Changing the placement of text relative to the staff

You can position added text above or below the staves. Text is automatically positioned to ensure that it does not collide with other objects.

Prerequisite

The text editor is closed.

Procedure

  1. Select the text whose placement relative to the staff you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, choose one of the following options for Position in the Text group:
    • Above

    • Below

Result

The selected texts appear above/below the staff.

After Completing This Task

If you need to move the text to a different graphical position, you can drag the text manually in Engrave mode.