Click this tool, then double-click a measure where you want to insert a meter change; the Time Signature dialog box appears, from which you can create the new meter. You can also use the mouse to select a region of music with the Time Signature Tool.
You can create Time Signature Metatools—one-key equivalents for meter changes—that can save you time if you need to insert many meter changes into your music.
To program a Time Signature Metatool
Click the Time Signature Tool. Press shift and a number key or a letter key. Finale displays the Time Signature dialog box; create the time signature you want to correspond to the number or letter you pressed. Click OK (or press return).
To use a Time Signature Metatool
Click the Time Signature Tool. Select a region of music. While pressing the number or letter corresponding to the Metatool you programmed, double-click a measure. Finale changes the meter over the region you have selected.
Contextual menus are reached by control-clicking on the handle of an object. A contextual menu will be displayed where you can select various items.
|
Menu item |
What it does |
|
Edit Time Signature |
Display the Time Signature dialog box |
|
2/2 |
Change the time signature to 2/2 until the next time change |
|
2/2 (Beamed as 4/4) |
Change the time signature to 2/2 beamed as 4/4 |
|
Cut Time (Beamed as 4/4) |
Change the time signature to cut time beamed as 4/4 |
|
2/4 |
Change the time signature to 2/4 until the next time change |
|
3/4 |
Change the time signature to 3/4 until the next time change |
|
4/4 |
Change the time signature to 4/4 until the next time change |
|
5/4 |
Change the time signature to 5/4 |
|
3/8 |
Change the time signature to 3/8 until the next time change |
|
5/8 (Beamed as 2+3) |
Change the time signature to 5/8 beamed as 2+3 |
|
5/8 (Beamed as 3+2) |
Change the time signature to 5/8 beamed as 3+2 |
|
6/8 |
Change the time signature to 6/8 until the next time change |
|
7/8 (Beamed as 2+2+3) |
Change the time signature to 7/8 beamed as 2+2+3 |
|
7/8 (Beamed as 3+2+2) |
Change the time signature to 7/8 beamed as 3+2+2 |
|
9/8 |
Change the time signature to 9/8 until the next time change |
|
12/8 |
Change the time signature to 12/8 until the next time change |
For further information, see the Time Signature dialog box.
See Also:
Document Options-Time Signatures
Special mouse clicks