Saving and Printing Charts

Printing and Layout

Nashville Chart Builder contains a dedicated print engine.

Chord Charts

Features:

• Automatic font scaling
• Page fitting
• Bar sizing
• Section formatting

Lyric Sheets

Features:

• Automatic scaling
• Multi-column support
• Compact layouts

Automatic Single-Page Optimization

The application attempts to:

1. Maximize font size
2. Fit the chart onto one page
3. Create columns when necessary

Print Settings

Prints are optimized for:

• US Letter
• Portrait orientation

No manual formatting is required.

JSON File Format

Charts are saved as JSON.

Saved Data

The file contains:

• Song metadata
• Chord chart
• Sections
• Notes
• Lyric sheet
• Layout preferences

Purpose

JSON files provide:

• Portability
• Backup capability
• Version control support
• Offline storage

Typical Workflow

Create chart:

Download JSON

Later:

Load JSON

and continue editing.