NoteView can open scores saved in Nightingale as well as scores converted from Nightingale form into its own native file format; however, Nightingale cannot open NoteView scores.

To best view a score in NoteView, you may want immediately to click on the “zoom box” in the upper right-hand corner of the score window.  This will enlarge the score window to fill up your computer’s screen.

NoteView scores can be displayed on your screen using numerous different magnifications ranging from 25% up to 600%.  At any time you can click anywhere in the score and use the ‘Enlarge’ command (in the View menu) to zoom into the spot where you clicked.  Command-key equivalents are listed under the View menu for each of the various magnifications.  The ‘Reduce’ command will zoom out to smaller magnifications.  As you zoom out, more music becomes visible on the screen.  If the current magnification is anything other than 100%, is shown in the lower lefthand ‘activity box’ on your screen.

The ‘Go To’ command (in the View menu) allows you to specify a page, measure, or rehearsal marking to jump to.

The ‘Look at One Voice’ command lets you isolate a single voice on one staff, making all other parts in the score unavailable. Using this command followed by ‘Select All’ lets you select an individual voice for use with the ‘Play Selection’ command (in the Play menu).