I receive several messages every day to different email addresses, but I always want to reply with the same address and the same signature. As you can guess, I came up with a way to automate the process using AppleScript and (optionally) Keyboard Maestro. But there is one thing I don’t like: Apple’s Mail app and how many clicks it takes to switch between configured accounts and signatures. I have multiple addresses set up, I have my filters and smart folders to automate the process of filing and finding emails, and I’m enjoying the renewed interest of iOS developers in building email apps that solve old problems in new ways. I hope this simple example set is helpful.I’m aware of the fact that it’s a common trend to call email a “nightmare” these days, but the truth is – email works for me. Keyboard Maestro is a MacOS specific solution, but the real takeaway is this: Whether your platform of choice is MacOS or Windows, third party macro programs have the potential to greatly increase your productivity in Finale. ![]() The other remaining macro in the little downloadable set simply selects the Respell Notes function from the Utilities menu, to the prevailing note spelling (favor sharps, favor flats, or default). This is a powerful feature of Keyboard Maestro, which accepts MIDI notes, MIDI controller, or MIDI packet information to be used as input triggers. You may have noticed that, in addition to triggering with a keystroke, the macro above can also be triggered by MIDI. ![]() The macro simply chooses the appropriate enharmonic spelling option in the Finale submenu “Enharmonic Spelling”. Once KM finds the currently active version of Finale in the application menu, the script itself is very simple. Moving forward from Finale 25, the application menu will show only the application name “Finale”, so these extra steps won’t be necessary. If the macro doesn’t find the menu item “Finale 2011”, it goes to the next step, and if there is no “Finale 2012” menu item it goes to the next step, and so forth. The reason for this is that until Finale 25, the Application Menu Name identified the current version e.g. You will note that the script contains references several versions of Finale going all the way back to Finale 2011. ![]() Here is a screen shot of the KM dialog for setting Default enharmonic spelling. I currently have these mapped to CONTROL-D (default), CONTROL-F (flats) and CONTROL-S (sharps), but you can use whatever keystrokes make the most sense to you. The first three macros control future entry or re-spelling: There is nothing that exotic about these macros – as stated, they are are basically just calling menu items in Finale – essentially just mapping keystrokes to locate and call menu items more quickly than having to reach into the menu hierarchy each time. If you are a PC (or MacOS) user, using a different macro program with Finale, these are easy to program if you are already familiar with another program. The set contains four “Note Spelling” related macros that allow you to predetermine enharmonic note spelling in advance of entry, and also respell notes to their enharmonic equivalent in a passage after the fact. I’ve attached a small downloadable set of Keyboard Maestro macros I use a lot with Finale to this post that will give you a very good idea of one of the most basic things you can do with Keyboard Maestro – assigning keystrokes to menu items to save time. ![]() I’m currently on MacOS, and use a popular macro program called Keyboard Maestro. There are macro programs available for both Windows and MacOS. Ancillary macro programs are a great way to get more productivity out of Finale.
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