To open scanned files with SmartScore Lite

• Scan one page at 300 dpi (dots per inch), producing a grayscale or black and white (line art) TIFF file. See your scanner documentation for details. See to prepare a scanned TIFF file for tips.
• In Finale, click on the File Menu, and choose SmartScore Scanning Lite. The SmartScore Lite 3.0 box appears.
• Click Add Files to List. The Open dialog appears where you can choose the scanned file you want to translate.
• Navigate to your TIFF file and double-click on it. The file name of the file you chose will appear in the file list.
• Repeat the last two steps to add more files to the list. Or, choose several files at once in the Open dialog box if there are several files you want to convert.
• Click Begin Recognition. Finale transcribes the scanned file and opens the new file. If you encounter problems, please double-check the limitations listed above.
• Save the file with a new name. If the score continues for more pages, import each page, then copy and insert each file into one file. You can also use this technique to insert scanned music into your own template. See To combine two files.
• Make any desired edits. Because scanning is not a perfect science, you will need to proofread the score and correct for missing notes, ties or dots.
• Convert slurs to ties, where needed. SmartScore will attempt to convert ties based on context (Are the two slurred notes the same pitch?) but may occasionally guess incorrectly and insert a slur. Although slurs and ties are graphically the same; slurs and ties are different musically. Remove the incorrect slurs with the Smart Shape Tools. See To move, reshape, or delete a note-attached slur. Add the ties with the Simple or Speedy Entry Tools.
• In files with more than one staff, fix the key signatures, if needed. All staves will be set to Independent Key Signatures, which causes the Key Signature Tool to change the key individually for each staff. You can remove the Independent Key Signatures in the Staff Attributes dialog box. Make sure you set the proper transposition for any transposing staves if you decide to use this fix.