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To
create pitched slashes (note-by-note method)
Create the part on a single staff. For
each note that’s going to be a slash, enter a normal note.
Click the Special Tools tool , and click the first
measure you want to contain slashes.
Click the Note Shape Tool . Double-click the handle
of the first notehead you want to be a slash. Finale displays a
palette containing every symbol in the Maestro music font.
Double-click the slash. You actually
have a choice of two slashes; the smaller one (slot #33) usually looks
best. (The larger one is slot #243.) You return to the document, where
the note now has a slash instead of a notehead.
Repeat the process with the other slashed notes.
If the stems don’t connect with the notehead correctly, this can be adjusted
for each character you use as a notehead. See Stem Connection Editor dialog box for details.