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hjm
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Date Joined May 2009
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Posted 5/29/2009 7:12 PM (GMT -5)

Okay, I've hit the frustration point.

Working on Finale 2009.

I have a jazz score that I set up with Finale's templates. I have written 19 pages of music but when I add measures that puts me onto the 20th page, the entire page changes attributes - the margins are different, the size of the staves is different, and several of the staves get pushed off the bottom of the page.

Please someone tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Mike Rosen
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Date Joined Feb 2006
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Posted 5/29/2009 8:19 PM (GMT -5)

Welcome to the forum.
You aren't doing anything wrong. When Finale adds a page, it takes its characteristics from you page size default setup (I believe.) If you've done any sizing prior to this, the new page won't take on those characteristics. You can try selecting the entire piece, and updating the layout. Or, go to scroll view, and back to page view. Or, (what I do) do your composition in Scroll View, and don't go to page view until you're done.

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