I’ve been using Bagpipe Player (by Doug Wickstrom) for the last year or so to update and format the band’s repertoire. Initially I tried to format the tunes using the notation software itself, but found it better to export the tune as an object into MS Word or Powerpoint and worry about the fonts and stuff there.
To export into Word or Powerpoint, make sure that the tune in Bagpipe Player has no Title or Composer, etc. You can put the tune name and the rest into the code and have it not appear on the tune by using double inverted commas (“ “) anywhere in the code.
… if coded as above, the tune should look like this… with no ‘Title’ (scroll all the way up to the top of the viewing window):
Next, open up Powerpoint or Word and select ‘Insert Object’ (or just ‘Object’) from the “Insert” menu at the top left of the screen.
A box will open up and you should select the ‘Create from File’ option.
Then select your tune file (it will have a .bww or a .BMW extension) and click ok. Reposition and Format as you like – the tune will now be treated as an image.
I’m learning of new ways to do things every day with this program… it really is an excellent bagpipe music notational tool. Just remember… when all else fails, it helps to read the ‘Help’ file.
