Dr.

Frank's Finale Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Foi each tool, holu uown these keys as you clickaie on a note to cieate the following symbols.
Foi simple note entiy, numbei keys change to that note value.
Foi speeuy note entiy wo a NIBI keyboaiu, move cuisoi to uesiieu linespace anu piessing this
key will auu a note.


e q h w W
enh.
ie-
spell
Exit
Note
Entiy
lowei
one
half
step
iaise
one
half
step
tie
Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 -
+ =

ffff fff ff f F P p pp ppp pppp


Foi each tool, holu uown these keys as you clickaie on a note to cieate the following symbols.

Change
note
to rest
Change
to
grace
note
Break
or
join
beam
Hide
note
or
rest
show
or
hide
accidental
Show
or
hide
Courtesy
Accidental
Flip
stem
to
other
side
Add
dot
Add
sharp
(2x
add
double)
Add
flat
(2x
add
double)
Add
natural
Key
R ; / H * P L . S F N

More Score/measure expressions as above. Click on note to attach to note/elsewhere to add to measure

fp fz sf sfz sffz accel. rit.
Key F u B S Z E R

Click on noteheau to auu to that note, oi holu uown while selecting multiple notes to apply ovei all notes
selecteu (holu mouse uown while uiagging to select)
. > - ^ U ! " *
Key S A E W Z v u F T 0 B P *


up
8va
uown
8va
next
note
pievious
note
up
8va
uown
8va

Key
! " # $
shift+
!
shift+
"
| j

up a
step
uown a
step
back a
note
foiwaiu a
note
0p a
Layei
Bown
a
layei
next
measuie
back a
measuie

!"#$#"#%&' (hanuy foi 4-pait wiiting)
()*$+,% ./&#0 - sepeiates multiple note choius into sepeiate staves
12*$+,% ./&#0 - combines two oi moie inuiviuual linesstaves into one

tip: Cieate a new instiument 0nuei "Winuow->Instiument List" foi each staff in 4-linepait
wiiting to allow inuiviuual uynamics anu instiument timbies.
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