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Working with symbols
Adding symbols to the score
There are also two additional checkboxes in the Guitar Library dialog:
Inserting symbols from the library
Apart from the “Use for Make Chord Symbols” option above, there are two ways to
insert symbols from the guitar library into the score:
• Use the Functions pop-up menu on the Project–Guitar Library subpage in the
Score Settings dialog, when creating or editing guitar symbols.
• Right-click on a guitar symbol in the score and select a chord symbol from the
Presets submenu on the context menu.
Adding an image file
You can insert image files as symbols into the Score. This allows you to import logos,
copyright symbols, images of finger positions, etc.
Proceed as follows:
1. In the Symbols Inspector, open the Other tab.
Image files can be inserted on all three layers, see “Background: The different
layers” on page 811.
2. Click the Image File button to select the Draw tool. Click in the score at the
position where you want to insert the file.
A file dialog opens.
3. Locate and select the image file you want to insert.
The lower section of the Import dialog contains the following settings:
• To copy the referenced file into the Project folder, activate the “Copy to Project
folder” option.
This is recommended as it makes it easier to manage all files used in a project.
• If you modify your score, by adding staves for example, the position of an inserted
image file changes. If this is not what you want, activate “Stick to Page” to keep it
at a fixed position in your staff.
• The Transparency parameter allows you to set the desired transparency of the
image.
4. Click Open to insert the file.
The image file is inserted. Its size depends on the printer resolution. However, you can
scale the image by dragging its handles. To restore the printer resolution, right-click
on the image to open the context menu and select “Snap to Printer Resolution”.
Option Description
Use for Make
Chord Symbols
When this is activated, and you use the “Make Chord Symbol”
function (see
“Using Make Chord Symbols” on page 842), the
program inserts guitar symbols as well as regular chords (if any fitting
guitar symbols can be found). If there are several guitar symbols for a
certain chord in the guitar library, the first one is used.
Small Display If this is activated, the chord symbols in the list is displayed in the size
they get in the score. If it is deactivated, the symbols are displayed in
a larger size, for easier editing.