Notation
To Undo = Ctrl +Z
1. Open program. File > New. Lead sheet letter.
2. Create > Time signature 4/4 OK
Click to the right of the first line Treble Clef to insert the 4/4.
3. Click quarter note THEN rest . see Keypad
4. Enter 3 rests
5. Click eight note, then rest – the rest key should turn white.
6. Option: type note names. Be sure to change value of notes on keypad
before you type the letter.
7. To add text – Esc (upper left corner of the keyboard)
Create > Text > Lyrics Click under first note of song.
Type Gob- Space bar for next note. ble, Space Gob- Space etc…
8. To take off extra measures – Ctrl + Double click on next to the bottom line.
Should show a double blue line around the measures. Delete To delete one
measure Ctrl + One click
9. To change title Double click on Title. Backspace until you have erased it. Then type.
10. To change font select Gobble! Gobble! by backing over it (left mouse button down).
Go to floating palette and click Text
Now choose a font from second drop down box menu. The top one says Title.
T. Trenkler
File > Save As > Gobble
Save as type: .sib
File name: Gobble
Create a new
folder on the
desktop.
Your first
name should
be the folder
title.
Save
everything in
this folder.
Now save your notation file as a MIDI file. (NotePad does not allow this.)
To get little pictures from big pages
 Go to your notation file.
 Prnt Scrn (Print Screen) [Be sure cursor is not on the part you want]
 Open Paint (Start >Programs > Accessories > Paint)
 Control V to paste
Yes
 Select Marching ants (by star) and draw around the part you want
 Control C to copy this part
 Control N for a new Paint document (Don’t save the first one)
 Control V THEN Control C then go to a Word document and Ctrl V to paste.
OR Save as….
Name it – use down arrow to select GIF format
Put it in your folder on the desktop.
Example - I called this image ChordF.gif