User Guide

Chapter 15: Reference
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Show help hints
Band-in-a-Box has comprehensive fly-by hints that appear when you move over an item. These include hints for the
dialog boxes and various windows. You can set the hints to display none, basic, or detailed information.
Update, Add/On and other Product info
Other Band-in-a-Box add-ons, PG Music Inc. products, and contact information.
ReadMe (for Latest info not in manual) documents the latest features, plus an archive of earlier updates.
Newest Features describes the new features in the current version.
Tip of the Day
Power user tips. This feature can be set to run automatically when Band-in-a-Box opens. If you want to add your
own tips, you can edit the BBW.TIP file. Just put a tip on a single line (no carriage return till the end of the tip).
Tips are limited to 255 characters per tip. Band-in-a-Box automatically compiles the BBW.TIP file at startup of the
program to a binary file called BBW.TPB.
What add-ons do I have?…
One of the greatest strengths of Band-in-a-Box is the ability to add-on and enhance the program through add-on
Styles, Soloist, and Melodist disks. The “What Add-ons” feature in the Help menu scans your computer's Band-in-
a-Box directory and displays what add-ons are and aren't found. To see the latest add-ons click on the
[
www.pgmusic.com/addons.htm] button to go directly to the add-ons page on the PG Music Inc. web site.
Display Program Manual
This opens a .pdf file of the full Band-in-a-Box manual in Acrobat Reader. Follow the bookmarks to find specific
topics.
Display Program UPGRADE Manual
This will open a .pdf of the upgrade manual for this particular version of Band-in-a-Box, which may include new
documentation not yet added to the full manual. The upgrade manual is often a more convenient way to reference
the new features in Band-in-a-Box without looking through the full manual.
Web
www.pgmusic.com
Links to some important pages on the PG Music Inc. web site. Selecting one of these topics will automatically
launch your Web Browser, and direct you to the PG Music web site.
Install Coyote WaveTable Synth runs the setup program for the Coyote WT 1.0 software synthesizer. This
softsynth is compatible with 64-bit operating systems including Windows Vista and 7.
About Band-in-a-Box launches a dialog with key information such as the version number you are running and
computer system information.