Braille Music Reader - Users' Manual Summary

1. What is Braille Music Reader 2. Program installation 2.1. Steps of the installation 3. How to get started with Braille Music Reader 3.1 A t pical wor! c cle 3.1.1. "aunching the Braille Music Reader program 3.1.2 #mporting an original score from a .$mml source file 3.1.3 %pening a proprietar .er$ file resulted from pre&ious sessions of wor! 3.1.' Pla ing the full score or a desired part of the piece &ia M#(# 3.1.) S!ipping through the score along hierarchical element categories 3.1.* +inding parts and measures or specific locations in the score 3.1., Hiding certain music s m$ols and entire parts from the score 3.1.- Hiding entire parts. 3.1./ 0losing the program

1. What is Braille Music Reader Braille Music Reader is a great new tool that allows visually impaired users to read learn and listen to written music in a multimodal environment. !his program is capa"le o# handling Braille music scores as well as tal$ing music documents. Braille Music Reader can open #iles o# the so-called BMM% #ormat. BMM% stands #or &Braille Music Mar$up %anguage& that is a standardi'ed e(tension o# the widely used Music )M% #ormat. BMM% #iles contain Braille music scores with added e(tra #eatures that can easily "e e(ploited "y using this program. Braille Music Reader may turn in handy when #amiliari'ing with a new music score or learning a new piece. *ou can listen to the piece or any o# its parts via M+,+ plus you are o##ered a set o# easy-to-use tools allowing you to e(plore the piece more in detail. *ou can choose the degree o# detail any time you wish. -mpowered with sophisticated searching and iteration #unctions Braille Music Reader ma$es music reading #ast and e##icient #or the "lind. .s you "rowse through the score you can e(amine the actual Braille notation o# the music sym"ols i# a re#resha"le Braille display is connected to your /0. .t the same time you can hear all the individual musical elements played as you move the cursor over them while you can also get spo$en in#ormation speci#ic to the currently visited music sign. *ou may mute the re#lective M+,+ play"ac$ the spo$en #eed"ac$ or "oth #or a while and they may "e ena"led again later. Braille Music Reader also has a num"er o# great #unctions #or those who are 1ust learning Braille music notation. !he di##erent $inds o# Braille music elements may temporarily "e hidden #rom the score view. !his way a very comple( notation can "e simpli#ied even to the very "asics with no e##ort. !his #eature proves to "e e(tremely use#ul when a musician needs to gain a general overview o# a piece and may also "e 2uite practical #or 2uic$ learning. !he hidden elements may "e reintroduced gradually so that the reader is not overwhelmed with the #ull comple(ity o# the music at once. /lus a "rie# description is attached to each music sym"ol telling the user a"out what its #unction is in that particular musical conte(t. !his is clearly an indispensa"le tool #or the "eginners "ut even the more e(perienced musicians may encounter e(otic signs #or which they no longer need to loo$ up the international manual. 3ow with Braille Music Reader it is as easy as pressing 45 to display a "rie# description when the cursor is at the sign in 2uestion. . "lind-#riendly program li$e Braille Music Reader intensively ma$es use o# the conventional /0 $ey"oard. Many o# the music "rowsing #unctions are accessed via ad1acent $ey pairs o# the alpha"etical $ey"oard. 6owever you can customi'e it to your personal taste "y assigning any $eystro$es or $ey com"inations to the various program #unctions. !he M+,+ play"ac$ and related services may also "e customi'ed to your needs. .ny individual part o# the musical score may "e assigned with its speci#ic instrument sound that helps identi#ying the voices or di##erent instrumental parts comprising the piece and increase the listening e(perience o# the M+,+ play"ac$ at the same time. +n addition easy-to-di##erentiate sound e##ects 7typically percussion hits8 may "e associated with the di##erent logical elements and measurement units o# the score. !hus with the help o# this customi'a"le #unction it "ecomes easier to #ollow when 7and where8 the notation o# a new part a new measure or a new chord etc. "egins in the score when moving around with the cursor in the music.

!he entire piece or any part o# it either in #ull comple(ity or in a #iltered #orm may "e em"ossed with a Braille printer or e(ported to a #ormatted Braille te(t #ile with pagination con#orming with the user's own page settings or simply with the program's de#aults. .ny changes made using the program concerning the layout loo$ or sounding representation o# the score are temporary and only a##ect how the musical material is treated within the program. !hese changes do not a##ect the original BMM% source #ile and any o# them may "e undone at any time. 6owever the personali'ed Braille and sounding environment including the score itsel# may "e saved in the Braille Music Reader's proprietary -RB #ormat and may "e opened at a later time. !his is especially use#ul when you want to wor$ with the same score in multiple sessions. By saving the current state and opening it the ne(t time you need it you simply save yoursel# #rom per#orming the same #ormatting tas$s on the original source material over and over again. 2. Program installation 4or the most part Braille Music Reader can "e installed on your /0 li$e any other 9indows application. +# you have optained the installation pac$age in a sel# e(tracting .e(e #ile 7most li$ely downloaded #rom the +nternet8 you can simply start the unpac$ing and installing procedure "y pressing -3!-R on the name o# the o"tained .e(e #ile. +# this is the case #irst the sel# e(tracting utility will "e launched that might as$ you to decide whether you would li$e to run the installation program directly #rom the containing archive or you pre#er to allow the utility #irst to unpac$ the re2uired #iles into a temporary #older "e#ore launching the installation program7s8. !he latter choice is highly recommended. :nce you are done with this s$ip to the section &Steps o# the installation& and #ollow the instructions. +# you have the installation pac$age in a non-automated .'ip #ile it is your tas$ to unpac$ the archive. 4rom the later editions o# 9indows )/ onward it is practically enough to press -3!-R on the name o# the .'ip #ile and its content will "e shown to you as #olders and #iles o# an e(tracted #older. +nstead o# -3!-R pressing the conte(t menu $ey on the /0 $ey"oard or the right mouse "utton on the #ilename will "ring up the conte(t menu related to this #iletype. 4rom this menu you can choose &-(tract all& or &Unpac$ all&. +# you are using this #unction the #irst time most li$ely an unpac$ vi'ard will "e opened in which you can speci#y several unpac$ options according to your personal needs. +# you are already an e(perienced un'ipper you might even set up this vi'ard not to appear when you clic$ on a 'ip #ile. +n that case the unpac$ procedure will "e done silently in the "ac$ground using logically speci#ied de#ault unpac$ #olders. +t may also "e possi"le that you o"tained the installation #iles in an unpac$ed #orm. 9hether or not you have to un'ip a containing archive eventually you will #ind two essentially important #iles in your wor$ing #older which are; BrailleMusicReader<aws.e(e BrailleMusicReaderSetup.e(e +n order to install Braille Music Reader you need to run the latter #ile &BrailleMusicReaderSetup.e(e& that will launch the other #ile itsel# at a later stage. .#ter success#ully unpac$ing the 'ip #ile and running &BrailleMusicReaderSetup.e(e& the standard &9indows +nstall Shield =i'ard& will "e launched. 4rom this point on the steps o# the setup procedure are the same regardless o# in what #orm you've got the installation pac$age.

2.1. Steps of the installation. Right a#ter the installation process is started the standard 9indows +nstall Shield =i'ard appears on the screen. 4irst it as$s you to choose the setup language that will "e used during the installation procedure. 4or the sa$e o# this users' manual it is assumed that you will choose the -nglish language #or the installation. +n the setup language com"o "o( you can use the up and down arrow $eys to highlight the language you want to use and press enter to choose the highlighted item. .s you press -3!-R the +nstall Shield's usual welcome screen will appear in the selected language. !his screen tells you that you are a"out to install Braille Music Reader on your computer. <ust press -3!-R to select the &3e(t& "utton to proceed with the ne(t screen. :n the ne(t screen you can speci#y the target #older on your hard dis$ in which Braille Music Reader will "e installed. 4or most users the o##ered de#ault #older will 1ust "e #ine. +n the edit #ield you can chec$ the automatically o##ered #older path and i# you wish you can modi#y it manually. *ou can also ta" to the &Browse& "utton that you can select "y pressing the space"ar. +n the appearing tree view you can highlight an e(isting #older in which Braille Music Reader could "e installed. /ressing the &3ew #older& "utton allows you to add a new #older at the current level o# the #older tree. .#ter the new #older is created you can even speci#y that as the target #older #or the program installation. /ressing the &:>& "utton "rings you "ac$ to the main vi'ard screen where the path o# the newly speci#ied #older will "e shown in the edit #ield. /ressing the &3e(t& "utton will "ring you #urther in the installation vi'ard. :n the ne(t screen you can speci#y the Start menu #older in which Braille Music Reader's program icon7s8 will "e placed. 4or most users the o##ered de#ault #older path is agreea"le so it is enough to press the &3e(t& "utton to proceed. 6owever i# you want to speci#y a di##erent start menu #older you can do it pretty much in the same way as it is descri"ed #or the previous screen. /ress the &3e(t& "utton to go to the ne(t screen. :n the ne(t screen you will only #ind a chec$"o( already chec$ed "y de#ault. +# this chec$"o( is chec$ed a program icon will "e created and added to your 9indows des$top. 0lic$ing on this icon provides a 2uic$ way to launch Braille Music Reader. :nce this des$top icon has "een created you may assign an own hot$ey com"ination to it where"y you can start the Reader any time with 1ust a #ew $ey stro$es. +t is enough to simply press the &3e(t& "utton in the installation vi'ard to get to the ne(t screen. :n the ne(t screen you can #ind an edit #ield with the summary o# the installation options. *ou can review your settings using the cursoring $eys or the <aws reading $ey com"inations. +# all the settings are #ine you can press the &+nstall& "utton that will start the installation process. .s this process "egins you can #ollow its status loo$ing at the progress "ar. +# you are using <aws the progression percents will "e reported to you in regular intervals as the process is advancing to its completion. 3early at 1?? percent another +nstall Shield =i'ard will "e launched automatically. !his will install an au(iliary program providing a direct connection "etween Braille Music Reader and <aws. <ust press the &3e(t& "utton on the initial welcome screen.

:n the ne(t screen you will "e as$ed to tell the installer what 1aws version you are using more precisely; whith which installed 1aws version you would li$e to use Braille Music Reader. +# you have only one version o# <aws installed on your computer then the installation program will most li$ely detect its version correctly. +n this case the correct 1aws version will "e highlighted in the tree view 7#or instance; <aws @.)8. +# this is correct you have nothing else to do "ut pressing the &3e(t& "utton to proceed with the installation. 6owever i# there are more than one 1aws versions installed on your /0 or your <aws is installed to a #older other than its de#ault the &<aws #or Braille Music Reader& installation program may not detect your 1aws version correctly. +# this is the case use the arrow $eys to highlight the correct <aws version you have installed on your computer 7-.g. <aws 5.)8. +# you are done press the &3e(t& "utton. 6owever a#ter pressing &3e(t& it may happen that an error window appears on the screen with the #ollowing message; &<aws not #ound. ,o you want to select it manuallyA& B*esCDB3oC !his may mean one o# several possi"le things. -ither you really don't have any <aws installed on your /0. +n this case you have two options; 1. 0lic$ &3o& and 2uit the su"installation #or <aws "ut #inish the main installation #or the Braille Music Reader. +n this case your Reader will wor$ properly "ut without direct speech support. 2. +nstall <aws then try this su"installation again. !his error message may also appear i# you have more than one <aws versions installed or your <aws is installed in a #older other than its e(pected de#ault location. +# this is the case clic$ the &*es& "utton and use the appearing tree view to speci#y your e(isting <aws #older manually. 4ollow the e(ample appearing along with the #older tree view to #ind the correct location. 4or instance <aws 5.2? is installed in the #ollowing #older "y de#ault; 0;E/rogram 4ilesE4reedom Scienti#icE<.9SE5.2? .#ter locating the correct <aws #older press the &:>& "utton to proceed with the installation. +# all went :> till this point the su"installation procedure will "e started and the percents o# the progress "ar will "e reported to you until the "ridge "etween Braille Music Reader and <aws is installed. .t the end o# the procedure a #inal screen appears where you can simply press the &4inish& "utton. .#ter closing the su"installation vi'ard you will "e "ac$ in the main +nstall Shield program where a similar #inal screen will "e shown on which you have nothing else to do "ut pressing the &4inish& "utton to success#ully end the whole installation process.

:nce you are done with the installation you can immediately launch Braille Music Reader and start to use it #or your "ene#it. 3. How to get started with Braille Music Reader Braille Music Reader is a Braille or !al$ing Music reading so#tware. +n many aspects it wor$s similarly to a word processor with two ma1or di##erences; 1. Braille Music Reader handles music scores prepared #or visually impaired users. !his means that the currently opened music score will most li$ely "e shown with Braille characters constituting music sym"ols. +n addition to displaying the Braille score Braille Music Reader provides a great wealth o# use#ul #unctions and services aimed at #acilitating the usage o# these scores. 2. Braille Music Reader as its name suggests is a reading program rather than a Braille music editor. !his means that you won't "e a"le to create your own Braille scores using this program. !here#ore you will need e(isting ."mml #iles that you can open and "rowse with Braille Music Reader. !he program's &e(amples& su"#older contains a num"er o# such #iles to start with. 9hen you use the &+mport& #unction discussed later this #older will "e shown "y de#ault with the availa"le ."mml #iles listed #or importing. *ou can choose any o# these #iles and "egin e(perimenting with the program #ollowing your instincts. 6owever you are recommended to #ollow the common steps o# a typical wor$ cycle as descri"ed in the ne(t sections o# this manual. 3.1 A t pical wor! c cle . typical wor$ cycle consists o# the most common tas$s that many users will per#orm regularly during their every-day practice. Some o# these operations are essential while others are optional i.e. not re2uired #or all scores or #or all users. !he most common steps include; - launching the Braille Music Reader program - importing an original score #rom a ."mml source #ile or opening a proprietary .er" #ile resulted #rom previous sessions o# wor$ with this program - playing the #ull score or a desired part o# the piece via M+,+ - cursoring through the Braille music signs - s$ipping through the score along hierarchical element categories - #inding parts and measures or speci#ic locations in the score - assigning instrument sounds to parts - adding personal annotations to the score - hiding certain music sym"ols #rom the score - ad1usting the page layout and em"ossing the score "y a Braille printer - saving the prepared material to Braille Music Reader's own .er" #ormat #or #uture wor$ - eventually closing the program. +n most cases not all o# these steps are re2uired to use the program e##ectively. Usually it is enough to import or open a #ile listen to the loaded piece via M+,+ and to chec$ the Braille notation using some o# the availa"le cursoring commands.

3.1.1. "aunching the Braille Music Reader program *ou can launch the program in several di##erent ways. /erhaps the easiest way with screen readers is to press the 9indows $ey to open the start menu choose &/rograms& or &.ll programs& depending on your start menu settings then cursoring to &Braille Music Reader& in the list where you can press enter or right arrow and hit enter again on the sole menu item named &Braille Music Reader&. .t this moment the program will start up and its main application window will appear on the screen. .nother way however is to go to the 9indows des$top "y pressing 9indowsF, or 9indowsFm where you may press the letter &e& repeatedly i# needed to #ind the &Braille Music Reader& program icon. :nce you got there you can simply press enter to start the program. !here are #urther ways to start the program including the use o# the Run dialog #rom the start menu or assigning our own hot$ey com"ination to the des$top icon "ut the discussion o# these methods are "eyond the scope o# this manual. G 3.1.2 #mporting an original score from a .$mml source file .n e(isting ."mml #ile represents what is a "lac$-print version o# a score #or a sighted musician. !hese #iles not only contain the Braille notation o# the music wor$ "ut also a great wealth o# associated use#ul in#ormation #or instance the #ull sounding representation o# the music that may easily "e trans#erred to a M+,+ device. .ny BMM% #iles can "e imported "y going to the 4ile menu there choosing the &+mport& menu item and "y pressing enter on the appearing &BMM%& #ile type. !he same thing may "e done much #aster "y pressing the prede#ined shortcut ctrlFi. +n "oth cases as a result a dialog "o( will open as$ing you to speci#y the #ile you would li$e to import into the reader. !his case let's choose claviH1I."mml #rom the list and press enter to open it in the music "rowser. +# another #ile is open at the time o# pressing ctrlFi "e#ore showing the +mport window the program will #irst as$ whether you want to save that music document or 1ust throw away any changes you made since the #ile was last saved. :nce you got through these steps the selected BMM% document will "e imported and put into the reader's main window with the cursor placed at the top o# the #ile. 3ote that you cannot modi#y any ."mml #iles with Braille Music Reader. .ny changes in the layout in the criteria o# which $inds o# music signs the program should hide #rom the view and all other properties are temporary and only a##ecting how the "rowsed data is shown or played #or you. +# you want to preserve these settings you may save the score with its associated properties to the Braille Music Reader's native .er" #ormat that will "e discussed later in this manual. 3.1.3 %pening a proprietar .er$ file resulted from pre&ious sessions of wor!

.s opposed to importing a non-changing ."mml source #ile you may open #iles o# the reader's own .er" #ormat. !hese #iles contain the score plus all settings and ad1ustments made a##ecting how the score loo$s and #eels and plays in M+,+. +n other words ."mml #iles may "e seen as scores #rom an o##icially pu"lished al"um while .er" #iles can in turn "e their personali'ed #orms containing custom settings and your own annotations i# you've added any o# them. !o open a .er" #ile go to the 4ile menu and choose &open&. .lternatively you may simply press ctrlFo. Both will show a usual open dialog where you can speci#y the #ile you would li$e to open. +# another #ile is still in use while you choose the open #unction #irst a 2uestion will appear a"out whether you would li$e to save your wor$ "e#ore opening another #ile. :nce you got through these dialogs the chosen .er" #ile with all the settings and added #eatures will "e opened #or you in the reader's main window ready #or use. 3.1.' Pla ing the full score or a desired part of the piece &ia M#(# 4or a "lind user the easiest way to get a general overview o# a score is to listen to it. Braille Music Reader can play the imported or opened scores any time you want even immediately a#ter loading it. Simply go to the /lay menu and choose the &/lay #ull score& item. .lternatively you can simply press ctrlF" to "ring up the same M+,+ player window. +n this window the #ocus is immediately on the &/lay& "utton so it is practically enough to hit the enter $ey to start the play"ac$ #rom the "eginning o# the piece. :nce the music has "egun playing the #ocus moves to the &/ause& "utton so the ne(t time you hit the enter $ey the play"ac$ will "e suspended temporarily and the &/lay& "utton will "e highlighted again. So i# you wish to continue listening 1ust press enter again and the play"ac$ will resume #rom the point in the piece where you have paused it. ,uring play"ac$ only the &/ause& &Stop& and &0lose& "uttons are availa"le. *ou can rotate among them with the ta" $ey or Shi#tFta" com"ination. /ressing the &Stop& "utton will cause the player to interrupt playing and at the same time you will "e "rought "ac$ to the "eginning o# the piece. !his time the highlight is also moved to the &/lay& "utton so i# you press enter the piece will "e played #rom the "eginning again. /ressing the &0lose& "utton will immediately stop the play"ac$ and close the M+,+ player window at the same time so you will #ind yoursel# in the main music "rowsing window where the Braille music signs comprising the score can "e e(amined. 6owever the M+,+ player window o##ers more than 1ust playing pausing or stopping the play"ac$. 9hen the piece is not playing more controls are availa"le in the M+,+ player window. Start measure; !his is an edit spin"o( where you may simply enter the num"er o# the measure where you want to start the play"ac$. .lternatively you may use the up or down arrow $eys to choose the starting measure #rom the availa"le range o# measures in the piece. +# you want to play the score #rom a point other than the "eginning o# the piece you can choose the menu item &/lay score #rom measure& in the &/lay& menu. .lternatively you can press the hot$ey

com"ination Shi#tFctrlFB. !here"y the same M+,+ player window will pop up with the &Start measure;& spin control set to the value corresponding to the measure num"er in which the cursor is currently situated so when you press enter in the M+,+ player window the play"ac$ will start #rom that measure rather than #rom the "eginning o# the score. !empo 72uarter8; !his is also an edit spin"o( where you can speci#y the tempo o# the play"ac$ in "eats per minute 7B/M8 re#erring to 2uarter "eats. !he value may range #rom 1I through 2J?. 9hen you save the currently used piece to an .er" #ile the speci#ied tempo setting among other parameters will "e stored along with the piece. !he de#ault tempo is K? 2uarter "eats per minute. Use metronome; !his is a chec$"o( that is not chec$ed "y de#ault. +# chec$ed you will hear metronome "eats along with the piece during play"ac$. !he metronome indicates the 2uarter "eats with the #irst "eat o# the measure accented so i# you pay attention to it you may always $now where a new measure "egins in the play"ac$. /lay repeats; !his is another chec$"o( chec$ed "y de#ault. +# chec$ed the play"ac$ will o"serve all print style and "raille $ind o# repeat signs so you have the opportunity to hear the piece as it is meant to "e per#ormed structurally. +# you unchec$ this chec$"o( the player will not respect the repeat signs #ound in the score so you will purely hear the measures as they #ollow each other in the score. +nstruments; /ressing this "utton "rings you to a new window where you can speci#y which musical parts o# the score should "e played during play"ac$ and you may also assign di##erent instrument sounds to the parts consisting o# the piece. +# you have imported the #ile claviH1I."mml then you have a piano score with two parts 7right hand part and le#t hand part8. !he instruments window will re#lect this #act "y showing you two sections o# settings one #or each part. . &playDmute& chec$"o( is provided #or "oth the right hand part and the le#t hand part respectively. By de#ault all parts are chec$ed so they will all "e played during play"ac$. +# you unchec$ the le#t hand part its status will toggle to &mute& and a#ter pressing the :> "utton 7"y hitting enter8 you may play the piece with the le#t hand muted. !he other control associated with each individual musical part is the &+nstrument& com"o"o( that lets you assign an instrument sound to the part in 2uestion. By de#ault the acoustic grand piano is associated with each part. *ou can choose another instrument sound "y using the upDdown arrow $eys where"y you can move through the list o# availa"le instrument sounds one "y one. /age upDpage down will move you over this list in larger steps. !he 6:M- $ey moves you immediately to the top o# the list while the -3, $ey gets you to the "ottom o# the list. .lternatively you may type the initial letter o# the name o# the instrument you would li$e to choose. Since a num"er o# instrument names may "egin with the same letter you might need to press the same letter $ey repeatedly until you get to the item you want to choose. !he list consists o# 12K items o# which the #irst 12@ correspond to the usual standard M+,+ instrument sounds while the very last item allows you to associate the part with drum sounds. !his is especially use#ul #or scores with one or more drum parts.

:nce you have selected the desired instruments #or the musical parts press the :> "utton and as you get "ac$ to the M+,+ player window you can listen to the result "y choosing the &/lay& "utton. +# you save your wor$ to a .er" #ile these part related settings including instrument assignments will "e stored along with the score so you do not have to go through these steps again a#ter opening the same .er" #ile at a later time. G 3.1.' 0ursoring through the Braille music signs .#ter you have imported or opened a score in Braille Music Reader's main window you can use the well-$nown cursor $eys to #ind your way in the score 1ust li$e in a word processor. !he real di##erence is that in this case you are dealing with Braille music signs rather than with te(t characters. Braille music however consists o# consecutive signs 7Braille characters8 that construct compound music sym"ols. Since Braille music notation is a linear system showing a Braille score in a window with caret and cursoring capa"ilities and displaying a purely character "ased te(t material in a similar window show o"vious resem"lences. .nother di##erence is that since Braille Music Reader is not a Braille Music -diting so#tware you will only a"le to go through the musical te(t and e(amine it to the #inest details as the score is stored in its original ."mml source #ile "ut you won't "e allowed to edit the music i.e. you will not "e a"le to modi#y the music signs to erase or add new elements. 6iding certain music sym"ols and adding personal annotations is however allowed while using Braille Music Reader. .s you cursor through the score with the arrow and other commonly used cursor $eys you may en1oy Braille Music Reader's versatile multimodal support. +# a re#resha"le Braille display is connected to your computer you can #ollow the notation in Braille as the music passage currently containing the cursor is shown on the Braille line. +# you wish e(tra support is added to the Braille representation in M+,+ and with speech "y the program. By de#ault the most common M+,+ and speech support #unctions are ena"led. *ou may disa"le any or all o# them or personali'e these #unctions to suit your needs with even more additional in#ormation provided #or each music sym"ol and #or the M+,+ play"ac$ options. ,irectly a#ter you open a score the cursor is placed at the #irst Braille sign o# the material. +# you press the right arrow the cursor will "e moved to the ne(t character. .t this moment you get a ver"al #eed"ac$ "rie#ly descri"ing the music sign on which the cursor has 1ust landed. +# this happens to "e a music note then the corresponding note will also "e played via M+,+ in the instrument sound set #or this #unction 7See later in this section8. +# the sign represents a musical rest you will hear a distinct percussion hit instead o# a note. /ressing the le#t arrow $ey moves the cursor to the previous character. +t also produces a #eed"ac$ in speech and optionally in M+,+. !he level o# detail #or the speech support may "e changed in the &Speech& menu's &Read sym"ols& su"menu where you can #ind #ive possi"le speech levels. +# you choose Mute then no speech support will "e given as you move the cursor in the Braille music te(t. %evel 1 level 2 and level 3 are the di##erent speech levels o# increasing ver"osity. :n level 1 you will only "e told whether you placed the cursor on a note a rest a cle# or a "arline etc.

:n level 2 you will "e in#ormed a"out what note in which octave and o# what rhythmical value you are currently on with which #inger the note is to "e played etc. %evel 3 provides even more details a"out the music sym"ol currently cursored. !he #i#th item in the read sym"ols su"menu is &Braille&. +# you choose this the Braille dot com"ination o# the currently cursored sign will "e spo$en rather than its musical role. !his is especially use#ul when you use the program with no Braille display connected to your computer or when you have a dou"t a"out whether the Braille display shows the character correctly. *ou can 2uic$ly switch "etween these speech modes using single-#inger $ey commands assigned to the #ive items o# the &Read sym"ols& su"menu. !hese 2uic$ $ey commands range on the num"er $eys #rom ? through J as #ollows; ?; Mute 1; Speech level 1 2; Speech level 2 3; Speech level 3 J; Braille !he Sound setup menu item in the 0on#iguration menu allows you to in#luence the program's "ehavior when the cursoring $eys and 2uic$ navigation #unctions are used. !he #irst control in the sound setup window is the &/lay sound& chec$"o( o# the &3ote& section. By de#ault this "o( is chec$ed so when you move the cursor over a music note a note o# the corresponding pitch will "e played via M+,+. +# you unchec$ this "o( the note heads and intervals will not "e echoed in M+,+ as you move around in the piece. :# course &/lay #ull score& and similar #unctions will play the piece even with this chec$"o( unchec$ed. *ou can choose an instrument sound in which the cursored music notes will "e played "y pushing the &Sound& "utton in the same section o# the Sound Setup window. . more detailed description o# the con#iguration menu will #ollow later in this manual. +# you use the up or down arrow $ey the cursor will "e moved to the previous or ne(t line respectively and that entire line will "e read out according to the ver"osity level set in the &Read sym"ols& su"menu o# the &Speech& menu. +# the cursor is moved to a note or interval in the previousDne(t line a M+,+ note o# the corresponding pitch will "e played as descri"ed "e#ore. +# you press the 6:M- $ey the cursor will "e placed at the "eginning o# the current line and the entire line will "e read out using musical terms as i# you were moving the cursor all along the line "y repeatedly pressing the right arrow $ey. +# you press the -3, $ey the cursor will "e "rought to the end o# the line and only the Braille music sign or character #ound there will "e read out rather than the entire line. /ressing ctrlF6:M- or ctrlF-3, "rings you to the "eginning or to the end o# the music score respectively where the entire line containing the cursor will "e read out. !he /.L-U/ and /.L-,:93 $eys move the cursor towards the "eginning or the end o# the score respectively in steps o# several lines at a time. .s a ne(t step o# the typical wor$ cycle you are going to get #amiliar with some more advanced cursoring #eatures that are much more related to the real nature o# Braille music notation.

3.1.) S!ipping through the score along hierarchical element categories S$ipping through the score along hierarchical element categories !he most common way o# "rowsing through a document is to s$ip "ac$ and #orth "y pages and lines. . more e##ective way is #or te(t documents is s$ipping "y paragraphs sentences and words. +n music the concept o# paragraphs sentences and words is replaced "y parts measures and elementary musical o"1ects 7according to a rather #orced correspondence8. +t is o"viously more natural to e(plore a score along musical units such as notes chords or measures than it is along such pu"lication dependent #eatures li$e pages sections or lines. !here#ore Braille Music Reader provides an e(tensive set o# 2uic$-navigation commands allowing you to move through the Braille score #ollowing the logic o# the musical structure. +n the &Search& menu the &Lo to& su"menu o##ers a wide variety o# commands that "ring the cursor either to the previous or to the ne(t element o# a certain category. -ach such menu item is associated with a single-#inger $ey command. !he $ey commands o# these &go to previousDne(t such element& command pairs #orm hori'ontal $ey pairs on the /0 $ey"oard as #ollows; Lo to previousDne(t annotation; -DR Lo to previousDne(t o"1ect o# any $ind; ,D4 Lo to previousDne(t music o"1ect ; <D> Lo to previousDne(t interval; 3DM Lo to previousDne(t measure; UD+ Lo to previousDne(t part; :D/ .s you may have noticed the le#t-side mem"er o# each $ey pairs always moves the cursor to the previous while the right-side mem"er o# the $ey pair moves it to the ne(t such element. Braille music sym"ols o#ten consist o# multiple Braille cells. !hese navigation commands always place the cursor at the #irst Braille character o# such compound music sym"ols. :n the other hand the alpha"etical characters 7letters8 o# the heading te(t at the "eginning o# a score represent individual o"1ects. !hus pressing the , or 4 $eys will move the cursor over these te(t characters 1ust one "y one having largely the same e##ect as using the le#tDright arrow $eys. !hese 2uic$-navigation commands provide a sort o# three dimensional aspect o# "rowsing through the music document. Most pairs o# commands allow you to move hori'ontally 7#rom note to note #rom measure to measure etc.8 while the ne(tDprevious part #unction lets you move vertically among the simultaneous instrumental parts while $eeping you in the same measure. +n addition you can also move along a 2uasi third dimension when chec$ing the notes o# a chord "y using the ne(tDprevious interval command. Lo to previousDne(t annotation M-DRN; Using this pair o# commands you can s$ip the cursor among the te(tual annotations that you 7or someone else8 have added to the original score. /ressing - or R won't move the cursor i# there are no annotations #or the currently open score. Lo to previousDne(t o"1ect o# any $ind M,D4N; .ctually you are a"le to go through the entire piece using this pair o# commands. +# you press letter 4 the cursor will "e moved to the #irst character o# the ne(t o"1ect in the score with no regard o#

whether that is a musical or a non-musical o"1ect. /ressing letter , "rings you "ac$ to the "eginning o# the previous such o"1ect. +# the new o"1ect visited with the cursor happens to "e a music note or an interval then a M+,+ note o# the corresponding pitch will "e played. +4 this o"1ect is a rest sign a percussion hit 7or any assigned M+,+ sound8 will "e heard. Such an o"1ect may "e a note head a #ingering an octave mar$ a slur a dot a dynamic indication a cle# a part pre#i( an in-accord sign a "ar line a time or $ey signature or 1ust anything that constitutes a distinct entity in a Braille music score. Lo to previousDne(t music o"1ect M<D>N; /ro"a"ly this is what most user will try right a#ter playing the #ull score. /ressing the letter > will "ring you to the ne(t music note interval or rest sign and that note or rest will immediately "e played via M+,+. %etter < will in turn "ring you to the previous such playa"le music o"1ect. +# intervals "elong to the ne(t or previous note the #ull chord will "e played when the cursor is moved at the ne(t or previous such playa"le item. Lo to previousDne(t interval M3DMN; !his #unction is increasedly use#ul #or spelling out chord notes in any chords that are notated using Braille interval signs. Using this pair o# commands only ma$es sense i# the cursor is inside the notation o# a chord. !he ne(tDprevious interval #unction will only wor$ i# the cursor is placed on a note or on an interval sign "elonging to a note or on a surrounding sign "elonging to to a chord note or interval 7e.g. staccato octave mar$ or #ingering etc.8. /ressing the letter M will move the cursor to the ne(t inner tone o# the current chord and the corresponding pitch will "e played via M+,+. %etter 3 will "ring you to the previous inner tone o# the same chord. +# you have reached the edge o# the chord 7i.e. the #irst or the last note o# it8 letter 3 or letter M respectively won't ta$e you out o# the chord instead the same chord tone will "e played another time. !hus using this pair o# commands on a sole note having no intervals ma$es little sense as the same single note will always "e played over and over again as you press 3 or M since the program has no other choice than to consider the sole note as a chord constructed o# a single tone. Lo to previousDne(t measure MUD+N; 4ollowing the logic o# the command pairs discussed a"ove pressing the letter + will "ring you to the "eginning o# the ne(t measure in the same part while letter U will move the cursor to the "eginning o# the previous measure o# the current part. +# there is no ne(t or previous measure contained in that part the + or U command will not move the cursor anywhere. Lo to previousDne(t part M:D/N; Using this pair o# commands only ma$es sense in scores containing more than one instrumental part. %etter / will "ring you to the same measure o# the ne(t instrumental hand or vocal part o# the score while the letter : moves you to the same measure o# the previous part. !his #unction allows

you to chec$ what passages are played simultaneously in the score. +n a piano score the right hand and the le#t hand are notated in two separate parts. Braille music notation only allows you to read the notation o# one part at a time. 9hen you are e(amining the third measure o# the right hand part a#ter pressing the letter / you can chec$ what is to "e played in the le#t hand part at the same time. !hen you can return to the right hand "y pressing the letter :. +n addition to these 2uic$-navigation commands and $ey pairs you can play the entire measure containing the cursor "y choosing the &/lay measure& item #rom the &/lay& menu or alternatively "y pressing the Shi#tFB $ey com"ination. !his command will immediately play the whole measure o# all parts as a snapshot o# the current location in the score. 3ote that this #unction will only wor$ i# the cursor is situated in a measure. 3.1.* +inding parts and measures or specific locations in the score +t o#ten happens that you $now e(actly at which point you want to start reading or playing a score. +n this case you wouldn't li$e to wal$ through all the measures and parts that separate you #rom the point where you want to "e. Braille Music Reader allows you to directly 1ump to a desired measure o# a certain part. <ust go to the &Search& menu and select the &Lo to measure& menu command or alternatively press 4J. Both will open a dialog where you can speci#y the measure num"er and its containing part you want to go to. !he #irst control in this dialog is an edit spin"o( #or the target measure num"er. *ou may use the up and down arrow $eys to increase or decrease the shown value or you may directly type the measure num"er on your $ey"oard. !he other control is a com"o"o( listing the availa"le parts comprising the piece. *ou may choose a part "y using the up or down arrow $eys or you may press the initial letter o# an item to "ring the highlight on it. +n piano scores there are only two parts one #or the right hand and another #or the le#t hand so you can only choose #rom two options #or part. 4or instance i# you have claviH1I."mml imported you can directly go to measure 1J o# the le#t hand part "y pressing 4J that "rings up the &Select measure& dialog. !here you can ad1ust the measure num"er with the up and down arrow $eys until you reach 1J. .lternatively you can also type this num"er &1J& into this "o( instead o# spinning through the range o# measures. Ma$e sure you don't have other remaining digits around the ones you have 1ust entered. .#ter you speci#ied the measure num"er press ta" and choose &/art 2& #rom the com"o "o(./art 2 corresponds to the le#t hand part. +# you are done press the enter $ey that will clic$ the :> "utton and you will immediately #ind yoursel# in the score on measure 1J in part 2. Braille Music Reader automatically places the cursor on the #irst playa"le o"1ect o# the measure that might not "e the #irst Braille o"1ect o# the "ar. +# you want to play this measure 1ust press Shi#tF" that will play "oth the right hand and le#t hand passages simultaneously. *ou can also use the &/lay #rom measure& #unction a#ter 1umping to a certain measure. <ust press Shi#tFctrlF" to open the M+,+ player window and hit enter to start playing the score #rom the current measure. 3ote; 9hen you choose the &Lo to measure& #unction 7e.g. "y pressing 4J8 the measure and part #ields are set to re#lect the cursor's current position in the score. So i# you have the cursor in

measure 1? o# the right hand part and press 4J the measure #ield will automatically "e set to 1? and the part #ield will "e set to part 1. !his allows you to speci#y the target measure relative to the current position o# the cursor. +n some other typical situations you will need to #ind a particular passage in the score containing a certain se2uence o# Braille music signs rather than dealing with measure num"ers. !his might simply happen "ecause you can recall how a particular passage is notated "ut you don't remem"er the related measure num"ers. Braille Music Reader allows you to #ind a concrete se2uence o# Braille music signs in the score. *ou can repeat #inding the same se2uence #orward or "ac$wards in the music te(t. !o start searching go to the &Search& menu and choose &4ind te(t...& menu command or 1ust hit 43 anywhere in the main music "rowsing window to "ring up the &4ind te(t& dialog. !he #ocus is immediately on a special edit #ield in this #ind dialog. !his is special "ecause you can enter signs using Braille dot com"inations. !o achieve this you will need to stri$e some $eys simultaneously on your /0 $ey"oard. 4or the scope o# this edit #ield your $ey"oard is turned into an emulated Braille typewriter. !he most #re2uently used si( $eys &4 , S < > %& o# the home row are assigned to dots 1 2 3 J I 5 respectively. +# you want to #ind #or e(ample the #irst occurrence o# a , 2uarter in the third octave you will need to #irst press < > % at the same time. 9hen you release all the three $eys a "raille cell with dots J-I5 will appear in the search #ield. !hen you can go on with pressing 4 > % simultaneously and as you release all o# the $eys another Braille cell appears in the te(t #ield with dots 1-I-5. !his corresponds to , 2uarter in the third octave notated in Braille. +# you press enter now the cursor will "e moved right "ehind the ,-2uarter note and the dot com"inations o# the #ound se2uence will "e read out "y the speech synthesi'er. .ctually this is the same note , in measure 1J o# the le#t hand part that you have encountered a short time ago when trying out the &Lo to measure& #unction. <ust press Shi#tF" to listen to the entire measure #or a##irmation. +# you press 43 another time the &4ind te(t& dialog will "e shown again. *ou will #ind the previously entered Braille se2uence in the search #ield. .s you move the cursor in the te(t "o( the dot com"inations o# the displayed Braille characters will "e spo$en. *ou may leave this search te(t intact and press enter to #ind the ne(t occurrence o# it in the score or you might modi#y the search te(t and loo$ #or that new se2uence in the piece. 6owever there are simpler ways to #ind the ne(t or previous occurrences o# the last search te(t. !he &4ind ne(t& and &4ind previous& commands in the &Search& menu 1ust do that #or you. *ou can press ctrlF# #or &4ind ne(t& and Shi#tFctrlF# #or &4ind previous&. 9hen you press ctrlF# or Shi#tFctrlF# no #ind dialog will "e opened. +nstead the cursor will immediately "e put "ehind the last character o# the #ound se2uence and the dot com"inations o# the highlighted characters will "e spo$en. +# no more occurrence can "e #ound in that direction the cursor will "e le#t where it has "een when you pressed ctrlF# or Shi#tFctrlF# and a 9indows de#ault &ding& sound will "e played to noti#y you a"out this #act.

/utting it into practice; .ssuming you still have your cursor at the note , in measure 1J #ound during the last search operation 1ust press ctrlF# to #ind its ne(t occurrence. *ou will immediately hear &J I 5 1 I 5& spo$en as the cursor lands "ehind the recently highlighted ne(t such note , in measure 25 o# the le#t hand part. +# you want to hear the entire measure press Shi#tF" to play "oth parts simultaneously. *ou can also loo$ around with the cursor using the arrow $eys. !o #ind your way "ac$ to the previously #ound note , press Shi#tFctrlF4 that will immediately "ring you "ac$ to measure 1J. /laying the measure "y Shi#tF" will certi#y you a"out this. 3ote; Many computer $ey"oards used today 7especially the laptops' in"uilt $ey"oards8 are incapa"le o# handling more than 2 or 3 simultaneously pressed and held $eys. +# this is your case you won't "e a"le to enter most o# the Braille com"inations into the search #ield. !here are three ways to go around it. 1. 0onnect another e(ternal USB $ey"oard to your /0 and hope that will do the 1o" properly. 2. -nter the Braille characters using a $ind o# arpeggio so that you ma$e sure to never hold down more than two $eys at the same time. Braille Music Reader will handle this &arpeggiated& Braille entry correctly no matter how #ast or how slow you are. 3. ,e#ine other si( $eys #or the Braille dots on the original $ey"oard that has #ailed to handle the de#ault si( home-row $eys. :#ten it happens that the same $ey"oard #ails to handle more than 3 simultaneous $eys o# a certain part o# the $ey"oard "ut it can cope nicely with up to si( other $eys o# the same $ey"oard. 6owever reassigning $eys to Braille dots lies "eyond the scope o# this manual. 4inding out your current position in the score; +n certain situations it may "e necessary to #ind out your e(act position in a score. !his may "e especially use#ul #or your orientation in case o# very long pieces or when the notation is unusually complicated. +n the latter case even #inding the nearest "ar line may turn out to "e a hard 1o". Braille Music Reader provides a smart solution #or this pro"lem. .t the "ottom o# the main "rowsing window the status line -"ased on the current cursor position- indicates the current character num"er counted #rom the "eginning o# the score #ollowed "y the current measure num"er and eventually #ollowed "y the element category o# the Braille music sign the cursor is placed on. 4or instance a#ter the &Lo to measure& operation discussed in the previous section with the #ile claviH1I."mml imported the cursor is placed on a note , 2uarter in measure 1J o# the le#t hand part. +# this is the case the status line at the "ottom o# the main window will most li$ely show this; 5I@ measure; 1J note

9here &51J& is the character inde( counted #rom the "eginning o# the score &measure; 1J& indicates the num"er o# the measure containing the cursor and &note& tells you that the current Braille sign 7more closely the currently cursored Braille character8 is a music note. +# you place the cursor at a character that is part o# a compound Braille music sign this indication on the status "ar will re#er to the Braille sym"ol containing the current character. 3ote; *ou may ma$e <aws read the status "ar "y pressing <aws $ey F /.L-,:93 where &<.9S >-*& usually corresponds to the +3S-R! $ey. *ou may use this $ey com"ination to get the status "ar spo$en anywhere in the main "rowsing window.

6owever there are other ways to #ind out your current position in the score. *ou may simply press 4J to "ring up the &Lo to measure& dialog in which the Measure num"er and the current part is shown in the #ields as initial values. !hus it is enough to press ta" to learn a"out the current part and then to press Shi#tFta" to hear the current measure num"er. +# you actually don't want to go to another measure 1ust press -S0./- that ma$es you to leave this dialog and will "ring you "ac$ to the main "rowsing window. *ou may also chec$ the current measure num"er "y pressing ctrlF" that opens the M+,+ player dialog where the &Start measure& spin"o( contains the current measure num"er as its initial value.

3.1., Hiding certain music s m$ols and entire parts from the score 4or many visually impaired musicians and students a great complicating #actor o# using Braille music is its linearity. !his means that all music sym"ols 7elements au(iliary signs etc.8 are placed se2uentially 1ust li$e the letters and punctuation mar$s in an ordinary te(t. !his is #ine #or the simpler pieces in which the e(perienced Braille music users can rapidly #ind their ways gaining a general overview o# the structure and content o# the piece 1ust with a sweep o# their reading #ingers. But it is a hard 1o" even #or the most e(perienced "raille music readers to 2uic$ly get any clue o# a complicated piece. Until now there has not "een no way to s$ip the plethora o# additional indications and modi#iers that are o# little use during the #irst encounter. Sighted musicians -when #amiliari'ing with a new piece- can simply ignore the additional indications surrounding the essential music sym"ols. ,ue to its %inear nature Braille music did not provide this lu(ury #or the "lind readers. Braille Music Reader now provides a #airly convenient solution; *ou may speci#y what $ind o# elements you need and which are the indications and categories you would rather ignore and 1ust in an instant the program will hide anything you don't want to come accross and will show only the signs you really need #or this time. :# course the hiding or showing o# elements is 1ust a set o# temporary properties that may "e reversed any time you li$e. Since the original ."mml #ile will never "e changed "y Braille Music Reader these additional #eatures may or may not "e stored separately e.g. in a native .er" #ile. !o hide a type o# Braille music element throughout the score go to the &/rocess& menu and choose the &6ide elements& menu item. . dialog will appear with a num"er o# chec$"o( items. By de#ault none o# these items are chec$ed causing all possi"le $inds o# Braille music signs "e shown in the opened score. +# you chec$ any o# these categories and clic$ :> to close this dialog sym"ols #alling into the selected categories will immediately "e hidden #rom the score. 4or instance i# you chec$ the #irst item &.lteration& in the hide elements dialog all #lat sharp and natural signs will disappear #rom the score until you return to this dialog unchec$ the &.lteration& item and press :> again. :# course this does not mean that the original music will "e treated di##erently "y the program. 3amely i# you hide all the alterations and play the #ull score or any o# the measures or notes the M+,+ play"ac$ will remain the same i.e. the temporarily hidden alterations will "e respected during play"ac$.

9hen #amiliari'ing with a new score it is however more use#ul to hide cle#s dynamics #ingering interval #ingering nuances slurs and te(ts optionally. 3otes rests and "ar lines cannot "e hidden "ut this might not "e a surprise to anyone. .#ter having a grip on the piece the hidden element categories may gradually "e restituted using the same chec$"o( items o# the hide elements dialog. +# you want to show all elements at once 1ust press the &Show all& "utton at the "ottom o# the dialog or i# you want to hide all the possi"le element categories press the &6ide all& "utton in the same area o# the dialog. 3ote that when a certain $ind o# element is currently hidden you won't "e a"le to #ind it using the &4ind te(t& &4ind ne(t& or &4ind previous& #unctions until you let those signs "e shown again. 4or instance i# you hide the octave mar$s you will not "e a"le to #ind the note , 2uarter in the third octave "y the &4ind te(t& #unction as demonstrated earlier in this manual. So i# you type dots J-I-5 then dots 1-I-5 in the search #ield and start searching the operation will stop with a warning sound and you will "e put "ac$ in the "rowsing window at the original cursor position rather than #inding yoursel# in measure 1J o# the le#t hand part. 3.1.- Hiding entire parts. another menu item in the &/rocess& menu is &6ide parts&. +# you choose this a dialog will open up with a list o# all the instrumental or vocal parts ma$ing up the piece. By de#ault each part is unchec$ed 7meaning that the part is shown in the score8. +# you chec$ any o# the listed parts its status will change to &6idden& and when you clic$ :> the notation o# the hidden parts will disappear #rom the score. +# you go "ac$ to this dialog and unchec$ any o# the hidden parts they will reappear in the score immediately. 9hen you hide one or more parts in a score that will also in#luence the M+,+ play"ac$. !he hidden parts will not "e played either during &/lay #ull score& &/lay #rom measure& or when using &/lay measure&. !his #eature may come in handy when learning a new piece note "y note "ar "y "ar and hand "y hand. !he current #orm o# the score with certain elements or parts hidden may "e saved into a .er" #ile #rom which it may "e reopened at a later time or may "e e(ported to a plain te(t #ile that can "e used without the Braille Music Reader program or may "e em"ossed on a Braille printer. Saving the prepared material to Braille Music Reader's own .er" #ormat #or #uture wor$ Since the original ."mml source #ile containing the Braille music score cannot "e modi#ied "y Braille Music Reader it ma$es no sense to provide a save #unction to this #ormat. +nstead Braille Music Reader allows you to save the customi'ed #orm o# the score with all the current settings into an own .er" #ile that is the program's native #ile #ormat. +# you want to use this #ile again when you launch Braille Music Reader at a later time you can simply open this .er" #ile using the :pen command in the 4ile menu or pressing ctrlFo instead o# importing the original ."mml #ile. !he di##erence is that when you open an .er" #ile all your settings and #ormat options will "e set to the values that they had at the time when you saved the #ile. So "y opening a previously saved .er" #ile practically reproduces your last wor$ing environment related to that score.

!o save the current score with all settings and options 1ust choose the &Save& command #rom the &4ile& menu or alternatively press ctrlFs. +# this is the #irst time you per#orm a save operation on this score in the current session the &Save as& dialog will open as$ing you to speci#y the name and location o# the #ile to "e saved. 6owever i# you have already saved this score during this session with the Braille Music Reader program pressing ctrlFs will not "ring up any dialog "ut the changes will silently "e saved to the same .er" #ile you have previously speci#ied. +# you want to save your wor$ing environment to another #ile you may choose the &Save as& command #rom the &4ile& menu that will show the &Save as& dialog in any case to speci#y the #ile name and location. +# you want to have the current #orm o# the score in a pure te(t #ile use the &-(port& su"menu o# the 4ile menu and choose the &!e(t& menu item #rom this su"menu to "ring up the &-(port #ile as& dialog. .lternatively you may press ctrlFe to get this dialog shown. 6ere you can speci#y the name and location o# the target #ile to which the score with all #ormat and hide options applied will "e e(ported. 9hen you clic$ the &Save& "utton another dialog appears as$ing you to choose a conversion ta"le #or the e(port operation #rom BMM% to .S0++ te(t. *ou can choose #or e(ample the eng.t"l #ile #rom the #older view to apply the US. "raille conversion rules during the e(port process. .#ter pressing the &:pen& "utton the e(port procedure is per#ormed and you must #ind a te(t #ile containing the score in the speci#ied #older with the given #ilename. *ou may read this te(t #ile with a Braille display send it to a Braille printer or use it #or various other purposes. 3.1./ 0losing the program :nce you are #inished with reading playing learning etc. the score7s8 you have chosen to use with Braille Music Reader you can close the program 1ust li$e any other windows applications simply "y choosing the &-(it& menu item #rom the &4ile& menu or 1ust pressing altF4J. *ou may "e prompted with a 2uestion whether you want to save changes made to the material or in the settings. +# you answer yes the well-$nown &save as& window will "e shown where you can speci#y the #ile #or saving. +# you say &3o& the changes will "e lost "ut in case o# a BMM% "ased material these changes will never a##ect the actual music "ut they might only include certain settings and personal annotations. !he same &Save changes& 2uestion may appear when you decide to open or import a new #ile while a score is still open in the program. Remem"er that pressing altF4J when in a child dialog o# the main program such as the M+,+ player or 6ide elements window will only close that child window "ut not the main Braille Music Reader application. +n such a situation you might need to press altF4J another time to 2uit the program.