Hello, Dave, I'll try your suggestions. It's interesting what you say about the zoom levels. You're a good man. I can't seem to find your email address to contact you off list. Where will I find it? smiles. I'm being dragged through this technology lark kicking and screaming. smiles. Kind Regards, Alison. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:44 PM Subject: [sib-access] Re: Result of Scanning Your File > Alison, > > Okay in the Sib-Access menu, you'll find system items. Enter on that. > > Now look for the metronome mark in bar 1 (right near the top, and Enter on > that. > > Now you need to hit enter and then you should be able to backspace three > times to delete the 120 and then type a different number. Then press > escape. > Then tab back to the score. > > If this still doesn't work, then try first setting the zoom level to 62.5% > (Ctrl+Alt+dash) and then do all the steps above. Text editing is much > easier > at 62.5%. > > If you're still stuck, give me your phone number off-list and I'll call > you > before I head for home. > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alison Trelfa" <alison.trelfa@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 14:38 > Subject: [sib-access] Re: Result of Scanning Your File > > > Hello, Dave, > > I have loaded the file fine into Sibelius. I wish to change the tempo and > have tried consulting the access guide, but all it says is go to systems > and > press enter on the tempo you want. Nothing seems to happen when I do this > and it keeps asking me to press Alt, ctrl shift and f5. Please can you > help? > > Kind Regards, > > Alison. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:35 AM > Subject: [sib-access] Result of Scanning Your File > > >> Alison, >> >> A little more information. I scanned in your PDF file using a product >> called >> Smartscore MIDI Edition Version 2.0. I think the current version is 3 or >> 4 >> by now. It probably costs around $150 - $250 online. I first "printed" >> your >> PDF file to a tiff file, since SS MIDI cannot read a PDF file. The >> result, >> after the recognition process as I reported to you off-list, was pretty >> astounding. >> >> I didn't yet try to use the PhotoScore Light that comes with Sibelius. I >> may >> try it later, but I think since it's a free add-on to Sibelius 5 it may >> be >> limited. >> >> I also downloaded the PhotoScore Deluxe demo from the Sibelius website >> and >> gave it a spin. It allows use of a PDF file, which is very nice. However >> since it's a demo, it would only recognize one page of the score and does >> not allow saving anything. I think the studen version costs $99 and I'm >> not >> anxious to buy it. However the one page that did recognize sounded pretty >> much like it was all good. >> >> I also have a copy of Sharp-Eye from Dancing Dots but I also didn't try >> that >> one yet, since my first attempt seemd to come out so well. >> >> Dave >> >> If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message >> with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: >> sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message > with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: > sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message > with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: > sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx