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Opening the Lyrics View
There are three ways to open the Lyrics view:
¥ In the Track view, select the track whose lyrics you want to see, then
click
¥ In the Track view, select the track whose lyrics you want to see, then
choose View-Lyrics
¥ Right-click a clip in the Clips pane and choose Lyrics from the menu
The Pick Track button opens a dialog box where you can select the
track whose lyrics you want to see. Select the desired track, then click
OK.
To select a font for the display, use one of the following:
Adding and Editing Lyrics in the Lyrics View
Lyrics appear in the Lyrics view as a stream of syllables, each one
associated with a note in the track. In this context, a syllable is any
continuous string of characters, without a hyphen. For example, Òlove,Ó
Òdesire,Ó and ÒinfatuationÓ are all syllables; each one would be associated
with a single note. If you want to break a word into multiple syllables,
you must hyphenate the word. For example, Òde-sireÓ would map onto
two notes, since it is now two syllables long.
When you enter the lyrics, you can mark the syllables the way you want,
or you can simply type the text in normally and use automatic
hyphenation to break the text into syllables. This means that you can
add lyrics to a project by copying and pasting them from another
application (such as a word processor), and then hyphenate them
automatically.
To extend a single syllable over more than one note, you can use extra
hyphens, separated by spaces. For example, in ÒOh-say can you seeÉÓ,
the ÒOhÓ is extended over two notes. If a track contains no lyrics yet, the
Option/Button... Purpose...
Selects the first font. By default, this is a small font
useful for editing.
Selects the second font. By default, this is a larger
font useful for reading lyrics at a distance.
Opens a dialog where you can select a font. The
selected font is then assigned as Font A or B
(depending on which is currently selected).
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