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RESULT
The alignment of the selected lyrics is changed.
RELATED LINKS
Moving lyrics rhythmically on page 484
Moving lyrics graphically on page 484
Lyric hyphens and lyric extender lines
Lyric hyphens indicate that individual lyrics are syllables within multi-syllabic words, for example,
“Hal-le-lu-jah”. Lyric extender lines indicate that individual lyrics extend across multiple notes.
Dorico Elements automatically inputs and positions lyric hyphens when you advance the lyrics
popover by pressing - between syllables, and lyric extender lines when you advance the lyrics
popover by pressing Space multiple times after an entry.
In Engrave mode, lyric hyphens and lyric extender lines have two square handles, one at the start
and one at the end. You can move whole lyric hyphens and lyric extenders lines, and you can also
move their handles independently of each other. This allows you to lengthen/shorten lyric
hyphens and extender lines, which for lyric hyphens means increasing/decreasing the length of
the space in which lyric hyphens are shown.
Lyric extender line with handles shown
Lyric hyphen with handles shown
RELATED LINKS
Moving lyric extender lines and hyphens on page 486
Lengthening/Shortening lyric extender lines and hyphens on page 487
Moving lyric extender lines and hyphens
You can move lyric extender lines and hyphens horizontally.
NOTE
You cannot move lyric extender lines or hyphens upwards/downwards, as their vertical position
is determined by their lyric line number and your project-wide settings in Engrave > Engraving
Options.
PROCEDURE
1. In Engrave mode, select the lyric extender lines or hyphens that you want to move.
2. Move the lyric extender lines or hyphens in any of the following ways:
Press Alt-Right Arrow to move them to the right.
Press Alt-Left Arrow to move them to the left.
TIP
If you want to move items by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well as
the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt-Left Arrow.
Lyrics
Lyric hyphens and lyric extender lines
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