Text/Inserts

When you’re creating or editing a text block, choose a command from the Inserts submenu to insert one of these items at the current location of the cursor. Finale pastes the current date, time, page number, or other insert at the insertion point. An outline appears around an insert to remind you of its special function. The following keyboard shortcuts are available for inserts:

Insert	Keystroke
Page Number	command-shift-P
Sharp	command-shift-S
Flat	command-shift-F
Natural	command-shift-N

Note: You can change character settings for inserts placed in text blocks (you might underline the date, for example). Simply select an insert you’ve placed in a text block (such as the date), then choose a font or other character setting from the Text menu. Finale changes the entire contents of the insert to the new setting. You cannot, however, select and change the text within inserts.

You can change the content of individual Page Number inserts. Choose Edit Page Offset from the Text menu to change the page number that appears for the selected page insert (other page inserts in the document are not changed).

Change the text in the File Info dialog box (in the File menu) to change the information for the following inserts: Title, Composer, Copyright and Description.

You can also change the content of the following inserts: Sharp, Flat, Natural, Double Sharp, Double Flat. When you change the content of these inserts in Document Options-Text, Finale updates every insert of the same type throughout the document.

If you use a music font other than Maestro, you can change the symbol, font, baseline and tracking settings for the sharp, flat, natural, double sharp, and double flat signs by choosing the Text category of the Document Options dialog box (under the Document menu).

The Symbol insert will display the Symbol Selection dialog box allowing you to place the selected character into the text block. See Symbol Selection dialog box.