Using Free Clef Getting started When Free Clef is open, it already shows you a blank score where you can start working. You can start editing from this empty score. You can make a new blank score appear again, cliking in the New icon, or the File / New menu. Importing/Exporting a MusicXML file You can bring your existing MusicXML files to Free Clef, edit and save them using the Import/Export options in the File menu, or the Import/Export icons in the File bar.   When clicking on one of these options, a dialog will appear asking you to choose the desired file to be open or saved. You may wish to save specific information about the song along with the score. This information can be entered clicking the “Song Information” icon or in the File / Song Information menu.   Printing Printing on Clave Livre is just easy. You can use the icon on the File Bar or the File/Print Option   A dialog will apperar where you can change the settings if you want and start printing. Select your options, the printer and just click Print.   You may want to see how the score will look like in the paper, before printing. For this purpose, instead of Print, click Print Preview in the File menu.   A window will be open, showing the song score's appearance in the paper. You can zoom in and out on this view, and also look through the document pages using the highlighted navigation buttons.   Setting score appearance properties You select parameters for score's appearance using the Page Settings and Layout Settings Options in the View menu, or in the View bar.     Page settings affects printing behavior. You can choose paper type, size, orientation select the printer and define margins.   The Layout Settings page has specific stuff for the song's score. It allows you to define the spacing between the staff lines and the number of measures per line.   Editing a Song When writing your song, you will need the tools found on Edit menu or Edit bar. The main tools to play with are select, insert and delete tools. As their names suggest, they will be used to handle the elements in the score. Select Tool – Can be used to select multiple elements. You can also hold CTRL key while clicking the elements for select items which are not along. Delete Tool – Click on the eraser, and then click on the items you want to remove. Insert Tool – After clicking the Insert Tool, you should click a musical element (or select it from Edit Menu), then click the score in the place you want to make it appear.   Those are the avaliable elements to be inserted.   Zoom You can enter the zoom level in the combo box at the View Bar. You may pick one from the pre-defined values, or enter your own number.