Finale’s Systems – Get Rid of Coda Structures

• by Zach Bornheimer
• in Finale Tips
• posted November 1, 2017

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 of…until today!

Why does it happen?

I have no idea.  It’s happened to me before, but I couldn’t tell you why.

What does the problem look like?

How to Fix It

1. Using the default selector tool (hit escape a bunch of times to get there), right click the first measure next to the new barline, click Insert Measure Stack.  It’ll bring up a dialogue box that has the number 1 pre-filled.  Hit enter.
   

   

   

   
   

   

   

   
   

   

   
   
2. Move the measures containing material you wrote to the next staff below.  Do this by using the keyboard shortcut Command + ↓ (on Mac) or Control + ↓ (on Windows).
   

   

   

   

   
   
3. Switch to the page tool, right click the measure we inserted, and click delete systems.
   

   

   

   
   

   

   

   
   
4. Select the system that is now compressed, right click, and select Edit Margins.  Set the Right margin to 0 and hit apply.
   

   

   

   

   
   

   

   

   
   
5. Enjoy your coda-free music!