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To position page-assigned text blocks (Frame Attributes dialog box)

  1. Choose Page View from the View menu, if it isn’t already selected.
  2. Click the Text tool  image\Text_Tool.gif. The Text menu appears.
  3. Click a text block handle, then choose Text > Frame Attributes. Or, SHIFT+double-click a text block handle. The Frame Attributes dialog box appears.
  4. Use the Alignment and Positioning settings to position the text block.

Note. The Horizontal, Vertical, and Position from options in the Alignment and Positioning group box are only available when you select Attach to: Page. When Attach To: Measure is selected, these options are not available, because a text block assigned to a measure only appears on the page containing that measure.

  1. Position the text block horizontally. Choose Alignment and Positioning: Horizontal > Left to place the text block on the left edge or margin of the page; choose Center to center it between the left and right edges or margins; or choose Right to align it on the right edge or margin.
  2. Position the text block vertically. Choose Alignment and Positioning: Vertical > Top (Header) to place the text block on the top edge or margin of the page; choose Center to center it between the top and bottom edges or margins; and choose Bottom (Footer) to align it on the bottom edge or margin.
  3. Use the Position from drop-down list to position the text block from the page margin or the page edge. Choose Page Margin to have Finale calculate the text block’s position starting from the page margin. Choose Page Edge to have Finale measure the text block’s position starting from the edge of the page.
  4. Set the positioning distance. Enter values into the H: and V: text boxes in the Alignment and Positioning group box for the distance to position the text block horizontally and vertically on the page, based on the other settings in the Alignment and Positioning group box.

    5. Click OK to confirm your settings and return to the document.

Note. When you change the horizontal or vertical page alignment, Finale clears any manual positioning that was done in the score, and resets the H: or V: settings, respectively, to the new position.

 

 

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