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Finale PrintMusic File Icons

 

You’ve probably already seen the PrintMusic document icon. PrintMusic creates a number of different types of files; each has its own icon. In the table below, you’ll find a description of each kind of file you may encounter while working with PrintMusic.

 

FileIcon

Description

How to Make One

How to Open One

 

PrintMusic application (program)

This is the PrintMusic program itself

There’s only one of these

Double-click to start PrintMusic.

 

Finale-Family file

This is a standard Finale family (notation) document file.

Choose Save As from the File menu.

Double-click.

 

MIDI file

This is a standard MIDI sequencer file. It can be read by most sequencer programs.

Choose Save As from the File menu click MIDI File. Name the file and click Save.

From the File menu, choose Open; Select MIDI File and double-click the one you want to open.

 

JPEG file

This graphic file contains a JPEG graphic which can be used in PrintMusic or in other programs that import graphics.

Double-click to select an area to export in the Graphics tool and select Export Selection from the Graphics menu, or just select Export Current Page from the Graphics menu.

Select Place Graphic from the Graphics menu or start another page layout or graphics program and use its Open or Place command. Double-click the name of the JPEG file. Click in the score to place the JPEG file.

 

Preferences file

This is the PrintMusic Preferences file, which contains settings such as those made in the Program Options dialog box and the Windows menu.

PrintMusic creates this file automatically.

You can’t open this file. PrintMusic uses this file each time the program is started.

     

Finale Temporary file

This is one of PrintMusic’s temporary files; under normal circumstances, you never see them.

The temporary file exists only while your working in PrintMusic (or after the computer is turned off without quitting PrintMusic properly).

You can’t open these files.

 

 

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