Using Notation Player's Internet Browsing Window

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Using Notation Player's Internet Browsing Window

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Please note that these instructions will only work on older systems.  For Windows 10 and other more modern systems, we recommend using your favorite browser to find files and then download them to your Songs folder.

 

In order to download a MIDI , Karaoke or Notation (.not) from the Internet, you need to first navigate to a web site that offers MIDI files.

prcarrow To start browsing for MIDI files on the Internet:

B88If no files are currently opened, then click the Browse Internet icon:

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Choose the Browse Internet for MIDI Files command in the File menu. This will open Notation Player's built-in Internet browsing window. By default, it will display Notation Software's web page

Finding MIDI files

Finding MIDI files

    You can instruct Notation Player to always initially open some alternative web page by using the Set Initial Web Page command.

prcarrow To navigate to other web pages on the Internet:

B89Position the mouse over highlighted text. Near the bottom of the browse window, you will see a web page location. If you click the mouse on the highlighted text, the browser will take you to that location.

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B810Type in the location (URL) of the web page in the "Location" box near the top of the page. It is not necessary for you to type in the leading "http://" characters. Press the ENTER key to complete the entry of the location.

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B812To view the previous web page that you last visited, click the Back BrowseInternetPrevPage button. If you have browsed back to a previous web page and want to return to the more recently reviewed page, click the Forward BrowseInternetNextPage button.

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B813Click the down arrow at the right side of the "Location" box to list the most recent web pages you have visited. Then click one of the web page locations in the list to view the page again.

prcarrow To interrupt the downloading of a web page:

B815Click the BroswerStopButton button. This option is handy if the web page is taking too much time to download, which sometimes happens if the web site offering the page is temporarily not working or too busy.

prcarrow To exit the browser:

B815Click the ExitButton button.

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B815In the Window menu or File menu, choose the Close Window command.