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Undo/Redo These two menu items allow you to correct any entry errors you may have made. Selecting {Edit}{Undo} (or using the keyboard shortcut [ Selecting {Edit}{Redo} (or using the keyboard shortcut [ Cut Notes This deletes the selected note(s) from the tablature and copies them to the clipboard. The operation can also be performed using the keyboard shortcut [ Copy Notes This performs essentially the same operation as "Cut notes" except that the selected note(s) aren't deleted from their original location. The shortcut for this operation is [ Paste Notes This inserts notes copied to the clipboard using either "Cut notes" or "Copy notes" at the cursor location. The keyboard shortcut for this is [ This function has its principal use in connection with the import of external file types, especially MIDI files. Its effect is to align a selected note or series of notes with the nearest note of the currently selected duration. If, for instance, you've imported a MIDI file which contains a "roll", this will usually show up as a series of 1/64th notes spread out over a space equivalent to a 1/4 note or an 1/8th note. The dialog that is displayed when you select this item allows you to insert blank measures at the location of your choice. Simply enter the number of measures you wish inserted into the top field, either by using the small arrows located to the right of the field or by entering the number directly into the field from the keyboard. Then indicate the location at which you want them inserted by entering the number of the existing measure after which they are to be placed. If you want to enter the blank measures at the very beginning of the tablature, simply enter "0" in the "After:" field. This allows the deletion of almost any number of measures from the tablature. Note that this removes not only the contents of the measures but the measures, themselves. Simply enter the number of the first measure to be removed into the "From measure:" field and the number of the last measure to be removed in the "To measure:" field. A tablature must contain at least one measure. Selecting {Edit}{Copy Measures...} will present you with the above dialog. Enter the range of measures you wish to copy and at which point you wish to paste them.. TablEdit allows you to include a maximum of 255 different text items, 128 characters (maximum) each in length to your tablatures. These could, for example, include:
To insert a text, place the cursor at the desired location in the tablature and select {Edit}{Text Manager...} or use the keyboard shortcut [ The Chord Manager is one of the most powerful features in TablEdit. It lets you create or edit Custom Chord diagrams for inclusion in your tablatures, find particular chord shapes according to the notes they contain and much more. This item leads to a sub-menu containing a list of items which can be inserted into your tablatures to allow detailed control over both their appearance and the way they sound when played back. This option brings up one of several, different dialogs, depending on what element of the tablature is currently highlighted. These allow the display attributes of the selected elements:
This function also allows you to select a background color for a particular note in order to emphasize it. Just activate the check box marked "Stabilo" then click on the colored square and select your color from the color palette.
For the activation or de-activation of these controls, the dialog box is referenced to the first element of the current selection (block). For elements other than musical notes, the vertical (and, eventually, horizontal) position of the element is displayed in the status bar.
In order, for example, to adjust the vertical position of all chord diagrams, simply select the anchor of the first diagram and then extend the selection in order to include the markers for all of the diagrams you want to modify. Then select {Edit}{Format} and enter a new value for the vertical position.
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