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Adding & Editing a song

The same layout is used for adding and editing songs.

Windows 10 devices:
The screen feature three panes: song info, JAM/TAB and preview*. The panes can be shrunk and expanded by pressing the "<" and ">" buttons if necessary. On small-screen devices, switch between the song info and JAM/TAB panes by pressing these buttons.



 *Large-screen Windows 10 devices feature a "preview" pane on the right hand side which shows how the song will be displayed. Due to available space and resources, this is unavailable on small-screen devices like phones

Android devices:
Small-screen Android devices currently feature the input fields in a vertical scrollview (this will be changed in a future update to match the Windows version)



Differing layouts aside, the manner of inserting the information is the same for both platforms. Put in the title, artist, chords & lyrics or tabs, and any performance notes. You can also show the time signature and say whether a swing rhythm is used or not. Once all the info is in, tap the "Save" button to add it to the database. The type of song can be easily changed from JAM to TAB by using the toggle button.
NOTE: a song will not save if it does not have a title, an artist and some chords, lyrics or tabs.

Chord Diagrams:
Chord diagrams can be added to any song, and displayed with the playlist later on. Simply tap the "Chords" or "Add Chords" button, add a chord name, select the correct frets and tap "Save" or "Add".
Chords can be edited or deleted by tapping the "e" button (Android) or tapping the chord name (Windows).
The actual displaying of chord diagrams in the playlist can be turned off from the Settings menu.

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