User manual

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The basics
Transposing instruments
Scores for some instruments, for example a lot of brass in-
struments, are written transposed. Therefore, the Score
Editor provides a Display Transpose function. With this
function notes are transposed in the score without affect-
ing the way they are played back. This allows you to
record and play back a multi-staff arrangement, and still
score each instrument according to its own transposition.
Setting Display Transpose
1. Make the desired staff active, open the Score Settings
dialog and select the Staff page.
2. Select your instrument from the transpose pop-up
menu at the bottom or adjust the value directly in the
Semitones field.
The Display Transpose section on the Score Settings–Staff page.
3. Click Apply.
For some instruments, you may wish to set the different
keys in the notation. In this case, activate the “Local Keys”
option, see above.
Display Transpose in the Edit Key dialog
If you want to change the Display Transpose setting in the
middle of the score, you can do this by inserting a key
change (see “Inserting and editing clefs, keys or time sig-
natures” on page 522). In the Edit Key dialog (which is
opened by double-clicking a key symbol) you will find a
Transpose field, in which you can enter a transposition
value in semitones. This is useful if you are for example
writing a saxophone part and want the player to switch
from alto to tenor saxophone.
Ö Note that you enter an absolute Display Transpose
value that is used from this point on.
In other words, this setting is not relative to any Display Transpose set-
tings you made on the Score Settings–Staff page.
Disabling Display Transpose
You can also disable Display Transpose by clicking on the
“Disable Display Transpose” button on the Score Editor
toolbar. This can be useful, if you work with transposing
instruments and want to show the scored key and not the
concert key.
Printing from the Score Editor
When you have made all necessary changes to the score
display and are satisfied with the result, you can go ahead
and print your score, e.g. to hand out note sheets.
Proceed as follows:
1. On the Scores menu, activate “Page Mode”.
Printing is only possible from within Page Mode.
2. Select Page Setup from the File menu and make sure
all your printer settings are correct. Close the dialog.
3. Select Print from the File menu.
4. A standard Print dialog appears. Fill out the options as
desired.
5. Click Print.
Exporting pages as image files
You can export a section of a page or a complete page in
various file formats. This allows you to import your scores
into desktop publishing and drawing applications.
Selecting a section of a page for exporting
If you only want to export a part of a certain page, proceed
as follows:
1. Make sure you are in Page Mode.
2. Select the Export tool (“Select Export Range”).
The pointer turns into a crosshair.
3. Drag over the section of the score you want to include.
The area is indicated by a black rectangle.
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Display Transpose does not affect MIDI playback!
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If you change your setting for paper size, scale and
margins now, the score may change its look.