Song Sheet Faqs


Q1. How can I direct Song Sheet to pick a specific chord variation for a given chord name when going from the Editor window to the Preview window? Q2. Can Song Sheet IMPORT OLGA files or any files taken from the WEB? Q3. Can Song Sheet generate Microsoft Word Styles in the RTF File? Q4. Sometimes I get the error message 'You have chords in your song that are not in your chord database', ....why? Q5. How can I create my own personalized chord library? Q6. When I paste text taken from the Web into the Editor, it appears to have lost its structure? Q7. When I put a lyric line in the Editor with no chords, it does not show up in the Preview. Q8. I am a little confused about the tags, how do I use them in Song Sheet? Q9. Why do I sometimes get my lyrics all mixed up inside of brackets when switching from formatted view to unformatted?

How can I direct Song Sheet to pick a specific chord variation for a given chord name when going from the Editor Window to the Preview window? A1. There are two ways to direct Song Sheet to choose a specific chord variation. 1. By default, Song Sheet will select the ''Preferred'' Chord variant, i.e. the chord that has the ''Preferred Chord'' attribute set in the Chord Editor. To Set or Clear the ''Preferred Chord'' attribute, go the Chord Editor and; a. Locate the current preferred chord. b. Right click and select "Clear Preferred Chord" c. Find the chord that you want to make the preferred chord. d. Right click and select "Set Preferred Chord" 2. Give a specific name to a given Chord Variant and use this chord name in the Song Editor, e.g. ''A(2)'' to represent second variation of the ''A'' Chord. See the video "Make a new chord and set preferred chord".
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Can Song Sheet IMPORT OLGA files or any files taken from the WEB? A2. Yes. There are numerous types of files on the WEB and it would be impossible for Song Sheet to implement a completely automated IMPORT procedure that works for all formats out there. The main reason being that there are no standards for representing chord and tabulations in textual form. However, the following procedure will work for most formats out there: - Select the desired Lyrics and Chord Tabulations from the Web Page. - Copy into the Windows Paste buffer. - Start a new song in the Editor. - Paste text into the Editor. - Click the Format button (lighting bolt) twice to view the file in unformatted mode. Make appropriate corrections until all Chords have been recognized properly. If the lines become garbled when switching from Formatted to UnFormatted, click the GoBack button located next to the format button. This will take you back to the original Formatted text. Make the corrections and switch to UnFormatted. Continue this until you are happy with the alignment. - Enter Song Title, Author etc. - Save file. See the video "Make a song file from web site".
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Can Song Sheet generate Microsoft Word Styles in the RTF File? A3. Song Sheet uses the ''Normal'' Style with Font Attributes. When constructing a Songbook, you can open the generated RTF file with Microsoft Word and TAG your headings, e.g. Title as ''Heading 1'', Author as ''Heading 2'' etc.
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Sometimes I get the error message 'You have chords that are in your song that are not in your chord database....why? A4. This happens because you either have a chord in your song that you need to add to your database or you have a lyric line that has no chord names or lyric line tag associated to it like this:
	Wrong Way. Formatted mode: D/F# This is a lyricline with a chordname line above This is a lyricline without a chordname line above UnFormatted mode: [D/F#]This is a lyricline with a chordname line within This is a lyricline without a chordname line within Right Way. Use the Lyric Line tag. Formatted mode: D/F# This is a lyricline with a chordname line above ##This is a lyricline without a chordname line above The two ## denote that the line is a lyricline with no chordnames UnFormatted mode: [D/F#]This is a lyricline with a chordname within {ll:This is a lyricline without a chordname line within} The {ll: } is the lyricline tag generated by Song Sheet See 'How to use Editor' in the help file included with the program.
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How can I create my own Personalized Chord Library? A5. There are many ways you can create your personalized chord library. The simplest way is to Add/Delete/Edit chords using the Chord Creator. If you are adventurous, you can go to the Song Sheet folder and edit the ''Chord.dat'' file using WordPad or another line capable editor. Remember to save a backup copy prior to editing the file. In Song Sheet 5, each chord definition occupy one line of text and is structured in the following way: 2:X,X,2,2,2,0<A>03 The first number is the highest fret in the chord: 2: The next six items are the actual tab of the chord separated by commas: X,X,2,2,2,0 The name of the chord is encapsulated between the two < >: <A> The next number is the preferred chord flag....0 is off 1 is on. The last number is the chord variation. You can edit this way, but it is recommended to just use the Chord Creator. (See 'How to use Chord Creator' in the help file) See the video "Make a new chord and set preferred chord".
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When I paste text taken from the Web into the Song Editor, it appears to have lost its structure? A6. When cutting and pasting from Web pages, you may encounter cases whereby HTML control character cause the text to lose some of its structure. When this happens, you can workaround the problem by first pasting your text into a plain Text file and then copying it back into the Editor. See the video "Make a song file from web site".
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When I put a lyric line in the Editor with no chords, it does not show up in the Preview. A7. You need to use the Lyric Line or the Lyric Block tags: Using the Lyric Line tag. Formatted mode: D/F# This is a lyricline with a chordname line above ##This is a lyricline without a chordname line above The two ## denote that the line is a lyricline with no chordnames UnFormatted mode: [D/F#]This is a lyricline with a chordname line within {ll:This is a lyricline without a chordname line within} The {ll: } is the lyricline tag generated by Song Sheet Using the Lyric Block. Both modes are the same: {solb} Lyric line with no chords Lyric line with no chords Lyric line with no chords {eolb} You must open the block with the {solb} tag and close it with the {eolb} tag. See 'How to use Editor' in the help file included with the program.
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I am a little confused about the tags, how do I use them in Song Sheet? A8. Explanation of Song Sheet tags: Tags in Song Sheet are keywords that are used to process the lines of text in a song to add whatever formatting information the user has chosen in the Settings area of the program. For instance, if you wanted the Verse tag to be blue, you would select that color in Settings and when the program processes the song file, it would add the font attributes (size, color, name, italic, bold or underline) you selected. This is a list of the tags used by Song Sheet: Intro Outro Verse Verse Block Chorus Chorus Block Pre-Chorus Bridge Bridge Block Tab Block Refrain Comment Lyric Line Lyric Block Chord Line Every line in the song needs to have a tag or chordname associated with it. The tags will show up differently depending on which format you are using, Formatted or UnFormatted. If you use the Insert Tags Dialog, you must be in the UnFormatted view. This is an example of Formatted: Intro: A Em7 D/F# Verse 1: A Em7 How can I thank You Jesus A Em7 How can I let You know A Em7 Just how much I love You Chorus 1: D/F# G2 A I will lift my hands to praise you D/F# G2 A I will sing your name out loud D/F# G2 A I will live my life to glorify Your Name Outro: A Em7 D/F# This is an example of UnFormatted: {c:Intro: A Em7 D/F#} {c:Verse 1:} [A]How can [Em7]I thank You Jesus [A]How can [Em7]I let You know [A]Just how [Em7]much I love You {c:Chorus 1:} [D/F#]I will lift[G2] my hands [A]to praise you [D/F#]I will sing yo[G2]ur name o[A]ut loud [D/F#]I will live my life [G2]to glorify Y[A]our Name {c:Outro: A Em7 D/F#} Intro and Outro tags. The Intro and Outro contain the tag and the chord names. {c:Intro A Em7 D/F#} {c:Outro A Em7 D/F#} These tags allow for the chords within them to be transposed. The chord lines have two different tags. 1. A chord name. This is a typical lyric line with a chord name line associated with it. The chord name is above the lyric line in Formatted view and within the line encapsulated in brackets in the UnFormatted view. Formatted: A Em7 How can I thank You Jesus UnFormatted: [A]How can [Em7]I thank You Jesus 2. A chord line. A chord line is similar to an Intro and Outro tag in that it contains the tag and chord names. This tag also allows for the chords within it to be transposed. Only the chord names will be on the finished lyric sheet. Formatted: cl: A Em7 UnFormatted: {cl: A Em7} The lyric lines have two different tags. 1. A lyric line tag. A lyric line tag allows you to have just the lyrics with no chord name above or within it. Formatted: ##How can I thank You Jesus UnFormatted: {ll:How can I thank You Jesus} 2. A lyric block tag. A lyric block allows you to have more that just one lyric line with no chordname above or within it. This tag is the same in Formatted or UnFormatted and will disappear in the finished lyric sheet: {solb} How can I thank You Jesus How can I let You know Just how much I love You {eolb} Verse Block, Chorus Block and Bridge Block These are used to let you know when the Verse, Chorus or Bridge starts and ends. These lyric lines will also need to have a chord name associated with them. They will appear in the Editor like this: Formatted: Start of Verse A Em7 How can I thank You Jesus A Em7 How can I let You know A Em7 Just how much I love You End of Verse UnFormatted: {sov} [A]How can [Em7]I thank You Jesus [A]How can [Em7]I let You know [A]Just how [Em7]much I love You {eov} In the UnFormatted mode you may add the Verse, Chorus or Bridge number by placing it out side of the tag. Never within the tag. Right: {sov} 1 Wrong: {sov 1} In the Formatted mode just place it after the tag: Start of Verse 1 Note: Notice in the UnFormatted mode the tags all begin with an open curly brace "{" and end with a closed curly brace "}". If you manually type in the tags make sure to have the tag name or the "c:" directly after the open curly brace like this: {c:Verse You must also have the closing curly brace right after the end of the tag like this: {c:Verse 1} These are the tags you may add text to within the opening and closing braces after but not before the tag name. {c:Intro A B C} {c:Outro A B C} {c:Verse 1} {c:Chorus 1} {c:Pre-Chorus} {c:Bridge 1} {c:Refrain 1} {comment: This is a comment} {ll:A lyric line with no chord name} {cl: A B C} These are the tags you must add text to outside the opening and closing braces. {sov} 1 {eov} 1 {soc} 1 {eoc} 1 {sob} 1 {eob} 1 {sot} 1 {eot} 1
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Why do I sometimes get my lyrics all mixed up inside of brackets when switching from formatted view to unformatted? A9. Fix for unwanted brackets. The reason you are having this problem is explained above in the Explaination of Tags. You must have a tag or chordname associated with a lyric line. If you have a lyric line without a tag or chord name the line below it will absorb that line as chords like this: Lyric line 1 Lyric line 2 becomes this: [Lyric]Lyric [line]line [1]2 So, to fix this you need to add at least one chord name or a tag like this Chordnames: A Lyric line 1 B Lyric line 2 Single lyric line tag: {ll:Lyric line 1} Multiple lyric line tag: {solb} Lyric line 1 Lyric line 2 {eolb} Remember.....you must have a tag or chordname associated with a lyric line.
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