User Manual

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Notion provides built-in lyric features for quick entry and editing of words for singing or narration.
Single Verse
1. Ensure you are in Edit mode.
2. To access the lyric tool , either:
> Press the letter L key, or
> In the Entry Palette, hover over the rst pane and click in the pop-up menu.
3. Position the Music Cursor under the rst note you want to add a lyric.
4. Click your mouse or press Enter.
» Notion displays a temporary text box under the sta at this location.
◙ Empty temporary text box.
5. Type the rst syllable (or one-syllable word). Enter a dash at the end if you want Notion to put a dash between this
and the next syllable.
6. Press the Spacebar to move the temporary text box to the next note.
◙ Temporary text box now at second note.
7. To extend a particular syllable to other notes, immediately type an underline (underscore) as many times as the
number of notes involved. The current note is included in the count. Using the example, below, the lyric for the G
note is a “lu” followed by three underlines. NOTE: Since this creates characters beyond the text box boundaries, click
anywhere in the score away from the temporary text box so the underscores can “land” correctly. Then click the next
note that has a new syllable (the D in the example below). Since the Lyric tool is still on the Music Cursor, you can
immediately proceed with the remaining lyrics.
◙ After completing the phrase
8. To end, click anywhere outside the temporary text box or press Enter.
9. To enter an elision slur in the text, copy and paste this character into your lyrics: ‿
(this is Unicode character ‘Undertie’ U+203F)
Multiple Verses
Notion supports up to nine lines of lyrics under notes in the score.
1. Ensure you are in Edit mode.
2. To specify a verse, press the letter L then press the verse number (1 to 9).
3. Position the Music Cursor where the lyrics start and click your mouse or press Enter.
» To help you align the text with the correct notes, the text box stays relatively near the notes.
4. If you want, start your typing with the verse number (such as: 2.) and continue Entering the lyrics as discussed
above.
» As you complete each verse, the text moves to its correct horizontal place in the sequence of verses.
Select lyrics
You can select all lyrics by highlighting a sta or selecting a region, then right click and go to Select Special > Select Lyrics.
Lyrics