How to create a PDF file of a music score: PDF files allow you to share electronic copies of your music scores with people who do not have Finale and do not wish to install additional software.

In the process of note-setting Spanish hymns using the notation software, Finale 2006, I discovered just how tedious it is create elision slurs. (Elision slurs are those curvy lines used in many languages to join two syllables under one note; See picture at bottom of page). The method described in the official documentation is nothing but a sloppy hack. Until Finale cleans up their act, I document an alternative procedure that should save you time and tediousness.