Reference Guide

138 Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation
Adding lyrics
To add a lyric event below a note:
1. Select the Smart tool or the Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
2. Click the Lyric button in the Staff view.
3. Position the pointer just below the note and click.
A box appears where lyrics can be typed.
4. Press the space bar to quickly jump to the next note.
Adding chord symbols
To add a chord symbol above a note:
1. Select the Smart tool or the Freehand tool in the Control Bar.
2. Click the Chord button in the Staff view.
3. Position the pointer above the note you want to add the chord to and click.
A chord symbol is added above the note.
4. To change the chord properties or show a guitar chord grid, right-click the chord name.
The Chord Properties dialog box appears.