Lyrics menu
How to get there
Click the Lyrics tool .
What it does
The Lyrics menu contains all the commands you’ll need to create and
edit lyrics, adjust the positions of individual syllables, draw word
extensions for syllables that are sustained, and so on.
You can have as many verses of lyrics
as you want
.
- Type Into Score. To enter lyrics, first
specify the verse number for the lyrics you intend to create (by choosing
Specify Current Lyric from the Lyrics menu). Choose Type Into Score from
the Lyrics menu. For a full discussion, see To
type lyrics directly into the score.
- Adjust Syllables. This command lets
you move an individual syllable anywhere you want it. Click the staff
above a syllable; a handle appears. Click a handle to select its syllable;
shift-click to select additional syllables attached to the same note.
Drag the handle to move its syllable (or all selected syllables) to a
new position; press backspaceclear to restore a selected syllable to its
original position. To remove a selected syllable (or all selected syllables)
from the score, press delete.
- Edit Word Extensions. A Word Extension
is the underline following a syllable sustained beyond the note to which
it’s attached.
To create a Word Extension, choose the command from the
Lyrics menu. Drag the handle to the right as far as you want to draw
the Word Extension underline. To remove the Word Extension, click its
handle and press Delete.
- Use Smart
Hyphens and Word Extensions. With this menu item checked, PrintMusic
can create hyphens over system breaks automatically and also uses the
hyphen character of the font specified for lyrics. Also, Smart Word Extensions
appear automatically as lyrics are entered in the score and adjust to
future lyric changes accordingly.
- Specify Current Lyric. Choose this command
to display the Specify Current Lyric dialog box, where you can specify
which verse you want to edit or Type Into Score. (See Specify
Current Lyric dialog box.)