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To enter tuplets with the Speedy Entry
Tool
Click the Speedy Entry tool , and click the measure
in question. The editing frame appears.
If MIDI is not being used, place the cursor
on the correct pitch.
Press CTRL+number in the number keypad.
You can press any number between 2 and 8 to specify the tuplet
value that you’re about to enter. When you do so, the number you pressed
appears in the upper right corner of the editing frame, telling you that
Finale is ready to group the next notes you enter as a tuplet defined
by that number. If you need to enter a more complex tuplet (or want to
specify a particular bracket or slur configuration), press CTRL+1, and the Tuplet Definition
dialog box will appear (see Tuplet
Definition dialog box).
Enter the notes of the tuplet. The value
of the first note you enter tells Finale whether you’re entering an eighth-note
tuplet, quarter-note tuplet, and so on. Finale automatically groups them
and brackets them according to the default visual tuplet settings (see
To predefine the
appearance of tuplets). To enter many tuplets in a row, see To
enter many notes of the same value (hands-free MIDI method).
, and click the measure
in question. The editing frame appears.