Use this tool to enter one-character articulation
markings (such as accents, staccato marks, fermatas, and so on) into your
score. You attach an articulation to a single note in a single staff (by
clicking on, above, or below it); if the note moves, the articulation
moves with it.
You can also define an articulation for
playback; it can affect either the timing or the volume (key velocity)
of the note on which it appears.
To learn about how articulations are handled
in linked parts, see Articulations in linked parts. See also Articulations.
You can create Articulation Metatools—one-key
equivalents for articulation markings—that can save you time if you need
to insert many expression markings into your score (because you bypass
the Articulation Selection dialog box).
To program an Articulation Metatool
Click the Articulation tool. Press shift
and a letter or number key. Finale displays the Articulation Selection
dialog box; double-click the marking you want to correspond to the letter
or number you pressed (or, click the desired articulation and then click
Select).
To use an Articulation Metatool
Click the Articulation tool. While pressing
the number or letter key to which the desired marking was programmed,
click on, above, or below a note or rest. The marking appears at the place
you clicked.
You can also press a metatool key and drag-enclose
the desired notes to apply the articulation to those notes.
To enter an articulation while entering
notes in Simple Entry, see Adding Articulations in the Simple Entry chapter.
Special mouse clicks