IWBNI there were an option to specify that documents should be opened in page view at the first page of music. As it is now, the first page of a document is automatically selected for new documents that are opened in page view. Note: In the case when pages have been inserted before the first page of music, for example by using the menu item Page Layout>Insert Blank Pages, as might be done for a title page or for introductory comments, the first page of music will not be the first page of the document.

This could be implemented by adding the following controls to the New Document Windows section of the Other Program Options dialog box:

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Other Program Options Dialog Box

View:
( ) Scroll View
( ) Page View
     [ ] First Page of Music
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Of these controls, only the checkbox First Page of Music is new. This option would only have an affect in the case when the radio button Page View has been selected. If First Page of Music is not selected, new documents would be opened at the first page of the document as in the current version of Finale. Otherwise, new documents would be opened at the first page of music that occurs after any pages that may have been inserted before the music.

Created: August 11, 2000
Last Updated: August 11, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b