Custom Text Editor

The Custom Text Editor allows you to specify words that you use a lot as symbols.

  • To open the Custom Text Editor dialog, double-click one of the template buttons in the Words section on the Symbols tab.

Text field

Allows you to enter the text for your symbol.

Type

Allows you to select if the symbol is normal text or lyrics.

Set

Allows you to select a text attribute set as defined in the Score Settings dialog (ProjectFont Settings page). To make manual settings instead, select None.

Font

The font for the text.

Size

The size of the text.

Frame

Allows you to encase the text in a rectangular or oval frame.

Melisma Style

You can drag the handle at the right edge of the symbol to the right to extend a melisma line. This pop-up menu allows you to specify if the melisma line is dotted or solid.

Melisma End

Allows you to specify an end style for the melisma line.

Positioning

Allows you to use the left or the right side of the text block for calculating the position. This has an effect in situations where that text block is moved automatically.

Alignment

Allows you to specify the alignment of text that has more than one line.

Bold/Italic/Underline

Allows you to specify if the text is shown in bold, italic, and/or underlined.