Instruction Manual

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
This chapter is a guide to the advanced settings in Band-in-a-Box. When you’re ready to go beyond the basics to
utilize the full potential of Band-in-a-Box, this is where to start to become a Band-in-a-Box power user.
Descriptive Hints
The pop-up hints make it “too easy” to become a power user. They are comprehensive fly-by hints that appear when
you move over an item, including hints for the dialog boxes and various windows.
Go to Opt. | Preferences or select the [Pref] button to open the Preferences dialog and set the type of
hints to display, the time delay, and duration. Set a longer delay if you find that the hints are popping up
too often and getting in your way.
Opening Files
The SongPicker is a popular feature for finding and opening Band-in-a-Box song files, but
Band-in-a-Box also has helpful features for locating and opening all types of music files.
Find File
So many files, so little time? The Find File feature is a “Swiss Army Knife” that allows you to find a Band-in-a-Box
song (or any file that Band-in-a-Box can open), including filtering by words found in the file name or any text in the
file.
The File song files dialog opens from the File menu with the command Find File. For example, you can
- get a listing of all Band-in-a-Box songs on your PC with the word “Blues” in the title.
- get a listing of all Band-in-a-Box songs in the BB folder with the word “Reggae” in them. This produces a list of
over 50 songs in the MegaPAK so you can quickly choose from them and know that, if you’re a reggae lover, you
haven’t missed out on any Band-in-a-Box songs/styles with Reggae. A similar listing for “Blues” reports 454
files.