Lyrics
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## Lyrics

### Inserting lyrics

You can attach up to 5 lines of lyrics to every note. You can use the same special characters as described in special letters in staff names. There are 2 ways: Direct writing or using the lyrics editor.

### Direct writing

To insert lyrics direct, select a note and choose:

Insert → lyrics

Choose a lyrics line bewteen 1 and 5. NtEd is in lyrics mode. Write a text on keyboard. The text appears below the note.

To skip to next note either press a `-` key or press space key. To place a space inside a syllable insert an underscore(`_`) or a non breaking space symbol(\.). Finish the lyrics mode with ESC.

### Note

It is strongly recommended to fill the lyrics line from 1 to 5.

### Modifying lyrics

To modify lyrics make sure NtEd is in edit mode (see The 3 modes). Select a note with lyrics and choose:

Insert → lyrics

Choose the lyrics line to be modified. The lyrics cursor appears. You can move the lyrics cursor with left/right cursor key, You can insert a letter by pressing the appropriate key. You can delete a letter by pressing the backspace key. If you delete the last letter the lyrics of this line are removed from current note. Finish the lyrics mode with ESC.

### Lyrics editor

The 2nd possibility is to use the lyrics editor. If there are more than 2 staves select an arbitrary element of the staff the lyrics shall attached to. Choose:

Tools → Lyrics editor

The lyrics editor appears:

Select the verse by selecting a tab! Then insert the lyrics syllable by syllable. Every hyphen and every space is interpreted as separator. To leave on note blank place a single dot('.'). To place a space inside a syllable insert an underscore(`_`) or a non breaking space symbol(\.).

You can save and load the verse by pressing the `save to file` or `load from file`, respectively.

If all is correct press `Apply` or `OK`! Both will update the lyrics, but `OK` closes the lyrics editor.

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