I would agree. Staff Style method is the better method by far...and as I mentioned, the cleanest way in terms of consistent placement in regards/comparison to the first full staff name The Staff...

when you speak of Measure Bar you are talking bar lines? I am not seeing this in Finale 2010a. Did you set to show no bar lines in the Staff Tool -->Staff Attributes for that staff or just a selected...

I would do one of the following: 1. Create a Page Attached Text Block 2. Create a new Staff Style and apply it, where the Abbreviated name for the new Staff Style is the Full Name. Apply it only to...

The easiest way (as you know) is going to be to use the Articulations for those shapes. If you hold down the "O" or "I" key while clicking above the note with the Articulation Tool, you can use those...

You may want to use the links on this site for reference: http://wgi.org/resources/copyright/perc.php http://wgi.org/resources/copyright/perccopyright/perchelpfullinks.php It is meant for Indoor...