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File/Save

Choose Save to store any changes you’ve made to the active document.

Note: The Save command saves only the active document (the one in the frontmost window).

When you’re working on a Finale document (or any computer file), your changes to the file are stored in temporary files that are deleted when you exit the program. As long as you’re in Finale and the computer is on, the computer’s memory retains your editing.

If the power fails or a system error occurs, however, all your editing is lost forever, unless you have remembered to save the changes onto a disk by choosing this command. It’s a good idea to save your work fairly often—every ten minutes, perhaps; if you’re the kind of person who forgets, consider using Finale’s automatic backup feature (see Save under Preferences). If you intend to open the file on a machine running Windows, make sure Append File Extensions is checked.

Tip: Finale can automatically save a backup copy of your file in the same folder as the original file. You can also select the folder to save Backup files. See Save (under Preferences).