You don’t have to save a Finale file in a special format to open the file cross-platform; simply save it in the regular Finale file format.
Starting with Finale 2002a, files can be transferred across platforms while maintaining correct higher ASCII text characters and hard spaces (commonly used in lyrics). Finale is configured to do this by default, by having “Automatically Convert Text In Files From Other Operating Systems” selected in the Open section of the Program Options dialog box (see Program Options-Open). Alternately, this conversion can be done after the file is open by going to the Document menu > Data Check > Font Utilities. Choose the Advanced tab and then check Convert Text for Windows and click OK.
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