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When notes in two Finale layers fall on
the same beat but are a major second apart, Finale usually automatically
offsets some of them to avoid overlapping the noteheads. However, if you’ve
turned off Automatic Music Spacing, Finale won’t adjust these for you
until you take the following steps.
- Click the Selection tool
, and select the
measures you want to edit. See Selecting
music for more information.
- Choose Document > Document Options
> Music Spacing. The Music Spacing options appear.
- Make sure that the Seconds check box is selected.
You can also verify that other options you want included in spacing considerations
are selected. See Document Options-Music
Spacing for more information.
- Click Apply and then OK.
- Choose Utilities > Apply Note Spacing. Your music will be spaced to avoid
collisions between seconds in different layers. See Document Options-Music Spacing
for more information on different types of music spacing.
