Changing the gaps between lyrics/hyphens
You can change the gaps between hyphens, and between lyrics and hyphens, independently of each other and your project-wide settings. For example, to show more or fewer hyphens in specific bars.
Prerequisite
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The lower zone is shown.
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Properties
is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
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Graphic Editing
is selected in the Engrave toolbox.
Procedure
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In Engrave mode, select the lyrics whose lyric/hyphen gaps you want to change.
Tip
You only need to select one lyric before/after each hyphen, as hyphens are always centered between lyrics.
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In the Properties panel, activate the following properties, individually or together, in the Lyrics group:
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Gap between lyrics and hyphens
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Gap between hyphens
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- Change the values in the value fields.
Result
The gaps between hyphens and/or between lyrics and hyphens for the selected lyrics are changed.
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These steps do not affect note spacing. To update note spacing according to the gaps between lyrics/hyphens, change the value for Minimum space to allow for hyphen in .
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You can change the default gaps between all lyrics/hyphens project-wide in
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Example
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