But in the manual if you search "maestro times" you'll find a grid that shows all the key combinations. Wiggy, the Keyboard Viewer no longer shows all the characters in every font like it used to, so it won't be any help in sorting out what keys to press to get notes, rests, etc. One of the fonts included with Finale is Maestro Times, which should do what you want. "I'm all in favor of giving grants to musicians, or any other good brand of scotch". Post Edited (Wiggy) : 9:45:12 AM (GMT-5)Ī websearch found this link I don't own this font, but it sounds like what you're looking for.Ĭomposer Matthew Hindson has created just such a font, available free at his website: This will show you what characters are associated with what keypress for each font.įinale 2008b, 2Ghz iMac, OS X 10.5.3, M-Audio Audiophile USB You can then access this from the keyboard flag in the top right hand side of the menu bar.
In International System Preferences > Input Menu, select Keyboard Viewer. A good Google search of downloadable music fonts should reveal it. I remember that someone did design a music font specifically for use within body text, for dissertations, but I'm afraid its name escapes me at the moment. If you just want to use musical symbols as decorations or drop caps, then that will be quite straightforward. For instance, a G clef symbol must display very small if it is not to force an increase to the leading of the line in which it sits. However, because they are designed for displaying music, they are often unsuitable for using in a text document. There are loads of other other available, some free for download. The fonts are Maestro, Jazz, and Engraver (IIRC). Most of the musical characters used in Finale are created from music symbol fonts, and Finale installs a number of fonts on your system which can be used by any program with a font menu. Post Edited (Mike Rosen) : 9:41:15 AM (GMT-5) "As a musician, he's a damn fine woodworker."
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