Online User Manuals

The online user manuals are the most comprehensive help resource for Finale notation products. They include:

  • Interactive tutorials to quickly learn essential Finale features. (Finale 2012 User Manual only)
  • Step-by-step instructions that explain how to accomplish specific tasks.
  • QuickStart Videos to visually demonstrate tasks and features.*
  • Descriptions of every Finale function.
  • Contextual and interactive search feature to quickly find the content you are looking for.

Select your product, version, and platform below to find your product’s user manual (includes reference and tutorials).

* Please note that PrintMusic, SongWriter, and older versions of Finale access QuickStart Videos from the launch screen and the Help menu. Finale 2012 also incorporates the QuickStart Videos into the user manual.

User manuals for older version products are available from the Help menu in the software.