To adjust the shape of an individual tie

1. Choose Window > Advanced Tools. Click the Special Tools Tool , then click the measure containing a tie to adjust.
2. Click the Tie Tool . Three handles appear on each tie in the measure.
3. Double-click the starting or ending handle of the tie. The Tie Alterations dialog box appears.
4. Set the Height of the tie’s arc. Enter values (in measurement units) into the Height: Start and Height: End text boxes to set the height of the left and right control points of the tie’s arc, respectively. A larger number increases the height of the arc. A smaller number decreases the height.

   The Height setting is actually the height of a control point, an imaginary point that Finale uses to calculate the arc’s curve when creating a tie. Finale draws the actual height of the arc a little less than the value you specify for Height.

5. Set the tie Inset. Enter values into the Left: Inset and Right: Inset text boxes to set the amount of “hook” of the left and right end of the tie. Inset is a percentage of the tie length. Enter a lower percentage to hook the end of the tie more, curving it more sharply. A higher percentage will flatten the ends of tie.
6. To avoid staff lines select the check box, Avoid Staff Lines By. Finale uses the Avoid Staff Lines By: global setting in Document Options-Ties to position the arcs of ties in the region.
7. Click OK to save your changes. Click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box without making any changes.

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