Upgrade Manual

Chapter 2: Summary of New Features 9
- Long style names appear on the main chord sheet screen beside the
short style name
- You can also specify a long style name (up to 32 characters) when
saving a style from the StyleMaker or Hybrid style, and the 32 character name will appear in the StylePicker
and on screen.
- RealDrums selection can now be made from the StylePicker.
- Support for up to 20,000 entries in the StylePicker.
Notation Window Enhancements
- New feature (confirmation dialog) to prevent accidental entry of a duplicate note (same pitch near same time).
- New feature (confirmation dialog) to prevent accidental entry of a very high or very low note (large # of
ledger lines).
Bar Number options
- Setting for bar # size on notation, lead sheet, and printout.
- Bar # options to include bar # on lead sheet and printout (e.g., every bar, every part marker, every row, every
page).
- Option to include substyle name when printing out - a, b, c, d, etc.
- Bar # offset for printout and lead sheet.
Other improvements
Other improvements include chord editing, and much more.
Chord Editing (in-place entry/editing)
Press Ctrl+F2 or right click on a chord, and an Edit control allows you to see and
edit the current chords.
Change of Key Signature at any Bar. Previous versions of Band-in-a-Box were limited to one key, now you
can have multiple keys in a song. The new key signature is shown on notation.
The GUI has been enhanced. There is support for Windows “Themes.” Band-in-a-Box will use the current
them that you have selected in Windows Control Panel to use for windows and dialogs.
Copying of sections or selections can be done using drag-and-drop, simply drag regions around the chord sheet
to quickly rearrange your song. Hold down the Ctrl key for finer control about insert/overwrite options etc.
Section Paragraphs. When you’re reading a book, a new section begins on a new line, with space between.
Now we’ve done that for chords too. Whenever a new section occurs (a part marker), we start the new section
on a new line and draw a grey line above to clearly mark the new section. For example, if you have a song with