108 Shortcuts for Finale

Jump to: File Menu, Edit Menu, Utility Menu, View Menu, Windows Menu, Playback and General Shortcuts, Navigation Shortcuts, Selection Tool, Smart Shape Tool, Expression Tool, Lyrics Tool, Text Tool

1. File Menu

Ctrl+N

New

Ctrl+O

Open

Ctrl+W

Close

Ctrl+S

Save

Ctrl+P

Print

Ctrl+Q/Alt+F4

Quit

2. Edit Menu

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Ctrl+A

Select All

Ctrl+X

Cut

Ctrl+C

Copy

Ctrl+V

Paste

Ctrl+Alt+F

Use Filter

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F

Edit Filter

Ctrl+I

Insert

Ctrl+Shift+I

Insert and Filter

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste and Filter

Ctrl+Alt+V

Paste Multiple

Bkspace

Clear All items

Del

Delete Measure track

3. Utility Menu

Ctrl+U

Update alyout

Ctrl+L

Lock System

Ctrl+Shift+L

Unlock System

Ctrl+M

Fit measures dialog box

Ctrl+4

Apply Note Spacing

Ctrl+5

Apply Beat Spacing

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Move to Previous System

Ctrl+Down arrow

Move to next system

Ctrl+6/Ctrl+7

Transpose down/up one step diatonically

Ctrl+8/Ctrl+9

Transpose down/up octave diatonically

4. View Menu

Ctrl+E

Switch Page/Scroll Views

Ctrl+Shift+E

Studio View

Ctrl+=/Ctrl+-

Zoom in/Zoom out

Ctrl+1

Custom zoom 1

Ctrl+2

Custom zoom 2

Ctrl+3

Custom zoom 3

Ctrl+0

View at x%

Ctrl+[

Fit to window

Ctrl+]

Fit width

Shift+Alt+1..4

Change Layer

5. Windows Menu

Ctrl+K

show/hide Score Manager

Ctrl+Shift+M

Show/hide Mixer

Ctrl+Tab

Switch between windows

6. Playback and General Shortcuts

Alt+D+P

Plat

Alt+D+O

Stop Playback

Y

Yes in dialog box

N

No in dialog box

Esc

Switch to selection tool

Shift+F2..F12

Define shortcut for tool

F2..F12

Choose defined tool

Ctrl+Alt+A

Apply metatool

7. Navigation Shortcuts

PgUp

Up Full screen

PgDn

Down Full Screen

Home

Left one screen

End

Right One screen

Ctrl+Home

First Page

Ctrl+End

Last Page

Ctrl+Alt+,

Previous part

Ctrl+Alt+.

Next part

Ctrl+Alt+/

Last Viewed Part

8. Selection Tool

Shift+Left arrow

Previous beat

Shift+Right arrow

Next beat

Shift+Ctrl+Left arrow

Beginning of measure

Shift+Ctrl+Right Arrow

End of measure

Shift+Home

Beginning of score

Shift+End

End of score

1

Implode Music

2

Explode Music

9. Smart Shape Tool

F

Flip selected slur or bend direction

Alt+Shift+F

Set selected slur or bend direction to automatic

Tab

Move between primary/secondary handles

Esc

Hide Secondary handles

10. Expression Tool

Alt+Drag

Move expression without changing attachment point

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Add selected expression to staff above

Ctrl+Down arrow

Add selected expression to staff belo

Ctrl+Home

Add selected expression to all staves to top of system

Ctrl+End

Add selected expression to all staves to bottom of system

Alt+Enter

Add selected expression to all staves in system

Ctrl+Alt+Enter

Add selected expression to specific staves

11. Lyrics Tool

Up Arrow

Previous verse/chorus/Section

Down Arrow

Next verse/chorus/section

Ctrl+[

Left justify

Ctrl+]

Right Justify

Ctrl+'

Center Justify

Ctrl+Shift+[

Align syllable to left

Ctrl+Shift+]

align syllable to right

Ctrl+Shift+'

align center syllable

12. Text Tool

Ctrl+Shift+,

Decrease font size

Ctrl+Shift+.

Increase font size

Ctrl+Shift+M

Custom Frame

Ctrl+Shift+F

Flat

Ctrl+Shift+N

Natural symbol

Ctrl+Shift+S

Sharp symbol

Ctrl+Shift+P

Insert Page Number

Ctrl+Shift+T

Frame Attributes

Ctrl+Shift+L

Line Spacing

Ctrl+Shift+=

Center text block vertically

Ctrl+B

Bold

Ctrl+I

Italic

Ctrl+U

Underline

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Finale Shortcuts

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