User Manual

Note Style Menu

Visual cues be important when annotatin' yer music, matey. Usin' th' sticky note appearance menu, ye can customize each note t' meet th' needs o' yer performance. This menu be accessed by tappin' on th' sliders icon in th' menubar and includes th' followin' options, savvy?

Note Font

Here ye can select th' font t' use when displayin' th' note. Options include Marker, Chalkboard, Helvetica, and Courier.

Note Color

Adjusts th' color o' th' note paper which be pastel. Ye can choose from white, yellow (default), orange, green, blue, purple, pink, grey or clear. Ye can add and customize colors in th' note paper color palette usin' th' color picker.

Text Color

Adjusts th' color o' text in th' note. Ye can choose from black, red, blue, green, light blue, purple or grey. Ye can add and customize colors in th' text color palette usin' th' color picker.

Opacity

Some notes may overlap chord charts, Arrr! Ye can adjust th' opacity o' th' note and text t' allow th' chord chart t' be viewed underneath. This be adjusted usin' th' opacity slider. Th' default be set t' 100% opaque.

Font Size

While OnSong will make th' size o' th' font adequately large, and shrink th' font t' fit inside o' th' note, ye may want t' adjust th' font size differently. Use th' font size slider t' adjust th' font size between 32 and 96 points. Th' default value be 48 points.

Rotation

Sticky notes be applied square on th' page, savvy? Ye may want t' rotate th' note slightly t' draw attention t' it or t' fit it better between parts o' yer chord chart. Slide t' th' left and right t' rotate th' note up t' 45 degrees in each direction. Ye can also rotate th' note usin' two fingers when in th' song viewer.

Scale

Notes applied t' th' page be made th' size o' a typical sticky note relative t' th' page width. Ye can make notes larger or smaller usin' th' scale slider. Adjust th' size o' th' sticky note from 50% t' 150% o' its normal size. Ye can also use two fingers t' pinch th' note t' change its scale in th' song viewer.

Shape

Use this slider t' change th' note from bein' wide t' tall. Tap in th' middle o' th' slider t' center th' value and return t' a square note.

Shadow

Ye can use th' slider t' adjust th' opacity o' th' shadow that appears under th' sticky note. When ye pick a transparent background color, th' shadow be automatically set t' zero.

Tap and drag anywhere in th' sliders t' adjust th' value. Tap on th' left or right side o' th' slider t' fine-tune adjust its value.

OnSong 2026 — Last Updated on March 22, 2022