To assign a text block to a measure

1. Click the Text Tool  . The Text menu appears.
2. Click a text block handle, then choose Frame Attributes from the Text menu. Or, shift-double-click a text block handle. The Frame Attributes dialog box appears.
3. Click to select Attach to: Measure and then, into the text box, type the number of the measure you want the text block assigned to.
4. From the Staff popup menu, choose the name of a staff you want associated with the measure-assigned text block. Finale will align and position the text block in relation to this staff.
5. Use the other settings in the Frame Attributes dialog box to adjust the text block’s position in the score, then click OK to return to the document.

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