Note: See Tutorial 3: Auditioning your score for a step-by-step tutorial regarding playback methods.

To play back a score

1. While pressing SPACEBAR, click the measure at which you want to begin playback. See the table below for various options in starting playback. It doesn’t matter which tool is currently selected. The behavior of the playback is governed by the settings in the Playback/Record Options dialog box (see To specify playback parameters below).

   Command	Keyboard Shortcut
   Begin playing from the current measure	SPACEBAR+click in staff
   Begin playing from current measure in the current staff only	SHIFT+SPACEBAR+click in staff
   Begin playing from measure one in the global staff list	SPACEBAR+click to the left of a staff system
   Begin playing from measure one in the current staff only	SPACEBAR+click to the left of a staff
   “Scrub” onscreen music - all staves	CTRL+SPACEBAR (and drag across music)
   “Scrub” onscreen music - current staff only	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR (and drag across music)

2. Click on the screen to stop the playback. Finale may take a moment to respond.

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