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Use the commands in this submenu to control the chromatic spelling of your music when you enter notes using MIDI (such as Speedy Entry with MIDI or HyperScribe) or use one of Finale's retranscription commands (Import MIDI File, Retranscribe, utilities like Implode Music, Explode Music, and Respell Notes). You can also edit enharmonic spelling tables for major and minor keys, and for modal or chromatic spelling created in the Nonstandard Key Signature dialog box. Selections made here also affect documents without key signatures (see Keyless scores).
Note: As you use Finale’s enharmonic spelling methods, remember that enharmonic spelling applies only to non-diatonic notes (notes that are outside of the scale). Finale uses the key signature to spell notes that are within a scale.
To determine how to spell diatonic notes (the unaltered pitches within the scale) entered in your music, Finale always uses the key signature. As an example, if the key signature is G major and you play F sharp, it will always be notated as F sharp, not as G flat. When you chromatically alter a note, Finale will use the enharmonic spelling method selected to determine how to notate it. For instance, in the key of C, the half-step between C and D may be notated as C sharp or D flat depending on your enharmonic spelling selection.
Enharmonic Spelling is a program option. In other words, the option you choose applies to all open documents you work with until you change it. Finale saves you enharmonic spelling settings with your other preferences in your Finale Preferences file. You should also note that Finale doesn’t use enharmonic spelling when you enter notes with Simple Entry or Speedy Entry without MIDI. These are the only two note entry methods where you can enter the exact pitch, including any alteration by raising or lowering the pitch).
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