Document Options dialog box

How to get there

From the Document menu, choose Document Options.

What it does

This dialog box allows you to change the global settings for a number of musical items. You will find global settings for augmentation dots, barlines, ties, text inserts and many other items. Choose one of the categories on the left side of this dialog box to display its options on the right.

• Load Library • Save Library. Click the Save button to select from a list of document elements to save in a library. Click the Load button to open an existing library.
• Units. Click the drop-down list to select the measurement unit you want Finale to understand—and display—in all of its dialog boxes.
• OK • Cancel • Apply. Click OK (or press enter) to save the new settings and return to the score. Click cancel and you will be prompted to save or discard unapplied changes. Click Apply to save the selected changes in your dialog box and keep the Document Options box open.

Special mouse clicks 

See:

Document Options-Accidentals

Document Options-Alternate Notation

Document Options-Augmentation Dots

Document Options-Barlines

Document Options-Beams

Document Options-Chords

Document Options-Clefs

Document Options-Flags

Document Options-Fonts

Document Options-Grace Notes

Document Options-Grids and Guides

Document Options-Key Signatures

Document Options-Layers

Document Options-Lines and Curves

Document Options-Multimeasure Rests

Document Options-Music Spacing

Document Options-Notes and Rests

Document Options-Piano Braces

Document Options-Repeats

Document Options-Stems

Document Options-Text

Document Options-Ties

Document Options-Time Signatures

Document Options-Tuplets

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