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To enter tuplets with the Speedy Entry Tool

  1. Click the Speedy Entry tool  image\Simple_Entry_Tool.gif, and click the measure in question. The editing frame appears.
  2. If MIDI is not being used, place the cursor on the correct pitch.  
  3. Press CTRL+number in the number keypad. You can press any number between 2 and 8 to specify the tuplet value that you’re about to enter. When you do so, the number you pressed appears in the upper right corner of the editing frame, telling you that Finale is ready to group the next notes you enter as a tuplet defined by that number. If you need to enter a more complex tuplet (or want to specify a particular bracket or slur configuration), press CTRL+1, and the Tuplet Definition dialog box will appear (see Tuplet Definition dialog box).
  4. Enter the notes of the tuplet. The value of the first note you enter tells Finale whether you’re entering an eighth-note tuplet, quarter-note tuplet, and so on. Finale automatically groups them and brackets them according to the default visual tuplet settings (see To predefine the appearance of tuplets, below). To enter many tuplets in a row, see To enter many notes of the same value (hands-free MIDI method).

 

 

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