Before getting started:
A ChartBuilder seat is required and needs to be assigned to any user needing to access annotations and charts for your organization.
Annotations are currently user-specific and are not shareable across users or organizations.
Annotations are saved to the cloud for each individual song for that user.
Annotations are not synced within setlists across devices. So a user with annotations in a setlist on one device, would need to load the annotations in the same setlist on other devices from the cloud.
Getting Started with Annotations
To enable annotation mode, simply tap the marker icon in the top-right corner with a chart or setlist open.
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Annotation tools
After enabling annotation mode, you’re met with basic controls on the top of the chart.
Text Tool Information
Moving existing Text annotations: Existing text annotations can be moved by a single tap-and-hold gesture while not editing that specific text area, and then dragging the text to the desired location.
Undo/Redo Buttons
Undo/Redo buttons can be used to quickly undo annotations, or redo any annotations. Undo and Redo history is there as long as you remain in annotation edit mode for that specific chart. And you can undo/redo over 30 annotations.
Tip: You can also "undo" a "Clear" action if you accidently clear your entire chart.
Clear
The "Clear" option will remove all annotations from the entire chart that's currently open. If you accidently press "clear" by mistake, or change your mind, you can use "undo" to add all of the cleared annotations back into the chart.
Saving and Loading Annotations
Tapping “Done” while in annotation mode will prompt you to save the annotation with a title. Going back in and editing annotations, your current annotation title will replace the song title displayed at the top-center of the screen. To ensure your annotations are saved correctly:
After creating annotations, make sure they are saved to the song when clicking "Done.:
Double-check that the saved annotations are visible in the dropdown list in the center-top of the ChartBuilder app when in annotation edit mode.
Tapping the Annotation title at the top of the screen, will also display a menu where you can start a new annotation, save the current annotation as a new annotation, or load in previous annotations.
Troubleshooting Missing Annotations
If your annotations appear to be missing, follow the steps below to troubleshoot and locate them:
Navigate to the chart where the annotations were originally created.
Select the Annotation button (also referred to as the 'markup' button).
Use the top-center dropdown menu to locate and select the saved annotations.
Additional suggestions:
Confirm that the annotations are being properly saved to your songs. Improper procedures may result in the annotations not appearing as expected.
Loading annotations can be done by tapping the annotation title from the list in the “My Annotations” menu of a chart.
Annotations loaded into a setlist are never saved to the setlist in the cloud. The ChartBuilder app will locally save the selected annotations for every setlist behind the scenes on the device specifically, but those loaded annotations in a setlist will not be loaded within setlists on other devices, since it's a local-only feature. To load annotations across devices or setlists manually:
Navigate to the desired chart.
Press the Annotation button.
Use the dropdown menu to access saved annotations from the list.
Select the appropriate annotation to apply it to the chart.