
 The options allow you to tailor Play It By Ear
 to your personal needs. Each exercise has a
 group of current options which affect its
 performance. For example, you can use the
 Range and Scale options to set the key for
 the Melody and Single Note exercises. With the
 Interval Identification exercise you can use the
 Included Intervals option to determine which
 intervals you want to practice naming.

        (Click the down arrow for more.)
 To change an option setting, follow these steps:

 1. Pull down the Options menu and select the
    desired option. Or, click the option name in
    the current options window, if applicable.

 NOTE: The current options window does not appear
    on CGA monitors. For more information, see
    Appendix B in the User's Manual.

    The selected option's dialog box appears.
        (Click the down arrow for more.)
 2. Make your changes and click OK.

 There are three types of dialog boxes.

 The first type contains a list of options with
 check boxes in front of each option. When you
 click a check box, it changes color to indicate
 its status. On a color monitor, yellow check
 boxes are selected, red are not. On a monochrome
 monitor, a white check box is selected, a black
 one is not.
        (Click the down arrow for more.)
 The second type contains a number in its center,
 and arrows pointing away from it on each side.
 For example, the Melody Length, Exercise Length,
 Pre-exercise Countdown, or MIDI Channel dialog
 boxes. To decrease the number, click the left
 arrow. To increase the number, click the right
 arrow.

 The final type asks you a Yes or No question.
 Click the appropriate answer.

        (Click the down arrow for more.)
 If you try to change an option after you have
 begun an exercise session, Ear warns you that
 your current scores will be erased. Click OK to
 end the session and change the option, or click
 No to continue the exercise session. You can
 check your current options settings at any time
 by clicking the Current Options button. This is
 useful if you don't want to stop the exercise
 session, but just want to verify what the
 options settings are.

        (Click the down arrow for more.)
 When you quit Ear, you have the opportunity of
 saving your current option settings to disk. If
 you have made any changes in the options since
 you started Ear, Ear asks if you want to save
 those changes when you quit. Click Yes to save
 the changes, click No to abandon them.

 Refer to Chapter 4, "Options" for information
 concerning each option.


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