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Working with text
Adding and editing text symbols
About the melisma lines
When you add a text symbol, you can find a handle at the right edge of the text. By
dragging this handle to the right, you can extend a “melisma line” from the text. This
has several uses:
• If you are adding lyrics and want to indicate that a syllable should be sung over
several notes:
• If the text is an advice about articulation or playing style, and you want it to apply to
a certain musical phrase only:
• If the text is an advice about articulation or playing style, and you want it to apply
from that point on in the score:
In the Score Settings dialog (Text tab), you can find two settings that determine the
appearance of the melisma lines for text symbols:
- The Melisma Style pop-up menu is where you specify whether the line is solid or
dotted.
- The Melisma End pop-up menu allows you to choose whether the end of the line is
plain, has an arrow, or forms a “bracket” up or down.
Making space
• If you find that there is not enough space between staves, e.g. to add lyrics, please
see
“Dragging staves” on page 876 for info on how to separate the staves.
• If you find the score looks crammed after adding text, see “Auto Layout” on page
879.
Editing the text
If you made a mistake when typing or for some other reason want to change text,
double-click on a text block with the Object Selection tool, edit the text and press
[Return] to close it.
• It is also possible to replace all occurrences of a certain word in the score, without
having to edit the texts manually, see
“Find and replace” on page 855.
Selecting font, size, and style for the text
1. Select the text that you want to make settings for.
If nothing is selected, the settings you make are the “default settings”. The next
time you insert text, these settings are used.
2. Open the Score Settings dialog and select the Text page.