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Hairpins etc.

I've found a useful way to get hairpins, extra slurs,
and other graphical notations onto a score is to draw them
'off line' (I use Top Draw) and save them in a clip art
directory as Windows Metafiles. Cut and Paste the score
page into a suitable package then import and position the
symbols as required. Page Plus for example can stretch,
flip and rotate graphics, so almost any requirement can be
met. I WISH ... for dynamic hairpins and repositioning of
slurs - they often obscure lyrics.

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Reply #1 –
Peter - have you had any joy in importing a metafile or screen save from NWC into TopDraw.
I cant do it successfully - I guess the TD metafile format is a bit strange - I have a similar problem with Coreldraw imports.

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Reply #2 –
I have heard that good old Microsoft Word works well enough when you paste a clipboard-copy of a NoteWorthy Composer page.

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Reply #3 –
Barry - In answer to your query re importing to Top Draw, Although
the import is at first sight successful, I've found that invariably
the note 'dots' are incorrectly aligned almost half their width
below the correct position. The width to height proportions of the
score are sometimes distorted, although this can be corrected by
dragging.

Corel Draw! (version 4) takes a year and a day to convert the file,
and then doesn't always position all the symbols correctly although
the notes are OK. Serif Draw Plus 2 misses out the slurs and thins
the text fonts. So it's back to good old Serif Page Plus (version 3)
(I haven't got Word, Eric, so can't comment on that).

As a further refinement to the Page Plus solution, I've set up a blank
page with my extra symbols pre-loaded outside the printable area.
Once the music score has been pasted, it's then very easy repeatedly
to copy and paste extra symbols as required. So far I've set up a
hairpin, slur, ripple (for arpeggios etc.) and 'plet' (for quadruplets,
sextuplets etc.) You can at the same time of course add fancy titling
and extra text if required.

I'd be happy to post a copy of the blank Page Plus page to the forum if
I knew how! As a beginner on the 'Net I'm not up to that yet - any tips??

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Reply #4 –
Barry - In answer to your query re importing to Top Draw, Although
the import is at first sight successful, I've found that invariably
the note 'dots' are incorrectly aligned almost half their width
below the correct position. The width to height proportions of the
score are sometimes distorted, although this can be corrected by
dragging.

Corel Draw! (version 4) takes a year and a day to convert the file,
and then doesn't always position all the symbols correctly although
the notes are OK. Serif Draw Plus 2 misses out the slurs and thins
the text fonts. So it's back to good old Serif Page Plus (version 3)
(I haven't got Word, Eric, so can't comment on that).

As a further refinement to the Page Plus solution, I've set up a blank
page with my extra symbols pre-loaded outside the printable area.
Once the music score has been pasted, it's then very easy repeatedly
to copy and paste extra symbols as required. So far I've set up a
hairpin, slur, ripple (for arpeggios etc.) and 'plet' (for quadruplets,
sextuplets etc.) You can at the same time of course add fancy titling
and extra text if required.

I'd be happy to post a copy of the blank Page Plus page to the forum if
I knew how! As a beginner on the 'Net I'm not up to that yet - any tips??

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Reply #5 –
Post it as an attachment to a post on the news group.

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Reply #6 –
Thanks for replying, John, but as I said earlier I'm a total
novice on the 'Net (as witness my fumble fingered repeated
reply above) and I need to be led by the hand . . .

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Reply #7 –
Post your Email address here and I or someone will get back to you and lead you through.

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Reply #8 –
Thanks John, E-mail address now linked. I've been looking
at the news group system and note one of the icons is called
attachments - surprise surprise! Maybe I could find my own
way, but your kindly assistance will be most welcome.