Tuplets against the key signature - Finale 2009.

Ooookay so I feel like a minor idiot but I don't CARE anymore because I've had this bloody problem ever since I first started using Finale nearly five years ago.

I am writing in 7/8 time, a piano solo. The right hand is just on-beat straight eight notes for the most part, BUT... I want to have two groups of four eight notes in the left hand part. In other words, an 8:7 tuplet. So I take my merry arse to the tuplet tool and creat a tuplet with the correct definition (8 8ths in the space of 7 8ths). And I fill in notes. Or at least, I fill in seven of them. It will not let me create the final 8th note.

I've had this problem with other tuplet combos, all in the same vein. For instance, in writing scaley 16th note passages, if I want the last group to be a quintuplet in order to speed up the progression, it won't freakin' let me put in all 5 notes.

ET CETERA.

Is there anyone who can tell me what on Earth I'm doing wrong? I'd be much obliged... D:

If you need me to include this snippet of the score, just lemme know and I'll attach it.

Gah, don't use the tuplet tool that way. And turn off "Jump to Next Measure".

The easiest way to do what you're asking to to just enter the notes, THEN use the tuplet tool to change to the correct tuplet duration.

In speedy entry press ctrl+1 which will take you (while in speedy entry) to the tuplet definition. There make your 8:7 ratio and keep adding notes until done. Normally you shouldn't have any trouble this way (which does similar to what YOU're doing but...)