May 9, 20250Comments

How to Save a Finale File as a PDF (The Fast, Clean Way)

Learn how to export your Finale music notation file as a PDF—quickly and without losing formatting. No extra software required. Updated for 2025.

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

June 30, 20200Comments

Finale Tip: Better Breath Marks (External Link)

I found this great write up on breath marks in Finale. They have been a major pain as I've been doing copywork for others. This article suggests creating 2

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

June 30, 20188Comments

Finale Tip: Get Music Done Faster Using Templates and Libraries

Do you write music often? Well there are 2 things you can do immediately to save yourself time! Templates and Libraries. What are they? What's the difference between a Template

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

May 30, 20180Comments

Finale Tip: Music for Flip Folio

Do you have to create music for marching band, but go through the process of printing it out, resizing it, and printing it again? Well, here's how to create music

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

March 31, 20183Comments

How to Add Drum Cues

Do you know how to add drum cues to your charts? Can you do it with one keystroke? Here's how to make drum cues painless. If you want 5 weekly copywork

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

February 28, 20182Comments

Finale Repeat Endings – Fix Misalignment FAST!

Have you ever had to move a repeat ending up a little bit to avoid a clash with notation only to fiddle with endings for wayyy to long? Well, here's

by Zach Bornheimer

Zach Bornheimer Music

Finale Tips

January 26, 20182Comments

Sibelius to Finale: Make MusicXML Look Good!

Ever have to fix a chart in Finale that was written in Sibelius? Well, then you've experienced the headache that is MusicXML. Here's how to make Sibelius lead sheets look

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

November 1, 20174Comments

Finale’s Systems – Get Rid of Coda Structures

Sometimes, Finale does something weird and it creates a coda system or something that looks like a coda system and you don't want it. It's a pain to get rid

by Zach Bornheimer

Finale Tips

May 15, 20170Comments

Text Inserts and Page Headings

Don't you hate when your music falls on the floor before you tape it and all you see is Title and a page number? ...been there, it's awful. Here's how

by Zach Bornheimer