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Finale 26 cheat sheet

Shift + G Add pitch: G
Simple Entry mode
Alt + A or Alt + Add / Change items: Articulation
Ctrl + … to 8: Entry with MIDI: change Shift + A or Num *
note/rest duration
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Add / Change items: Articulation -
A or Ctrl + Num * sticky
Simple Entry Tablature mode Alt + C or Alt + Add / Change items: Clef
Shift + - Accidental: Double flat Shift + C

Shift + + Accidental: Double sharp X Add / Change items: Expression

- Accidental: Flat Alt + K or Alt + Add / Change items: Key signature

Shift + K
- or Num - Accidental: Half step down
Alt + Shift + T or Add / Change items: Time
+ or Num + Accidental: Half step up
Alt + T signature
N Accidental: Natural
Alt + Shift + Down Change pitch: Octave down
P Accidental: Paranthesize arrow diatonically
Ctrl + Shift + - Accidental: Show / Hide courtesy Alt + Shift + Up Change pitch: Octave up
2 Add interval: 2nd above arrow diatonically

Shift + 2 Add interval: 2nd below Alt + Down arrow Change pitch: Step down
diatonically
3 Add interval: 3rd above
Alt + Up arrow Change pitch: Step up diatonically
Shift + 3 Add interval: 3rd below
Alt + Num 3 Duration: 16th
4 Add interval: 4th above
Alt + Num 2 Duration: 32nd
Shift + 4 Add interval: 4th below
Alt + Num 1 Duration: 64th
5 Add interval: 5th above
Alt + " or Alt + 0 or Duration: 128th
Shift + 5 Add interval: 5th below
Alt + Num 0
6 Add interval: 6th above
. or Num , Duration: Augmentation dot
Shift + 6 Add interval: 6th below
Alt + Num 8 Duration: Double whole
6 or 7 Add interval: 7th above
Alt + Num 4 Duration: Eighth
Shift + 7 Add interval: 7th below
Alt + Num 6 Duration: Half
6 or 7 or 8 Add interval: 8th (octave) above
Alt + Num 5 Duration: Quarter
Shift + 8 Add interval: 8th (octave) below
K or Num 9 Duration: Tuplet: Create default
Ctrl + Shift + 6 or Add interval: 9th above
Alt + Num 9 Duration: Tuplet: Create user-
Ctrl + Shift + 7 or
defined
Ctrl + Shift + 8 or
Ctrl + Shift + 9 Alt + Num 7 Duration: Whole

Shift + 9 Add interval: 9th below A Enter note: A

1 Add interval: Unison Double click or Enter note: At caret pitch

Enter
Shift + A Add pitch: A
/ or B Enter note: B
Ctrl + Enter Add pitch: At caret pitch
Z or X or C Enter note: C
Shift + B Add pitch: B
A or S or D Enter note: D
Shift + C Add pitch: C
Q or W or E Enter note: E
Shift + D Add pitch: D
F Enter note: F
Shift + E Add pitch: E
; or G Enter note: G
- or Shift + F Add pitch: F
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Alt + Enter or Shift Enter rest Alt + Backspace Tool: Eraser

+ Enter or Tab or Alt + Del
Ctrl + Shift + F Modify: Auto tie Ctrl + G Tool: Grace note
, Modify: Beam: Break D or Num 3 Tool: Note: 16th
Alt + , Modify: Beam: Flat C or Num 2 Tool: Note: 32nd
Shift + , Modify: Beam: Use default B or Num 1 Tool: Note: 64th
. Modify: Change spelling Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Tool: Note: 128th
enharmonically 0
S Modify: Combine or split rest I or Num 8 Tool: Note: Double whole
Del or Shift + Modify: Delete E or Num 4 Tool: Note: Eighth
Backspace G or Num 6 Tool: Note: Half
Ctrl + F Modify: Flip tie F or Num 5 Tool: Note: Quarter
Alt + G Modify: Grace note H or Num 7 Tool: Note: Whole
O or H Modify: Show / Hide Ctrl + R or Shift + Tool: Repitch
L Modify: Stem: Flip "
Shift + L Modify: Stem: Use default Ctrl + Num 3 Tool: Rest: 16th
= or T Modify: Tie to next note Ctrl + Num 2 Tool: Rest: 32th
Ctrl + = or Shift + Modify: Tie to previous note Ctrl + Num 1 Tool: Rest: 64th
T Ctrl + Num 0 Tool: Rest: 128th
R Modify: Toggle note / rest Ctrl + Num 8 Tool: Rest: Double whole
Backspace Navigation: Caret / Selection: Clear Ctrl + Num 4 Tool: Rest: Double eighth
Shift + Down Navigation: Caret: Octave down Ctrl + Num 6 Tool: Rest: Half
arrow
Ctrl + Num 5 Tool: Rest: Quarter
Shift + Up arrow Navigation: Caret: Octave up
Ctrl + Num 7 Tool: Rest: Whole
Down arrow Navigation: Caret: Step down
Ctrl + Shift + T Tool: Tie
Up arrow Navigation: Caret: Step up
Alt + R Tool: Toggle note / rest
Ctrl + Down arrow Navigation: Selection: Down
Ctrl + Num 9 Tool: Tuplet
Left arrow Navigation: Selection: One entry
left
Speedy Entry tool
Right arrow Navigation: Selection: One entry
right Alt + 1 Add note on string: 1
Ctrl + Left arrow Navigation: Selection: One Alt + 2 Add note on string: 2
measure left Alt + 3 Add note on string: 3
Ctrl + Right arrow Navigation: Selection: One Alt + 4 Add note on string: 4
measure right
Alt + 5 Add note on string: 5
Ctrl + A Navigation: Selection: Select all
Alt + 6 Add note on string: 6
Ctrl + Up arrow Navigation: Selection: Up
Alt + 7 Add note on string: 7
Alt + - Tool: Accidental: Flat
Alt + 8 Add note on string: 8
Alt + N Tool: Accidental: Natural
Alt + 9 Add note on string: 9
Alt + + Tool: Accidental: Sharp
Ctrl + Enter Add note on string: At caret string
Ctrl + Num , or Tool: Augmentation dot
Alt + A or Alt + Add / Change items: Articulation
Shift + .
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Shift + A or Num * Ctrl + Alt + 4 Duration: Eigtht

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Add / Change items: Articulation - Ctrl + Alt + 6 Duration: Half
A or Ctrl + Num * sticky Ctrl + Alt + 5 Duration: Quarter
Alt + C or Alt + Add / Change items: Clef Alt + 0 or Ctrl + Alt Duration: Tuplet: Create default
Shift + C + 9 or Ctrl + Alt +
X Add / Change items: Expression Num 9
Alt + K or Alt + Add / Change items: Key signature Shift + 0 Duration: Tuplet: Create user
Shift + K defined
Alt + Shift + T or Add / Change items: Time Ctrl + Alt + 7 Duration: Whole
Alt + T signature A or Num 0 Enter note on fret: 0
- or Num - Change pitch: Decrement fret B or Num 1 Enter note on fret: 1
number
C or Num 2 Enter note on fret: 2
+ or Num + Change pitch: Increment fret
D or Num 3 Enter note on fret: 3
number
E or Num 4 Enter note on fret: 4
Alt + Down arrow Change string: Down one
F or Num 5 Enter note on fret: 5
Alt + Up arrow Change string: Up one
G or Num 6 Enter note on fret: 6
Alt + 0 or Ctrl + Change to fret number: 0
Shift + 0 H or Num 7 Enter note on fret: 7

Ctrl + Shift + 1 Change to fret number: 1 I or Num 8 Enter note on fret: 8

Alt + Num 2 or Ctrl Change to fret number: 2 K or Num 9 Enter note on fret: 9
+ Shift + 2 L Enter note on fret: 10
Alt + Num 3 or Ctrl Change to fret number: 3 Z or X or C or V or Enter note on fret: 11
+ Shift + 3 B or N or M
Alt + Num 4 or Ctrl Change to fret number: 4 N Enter note on fret: 12
+ Shift + 4
O Enter note on fret: 13
Alt + Num 5 or Ctrl Change to fret number: 5
P Enter note on fret: 14
+ Shift + 5
Q Enter note on fret: 15
Ctrl + Shift + 6 Change to fret number: 6
Ctrl + Num 6 Enter note on fret: 16
Ctrl + Shift + 6 or Change to fret number: 7
Ctrl + Shift + 7 Ctrl + Num 7 Enter note on fret: 17

Ctrl + Shift + 6 or Change to fret number: 8 Ctrl + Num 8 Enter note on fret: 18
Ctrl + Shift + 7 or Ctrl + Num 9 Enter note on fret: 19
Ctrl + Shift + 8
Double click or Enter note: At caret string
Ctrl + Shift + 6 or Change to fret number: 9 Enter
Ctrl + Shift + 7 or
Alt + Enter or Shift Enter rest
Ctrl + Shift + 8 or
+ Enter or Tab
Ctrl + Shift + 9
Ctrl + Shift + F Modify: Auto tie
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Duration: 16th
S Modify: Combine or split rest
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Duration: 32nd
Del or Shift + Modify: Delete
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Duration: 64th
Backspace
Ctrl + Alt + " Duration: 128th
Ctrl + F Modify: Flip tie
. or Num , Duration: Augmentation dot
Alt + G Modify: Grace note
Ctrl + Alt + 8 Duration: Double whole
Ctrl + H Modify: Show / Hide
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= or T Modify: Tie to next note +8

Ctrl + = or Shift + Modify: Tie to previous note Ctrl + Alt + Num 4 Tool: Note: Eighth
T or Ctrl + Alt + Shift
R Modify: Toggle note / rest +4

Backspace Navigation: Caret / Selection: Clear Ctrl + Alt + Num 6 Tool: Note: Half
or Ctrl + Alt + Shift
1 Navigation: Caret: String 1
+6
2 Navigation: Caret: String 2
Ctrl + Alt + Num 5 Tool: Note: Quarter
3 Navigation: Caret: String 3 or Ctrl + Alt + Shift
4 Navigation: Caret: String 4 +5

5 Navigation: Caret: String 5 Ctrl + Alt + Num 7 Tool: Note: Whole

or Ctrl + Alt + Shift
6 Navigation: Caret: String 6
+7
6 or 7 Navigation: Caret: String 7
Ctrl + R or Shift + Tool: Repitch
6 or 7 or 8 Navigation: Caret: String 8 "
6 or 7 or 8 or 9 Navigation: Caret: String 9 Ctrl + Shift + T Tool: Tie
Down arrow Navigation: Caret: String down Alt + R Tool: Toggle note / rest
Up arrow Navigation: Caret: String up 0 or Ctrl + Alt + Tool: Tuplet
Ctrl + Down arrow Navigation: Selection: Down Num 0

Left arrow Navigation: Selection: One entry

left General
Right arrow Navigation: Selection: One entry
Left arrow Navigation: previous note
right
Right arrow Navigation: next note
Ctrl + Left arrow Navigation: Selection: One
measure left Ctrl + Left arrow Navigation: move to first note or
rest in measure
Ctrl + Right arrow Navigation: Selection: One
measure right Ctrl + Right arrow Navigation: move just beyond last
note or rest in measure
Ctrl + A Navigation: Selection: Select all
[ or Shift + Left Navigation: jump to previous
Ctrl + Up arrow Navigation: Selection: Up
arrow measure
Ctrl + Num , or Tool: Augmentation dot
] or Shift + Right Navigation: jump to next measure
Shift + .
arrow
Alt + Backspace Tool: Eraser
Shift + Down Navigation: move editing frame
or Alt + Del
arrow down a staff
Ctrl + G Tool: Grace note
Shift + Up arrow Navigation: move editing frame up
Ctrl + Alt + Num 3 Tool: Note: 16th a staff
or Ctrl + Alt + Shift
' Navigation: voice 1/2
+3
Shift + ' Navigation: move to next layer
Ctrl + Alt + Num 2 Tool: Note: 32nd
or Ctrl + Alt + Shift Down arrow Navigation: crossbar down a step

+2 Up arrow Navigation: crossbar up a step

Ctrl + Alt + Num 1 Tool: Note: 64th 0 Navigation: exit measure and
or Ctrl + Alt + Shift redraw/re-enter measure
+1 Insert or Shift + Toggle insert mode
Ctrl + Alt + Num 8 Tool: Note: Double whole Num 0
or Ctrl + Alt + Shift
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Hold note and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry with MIDI: 1 … to 8: Step-time entry without
enter note MIDI (caps lock): enter note
1 … to 8 then Ctrl + 0: Entry with Ctrl + 0 Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
MIDI: enter rest lock): enter note
1 … to 8 then Ctrl + 0: Entry with Ctrl + Shift + 1 … to 7: Step-time entry without
MIDI: change note/rest duration MIDI (caps lock): enter rest
Hold note and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry with MIDI . Edit: add augmentation dot
(insert mode): insert note Ctrl + 2 … to 8: Edit: begin a tuplet
1 … to 8: Entry with MIDI (insert (duplet–octuplet)
mode): insert rest Ctrl + 1 Edit: define a tuplet
Ctrl + 0 Entry with MIDI (insert mode): ; or G Edit: change to/from a grace note
insert rest
` Edit: change to/from a slashed
Position crossbar and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry flagged grace note (Note: this
without MIDI: enter note requires that Always Slash Flagged
Ctrl + Shift + 1 … to 7: Entry without MIDI: enter Grace Notes is deselected in the
rest Document Options - Grace Notes
1 … to 8: Entry without MIDI: change dialog box)
note/rest duration Double click or Edit: add a note to a chord at
Ctrl + 0 Entry without MIDI: change Enter crossbar
note/rest duration Double click or Edit: change a rest to a note
Position crossbar and press 1-8, CTRL+0: Entry Enter
without MIDI (insert mode): insert note Backspace Edit: remove note from chord
Ctrl + Shift + 1 … to 7: Entry without MIDI (insert Backspace Edit: change single note to rest
mode): insert rest R Edit: change entry to rest
1 … to 8: (and play note) Step-time Del Edit: remove note, rest or chord
entry with MIDI (caps lock): enter
O or H Edit: hide/show note or rest
note
X Edit: double-sharp
1 … to 8: (1-8 and play any cluster of
three consecutive half-steps) Step- S Edit: sharp note
time entry with MIDI (caps lock): N Edit: natural note
enter rest
F Edit: flat note
U Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
V Edit: double-flat
lock): specify pitch, high C-B
+ or Shift + S Edit: raise by a half step
A or S or D or F or Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
G or H or J lock): specify pitch, middle C-B - or Shift + F Edit: lower by a half step

Step + time entry without MIDI (caps lock): Ctrl + Shift + Num Edit: raise by a half step (and
specify pitch, middle C-B + subsequent notes of this pitch in
measure)
Z or X or C or V or Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
B or N or M lock): specify pitch, low C-B Ctrl + Shift + Num Edit: lower by a half step (and
- subsequent notes of this pitch in
, Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
measure)
lock): raise all pitch keys an octave
* Edit: show/hide any accidental
K Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
lock): reset all pitch keys octave Shift + A Edit: show/hide a courtesy
accidental
I Step-time entry without MIDI (caps
lock): lower all pitch keys an octave Ctrl + * Edit: restore courtesy accidental to
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optional status click Apply a Metatool

6 or 7 or 8 or 9 Edit: change single note's pitch Shift + Number or Program a Metatool
enharmonically Shift + [A - Z]
Ctrl + 6 or Ctrl + 7 (cursor on first note in measure) Shift + F2 (… to F12) Program a keyboard
or Ctrl + 8 or Ctrl + Edit: change pitch enharmonically equivalent for a tool
9 throughout measure F2 (… to F12) Switch to a tool you’ve
P Edit: add or remove accidental programmed
parentheses N Select No in dialog boxes
L Edit: flip stem in opposite direction Y Select Yes in dialog boxes
Ctrl + L Edit: restore stem direction to Page Up Move up a full screen (page view)
“floating” status
Page Down Move down a full screen (page
/ or B Edit: break/join beam from previous view)
note
Ctrl + Page Up Move to previous page (page view)
Shift + B Edit: restore default beaming
Ctrl + Page Down Move to next page (page view)
\ or Shift + M Edit: flatten a beam
Alt + Page Up Advance one increment up
= or T Edit: tie/untie to next note vertically
Ctrl + = or Shift + Edit: tie/untie to previous note Alt + Page Down Advance one increment down
T vertically
Ctrl + F Edit: flip a tie Home Move left one screen (page view)
Ctrl + Shift + F Edit: restore tie direction to End Move right one screen (page view)
automatic
Ctrl + Home Move to beginning (page view)
Shift + Left click + Edit: constrain dragging a note/rest
Ctrl + End Move to end (page view)
Move the mouse (horizontal/vertical)
Shift + Home Move to the top/left of the leftmost
* Edit: return a rest to its default
viewable page
position
Shift + End Move to the bottom/right of the
S Edit: combine rest with or split rest
rightmost viewable page
from rests on the same beat in
other layers Alt + Home Advance one increment right
horizontally (page view)
Ctrl + Left click (click any measure that contains
music) Display the Edit Frame Alt + End Advance one increment left
dialog box (when Speedy Entry horizontally (page view)
cursor is not active) Ctrl + Page Down Move forward screenful of
measures (scroll view)
Playback Ctrl + Page Up Move backward screenful of
measures (scroll view)
Ctrl + Left click (click OK) OK to all open dialog
boxes Home Move to beginning of score (scroll
view)
Ctrl + Left click (click Cancel) Cancel all open
dialog boxes End Move to end of score (scroll view)

- then Left click (press hypen then click the score) Shift + Alt + [1 - 9] (press layer number) Change
"Add Again" Metatool (adds the layers
previously added marking) Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Unlink in all parts
[0 - 9] then Left (press a number and click the U
click score) Apply a Metatool Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Relink in all parts/relink to score
[A - Z] then Left (press a letter and click the score) L
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Ctrl + F SmartFind and Paint > Set

File menu SmartFind source
Alt + D then P or Begin/stop playing Ctrl + F SmartFind and Paint > Deselect
Alt + D then O SmartFind source
Space + Left click (click in a staff) Begin playing Ctrl + Shift + F SmartFind and Paint > Apple
(Playback Controls closed) from SmartFind and Paint…
the measure clicked
Del Delete measure stack
Shift + Space + (click in staff) Begin playing from
Left click the clicked measure in the clicked
staff only
View menu
Space + Left click (click to the left of a staff system) Ctrl + M Fit measures…
Begin playing from measure one in Ctrl + Up arrow Move to previous system
all staves
Ctrl + Down arrow Move to next system
Space + Shift + (click to the left of staff) Begin
Ctrl + Shift + L Lock systems
Left click playing from measure 1 for the
clicked staff Ctrl + 4 Music spacing > Apply note
spacing to current part / score
Ctrl + Space (and drag across music) “Scrub”
onscreen music - all staves Ctrl + 5 Music spacing > Apply beat
spacing to current part / score
Ctrl + Shift + (and drag across music) “Scrub”
Space onscreen music - clicked staff only Ctrl + U Update layout

Edit menu Document menu

Ctrl + Shift + N Launch window… Ctrl + E Scroll view

Ctrl + N Document with setup wizard… Ctrl + E Page view

Ctrl + O Open… Ctrl + Shift + E Studio view

Ctrl + P Print… Ctrl + = Zoom > Zoom in

Alt + F4 Exit Ctrl + - Zoom > Zoom out

Ctrl + ] Zoom > Fit width

Utilities menu Ctrl + [ Zoom > Fit in window

Ctrl + 1 Zoom > Custom zoom 1
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + 2 Zoom > Custom zoom 2
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + 3 Zoom > Custom zoom 3
Ctrl + Shift + Z Undo / Redo lists…
Ctrl + 0 Zoom > Other…
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + Shift + G Go to measure…
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + D Redraw screen
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + I Insert
MIDI / Audio
Ctrl + V Paste
Alt + Ctrl + V Paste multiple… Ctrl + Alt + . Edit part > Next part

Alt + Ctrl + F Use filter Ctrl + Alt + , Edit part > Previous part

Shift + Alt + Ctrl + Edit filter… Ctrl + Alt + / Edit part > Last viewed part
F Shift + Alt + S Show active layer only
Backspace Clear all items Ctrl + Alt + A Document options…
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Source Region
Plugins menu
Ctrl + Shift + F Display the Apply SmartFind and
Ctrl + Alt + I VST banks, effects… Paint dialog box
5 Respace notes, lyrics, and
Window menu accidentals (Apply Beat Spacing
command) using the settings in
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + FinaleScript palette…
Document Options - Music Spacing
R
Ctrl + 5 (in all tools that allow regional
selection) Respace notes, lyrics,
Selection tool and accidentals (Apply Beat
Ctrl + K Show / Hide ScoreManager Spacing command) using the
settings in Document Options -
Ctrl + Shift + M Open / Close mixer
Music Spacing
Ctrl + Tab Switch between open windows
4 Respace notes, lyrics, and
accidentals (Apply Note Spacing
Text tool command) using the settings in
Document Options - Music Spacing
Esc or Ctrl + Shift Switch to Selection tool
Ctrl + 4 (in all tools that allow regional
+A
selection) Respace notes, lyrics,
Double click or (with item selected) Select the
and accidentals (Apply Note
Enter appriorate tool to edit item
Spacing command) using the
Ctrl + M (in Page View only) Display the Fit settings in Document Options -
Measures dialog box Music Spacing
Ctrl + L Lock currently selected systems 3 To show elapsed time based on
L (with the Selection tool selected) current tempo, select the measures
Lock currently selected systems you want to affect, then press 3 on
your computer keyboard. This will
Ctrl + U Unlock currently selected systems
display the Elapsed Time dialog
U (with the Selection tool selected) box
Unlock currently selected systems
Shift When selecting, to constrain to full Last modification: 11/17/2020 5:18:59 PM
measures, hold down SHIFT while
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drag-enclosing
Double click Double-click the selected region to Customize this PDF...
extend a partial measure selection
to include only full measures
Ctrl + A Select all (measure stack in all
measures)
6 or 7 or 8 or 9 Transpose (programmable)
Ctrl + 6 or Ctrl + 7 (without the selection tool selected)
or Ctrl + 8 or Ctrl + Transpose (programmable)
9
Ctrl + Shift + 6 or Program Transpositions
Ctrl + Shift + 7 or
Ctrl + Shift + 8 or
Ctrl + Shift + 9
Ctrl + F Select or deselect the SmartFind