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Rehearsal Figures

With the Rehearsal Figures component, the rehearsal numbers in your documents can be handled in a quick and powerful fashion, using a style concept. The rehearsal figures can be automatically created in the document, based on the criteria you select (such as barline style, measure number, time signature change, tempo change and so on). Rehearsal figures can be automatically set to break multi-measure rests, and staff assignments and/or positions can be changed for all rehearsal figures in one move.

The figures are created in the document as measure-attached expressions.

Don't miss the tips at the bottom of this page for efficient ways to work with the Rehearsal Figures component!

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This field displays the currently active rehearsal figure style. All figures that match the active style will be listed in the Figure List.

If no style has been activated, <NONE> is displayed. To make a rehearsal style active, double-click on it in the style tree.
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This is the Figure List. All rehearsal figures in the document that matches the active style are listed here.

The column displays the measure number where the rehearsal figure is displayed.

The column displays the rehearsal figures.

The Assigned to column displays which staves the figure is assigned to. You can assign a rehearsal figure to all staves, a single staff or an existing staff list. When you create new rehearsal figures, the default assignment method is All Staves.

- Double-click on an item in the list to directly edit the value in a column. To store a directly edited value, press the <Enter> key or click outside the direct editing area. To cancel direct editing, press the <Esc> key.
- Select a range of items in the list by holding down the <Shift> key while clicking.
- Add/remove individual items to/from the selection by holding down the <Ctrl> key while clicking.

Sort a column by clicking on a column header. Reverse the sort order by clicking once again on the same column header.

When the focus is in the figure list, use the <Ctrl>+A shortcut to quickly select all rehearsal figures.

Press the <Delete> key to delete the currently selected figures.

Right-click to display the context menu:

New... Creates a new style or measure sequence folder.
Delete Deletes the selected rehearsal figure(s).
Display in document Moves the document view so the selected rehearsal figure is visible on the screen.
Renumber...

Renumber the selected rehearsal figures. Despite the name, this feature will work on all numbering styles, even if they aren't numerical.

For a straight-forward rearrangement of the selected figures, use the Rearrange based on assigned measure option in the dialog box. To keep the current relative order between the figure numbers/characters, keep that option OFF.
Position... Displays a dialog box where you reposition (absolute or relative) the selected rehearsal figures. Here you can also find 10 quick buttons that you can program (by holding down the Ctrl button) for use for commonly used positions.
Figure = Measure Number Change the selected figures to use the same number as the measure. This feature currently only works with the numerical numbering style.
Position... Modify the position within the measure for the selected figure(s). More information is available on the Rehearsal Figures Position page.
Select Submenu with selection commands to make it easier to handle multiple items.
Point at

Submenu with display filters to help with locating rehearsal figures that match the filter rules. This set of options is especially useful when dealing with a large number of rehearsal figures.

If an option in this submenu is set, an arrow will be pointing at each of the rehearsal figures that match the option. Please note that this submenu will not affect editing in any way, it's only a visual guide.
Create Sequence... Creates a sequence of rehearsal figures in the document. This is the fastest way to create rehearsal figures. More information is available on the Rehearsal Figures Sequence page.
Renumber All... Renumber all visible rehearsal figures in the list.
Remove All Duplicates Removes all identical duplicates from the document. An identical duplicate is a rehearsal figure with the same measure, figure and assignment as another one.
Report... Creates a report of all rehearsal figures in the list including the current positions of each figure. This report can also be printed.
Properties... Change the properties for the selected items(s). More information is available on the Rehearsal Figures Properties page.
3 Right-click on the background to display a context menu with general commands related to the Rehearsal Figures module:
Autotrack Figure

With this option ON, the document will automatically be positioned so the currently selected rehearsal figure is displayed. Only use this feature on fast machines.

To manually position the document, use the Display in document feature described above.
Safety Question on Multiple Delete With this option ON, a safety question will be shown if more than one rehearsal figure is about to be deleted.
Safety Question on Folder Delete With this option ON, a safety question will be shown if a non-empty folder in the Styles/Measure Sequences tree view is about to be deleted.
Safety Question When Deleting Active Style With this option ON, a safety question will be shown if the currently active style is attempted to be deleted.
Hints Controls if hint texts should be displayed at the mouse pointer for this dialog page.
Forza! Submenu with WWW links to help/support.
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This is the Styles and Measure Sequences tree.

The currently active style (if any) is marked with a red bullet.

The branch below contains the rehearsal figure styles. A rehearsal figure style describes how the rehearsal figure should look and behave.

The branch below contains the storage for measure number sequences. Here you can store existing sequences of measures that you want to reuse in other documents.

To easier manage your styles and sequences, organize your work in subfolders.

- Click on an already selected item to rename it. Renaming an item will not affect the contents of it. You can not rename the main branch folders for styles and measure number sequences.

- Double-click on a measure sequence to apply the sequence in the document (create new rehearsal figures using the measures that are stored in the sequence).
- Hold down the <Ctrl> key while double-clicking on a measure sequence to apply the stored sequence and the old figure positions to the document.

Press the <Insert> key to create a new style.
Press the <Delete> key to delete a selected item.

Right-click to display the context menu:

New Folder Creates a new folder for styles or measure sequences storage.
New Style... (only in Styles branch) Creates a new rehearsal figure style. Information about how to design a style is available on the Rehearsal Figures Style page.
If an existing style have been right-clicked, that style will be used as a template for the new style.
Clone... (only in Styles branch) Create a new style based on an expression definition. This method is highly recommended when rehearsal figure expressions already exist in the document.
In the list that appears, select the text expression that you want to base the style on.
Active (only in Styles branch) If the highlighted style is active, this menu item will be checked. Selecting the menu item will make the style active (same as double-clicking on the style).
Store All Figures (only in Measure Sequences branch) This command will revert the settings back to the last state when the 'Apply' button was used (or when the window was opened).
Store Selected Figures (only in Measure Sequences branch) Controls if hint texts should be displayed at the mouse pointer for this dialog page.
Delete Delete the item/subfolder.
Move Use this submenu to rearrange an item. The following keyboard shortcuts can also be used:
<Ctrl>+<Up> - Moves an item up
<Ctrl>+<Down> - Moves an item down
<Ctrl>+<Home> - Moves an item to the top
<Ctrl>+<End> - Moves an item to the bottom
Convert Figures (only in Styles branch) Converts the visible rehearsal figures to another style. If selected rehersal figures exist, only the selected ones will be converted.
Select Active (only in Styles branch) Selects the currently active style.
Report... (only in Styles branch)

Creates a report for a style (or multiple styles) with all settings for each style. This report can also be printed.
To get a report of all styles in a folder, right-click on the folder and select Report...
Apply Sequence (only in Measure Sequences branch) Creates new rehearsal figures using the measures that are stored in the sequence. The same as double-clicking on a measure sequence.
Apply Sequence and Positions (only in Measure Sequences branch) Creates new rehearsal figures using the measure and positions that are stored in the sequence. The same as double-clicking on the sequence while holding down the <Ctrl> key.
Convert Figures Converts all listed figures into the selected style. Use this to quickly convert the figures to another style without having to redefine the active style.
Properties... (only in Styles branch) Edits the style. More information is available on the Rehearsal Figures Style page.

Tips:

- If you already have rehearsal figures in your document and want to quickly take advantage of the features in the Rehearsal Figure module, use the Clone feature in the style tree. That will automatically create a style based on an existing expression definition.

- The Figure Properties can be used to apply settings (such as assignment and position) to multiple rehearsal figures in one move. Just make a multiple selection of figures before selecting Properties... from the context menu.

- If you want to create rehearsal figures based on many different situations (such as at double barlines as well as on tempo changes), here's a fast way to do it:
1. Create multiple sequences (using Create Sequence...) for the situations you need. Make sure that Append to existing is selected on each pass.
2. Select Renumber All...

- If you need to make individual positioning of rehearsal figures for some staves, you have to do it in the Finale document. However, you can have Rehearsal Figures open while you're adjusting the positions. Use the Display in Document feature to quickly find the rehearsal figures in the document.

- You can Undo and Redo while you are in Rehearsal Figures. Use <Ctrl>+Z and <Ctrl>+Y as you normally would do.

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