboard in the Fretboard Selection box by clicking it once, click Edit to enter the Fretboard Editor, where you can modify the fretboard.
Create. If you don’t see the fretboard you’re looking for in the Fretboard Selection box, click Create to enter the Fretboard Editor, where you can build one of your own.
Duplicate. Click this button to create a copy of the selected Fretboard that you can modify with the Fretboard Editor. You can select more than one item. Use SHIFT-click to select an additional item and include all the items in between. Use CTRL-click to select only a specific additional item in the list.
Delete. If you’ve selected a fretboard in the Fretboard Selection box by clicking it once, click Delete to remove it from the selection box. You can select more than one item. Use SHIFT-click to select an additional item and include all the items in between. Use CTRL-click to select only a specific additional item in the list. If the fretboard is used in the score, the Delete Element dialog box is displayed, where you can specify delete options. See Delete Element dialog box.
Move Up • Move Down. Click these buttons to move the selected item or items up or down in the list. You can select more than one item. Use SHIFT-click to select an additional item and include all the items in between. Use CTRL-click to select only a specific additional item in the list.
[Magnifying glass icons]. Use the magnifying glass icons to zoom in and out. Click and drag the lower right corner of the dialog box and drag to resize it.
Copy Fretboards from Another Chord Suffix: Select Suffix. Click on Select Suffix to open the Chord Suffix Selection dialog box, where you can choose to copy fretboards from the selected suffix.