User manual

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Working with symbols
• The symbol you create is also “interpreted” and its name
is displayed to the right of the fretboard symbol.
This can also be edited by double-clicking if you like.
• To sort the available symbols in the library according to
their root notes, click the Sort button.
• To remove a symbol from the library, select it in the list
and click Remove.
• To save the current library as a separate file, select
“Save…” from the Functions pop-up menu.
A file dialog appears, allowing you to specify a name and location for the
file.
• To load a guitar library file, select “Load current Pane…”
from the Functions pop-up menu.
In the file dialog that appears, locate and open the desired guitar library file.
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 Project–Guitar
Library subpage in the Score Settings dialog, 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 tab, the Lay-
out tab, or the Project tab.
Image files can be inserted on all three layers, see “Background: The dif-
ferent layers” on page 619.
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 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 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”.
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Loading a guitar library file replaces the current library!
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 642), 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 sym
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bols are displayed in a larger size, for easier editing.