Reference Guide

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Staff view
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• Export to ASCII Tab. Open the “Save As dialog” on page 1648 where you can set the name
and location for an ASCII text file of a track’s tablature.
• Play Previous. Play the previous note from the Now time.
• Play Next. Play the next note from the Now time.
View menu
The View menu contains the following commands:
• Show/Hide Track Pane. Show or hide the Track pane.
• Show/Hide Fret View. Show or hide the guitar fretboard display.
• Display Resolution. Use the submenu to specify the smallest note duration that will display in
the Staff view.
Tracks Menu
The Tracks menu contains the following commands:
• Pick Tracks. Open the Pick Tracks dialog, which lets you choose the tracks to display.
• Show Next Track(s). Display the next track or group of tracks.
• Show Previous Track(s). Display the previous track or group of tracks.
Toolbar
The Staff view toolbar contains the following buttons:
• Zoom in/out. Zoom in/out horizontally and vertically.
• Lyrics. Use the Draw tool to insert Lyric events.
• Chords. Use the Draw tool to insert Chord events. After you enter a chord, right-click it to edit it.
• Expression. Use the Draw tool to insert Expression events. Click below a staff to create a text
box, type some dynamics, and press ENTER.
• Hairpin. Use the Draw tool to insert Hairpin events (crescendo or decrescendo markings).
• Pedal. Use the Draw tool to insert Pedal events. Click below a staff to enter a pedal down
marker and a pedal up marker. You can drag both markers to reposition them.
• Cursor position. This field shows the cursor’s current position in both project time and pitch
level. The pitch level is listed in both letter and number formats.
For more information, see:
“The Staff view” on page 1000
“Basic musical editing” on page 1006
“Chords and marks” on page 1018
“Staff pane layout” on page 1001
“Inserting notes on the staff” on page 1007