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Hyphens

A hyphen (or a space), when typed in the Lyrics tool, indicates the end of a lyric syllable. SongWriter looks for a hyphen or space as its cue to advance to the next melody note.

To prevent a hyphen from ending a syllable

In certain situations, you may not want SongWriter to assume that a hyphen is the end of a syllable.

  1. Click the Lyrics tool  image\Lyric_Tool.gif.
  2. To create a hyphenated word, all of which will be assigned to a single note, type ALT+0173 on the numeric keypad in place of the normal hyphen.

 

 

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