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| - | JW Navigate is a tool to spot potential errors, issues and mistakes in the Finale document. | + | **JW Validate** is a tool to spot potential errors, issues and mistakes in the Finale document. It current runs on Finale 25 and above. |
| - | ==== Important things ===== | + | ==== Some Important Things... ===== |
| - | * Select only a couple of tests at a time, unless you have a very small document. Getting a huge list of potential issues often takes longer time to manage. | + | * Make sure to **save** the document //before// running a test on it. |
| - | * Use the **Options** dialog box to uncheck tests that you aren't interested in, or that gives you lots of false positives for the document. | + | * Select **only a couple of tests at a time**, unless you have a very small document. Getting a huge list of potential issues often takes longer time to manage. |
| - | * Some tests only make sense in certain scope. For example, tonality needs to be checked for scores only, while page layout needs to be checked for all parts. | + | * Use the **Options** dialog box to uncheck tests that you aren't interested in, or tests that result in lots of false positives. |
| + | * Some tests only make sense in certain //scope//. For example, tonality needs to be checked for scores only, while page layout needs to be checked for parts as well. | ||
| * An issue marked as "error" doesn't necessarily mean an error, if the "issue" is intentional. | * An issue marked as "error" doesn't necessarily mean an error, if the "issue" is intentional. | ||
| - | * Don't replace a machine scan with a manual check of the material. Use it as an additional tool. | + | * If **Run only Safe Tests** is turned OFF in the options, make sure to not switch to any other program on the computer during the scan. |
| + | * Use **View HTML** to view all currently reported issues in your web browser. The tables in that view will also display the details side-by-side with the issue. | ||
| + | * Don't replace a machine scan with a manual check of the material. Use it as an //additional tool//. | ||
jw_validate.1544726859.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/12/13 18:47 by jariw
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