Moving lyrics line down
I have a score with one verse line of lyrics. I'd like to move all the lyrics lines down from the staff just a bit -- maybe by 1/4" in the printed score. I want to do this globally (moving each whole straight line of lyrics together) , not by dragging down each lyric, since I can't keep the resulting lyrics perfectly aligned. Is there a way to do this? I know there is a lyrics box in edit text style, but it doesn't seem to be documented and changing the options in it doesn't seem to make any difference in my score.
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menu -> Style -> Edit General Style -> Page -> Lyrics upper margin
See also http://musescore.org/en/handbook/layout-and-formatting
In reply to menu -> Style -> Edit General by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks, that works.
BTW, while this covers this particular case well, it's likely you will encounter other situations where you want to move all lyrics (or some other element type) in a way that can't be handled with a style adjustment. So you should also know that you can right click any single lyric (or any other element type), Select->All Similar Elements, then ctrl-drag to drag them all together.
In reply to BTW, while this covers this by Marc Sabatella
Thanks, that works even better for what I want to do.
In reply to BTW, while this covers this by Marc Sabatella
There is just one line of the score where the lyrics are too high. How do I select a line of lyrics (actually both verses of one row) so that I can just move them down a bit?
In reply to There is just one line of the by grika
The best answer depends on *why* they are too high, so posting the actual score would help us understand. But most likely, you would end up needing to right click one, Select / More / Same system, then use the Inspector to move them all together.
In reply to The best answer depends on by Marc Sabatella
So here, only the lyrics of the second score line need to be moved down.
![Score — lyrics too high.png]( "Score — lyrics too high.png")
In reply to So here, only the lyrics of by grika
select them (click one, shift+click others) them move down via inspector
Actually only that one measure needs the lyrics further down
In reply to select them (click one, by Jojo-Schmitz
Perfect: cmd+click (at least on the Mac) worked.
Thanks!
In reply to So here, only the lyrics of by grika
To be clear - the lyrics aren't "too high" on that line; they are the same height they are everywhere else. It's just that the notes go lower, so the lyrics need to go lower too. So indeed, what I guessed before is what you want - right click, Select / More / Same system, then move with Inspector.
BTW, in the futre, it usually helps to post the actual score not just a picture of it. But in this case, it was clear enough just from the picture. that isn't always the case, though.
In reply to BTW, while this covers this by Marc Sabatella
I have tried doing what you suggest, several times, and it does not work for me. I've selected all similar elements and tried to ctrl-drag them down and it just doesn't do it. I'm using the 2.0 version.
Any other suggestions?
In reply to I have tried doing what you… by jemoorhead
Use the inspector to change vertical offset, upgrade to 2.1 and don't rely on posts that started 5 years ago
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In reply to I have tried doing what you… by jemoorhead
If you literally want all lyrics lower, just change the offset in the Text Style.
In reply to I have tried doing what you… by jemoorhead
Yes, Marc's "then ctrl-drag to drag them all together" did not work for me either on my Mac (command-drag didn't work). But the inspector worked :-)
In reply to Yes, Marc's "then ctrl-drag… by reggoboy
That advice was from six years ago with a very different version of MuseScore. But it does still work, if you get the trick of releasing Ctrl after starting the drag - otherwise the Ctrl key functions to constrain the drag to one direction only. But anyhow, we didn't have the Inspector then, and that's definitely the better method today.
I am having problems with this in Musescore 3.0.2 that I didn't used to have. When "Automatic Placement" is checked, I can move lyrics horizontally but not vertically (they will snap back as soon as I try to place them). When "Automatic Placement" is unchecked, I can move the lyrics vertically, but the horizontal spacing of the lyrics is immediately ruined (since this is determined by "Automatic Placement"). It would be great to be able to adjust vertical offset of lyrics even while "Automatic Placement" is checked.
BTW I am aware of the ability to place lyrics either above or below the staff, and I love this feature, but in this particular score I need lyrics both above and below in different sections, and this property seems to only apply universally, and can't be changed for particular sections of lyrics.
In reply to I am having problems with… by brennanharris
Indeed, see #282629: Lyrics can not be be placed above/below staff individally, only the whole verse