Moving lyrics graphically

You can move individual lyrics graphically without changing the rhythmic positions to which they apply. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Note

Moving lyrics graphically in Engrave mode overrides the automatic spacing of the selected lyrics. If you move a lyric whose position was automatically readjusted, the spacing at that rhythmic position might change.

Prerequisite

Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the lyrics you want to move.
  2. Move the selected lyrics in any of the following ways:
    • Press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow to move them to the right.

    • Press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow to move them to the left.

      Tip

      If you want to move items by larger increments, you can press Ctrl/Cmd as well as the standard key command, for example, Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-Left Arrow.

    • Click and drag them to the right/left.

Result

The selected lyrics are moved to the right/left. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.

Note

You cannot move individual lyrics upwards/downwards, but you can move lyric lines upwards/downwards on a per-system basis. Their default vertical position is determined by their lyric line number and your project-wide settings in Engrave > Engraving Options.