I have two questions today. One is how do I connect three notes to a three letter word in a lyric without using hyphens? I'm trying to avoid this, G-O-D. I tried underscore, but that just extends the note. The other question: with two lyric lines how do I apply a rest to the first lyric and a note to the second, as the second has an added word?
I think if you just type the three letters separately, they'll each be treated as a separate word and each will align with a word: G (space) O (space) D
For your second question, place the first and second lyric on separate staffs, and layer them. Use a hidden rest on the top staff, and adjust the vertical heights of both staffs to ensure the two lyrics don't over-write each other.
or, for you second question, you might try a plain underscore in your first lyrics - it isn't quite what you asked for, but it's much simpler, if your singer/s can live with it.
1. Have you tried slurring the three notes together?
Cool, the slur did it! thanks! By the way, just out of curiosity, I've seen sheet music with this kind of effect having a visible underscore the length of the three notes. If I did that in lyrics, it just spaces the words out, but does not show an underscore. Is there a way to put a visible underscore on the printed music, since doing that in the lyric box wouldn't work?
I have modified the fonts I most use for lyrics i.e verdana, arial, and Times and called them verdana2 etc. My underscore line to extend a lyric syllable like this____ is made now with Shift+6 ie. ^ .and the font nominated in the options. I am happy to share if you want them.
I didn't know you could modify fonts, I'll have to look into that, but yeah I would appreciate you sharing with me whatever you have to accomplish this.
You can also simply select the last two notes, then use Edit, Properties to set Lyric Syllable to Never.
See also:
faq #15 (http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/composer/faq/15.htm): Getting started with lyrics