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Q:  What's the best way to learn how to use MidiIllustrator?
A:  MidiIllustrator is designed so that you can get to know the program in two quite different ways:

1.  You can jump right into MidiIllustrator by selecting commands from MidiIllustrator’s menus and toolbars:
The Launch Screen shows a variety of the program's most popular tasks.  Alternatively, choose 'Open' from the 'File' menu and import one of the sample MIDI files included with MidiIllustrator - the 'Score Wizard' will guide you.  Hover over the toolbar buttons to see a 'tooltip' which indicates the purpose of the button.  At the same time, you will see more information about each command in the 'Status Bar' at the bottom of the screen.  Feel free to experiment!  You can always undo changes to the score by clicking on the 'Undo' command in the 'Edit' menu.

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2.  Read all about what you can do with MidiIllustrator!
If you are new to the program, then we recommend you read the ‘Getting Started’ section in the help documentation supplied with MidiIllustrator as a quick start guide to some of the many things you can do with the program.

Either way, you can access the ‘Getting Started’ pages at any time from the 'Help' menu in MidiIllustrator.

Alternatively, take a look at some of the many things you can do on the MidiIllustrator website home page.

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Q:  How can I email a copy of my MidiIllustrator score to a friend who is not a MidiIllustrator owner?
A:  Three options are available:
  1. Tell your friend to download the free MidiIllustrator Player - they can then open and play any MidiIllustrator score.
  2. Alternatively, print your scores to bitmaps directly from the program and share them with others, or open them in other applications.
  3. Finally, you might consider trying a PDF Printer driver which will allow you to email a PDF document of your score.

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Q:  Are you planning a Mac version?
A:  At the moment, we do not have any firm plans for a dedicated Mac version, though it is something we will consider for the future.

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Q:  Are you planning a Linux version?
A:  We have confirmed that recent versions of MidiIllustrator run on Linux using the WINE emulator.

At the moment, we do not have any firm plans for a dedicated Linux version, though it is something we will consider for the future.