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Linking Details for Linked Parts

This following chart describes the relationship between items/edits in the score and its corresponding linked part.

Element/Edit Type

Always Linked

Never Linked

Linked until changed in part (intelligently linked)

Articulations

Articulation Selection dialog box

X

 

 

Articulation Designer dialog box

X

 

 

Reposition an articulation

 

 

X

Show/hide an articulation

 

 

X

Delete an articulation in part

X

 

 

Delete an articulation in score

X

 

 

New articulation in part

X

 

 

Clear manual positioning*

 

 

X

Chords

Chord Suffix Editor dialog box

X

 

 

Chord Suffix Definition dialog box

X

 

 

Reposition a chord

 

 

X

Show/hide a chord

 

 

X

Show/hide fretboard

 

 

X

Delete a chord

X

 

 

New chord in part

X

 

 

Fretboard Editor

X

 

 

Resize Fretboards

X

 

 

Chord baselines (triangles)

 

Triangles 3 and 4

Triangles 1 and 2

Clefs

Clef Change dialog box

X

 

 

Mid-measure clefs

X

 

 

Change clef size

X

 

 

Document menu

Display in concert pitch

 

X

 

Clef Designer dialog box

X

 

 

Repeat dialogs

X

 

 

Playback/Record Options dialog box

X

 

 

Page Format for Score dialog box

 

X (only applied to score)

 

Page Format for Parts dialog box

 

X (only applied to parts)

 

Page Setup for Score dialog box

 

X (only applied to score)

 

Page Setup for Parts dialog box

 

X (only applied to parts

 

Expressions

Expression Selection dialog box

X (except for H: and V: values)

 

 

Expression Designer dialog box

X

 

 

Shape Expression Designer dialog box

X

 

 

Reposition expression

 

 

X

Show/hide expression

 

 

X

Delete expression in part

X

 

 

Delete expression in score

X

 

 

New expression in part

X

 

 

Expression baselines (triangles)

 

Triangles 3 and 4

Triangles 1 and 2

Shape Expression: change size

X

 

 

Expression playback

X

 

 

Expression: Show On

X

 

 

Expression assignment: Allow Individual Edits Per Staff setting

 

 

X

Clear manual positioning*

 

 

X

Expression playback

X

 

 

Graphics

Add/delete graphic in score

X

 

 

Graphic added to part

X

 

 

Graphic deleted from part

X

 

 

Reposition graphic

 

 

X

Instrument List/Mixer/Staff Controls

Volume

X

 

 

Pan

X

 

 

Reverb

X

 

 

Room Size

X

 

 

Channel

X

 

 

Program

X

 

 

Key Signatures

Key Signature dialog box

X

 

 

Key signature change

X

 

 

Measures

Position notes

 

X

 

Measure Attributes (except for measure width check boxes and values)

X

 

 

Measure Number Regions

X

 

 

Lyrics

Document Options - Lyrics

X

 

 

Adjust Lyric Baselines

 

 

X

Lyric Text

X

 

 

Lyric Font

X

 

 

Lyric Size

X

 

 

Lyric Style

X

 

 

Baseline Positioning

 

Triangles 3 and 4

Triangles 1 and 2

Adjust syllables

 

 

X

Edit word extension

 

 

X

Utilities menu

Mirrored measures

X

 

 

Music spacing

 

X

 

MIDI/Audio menu

VSTSetup dialog box

X

 

 

Play Finale Through VST

X

 

 

Note Mover

Cross-staff notes

X

 

 

Search and replace

 

 

 

Notes

Pitches

X

 

 

Enharmonic changes

 

 

X

Cautionary accidentals

X

 

 

Rhythms

X

 

 

Beaming

X

 

 

Parenthetical accidentals

X

 

 

Tuplet definitions

X

 

 

Tuplet Positioning

 

 

X

Ossia

Ossia Measure Designer dialog box

X

 

 

Ossia Positioning

 

 

X

Page Layout

Add blank pages

 

X

 

Page breaks

 

X

 

Collapsed staves (not forced)

 

X

 

Fit Measures

 

X

 

Edit system margins

 

X

 

Edit page margins

 

X

 

Page size and orientation

 

X

 

Playback

Playback Controls

X

 

 

Repeats

Document Options - Repeats

X

 

 

Backwards Repeat Bar Assignment dialog box

X

 

 

Create Edit Ending dialog box

X

 

 

Repeat Options dialog box

X

 

 

Create new repeat

X

 

 

Delete repeat

X

 

 

Reposition repeat endings/text repeats

 

 

X

Resize

Resize Page

 

X

 

Resize System

 

X

 

Resize Staff

 

X

 

Resize Note

X

 

 

Resize Notehead

X

 

 

Smart Shapes

Smart Shape Placement dialog box

X

 

 

Smart Shape Options dialog box

X

 

 

Smart Slur Options dialog box

X

 

 

Guitar Bend Options dialog box

X

 

 

Add or Delete smart shapes

X

 

 

Show/hide smart shapes

 

 

X

Change slur shape

 

 

X

Smart shape direction

 

 

X

Measure Attached Smart Shape Horizontal Positioning

X

 

 

Measure Attached Smart Shape Vertical Positioning

 

 

X

Hairpin Positioning

 

 

X

Special Tools

Note Positioning

X

 

 

Notehead Positioning

X

 

 

Note Shape

X

 

 

Accidental Mover

X

 

 

Stem Length

X

 

 

Broken Beam Direction

X

 

 

Double/Split Stem

X

 

 

Reverse Stem

X

 

 

Custom Stem

X

 

 

Beam Angle

X

 

 

Secondary Beam Break

X

 

 

Beam Extension

X

 

 

Secondary Beam Angle

X

 

 

Tie

X

 

 

Dot

X

 

 

Beam Width

X

 

 

Beam Stem Adjust

X

 

 

Text

Text

X

 

 

Font

X

 

 

Size

X

 

 

Style

X

 

 

Reposition text block

 

 

X

Justification

 

 

X

Alignment

 

 

X

Frame Attributes

X (except for H:; and V: values)

 

 

Line Spacing

X

 

 

Word Wrap

X

 

 

View menu

View Percentage

 

1 view % for score

1 view % for (all) parts

 

Staff Sets

 

X

 

Grid/Guide Options dialog box

X

 

 

Show Grid

X

 

 

Show Guides

X

 

 

Show Rulers

X

 

 

Layer Selection

X

 

 

Shoe Active Layer Only

X

 

 

* Choosing to clear manual positioning in a part moves the part item to its default positioning (H:0, V:0) and breaks the link to the score. Clear Manual Positioning does not restore broken links.

 

 

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