Finale

What's new in this version:

Finale 27.3.0
New Features in Finale 27.3:
- Eight of Jari Williamson’s plug-ins now install natively with Finale, have been updated to work correctly with SMuFL-compliant fonts, and also contain fixes for several outstanding bugs  and crashes
- Many Special Tools are now available while editing voiced linked parts
- More Finale native plug-ins are now active while viewing linked parts and when using voiced linked parts
- The Latin Percussion plug-in now contains SMuFL-based support files
- The AlphaNotes plug-in can now use SMuFL-based characters
- The Automatic Dynamics plug-in now only works with SMuFL-based fonts

MusicXML:
- Embedded PDF graphics are now exported and imported
- All text inserts are now exported, including date, time, file date, performance time, file name, double flat, double sharp, and pass number
- TAB clefs no longer export a line element

Fixes in Finale 27.3:
- Voiced linked Parts.
- Grace notes in voiced linked parts are now spaced correctly
- Stem directions in voiced linked parts now face the correct directions
- Second and unison note spacing is now accounted for correctly in voiced linked parts.
- Plug-Ins
- The Score System Divider plug-in now works correctly with SMuFL fonts
- The Create Handbells Used Chart plug-in now displays modified noteheads correctly when used in a SMuFL-based document.
- The Create Handbells Used Chart plug-in displays the correct number of bells used again.
- The Check Regions for Durations plug-in no longer overlooks some incomplete or overfilled measures.
- Slurs
- Manual adjustments made to slurs in linked parts now retain these edits after closing and reopening a document.
- Creating a two note slur where an articulation is present, no longer unlinks the articulation from the score.
- Saving. Human Playback preferences can now be edited/saved if the user account name contains a unicode character.
- Preferences. Exiting Finale with the Speedy Entry tool selected no longer turns off Automatic Update Layout.
- ScoreMerger. ScoreMerger no longer discards the abbreviated name of parts when merging parts into a score.
- FinaleScript. Using the "default clef bass" command in FinaleScript no longer causes a crash.


Finale 27.2.0
- All of Finale’s standard Document Styles have been updated to use SMuFL-compliant music fonts
- Added two new Document Styles using the Finale Ash and Finale Engraver fonts
- The Jazz Default Document has been fully revamped in collaboration with musician Darcy James Argue and now uses SMuFL-compliant Finale Jazz Font
- All of Finale’s default documents now use SMuFL-compliant fonts. Legacy versions are still included
- The new font Finale Jazz Text Lowercase has been added
- The Finale Jazz font now includes new and updated chord suffix characters, including a variety of parentheses
- The Share dialog now displays the email addresses of the users the document is currently shared with
- The Share dialog has been updated to reflect the simultaneous public-private state that can occur due to playlist sharing in SmartMusic

MusicXML:
- Fixed an issue where batch export can fail on some systems
- Parenthesized music text expressions now retain parentheses on export
- Enclosed measure numbers are now exported as rehearsal numbers
- Files with Special Part Extraction now export more accurately
- Text on blank pages at the end of a score is now imported
- Chord symbols are exported and imported more accurately
- Exact duplicate measure-attached Smart Shapes are no longer exported

Fixe:
- Multimeasure Rests. Multimeasure rest symbols are now correctly aligned when using handwritten SMuFL-compliant music fonts.
- Symbol Selection. When using the Search field in the Symbol Selection dialog box the SMuFL categories now remain alphabetised.
- Stem Connections.
- Fixed an issue where some stem connections would be offset for specific noteheads when converting from a legacy font to a SMuFL font.
- Fixed an issue where other stem connections in a measure would be misplaced when altering a notehead in that measure. See Stem Connections.
- Documentation. The Finale User Manual has been updated with more accurate information and other continued improvements.
- Printing. Fixed an issue where documents may print with incorrect margins.


Finale 27.1.0
New Features:
- It is now possible to convert legacy non-SMuFL MakeMusic fonts in documents to SMuFL-compliant music fonts
- Human Playback now recognizes expressions and articulations that use SMuFL-compliant fonts
- The TG Tools Easy Harmonics, TG Tools Easy Tremolos, Create Coda System, and Drum Groove plug-ins have been updated to use the correct characters in SMuFL fonts
- The Symbol Selection dialog box character grid can now be navigated with the arrow keys
- New libraries using the SMuFL-compliant Finale Maestro music font have been added for Accordion (articulations), Accordion Register (text expressions), Figured Bass (text expressions), Guitar (articulations), Guitar (smart lines), Guitar (text expressions), Ornaments (articulations), and Accidentals (articulations).

Fixed:
- The Symbol Selection dialog box now filters out blank and unused character slots
- Articulations created with the Petrucci and November fonts now play back correctly after closing and reopening a document
- The Reset and Reset All buttons now work as expected in the Clef Designer when using SMuFL-compliant music fonts
- Very large MusicXML files can now be successfully imported
- Exported MusicXML files now correctly capture tempo data in metronome marks, even if playback is not set in the text expression


Finale 26.3.1
- Change log not available for this version


Finale 26.3.0
Highlights:
- If Finale encounters a problem when saving a document, a warning message with suggested actions is now displayed
- Documents using the Handwritten Document Style now recognize entered chord suffixes containing flats
- Note stems are no longer displayed with incorrect thickness when navigating in Simple Entry
- Exported MusicXML files now retain more specific notation details in multiple areas
- Accessibility alt tags have been added to many images in the user manual