These commands, which affect full-measure selections, are unique to Finale. They let you use linear spacing for the notes, or you can space the notes and measures of your score the same way a professional engraver does - by consulting a table of width values for each note, and spacing the notes and measures accordingly. The result is non-proportional spacing, where a whole note isn't allotted four times as much width as a quarter note - it's actually allotted much less space.
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This example is spaced with Beat Spacing. Each beat is spaced non-linearly first, then spaced within the beat linearly. |
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This example is spaced with Note Spacing. Each note is spaced non-linearly. |
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This example is spaced with Time Signature Spacing. Each note is spaced linearly. |
Keep in mind that you can use any of these three music-spacing methods on any measures in your score, mixing and matching as necessary. You can also experiment with a certain selected region, trying first one kind of music spacing and then another; only the most recently-applied spacing will remain.
See Also:
Document Options-Music Spacing
