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            - Click the Lyrics tool   . The Lyrics menu 
 appears. . The Lyrics menu 
 appears.
- Choose Lyrics > Adjust Syllables.
- Click on the staff at the position of the syllables 
 in question. Don’t click the syllable; click in the staff lines. 
 The syllables’ handles appear.
- Select the handle above the syllables.
- Choose Lyrics > Alignment to change 
 the position of the syllables relative to the notehead. See Lyrics menu–Alignment 
 for more details.
- Choose from the Lyrics > Justification to change 
 the position of the syllables relative to each other. See Lyrics menu–Alignment for more details.