Linked Parts

Important note: Prior to printing Linked Parts, always view them to update multimeasure rests. Doing this ensures there are no missing or extra measures in the printout. Press Ctrl-Alt-. (period) several times - until all the parts have been viewed.

A Linked Part is simply a representation of one or more score staves arranged in a part layout that walks in-step with notation and other changes you make to the score. Although their basic purpose is to eliminate the need to make redundant changes to the score and part separately, their integrated nature offers many other time and labor-saving advantages:

• Parts are conveniently accessible within a single project file under the Document menu (or by pressing key commands).
• You can open up more than one window of your document (for example, with each document window displaying a different part) by choosing New Window from the Window menu.
• Parts are customizable. A part can contain any combination of staves or groups from the score. Parts can be created at any time; while setting up your score or after the score is complete.
• Page Layout changes in one part, such as system margin positioning and page reduction, can be applied to other parts. See Page layout in linked parts.
• Changes to the music spacing can be applied to multiple parts. See Music Spacing in linked parts.
• A single voice in a multi-voice staff can be isolated for printing (while the linked relationship remains intact). See Part Voicing.
• Linked parts can be extracted into separate documents. See Extracting parts.
• Page Layout changes in one part, such as system margin positioning and page reduction, can be applied to other parts. See Page layout in linked parts.
• A single voice in a multi-voice staff can be isolated for printing (while the linked relationship remains intact). See Part Voicing.
• Linked parts can be printed en masse from the main project file. See Print dialog box.
• Linked parts were designed to be as intuitive as possible while offering the greatest degree of flexibility. For example general page text, such as the title, composer and copyright appears on each part automatically - although you can reposition any of these elements on each part independently if desired. The following general principles apply for all scores containing linked parts:
• Changes to pitches and rhythms in the part or score always apply to the other respectively .
• Changes to the definition of markings (e.g. changing expressions from to ) in the part or score always apply to the other respectively.
• A change to the positioning or shape of any marking in the score also applies to that marking in the part respectively (unless the link has been broken).
• Manually repositioning or altering the shape of a marking (dragging or nudging and expression/articulation, or altering a smart shape,etc.) in a part ‘breaks’ the positioning relationship between that part and its corresponding score marking. The change does not apply to the score. That marking is now orange in the part indicating it has been broken. It is also orange in the score indicating it has been broken in at least one part. This applies to all “intelligently linked” items (see Linking Details for Linked Parts).
• Any broken link can be relinked.
• Changing a marking’s show/hide setting in a part breaks only its show/hide link with the score. Changing an item’s positioning link state does not change its show/hide link state - they are autonomous.
• Removing manual positioning does not relink a marking. In fact, it removing manual positioning can break the positioning link for an item when done in a part.
• Page layout changes to a part do not apply to any other part unless applied to other parts deliberately. See Page layout in linked parts.
• As noted above, the notation between a score staff and its corresponding part staff is always linked. In contrast, the page formatting and measure layout is independent and (by default) based on Finale’s automatic settings. (Although page layout changes to one part can be applied to others. See Page layout in linked parts). Expressions, text, repeat markings, smart shapes, and several other elements (or properties of elements) are said to be “intelligently linked,” meaning the link can be broken if desired. For these items, edits to positioning in a part apply to that part only and not the score. Furthermore, future positioning changes to the corresponding score element will not apply to the part. There are many different types of markings that can be broken, and many ways to edit them. Some markings are unique in their relationship between the score and part. (For example, slurs should always connect the same notes, but their shape may differ between the part and the score.) If any property of a marking is broken, it changes color (to orange) to indicate it is no longer (entirely) linked.
• Additionally, by repositioning an item such as an expression in the part, you have broken only the positioning link - any further edits to the positioning of this expression in the score will not affect that expression in the part. The show/hide setting remains linked. At this point, if you were to hide this expression in the score, it would also be hidden in the part, even though the positioning link has been broken. (After an item has been broken it can be relinked to the score - see Relinking part items to the score.) This paradigm is the standard for every linked part item that can be broken unless specified otherwise in this chapter.

To find out if an element is permanently linked, independent, or intelligently linked, see the Linking Details for Linked Parts chart in the Appendix.

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