How to get there
Click the Selection Tool 
, and select a region of music. From the Utilities Menu,
choose Change, then Ties.
What it does
Use the Ties command to change settings
of ties in a region. You can set tie direction, break ties at a new time
or key signature, remove any manual adjustments to positioning and specify
whether the arcs of ties should avoid staff lines. Finale updates the
Tie Alterations dialog box settings for each tie in the region.
Note: Use the Ties command to adjust more
than one tie in a region. To adjust a single tie or the tie end after
a system break, use the settings in the Tie Alterations dialog box. See
Tie Alterations dialog box.
- Tie
Direction: Automatic • Over • Under. Set the direction for ties
in the selected region as frozen under, frozen over or use Automatic to
let Finale decide which direction the tie should go based on your settings
in the Tie Options dialog box. You can also use ctrl-F to flip the tie
with the Speedy Entry Tool or the
Special Tools Tool.
- Break
for Time Signature: Default • On • Off. Choose an option from the
popup
list to specify whether ties in the selected region break and continue
at a time signature change. Default is the initial setting. When Default
is selected, Finale uses the global Break for Time Signature setting in
Document Options-Ties. Choose On to
always break ties in the selected region at a time signature change and
continue it immediately after the signature change, regardless of the
global setting. Choose Off to draw ties in the selected region through
the time signature without any break.
- Break
for Key Signature: Default • On • Off. Choose an option from the
popup
list to specify whether ties in the selected region break and continue
at a key signature change. Default is the initial setting. When Default
is selected, Finale uses the global Break for Key Signature setting in
the Document Options-Ties. Choose On
to always break ties in the selected region at a key signature change
and continue it immediately after the signature change, regardless of
the global setting. Choose Off to draw ties in the selected region through
the key signature without any break.
- Outer
Placement. When this checkbox is selected, ties in the selected
region will be set to outer placement (unless they are inner ties on chords).
Deselect this checkbox to remove outer placement on all ties in the selected
region.
- Avoid
Staff Lines. When this checkbox is selected Finale uses the global
Avoid Staff Lines setting in the Tie Contour
dialog box to determine where to position the peak of the arc in relation
to staff lines. When not checked, Finale does not avoid staff lines in
the selected region.
- Remove
Manual Positioning. When this checkbox is selected all of the Inset,
Height and H: and V: changes from the global settings are removed.
- OK
• Cancel. Click OK to save the new settings and return to the score.
Click Cancel to return to the score without making any changes.
Tip: Use Document
Options-Ties to globally set all ties.
See Also:
Ties
Utilities
Menu
