The instructions in To reposition staff names (globally). show you how to set the position for all staff names at once. You also have control over the position of each individual staff name.
Tip: You can create a group for an instrument that uses two staves, then Finale will automatically center the group name between the two staves. For details, see Groups—To group staves.
- Click the Staff tool
. The Staff menu appears.
- Drag the handle of a full or abbreviated staff name to reposition the staff name on-screen.
- To specify the exact positioning of a staff name, click the staff name handle, then choose Full Staff Name or Abbreviated Staff Name from the Position Names submenu of the Staff menu. (Or, CTRL+SHIFT-click the staff name handle.) Finale displays the Position Full Staff Name or the Position Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box.
- Specify the alignment of the staff name by choosing Left, Right, or Center from the Alignment drop-down menu. Finale automatically selects the matching setting (Left, Right or Center) from the Justification drop-down menu.
- Optional: Specify the justification for multi-line names by choosing Left, Right, Center, or Forced Full from the Justification drop-down menu. You may need to change the justification for multi-line names.
Choosing Full justification will currently have the same effect as choosing Left justification, since each line is treated as the end of a paragraph.
- Drag the name in the display area to adjust its position, or enter new positioning numbers into the H: and V: text boxes. The H: value determines the horizontal distance between the beginning of the staff name and the left edge of the staff. The V: value determines the vertical distance between the top of the staff name and the top line of the staff.
- Click OK when you have entered the position settings.
