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Selecting Music
B. To expand selection
The Selection tool is Finale’s universal editing tool. It can be used to select, move, delete, copy,
paste, or otherwise edit any region of measures and virtually any individual item in the score.
Use keyboard shortcuts to expand or contract the selected region on a single staff...
Tip: See “Selecting Music” in the User Manual for more details.
A. To select
Click on the staff lines (without
clicking on a note) to select a full
measure. (Click only once.)
To next beat
shift
+
+
shift
+
To end of score
shift
+
end
To beginning of score
shift
+
home
To end of measure
Click
Drag
Click outside and above the staff and
drag diagonally across any measure
region (partial or whole measures) to
select a measure region.
ctrl
Release
...or on multiple staves.
shift
+
shift
+
(again)
Double-click a full measure to
select a measure stack. Copying
measure-specific items or deleting full
measures requires a stack selection.
A selected region including full measures in every staff is called a measure stack and is indicated
by highlighting that extends from the top to the bottom staff, including the area between staves.
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