My thanks to both of you! The problem was that the icon was grayed out. When I changed the dropdown list, the icon became live but I didn't see it (a mix of bad lighting, grayish laptop screen and my...

Well, this is frustrating. I don't know how to check my Aria player, so I looked it up in help. Here's what it says: "From the MIDI/Audio menu, choose Instrument Setup > VST Instruments. Click a...

Thanks Ron - I didn't know about that folder. You wrote "If you are using Softsynths exclusively," but that's the problem: I don't know. I THINK I am, but I'm hoping someone can tell me for sure.

I'd appreciate some feedback in case I'm about to do something stupid! My laptop is used mainly for data entry and I rarely use Finale's playback functionality (though I do use it on occasion). The...

Yes, that works even better! (I had the Group Attributes set to "only remove if all staves empty"). "Optimize normally" does indeed save me a step!!! A very happy Rob. :tongue: