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Working with symbols
There are also two additional checkboxes in the Guitar
Library dialog:
Inserting symbols from the library
Apart from the “Use for Make Chords” option above, there
are two ways to insert symbols from the guitar library into
the score:
• Use the Functions pop-up menu on the Guitar Library
subpage of the Score settings–Project page when creat-
ing 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, the Layout
or the Project tab.
Image files can be inserted on all three layers, see “Background: The dif-
ferent layers” on page 556.
2. Click on the Image File button to select the Pencil 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 follow-
ing settings:
• To copy the referenced file into the Project folder, acti-
vate the “Copy to Project folder” option.
This is recommended as it will make 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 will change. 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 de-
sired 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”.
You can modify the settings you made on import by right-
clicking on the image and selecting “Properties” on the
context menu, to open the Image Properties dialog.
Option Description
Use for Make
Chords
When this is activated, and you use the “Make Chord
Symbol” function (see “Using Make Chord Symbols” on
page 578), the program will insert 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 will be used.
Small Display If this is activated, the chord symbols in the list will be
displayed in the size they will have in the score. If it is de-
activated, the symbols will be displayed in a larger size,
for easier editing.