The File menu offers the following commands:
| Launch Screen |
Opens the MidiIllustrator 'launch' dialog which allows you quick and easy access to the program's most common activities. |
| Open | Opens files of the following formats *.mil, *.midi and *.kar. Also allows you to navigate quickly to your favourite file locations.
For more information on opening files and creating scores see Opening and Viewing MIDI Files. |
| New Score
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Opens the 'new score' dialog allowing you to create a new score from a template, or from scratch. |
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New Default Score
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Creates a new score using the 'default' score template. |
| Save | Saves an open score using the same file name. Also allows you to navigate quickly to your favourite file locations. |
| Save As | Saves an open score to a specified file name, and allows you to save the score with an adjusted Master tempo. Also allows you to navigate quickly to your favourite file locations. |
| Save As Template
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Saves a copy of the current score in a special template format, so that you can create new scores using the current score as a starting 'model'. The current score is not changed in any way by this action. |
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Save As Default Template
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Saves a copy of the current score as the default template. The current score is not changed in any way by this action. |
| Close | Closes an open score. |
| Close All | Closes all open scores. |
| Revert to Saved | Closes an open score without saving changes made, and reopens the last saved copy. All changes since you last saved the score will be lost. |
| Prints the current score. | |
| Print Preview | Print Preview is the same as Page View. Displays the score on the screen as it will appear when printed. |
| Printing Options | Allows you to choose print formatting options such as paper size and orientation, margins and layout. |
| Exit | Exits MidiIllustrator. |
| View the Help Contents Page. Visit the MidiIllustrator Website at http://www.MidiIllustrator.com. |