Generally, Finale includes all notes, entry items and measure items when you copy. However, by using Finale's filter you can specify which items you would like to copy—such as chord symbols or articulations—with or without affecting the notes themselves. (To learn about selecting measure regions, see Selecting music). You can easily choose any number of entry and measure items by doing the following:

To specify what you want to copy

1. Click the Selection tool .
2. Choose Edit > Edit Filter. The Edit Filter dialog box appears. All measure and entry items appear in this dialog box. If you want to copy everything—music, lyrics, measure widths, expression marks, and all—no action is necessary (all items are selected by default).
3. Uncheck any item you do not want to copy and click OK. Now, when you copy, only selected items appear in the target region. Notice Use Filter is now checked under the Edit menu. Uncheck this command to disable the filter and include all items (other than Tempo changes) while copying - (see To copy tempo changes).
4. Technical note: Finale actually always includes all items whenever you copy. The Edit Filter dialog box actually filters certain items from appearing when inserting or pasting. Therefore you could copy music, and subsequently change your selection in the Edit Filter dialog box to specify what you would like to include in the target region.

Note. CTRL+SHIFT+click the target region to open the Edit Filter dialog box prior to pasting the selected music.

IMPORTANT: The settings in the Edit Filter dialog box are program-wide. That means these settings apply to all documents, even after closing and restarting Finale. If you are unsure of previous settings be sure to review this dialog box prior to copying to ensure it is set up as desired.

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