Simple
Menu
How to get there
Click the Simple Entry tool 
.
What it does
This menu controls the handling of extra notes, selection and playback
while using Simple Entry.
- Check for Extra Notes.
This command is selected by default (and always on while using the caret).
When selected, SongWriter checks each note you enter, and will not allow
you to enter extra notes in the measure. If you try to add too many notes
for the measure, or extend the duration of an existing note too far,
SongWriter will beep to warn you, and won’t allow you to enter the note
in the measure. To override SongWriter, choose Check for Extra Notes from
the Simple Menu to remove the check mark, then enter the note. When Check
for Extra Notes is not selected, you can enter as many notes in a measure
as you’d like. Remember that any extra notes will extend past the barline
of the measure.
If you enter too many notes and want to delete them,
you can delete them using the Simple Entry tool. To delete the extra notes
with Simple Entry’s Eraser tool, position the cursor slightly before the
end barline in the measure that contains too many notes, click to remove
the extra notes. Redraw the screen occasionally, to make sure that you’ve
deleted all the extra notes. You can also use the arrow keys to select
these notes in Simple Entry and then press Delete to remove them.
- Create New Measures. When this item
is checked, SongWriter automatically creates a new blank measure at the
end the piece if you advance the caret beyond the last existing measure.
In other words, if you fill the last measure of the document using the
Simple Entry Caret, SongWriter adds a new blank measure and moves the
caret to this new last measure.
- Fill With Rests at End of Measure. When
this item is selected, SongWriter will add rests to complete the measure
whenever you finish working in a measure.
- Launch Layer Mid-Measure. If this option
is checked, you can begin entering notes in a different layer at any
point of entry using the Simple Entry Caret. Upon changing the layer and
entering a note, SongWriter automatically fills the measure region prior
to the note in the new layer with hidden rests.
- Playback Notes on Entry. When this item
is selected, every time you enter or change the pitch of a note, you will
hear the new pitch, and any other pitch in the chord, played through your
MIDI device. Deselect this item to turn off playback of pitches.
- Select
Notes on Mouse Entry. Choose this option to select each note as you enter it
while clicking notes into the score with the mouse. (While using the caret,
each note entered is always selected automatically for editing).
- Use Simple Entry Caret. Select this
item to display the Simple Entry Carat, which indicates the beat to which
the next note entered will appear.
- Use MIDI Device for Input. Choose this
option to use a MIDI keyboard for input while entering with Simple Entry.
- Keyboard Shortcut Set; Default Shortcut Set
· Laptop Shortcut Set · SongWriter 2004 Shortcut Set. Check one
of these options to specify the set of Simple Entry Keyboard Shortcuts
you would like to use. The Laptop Shortcut set is specially designed for
laptop keyboards. The SongWriter 2004 Shortcut Set is identical to the
SongWriter 2004 default Simple Entry Keyboard Shortcuts. For a list of
the currently selected shortcuts, refer to the Simple Menu. All current
keyboard shortcuts are listed to the right of their corresponding menu
command (and update when you choose a different set).
- Simple Edit Commands submenu. This submenu
lists the Other Simple Edit commands and their keyboard shortcuts. Select
the desired option from the menu, or just use the menu as a reminder for
the keyboard shortcut. In order to use these shortcuts, a note must be
selected. See Keycuts:
Simple Entry tool for a complete list.
- Simple Navigation Commands submenu.
This submenu lists the Simple Navigation commands and their keyboard
shortcuts. Select the desired option from the menu, or just use the menu
as a reminder for the keyboard shortcut. See Keycuts: Simple Entry
tool for a complete list.
- TAB Specific Commands submenu. This
submenu lists the Simple TAB commands and their keyboard shortcuts. These
commands apply to TAB staves only.
