Edit event parameters for text objects

You can edit event parameters for a text object in the Event inspector, including the staff number, text style, text alignment, vertical and horizontal position, and whether or not the text is lyric text.

Edit text event parameters

  1. Select the text you want to change.

  2. In the Event inspector, do any of the following:

    • To change the staff for the text object: Drag the Staff number up or down. (This is only relevant for multiple staff styles.)

    • To convert the text to lyric text: Select the Lyric checkbox.

    • To change the text style: Choose a different text style from the Staff Style pop-up menu.

    • To change the text alignment: Choose a different text alignment from the Align pop-up menu.

    • To change the position of the text object in the score: Drag the Vertical Pos and Horizontal Pos numbers up or down.