To test Finale MIDI input:

1. Choose New>Default Document from the File menu.
2. Select the Speedy Entry tool.
3. Click the first measure and the Speedy Edit frame appears.
4. Hold down a note on the MIDI keyboard and type a "5" from the numeric keypad on your computer. (while keeping the note depressed).*
You should see a quarter note at the pitch you played. Any other result indicates a problem.

* A rest means you don’t have MIDI input.
* A different (wrong) note means that you have not checked "Use MIDI Keyboard" from the Speedy Menu.

If your setup fails this test, check your midi setup.

*On a laptop look for the function key that allows you to use some of the "normal" QWERTY keys as though they were the numeric keypad if the numbers across the top aren't working.