Repeat barlines in Finale can be either
purely graphic, or fully functional for playback. For standard repeat
configurations, such as repeats with first and second endings, and even
repeats with several endings, Finale defines playback for you automatically.
For more advanced repeats, such as a D.S. al Coda, you can create text
repeats and define them for any playback configuration. See Coda;
D.S. al Coda;
and D.C..
For information regarding repeats in scores
with linked parts, see Repeats
in linked parts.
To place a basic repeat in your score
If you want to create a backwards repeat
bar that will return to the beginning of the score, do the following.
- Click the Repeat Tool and right-click
the measure prior to the desired repeat barline and choose Create Backward
Repeat Bar. Or, click to select the measure and from the Repeat
Menu, choose Create Backward Repeat bar. If a forward repeat bar does
not appear earlier in the score, Finale automatically jumps to the first
measure upon reaching this repeat barline during playback.
If you want to define a forward and backward
repeat barline at the same time, do the following:
- Click the Repeat Tool .
- Highlight the measures you would like to enclose
within repeat barlines. (If the section is too large to see at
once, click the first measure, and then hold down Shift and click the
last measure of the desired region).
- Right-click the highlighted region and select Create
Simple Repeat. Or, from the Repeat Menu, choose Create Simple Repeat.
A forward and backward repeat barline appear on the first and last
measure of the region respectively. Also, this section will repeat accordingly
during playback.
There are several other options for creating
repeat barlines. You could alsoright-click
the fist measure of a section you would like to repeat and choose Create
Forward Repeat and then right-click the last measure of the
desired repeated section and choose Create Backward Repeat. Of course,
instead of using the contextual menus (right-click), you can also click to
select a measure and choose the desired option from the Repeat Menu. This
applies for all contextual measure selections described in this chapter.
To delete
a repeat barline
- Click the Repeat Tool ; then click the handle
on the repeat barline (or any repeat indication) you want to remove.
- Press the Delete key (or, right-click
a repeat handle and choose Delete). The repeat barline, ending,
or text repeat (depending on what you clicked) disappears.
To break
a repeat barline that connects staves
When you create a repeat barline, it’s
ordinarily drawn as a solid line across the space between any grouped
staves (those connected by a bracket, for example). If you prefer, you
can instruct Finale not to draw the barline continuously through the space
between staves.
- Click the Staff Tool , and double-click the
staff that’s just below the space where you want to omit the barline.
The Staff Attributes dialog box appears.
- Select Break Repeat Barlines Between Staves.
Click OK.
To
place a text repeat in your score
Text repeats are used to define any repeat
indication that appears as text, including Fine,
To Coda, D.S.
al Coda, etc. Like repeat barlines, text repeats can display graphically
without affecting playback, or they can be used to direct playback to
the appropriate measure.
- Click the Repeat Tool ; then double-click the
measure you want to contain the repeat. The Repeat Selection dialog
box appears.
- Select the text repeat you want to use from
the list on the left. If the text you want to use does not appear
in this list, click Create to define a new text repeat. Or, select a text
repeat and click Edit to change one. See Repeat
Designer dialog box for more information regarding creating and editing
text repeats.
- Click Select. The Text Repeat Assignment
dialog box appears which offers several options for defining the appearance
and playback definition. See Text
Repeat Assignment dialog box.
- Click OK. The text repeat appears in
the score.
For information on setting up common repeat
configurations, see Coda, D.S. al Coda,
and D.C.