To
reposition staff names (globally)
These instructions show you how to set
the default position for all full and abbreviated staff names, except
for those names that have been positioned individually. You can override
the default positions on a staff-by-staff basis. See To reposition staff names (individually).
- Click the Staff Tool
. The Staff menu
appears.
- Choose Full Staff Names or Abbreviated Staff
Names from the Set Default Name Positions submenu of the Staff menu.
The Position Full Staff Name--Default or Position Abbreviated Staff Name--Default
dialog box appears, depending on your menu selection.
- Specify the alignment of the staff name by
choosing Left, Right, or Center from the Alignment popup menu. Finale automatically selects the matching
setting (Left, Right or Center) from the Justification popup menu.
- Optional: Specify the justification for multi-line
names by choosing Left, Right, Center, or Forced Full from the Justification
popup menu.
You may need to change the justification for multi-line names.
Note: choosing Full
justification will currently have the same effect as choosing Left justification,
since each line is treated as the end of a paragraph.
- Drag the name in the display area to adjust
its position, or enter new positioning numbers into the H: and V: text
boxes, then click OK. In the currently-selected measurement units,
the H: value determines the horizontal distance between the beginning
of the staff name and the left edge of the staff. The V: value determines
the vertical distance between the top of the staff name and the top line
of the staff.
Tip: If your changes
don’t appear to take effect, display the Staff Attributes dialog box and
make sure that the Position checkbox is not selected. Or, select the staff
name handles and press clear.
