The NUDGE Tool: Moving Notes Left- and Rightward

The Nudge tool is a convenient way to move notes and neumes very precisely. Unlike Finale's Note Position Tool, the Nudge tool modifies Finale's “beat chart” - the underlying rythmic structure - directly.

Although the Nudge tool can be accessed through the Medieval menu or from the tool palette, we strongly advise you to use the keyboard shortcuts associated with left & right arrows.

• With Finale's Selection tool, select notes within a measure and use one of the following options:

Standard nudging

• Ctrl + ▶︎ to nudge to the right.
• Ctrl + ◀ to nudge to the left.

Both shortcuts an be used in combination with the Alt and Ctrl modifiers:

Fine nudging

• Strike Ctrl+Alt+ ▶︎ to nudge to the right.
• Strike Ctrl+Alt+ ◀ to nudge to the left.

Ultra-fine nudging

• StrikeCtrl + W+Alt+ ▶︎ to nudge to the right.
• Strike Ctrl +W+Alt+ ◀ to nudge to the left.

Ultra-fine nudging should be used when two graphic elements of a neume don't look perfectly joined together (This is a Finale alignment issue that occurs sometimes.)

Unlike standard and fine nugding, ultra-fine nudging can overlap entry positions.

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