When I write a lyric for a singing call, such as Neutron Dance by Chaparral, what format should I save that document in? I believe I want to save it as a html document, yes? Or can I make it a PDF. I just need this document to open immediately.
And what would I name that file?
Next question, where do I save that document to, so when I load the music, the cue sheet will open immediately.
Unless you don't like the format of the cue sheets provided by CSDS,
you should rarely if ever need to write a cue sheet.
There are over 16,000 cue sheets in the CSDS cue sheet database.
In addition, the display of cue sheets in CSDS is configurable as to fonts, sizes, colors, etc.
Similarly, for lyrics. There are almost 5000 lyrics in the CSDS lyrics database.
If you discover one is missing, please contact Debbie so she can add it to the database.
Both the cue sheet and lyrics databases can be auto-updated by CSDS to ensure
that they contain the latest additions and changes.
As for Chaparral 321, the cue sheet looks like this:
and the lyrics look like this:
There are no naming restrictions on cue sheet or lyrics files.
The preferred file format is RTF (rich text format), as it displays the quickest and has the fewest issues. Other than that, TXT (text) and HTML also work well. PDF and DOC (or DOCX) files can be problematic, and may require additional configuration to your computer so that they are displayed without first popping up a confirmation dialog box. Use RTF whenever possible.
To open files immediately, you need two things:
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the cue sheet and lyrics must be linked to the music item.
The best way to do this is to properly set the Label and Label # fields.
The program uses these fields to automatically link the music to the cue sheet and lyrics.
If you didn't do this, then please go and edit each music item so that the Label and Label #
fields are set. Then, just to make sure, re-link all cue sheets and lyrics via
'Edit Music Database | Tools | Add cue sheets and lyrics from database'.
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When calling a dance, you should be in the 'Call from screen' section of the program.
To get there from the CSDS main menu, select 'Dance | Call from screen' (if you have
configured a dance) or 'Dance | Empy dance' (if you haven't configured a dance).
In this section of the program, cue sheet and/or lyrics are automatically displayed
according to which music item is loaded into the music player.
