Box View IconBox View

The Box View shows chords and scale blocks in a small section of the fretboard. This leads to a very compact representation of chords and scale blocks. Therefore, the box representation is the most common representation for chords and is preferred in chord and song books.

Box View

Box View

This view does not only show chords and scale blocks - you can also switch into an editing mode. In the editing mode you can arrange own fingering patterns and start a reverse calculation to find chords and scales. In order to arrange your fingering just double click on the finger position you want to add or remove.

Toolbar

The toolbar of the Box View contains the following actions:

Editing Mode IconEditing Mode

Here you can switch to the editing mode. In the editing mode you can arrange own fingering patterns and start a reverse calculation to find chords and scales.
Note: As long as the view is in the editing mode, it is blocked and newly selected chords or scale blocks will not be shown.

Find Chord IconFind Chord

This action starts the calculation to determine the corresponding chords of a fingering pattern you have arranged before. This action is only available if it is actually possible that the fingering pattern corresponds to a chord. Therefore, the fingering must contain at least two notes and only one finger position on each string can be defined.

Find Scale IconFind Scale

This action starts the calculation to determine the corresponding scales of a fingering pattern you have arranged in the editing mode. This action is only available if the fingering pattern contains at least two notes. When you want to find scales it is, of course, possible to define more than one finger position on each string.

Remove Fret IconRemove Fret

Removes a fret from the box. The minumum number of frets is limited to three.

Add Fret IconAdd Fret

Adds an additional fret to the box. The maximum number of frets is limited to six.

Show Fingering IconShow Fingering

Shows the fingering of the current chord or scale block. Settings regarding the graphical appearance of the fingerings can be specified in the corresponding preferences (see Preferences → Views → Box → Fingering). The alternative representation shows black circles instead of the finger positions.

Fingering Mode

Show Notes IconShow Notes

Shows in an additional info bar the notes of the current chord. Settings regarding the graphical appearance of the notes can be specified in the corresponding preferences (see Preferences → Views → Box → Notes/Intervals).

Show Intervals IconShow Intervals

Shows in an additional info bar the intervals of the current chord. Settings regarding the graphical appearance of the intervals can be specified in the corresponding preferences (see Preferences → Views → Box → Notes/Intervals).

Clear Input IconClear Input

Clears the currently shown input (chord or scale) from this view.

Menu

The menu of the Box View contains the following actions:

Editing Mode Icon Editing Mode
Find Chord Icon Find Chord
Find Scale Icon Find Scale
Remove Fret Icon Remove Fret
Add Fret Icon Add Fret
Show Fingering Icon Show Fingering
Clear Input Icon Clear Input

Preferences...

Opens the preferences dialog. The page with the preferences for this view is already pre-selected.

Pop-up Menu

The pop-up menu of this view contains the following actions:

Export as Image File IconExport as Image File...

Exports the current representation of the box as an image file. You can specifiy the file name and type (.bmp, .jpg or .png) in a corresponding dialog box. The size of the export image can be defined in the export preferences.

Copy to Clipboard IconCopy to Clipboard

Copies the current representation of the box into the clipboard. The stored image data in the clipboard may be pasted, for instance, into Office applications later on. The size of the image can be defined in the export preferences as well.

Related topics

Workbench → Preferences → Views → Box
Workbench → Preferences → Export

Related Tasks

Tasks → Generate and Show Chords
Tasks → Find Chords
Tasks → Show Scales
Tasks → Find Scales