Changing the alignment of lyrics relative to notes

By default, the center of lyrics is aligned horizontally with noteheads, but you can change the horizontal alignment of individual lyrics.

You cannot change the alignment of lyrics relative to notes project-wide, as the horizontal position of lyrics is automatically adjusted in Dorico Pro to minimize changes to the note spacing.

Note

Changing the alignment of lyrics manually overrides the automatic spacing for the selected lyrics. If you change the alignment of a lyric whose position was automatically readjusted, the note spacing at that rhythmic position might change.

Procedure

  1. Select the lyrics whose alignment you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Lyric text alignment in the Lyrics group.
  3. Select one of the following alignment options from the menu:

    • Left

    • Center

    • Right

Result

The alignment of the selected lyrics is changed.