Entering blocks of text
After setting lyrics under the notes I need to enter several verses at the bottom of the page. For this I would normally use a text box which I can position anywhere and then type away. It doesn't seem MuseScore offers this facility or am I missing something?
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Setting verse text after the music is a bit complicated, but it certainly can be done.
See the attached example, where the score uses two vertical frames each with two horizontal frames (one horizontal frame is about 50% of the width, the other about 95%). This layout means that you can easily select either the vertical frame, or the left horizontal frame or the right horizontal frame.
Then you can use "Add Text" for each horizontal frame, and use the "Horizontal offset" property of the Text to position the text into the right-hand column. Using several separate frames also allows you to set font size or font colour differently for each verse. In this example, grey text means "don't sing this verse".
HTH
In reply to Setting verse text after the… by DanielR
Thank's Daniel. I'll certainly try that.
I have found an easy way if the score is being exported as a PDF document. It's just a matter of using the Markup text tool in Preview and adding the text from there.
Such a shame MuseScore hasn't included a text box facility for this purpose.
Append a text frame and enter the additional stanzas there
In reply to Append a text frame and… by Jojo-Schmitz
Shorter answer, easier solution! ;-)
In reply to Shorter answer, easier… by DanielR
Just my style :-)