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Below you see a list of "how-to" instructions arranged alphabetically by musical situation. This section is a musical cookbook. You won't find Staff tool or Page Layout dialog box listed here because they are terms you encounter only in PrintMusic. (To learn about those and other PrintMusic-specific topics, consult the "What does this do…" section of the Table of Contents or choose the "Search What does this do…" filter located next to the Search field above.)
Instead, this section contains entries for musical elements and situations, such as beaming, copying music, rehearsal marks and so on. After a brief introduction, each entry includes at least one step-by-step tutorial; broader topics, like rests, have several such tutorials. Following each instruction is an explanation of the step you just took, a description of PrintMusic's response to it, or a description of an available detour to another feature. The "how-tos" are devised so that, if you are in a hurry, you can skip the editorial material and just follow the bulleted instructions step-by-step.
These steps assume some familiarity with PrintMusic. In particular, they assume you have worked through most of the PrintMusic Tutorials. In some circumstances, then, you may learn the most by reviewing the same topic in both resources.
This section of the User Manual is not meant to be a complete guide to PrintMusic itself. PrintMusic's flexibility allows for many approaches to a vast universe of musical styles. Although we can't cover every possibility, we've tried to anticipate as many musical problems as we could.
You will find many links to reference material and other sources. Use the Back button on your browser to return to previously viewed topics. Also note that all topics can be reached using the Table of Contents to your left, or by using the Search or Index functions. Use the "Search How do I…" filter to display only entries from this encyclopedia of topics.
Here's hoping that this musical cookbook will yield some delicious results!
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