Until a measure has a beat chart, you won’t have control over the positions of the individual beats. If you apply the Music Spacing command to a certain measure, you affect the spacing of the notes and provide a beat chart; see Document Options-Music Spacing. The following method, on the other hand, adds a beat chart to the selected measures without changing the spacing of the music in them.

To create a beat chart in one measure

1. Click the Measure tool  , and double-click the barline handle of a measure. The Measure Attributes dialog box appears.
2. From the Position Notes drop-down list, choose Using Beat-Chart Spacing. Click OK
3. Click the Selection tool.
4. Choose Edit > Edit Filter. Check Note Positioning (only), and click OK. Drag the measure you’ve already modified so that it’s superimposed on the first target measure. Finale asks how many times you want to copy the positioning mode; enter the appropriate number and click OK (or press ENTER).

Note. To copy the positioning mode you’ve just established to other measures, you’ll need to turn off Automatic Music Spacing in Program Options > Edit.

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