
Several of Finale's tools provide an associated menu just to the left of the Help menu, available only when that particular tool is selected. If not, see Step 3: Launching and authorizing Finale.Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Swedishįinale is a proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic for Microsoft Windows and macOS since 1988.įinale's tools are organized into multiple hierarchically organized palettes, and the corresponding tool must be selected to add or edit any particular class of score element. If you have a MIDI device that you would like to use with Finale, see Step 2: Setting up your MIDI system (optional) before launching Finale. For the most part, you can click Next to confirm each screen’s defaults. The Installer sets up a folder called Finale for the Finale program and its associated files and folders. The Finale Installer lets you select which files you want to be installed and where you want them placed on your hard disk.

There are four parts to the Finale Bundle Installer: the Finale v25 Uninstaller, the Finale Setup Wizard, the Garritan ARIA Player Setup Wizard, and the Garritan Instruments for Finale Setup Wizard. Follow the instructions in the Finale Bundle Installer Setup Wizard until the installation is complete.exe file to launch the Finale Bundle Installer Setup Wizard. They are resource files for the installer to use and need to be in the same folder as the installer. If the FinaleSetup folder does not appear, double-click the FinaleSetup folder without a. If you have opened the FinaleSetup.zip folder without extracting the items, close the folder window first. Your Downloads folder is chosen by default as the location for the extracted files. The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders dialog box appears. Right-click the FinaleSetup.zip folder and select Extract All.Download the Finale installer from your account.īy default, this should be downloaded to your Downloads folder unless specified otherwise.

If you are installing on Windows, make sure you are logged in as the System Administrator and reboot after installation. Rest assured, your Finale download does not contain any viruses. If you want to migrate particular settings or configuration files from the previous version, you must not uninstall the previous version before the new version is installed.īefore you begin installing Finale, make sure that you meet the system requirements.īecause some virus detection programs can prevent certain files from installing properly, we recommend you temporarily disable anti-virus programs. Noteman says: If you have a previous version of Finale installed on your computer, you do not need to uninstall it before installing the new version. Step 1: Downloading and installing Finale
