Lyrics Tool

This tool lets you create, edit, and move lyrics in your score. You can create many different sets of lyrics (which you might use, for example, in a hymn with several verses); you can move the baseline (the imaginary line upon which the bottoms of the words align) up or down independently for each set of lyrics. When you click this tool, the Lyrics Menu appears; it contains all the commands you need to create lyrics in your score. See Lyrics for more information.

In Type Into Score mode, click a staff to tell SongWriter the staff to which you want lyrics attached.
In Type Into Score mode, drag the positioning triangles at the left edge of the screen to specify the vertical position of the baseline for the lyric set you're inserting.
In Type Into Score mode, click within the staff lines at the position of the first note to indicate which note you want to attach a syllable to. Then type the lyrics normally.
In Type Into Score mode, click within the staff lines at the position of a note to select (highlight) the syllable attached to it. Anything you now type replaces the highlighted syllable.
In Adjust Syllables mode, click within the staff lines at the position of the syllable you wantto move to display handles on that syllable and any others attached to the same note. Drag a handle to move the syllable; select it and press Backspace to restore it to its original position; select it and press delete to remove it from the score. to the right or left (automatically skipping rests and tied notes).
In Adjust Syllables mode, to clear manual positioning, select a syllable and press CLEAR (or CONTROL-click and choose Clear Manual Positioning.

Lyrics tool