The instructions in To reposition staff names (globally). show you how to set the position for all staff names
at once. You also have control over the position of each individual staff
name.
Tip. You can create
a group for an instrument that uses two staves, then Finale will automatically
center the group name between the two staves. For details, see Groups—To group staves.
- Click the Staff tool . The Staff menu
appears.
- Drag the handle of a full or abbreviated staff
name to reposition the staff name on-screen.
- To specify the exact positioning of a staff
name, click the staff name handle, then choose Full Staff Name or Abbreviated
Staff Name from the Position Names submenu of the Staff menu. (Or,
CTRL+SHIFT-click
the staff name handle.) Finale displays the Position Full Staff Name or
the Position Abbreviated Staff Name dialog box.
- Specify the alignment of the staff name by
choosing Left, Right, or Center from the Alignment drop-down
list. Finale automatically selects the matching
setting (Left, Right or Center) from the Justification drop-down
list.
- Optional: Specify the justification for multi-line
names by choosing Left, Right, Center, or Forced Full from the Justification drop-down list.
You may need to change the justification for multi-line names.
Note. Choosing Full
justification will currently have the same effect as choosing Left justification,
since each line is treated as the end of a paragraph.
- Drag the name in the display area to adjust
its position, or enter new positioning numbers into the H: and V: text
boxes. The H: value determines the horizontal distance between
the beginning of the staff name and the left edge of the staff. The V:
value determines the vertical distance between the top of the staff name
and the top line of the staff.
- Click OK when you have entered the position
settings.