PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 239)

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When you assign an instrument in the Guitars/Bass family to a part, you have the option of using a Tablature staff alone,
a notation staff alone, or both . Although tablature is thought of as the medium of notation for beginning guitarists,
composers/players on other fretted instruments and seasoned players wanting to quickly capture fingerings also make
use of this staff .
View in Tab, Standard Notation or Both
By default, Notion adds both standard notation and tab when you add a guitar or bass instrument to a score . To change
this, go to the Menu bar and select Tools > Staff Settings – or press the keyboard shortcut of Windows: Shift + Ctrl + T ;
Mac: Shift +  + T .
» The Staff Settings dialog box for that instrument opens .
1 . Proceed to the Notation/Tab tab .
2 . Change the check boxes as desired
3 . If you select only Tab, the rhythmic stems are added to the Tab staff .
4 . If you wish to have circles around half and whole notes, then check “Show circles in tab”
About the Tab Staff
As a descendant of lead sheets, Tab contains just the essence of a guitar part (for example, rests do not appear on a Tab
staff) . Each line in a Tab staff represents a different string on the instrument (lowest string on bottom) . Numbers represent
frets and open strings . And unique symbols represent playing techniques such as bends and slides .
With Notion, the work you do in a Tab staff immediately updates equivalent notation in the notation staff, and visa versa .
As well, any work you do in the Fretboard also appears on both staves, automatically .
Interact with the Notation Staff
As you Enter notes on the notation staff, a low-fret fingering appears in the Tab staff . If you want, you can move this
fingering up the Fretboard by clicking the Tab note once so it appears in an orange color . Then drag this note to a lower
string on the Tab staff . The fret number adjusts accordingly, as in the example below . (A question mark appears in the Tab
staff if you drag this note to a higher string where it cannot be played in the current tuning .)
Dragging the Tab note from the second string to the fourth string changes the fret automatically.
Also, as you change the pitch or time value of notes on the notation staff, the equivalent Tab marking updates
automatically .
As mentioned, edits you make in the Tab staff are interpreted automatically in the standard notation staff .
The Tablature Staff