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Program Options-Open dialog box

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How to get there

From the Finale 2010 menu, choose Preferences then Program Options and select Open.

What it does

Use the Open category to specify how Finale treats various types of files while opening them.

Automatically Convert Text In Files From Other Operating Systems • Show Dialog On Automatic Conversion. Check to Automatically Convert to translate upper-ASCII characters (such as è, ö and hard spaces) into the appropriate character on the current system. If Finale was unable to translate the character, it will display the problem character as a question mark. Finale will only check text fonts, as defined in the MacSymbolFonts.txt file, not music or symbol fonts. See Configuring Macsymbolfonts.txt. Check "Show Dialog on Automatic Conversion" to display a list of text items checked, items converted and other information about the conversion process.
Automatically Sync Files to Symbol Fonts List. Check this box to automatically sync fonts to the Symbol Fonts List if fonts used in the file being opened are not included in the Symbol Font list. For information regarding adding fonts to the Symbol Font List, see Configuring MacSymbolFonts.txt.

Tie Conversion: PostScript • Screen • Ask When Converting. These options are used when converting files previous to Finale 97 for determining how to handle ties. In versions before Finale 97 ties were represented differently on the screen than when they were printed on a PostScript printer. Since Finale 97 and later versions no longer have this difference, older files can be converted either using the screen representation of ties, or using PostScript settings of ties. You can also have Finale ask about converting ties during the conversion process by selecting the Ask When Converting checkbox.
Playback: Set Human playback for Finale Notation Files Created Prior to Finale 2004. Choose this option to automatically enable Human Playback while opening files created in earlier Finale versions (pre-Finale 2004). See Playback Settings dialog box.