In Finale 2008: A Trailblazer Guide, you will learn all about the latest Finale features including how to:

• Make the most of Finale's interface updates
• Use the new enhanced Selection Tool
• Master new methods for selecting, copying, and pasting
• Add an audio track
• Setup and work with Kontakt Player 2 and the included Garritan Sounds
• Use Score Merger to append documents for multiple movements
• Apply and create Document Styles
• Get the most out of the latest scanning technology
  
  

You will also learn about features from other recent versions, including how to:

• Save time using linked parts
• Manage playback with the updated Playback Controls
• Efficiently change groups and brackets after optimization
• Automatically remove vertical collisions between staves and systems
• "Conduct" tempo changes in real-time
• Use the Mixer
• Use Human Playback
• Split measures with the Split Measures plug-in
• Easily define repeats

And, of course, if you knew how to accomplish a task in an earlier version, now learn the best way to do it in Finale 2008!