User Guide
Chapter 14: Reference
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Lyrics Menu
Enter Lyrics at current bar
- Opens the Lyric entry box at the current location of the timeline or highlight
cell.
Big Lyrics Window
- Opens the Big Lyrics window for viewing lyrics and, optionally, chord
symbols.
Lyric Document Window
- Displays a full screen of formatted lyrics. Easily copy and paste lyrics to
and from your favorite word processor.
Copy Lyrics to Clipboard
- This function allows you to copy a song's lyrics (and/or the chords) to the
Standard Windows Clipboard. By pasting this data into a word processor,
you can print out the lyrics in the font of your choice. The dialog has
options to allow copying of note-based and/or line-based lyrics. With either
option you can choose to include the chord symbols, have double or single
line spacing, and make margin settings.
Copy 1
st
chorus Lyrics to
whole song
- Copies the note-based lyrics for the first chorus to the rest of the song.
Erase all Lyrics
- Erases note-based and line-based Lyrics.
Erase Note Lyrics only
- Erases only the note-based lyrics.
Kill Lyrics Choruses
- Select from a list box to kill lyrics in the selected chorus.
Move Lyric ahead to time line
Move Lyric back to time line
- If you have a note-based lyric that you want to time shift ahead or back, you
can click on the time line at the destination that you want, and then choose
this item. You can also shift lyric times using the Lyric Event list.
Timeshift Lyrics (ticks)
Insert Beat(s) in Lyrics
Delete Beat(s) from Lyrics
- These are functions that apply to the entire lyric track. They are useful
when you're inserting bars or beats into the song and need to move the lyrics
around to keep them in sync.
Edit Lyrics as Event List
Opens the Edit Lyrics dialog with Edit, Insert, Append, and Delete functions.
Line-based Lyrics opens a sub-menu with additional features.