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To edit the title information for your tablature, select {Score}{Information}, click on the status bar at the bottom of the TablEdit window or use the shortcut []+[I].

The Title Information dialog serves several purposes. There is the obvious fact that it provides information concerning the complete title of the piece being written or transcribed. It also provides space for the identification of the original composer as well as the date of composition. It's no more than common courtesy to give credit to the original artist or composer whose work you've arranged or documented if the information is available to you.

By default, the Title and Sub-title appear centered at the top of each printed page. The Comments are right justified. But these are just the default values, almost anything is possible by customizing the page layout.

The fonts used for each field can be individually customized via the {File}{Preferences...}>Fonts dialog.

TablEdit automatically enters the name of the registered user in the "Comments:" portion of the dialog as "TablEdited by xxx" . You've done a lot of work to produce a tablature for the pleasure and benefit of others and you deserve credit for it. Identifying yourself gives others the opportunity to contact you if they have questions about the arrangement, musical sources or simply because they want to exchange views with someone who enjoys the same styles of music as themselves. You could, for instance, add your e-mail address next to your name. This is also a good place to indicate the name of the arranger/performer of the piece if it's not your own work or that of the original composer.

Some TablEditors also use the "Comments" box to indicate copyright and discographical information. Others prefer to include this information in the "Notes" dialog. In either case, this information should always be included, if available.