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Working with text
About this chapter
In this chapter you will learn:
• Which different types of text are available.
• How to enter and edit text.
• How to set font, size, and style.
• How to enter lyrics.
Adding and editing text symbols
This section describes the general procedure for adding
and editing text symbols. As described in the section
“Dif-
ferent types of text” on page 648, there are several differ-
ent types of text symbols, but the basic procedures are
the same (except for block text symbols, see “Block Text”
on page 650, and page text symbols, see “Page text” on
page 650).
Inserting a text symbol
1. Make sure that the correct staff is active.
2. If you wish, select a font, size, and style for the text (or
select a text attribute), as described in the section “Se-
lecting font, size, and style for the text” on page 647.
You can also change these settings after you inserted the text.
3. In the Symbols Inspector, open the desired symbol
tab.
The different text symbols are found on the Other, Layout, and Project
symbol tabs.
4. Click on the text symbol on the tab and click in the
score at the position where you want the text to appear.
If you are adding lyrics, you should click above or below a note (lyrics are
centered around each note and positioned vertically to where you
clicked). See
“Lyrics” on page 648 for details.
5. Enter the text in the text box that appears.
You can use [Backspace] to delete letters, and move the cursor with the
arrow keys.
6. When you are done, press [Return].
The text appears. You can move, duplicate or delete it as with any symbol.
About the melisma lines
When you add a text symbol, you can find a handle at the
right edge of the text. By dragging this handle to the right,
you can extend a “melisma line” from the text. This has
several uses:
• If you are adding lyrics and want to indicate that a sylla-
ble should be sung over several notes:
• If the text is an advice about articulation or playing style,
and you want it to apply to a certain musical phrase only:
• If the text is an advice about articulation or playing style,
and you want it to apply from that point on in the score:
In the Score Settings dialog (Text tab), you can find two
settings that determine the appearance of the melisma
lines for text symbols:
• The Melisma Style pop-up menu is where you specify whether
the line is solid or dotted.
• The Melisma End pop-up menu allows you to choose whether
the end of the line is plain, has an arrow, or forms a “bracket”
up or down.
Making space
• If you find that there is not enough space between
staves, e.g. to add lyrics, please see
“Dragging staves” on
page 670 for info on how to separate the staves.
• If you find the score looks crammed after adding text,
see “Auto Layout” on page 672.