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Jerre Tanner
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  		   Posted 11/11/2016 3:33 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I've been asked to make a transcript of an obscure Baroque work and the keyboardist wants the bass Continuo part to be chord numbers entered below the staff, exactly as it is in the original. I'm using WinFin v25 and am having the devil of a time trying to figure out how to do that. The Chord Tool doesn't work because it won't go under the staff or allow for stacked numbers. I tried the Expressions tool but that quickly became unmanageable just from the sheer number of different symbols. Tried some other hair-brained ideas but they didn't work either. Surely this problem has been faced and solved by several of you brilliant people on this Forum.
So, how to do this??? Thanks for your help.

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  		   Posted 11/11/2016 3:36 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Since 2012, figured bass has been entered with the lyric tool. Please look at this, from the help files:

https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/Finale2012Win/Content/Finale/Figured_bass.htm

If I misunderstand, could you post a picture of what you want to achieve?


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  		   Posted 11/11/2016 4:31 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
It is made easier if you load the figured bass library (found in the "Chord suffixes" folder).

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  		   Posted 11/11/2016 5:31 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
The chord tool can put the chords under the staff. Just drag the leftmost triangle.
You can use the chord tool or the lyrics tool to enter figured bass. I have opted for the chord tool.

If you like, have a look at this thread:

http://forum.makemusic.com/default.aspx?f=5&m=309130

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  		   Posted 11/11/2016 5:33 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I had to do figured bass for a course and I found that the lyric tool was simple to use and, if the figured bass library was loaded, everything one needs (stacked numbers, accidentals, etc) is available and easy to use.

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  		   Posted 11/12/2016 11:26 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks Mike, Ron and Harpsi. Don't know why a search for "figured bass" in the Fin25 manual doesn't bring up the pertinent info. Went to the Fin2012 manual for the instructions. Thanks for that suggestion.
I decided to go with the Lyric tool. The instructions generally work fine except the directive to use the shift key for stacked numbers did not produce the right results. After some flailing around I discovered the up/down arrow keys got the job done just fine. And so, once I finish getting all the numbers entered into the continuo part, this job is done.
Will try the Chord tool and the Chord suffixes later when I have more time.
Thanks again!

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  		   Posted 11/12/2016 11:43 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
You must have made a typo--I found "figured bass" easily in the F25 manual:

/usermanuals.finalemusic.com/FinaleWin/Content/Finale/Figured_bass.htm?Highlight=figured%20bass

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  		   Posted 11/12/2016 11:57 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks, Motet.
Yes, dumble fingers me! Your link took me right to the entry.

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