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Scales | Dots · Root Notes · Fret Position
Creating a Cmaj scale diagram in the VII. position with the font Scales Normal.
- open a blank Pages document
- in the font menu choose the font Scales Normal
- set the font size = diagram size
- type uppercase VII → 7th fret position
- type number keys 1-4 to place dots on corresponding frets
- type number key plus period to add a root note
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Keys · Overview
Type the keys corresponding to the symbols you wish to enter.
| Type | Scales Normal · Scales Nut · Scales Dot |
|---|---|
| Dots | |
| 1 | dot 1st fret |
| 2 | dot 2nd fret |
| 3 | dot 3rd fret |
| 4 | dot 4th fret |
| 5 | dot 5th fret |
| 6 | dot 6th fret (Scales VI only) |
| Type | Scales Normal · Scales Nut · Scales Dot |
|---|---|
| Root notes | |
| 1. | root note 1st fret |
| 2. | root note 2nd fret |
| 3. | root note 3rd fret |
| 4. | root note 4th fret |
| 5. | root note 5th fret |
| 6. | root note 6th fret (Scales VI only) |
| Type | Scales Normal · Scales Nut · Scales Dot |
|---|---|
| Fret position | |
| I V X | fret position · roman numerals |
Text Features · Graphic Features
Change the appearance of neck diagrams by applying text features such as font size, font color, font shadow etc. to the fonts Chords and Scales.
- text color = neck diagram color
- font size = neck diagram size
- bold font style → neck diagrams with zero fret → Nut
- text shadow
- paragraph styles · character styles
- text box → stroke
- make sure that ligatures are enabled
