Finale 2010 includes the following interface changes since Finale 2009a.
Transparent handles
Finale's transparent handles can be modified or turned off in the Program Options-View dialog box.
Percussion Maps
Percussion Maps as they appeared in Finale 2009 no longer exist in Finale 2010. Functionality of Finale's former Percussion Maps has been split between Percussion Layouts and Percussion MIDI Maps.
Percussion Layouts
Percussion Layouts allow you to assign percussion instruments to staff positions and noteheads. These features, which previously existed in the Percussion Map Designer dialog box, are now available in the Percussion Layout Designer dialog box.
Percussion MIDI Maps
The MIDI mapping of percussion notation is now handled automatically during entry. If you change the playback device under the MIDI menu, and the MIDI notes no longer match the desired percussion sounds, simply select the percussion MIDI map for that playback device for that staff, which is available in the Instrument List. See also To setup playback for a percussion staff.
Percussion entry
If you are using an external MIDI device for percussion input, you can select a Percussion Input Map for your device and patch to ensure the desired percussive instruments are entered onto the staff on the appropriate MIDI notes. Percussion Input Maps are available in the MIDI Setup dialog box. See Percussion MIDI Maps dialog box.
Resize Fretboards
The former Resize Fretboards option under the Chord menu and the Resize Fretboards dialog box have been removed. You can resize Fretboards globally in Document Options-Chords. To resize fretboards by region, use the Change Chord Assignments dialog box.
Broadway Copyist Font
Finale's default handwritten font in now the new Broadway Copyist font.
Menu Changes
The following menu items have been removed or changed:
The following plug-ins have been removed
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