Finale QuickTips: Reorder Staves

by Justin Phillips 12. May 2011 05:35
 



“Reorder Staves” is one of several less-heralded but immensely helpful new features in Finale 2011. In previous versions of Finale, reordering staves involved dragging the staff to a new location, then using the Respace Staves feature to return the staves to proper spacing.

With Finale 2011 you can change the staff order without ever moving a staff or adjusting spacing. To do so, go to Staff Menu > Reorder Staves:

Simply select the staff you want to move, then click the up or down arrow to move it. Press OK and you’re done – the staff moved with no need to respace or worry about layout changes!

Are you using Reorder Staves? Let us know what you think by clicking on “Comments” below. 

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5/11/2011 9:07:17 PM #

Chris Opperman

That was a great tip!  Fantastic!

Chris Opperman United States

5/11/2011 9:22:19 PM #

Brian John

Well I've now been proven wrong - I wasn't going to upgrade because I didn't think there were any useful new features in 2011.  This functionality is worth the cost of upgrading just on its own!

Brian John United States

5/12/2011 12:04:39 AM #

Scott Yoho

Thanks, Chris!

Best wishes,
Scott at MakeMusic

Scott Yoho United States

5/12/2011 12:07:39 AM #

Scott Yoho

Hi Brian,

I'm glad you liked Justin's post today. I suspect you'll find many features in 2011 that, like Reorder Staves, will make you wonder how you ever did without them! (If you've ever used Finale's Optimization feature I KNOW you'll feel this way.)Please let us know how it goes.

Best wishes,

Scott at MakeMusic

Scott Yoho United States

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