Lime Frequently Asked Questions

All of these items refer to Lime 7.25 through 8.55 unless otherwise noted.

Q: How are pickup measures specified in Lime?

A: Pickup measures are usually numbered "0" and in Lime, this is done in the Options dialog which is at the bottom of the Edit menu. For pieces with pickups, set Start Bar Numbers at to 0. To make the actual partial measure in Lime:

Click on the first note or rest of the piece.
Select Page | Insert Measures... and insert 1 measure of the time that indicates the amount of time in the partial measure. For example, if there is an eighth note pickup, 1/8 time should be specified for the measure. You'll also probably want to select Insert All Measures on Current System.
Enter the correct notes for the pickup measure.

Q: How can I edit or enter more than one voice on a staff

A: See our movie with descriptive text: Entering a Second Voice

Q: How should textbooks be transcribed using Lime and GOODFEEL

A: For GOODFEEL 3 and Duxbury 10.6 customers: Music files can be inserted into Duxbury documents so that text and and music can be easily interspersed. It's pretty easy: just make your Lime files (a separate file for each section of music), start a Duxbury document, enter your text and insert your Lime files using Edit | Insert File....
If you don't have GOODFEEL 3 you can either upgrade to it or see our movie: Transcribing Textbooks with GOODFEEL.