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The location of inserted elements such as custom chord diagrams, text, tempo changes, etc. is indicated by the use of a variety of "markers" or "anchor points" within the tablature grid. The term "marker(s)" is used in connection with otherwise invisible elements while "anchor point(s)" is used in connection with visible elements.
- texts and musical symbols
- independent fingering indicators
- custom chord and scale diagrams
- modifiers for reading guides
- tempo changes
- MIDI voice changes
- syncopation changes
- drum events (percussions)
A drum event should be used instead of a dedicated Drum Tablature in cases where only a transient percussion effect is desired.
- crescendos and diminuendos
- line breaks
- beam breaks
- offset markers
The anchor points, or markers, used for the different elements (text, chord diagrams, returns, Da signo symbols, etc.) are represented on the screen in different ways depending on the type of element in question. A cross for a text element, circles for musical effects, squares for inserted objects and diamonds for beam breaks and line feeds. Anchor points can be moved or copied using the standard [
]+[X,C,V] keyboard shortcuts.
It's important to note that such markers occupy the space of a note in the tablature. They can be deleted, moved or copied like any note. With the exception of fingering indicators, placing any of these elements directly on a space already occupied by a note in the tablature will cause the note to be suppressed both on the screen and on printouts. With certain exceptions, such as special effects and fingering indicators, anchor points MUST be located on unoccupied spaces.
As concerns the placement of such elements in relation to printouts, the most desirable method is to place the anchor point exactly in line with the point at which you wish the element to appear. If no string space is available, e.g. due to the presence of a chord occupying all the available strings, place the anchor a 1/64th interval (this will require you to change viewing scale) to the right of the desired position. On printout, TablEdit will automatically displace the actual element recursively to the position of the last note printed.
The vertical position of a text, fingering, chord diagram or musical symbol marker can be adjusted by up to 127 pixels upwards or downwards. When a text marker has an adjustment value other than "0", it's no longer reckoned into the stack containing other, possible, objects at the same position. The vertical adjustment can easily be performed by using the [+] and [-] keys.
To display the chord diagrams above notation, all you have to do is highlight all of the chord diagrams, with the upper left of the highlight being a chord diagram of course, and then enter -60 and they jump right to the top of the notation. You do however have to adjust the Header Top margin to 30 (page 1) and 18 (all other pages) to keep from printing the chord diagrams over the title info. The same trick is available for fingerings markers.
The horizontal position of fingering anchors and musical symbols (e.g. coda, signor, etc.) can, in addition, be adjusted using [<] and [>].
{Edit}{Format} allows the display attributes of all objects referenced by a marker. The function can also be accessed by left-clicking on the fourth zone of the status bar at the bottom of the main window. This zone displays the vertical and horizontal position of the selected marker.
Double clicking on an anchor point or pressing [Return/Enter] while the cursor is located directly on one causes TablEdit to open the corresponding dialog so that you can edit or modify the element concerned.