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Changing the type of individual lyrics
You can change the type of individual lyrics after they have been input. For example, you can
change lyrics into chorus lyrics or translation lyrics.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the individual lyrics whose type you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, activate/deactivate the following properties, individually or
together, in the Lyrics group:
Chorus
Is translation
RESULT
If you activate Chorus, the selected individual lyrics are changed to chorus lyrics.
If you activate Is translation, the selected lyrics are changed to translation lyrics of the same
lyric line number. For example, selecting lyrics in Line 2 and activating Is translation turns them
into translation lyrics for Line 2.
If you activate both properties, the selected lyrics are changed to translation lyrics of the chorus.
If you deactivate both properties, the selected lyrics are changed to normal lyrics. Their line
number is indicated by the number in Line number in the Lyrics group of the Properties panel.
NOTE
If other chorus lines exist at the same position on the side of the staff where you want to change
your current selection to chorus lines, the two lines collide. To avoid this, change the type of the
whole lyric line, which automatically avoids collisions.
RELATED LINKS
Lyric line numbers on page 489
Showing lyrics in italics on page 482
Changing the line number and type of lyric lines on page 489
Types of syllables in lyrics
There are different types of syllables in lyrics, depending on their position in words. The key you
press to advance the popover indicates the syllable type for each lyric.
Dorico Elements denes lyrics as different syllables depending on how you advance the popover
when inputting lyrics.
Whole word
Lyrics are considered a whole word if the lyric comes after a gap and is followed by a
gap or a period.
No hyphens are shown either side of whole word lyrics. Extender lines can be shown
after lyrics.
Start
Lyrics are considered the start syllable in a multi-syllabic word if the lyric comes after
a gap, but is followed by a hyphen.
Hyphens are shown after start lyrics, which can be continuation hyphens depending
on the distance before the next lyric in the same lyric line.
Lyrics
Types of syllables in lyrics
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