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Song Editor Settings

Contents

The Song Editor can be adapted to how you write songs: its toolbar, the quick chord bar and the template for new songs. These options are in the editor's settings (see Song Editor).

Editor

  • Size – text size of the editor (slider, shown as a multiple, e.g. 1.0x). Font style (regular or monospaced) and the quick chord bar limit are described in Tools.
  • Text focus mode – hides distractions so you can concentrate on the text.

Toolbar

The toolbar above the keyboard holds chord helpers and your own buttons.

  • Used Chords – a row with the chords already used in this song.
  • Key Chords – a row with the chords that belong to the song's key (I, ii, iii, IV, V …).
  • Chord Input – the quick chord bar (see Song Editor).

Custom buttons

Add your own buttons for text you type often – for example a section header, a directive or a chord pattern:

  1. Tap Add button.
  2. Enter a Label (what the button shows) and the Text to insert. Put [chord]-style text, section names or whole lines in it. Switch on Multiline for more than one line.
  3. Optionally choose a Keyboard Shortcut key so you can insert the text from an external keyboard.

Swipe a button to Edit or Delete it.

New song template

The New song template is the text a new song starts with – for example your usual section headers. Edit it here and every new song will begin with it.