Text blocks
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Not to be confused with header, see chapter.
A text block is a Text object in . Used together with a vertical frame that spans whole width of a page, they are designed to elegantly:
Display the title, subtitle composer, arranger, lyricist etc at the beginning of a score.
Display details of individual pieces within a suite.
Display lyrics at the end of a song/hymn.
Score created from certain template contains a top vertical frame with Text objects on the first page. They are automatically assigned with information provided by user in the New Score dialog, see . They are not header, header is the functionality to add text to every pages, see chapter.
Add an appropriate frame first if there is none, see .
To add a text block to a frame, either:
Right-click on the frame and select Add , then select Text, Title, Subtitle, Composer, Lyricist, or Part name, or
Select the frame, then from the menu bar select Add→Text → Title, Subtitle, Composer, Lyricist, or Part name . This method does not have Text option.
Every option explained above adds a blank object, regardless of information provided in New Score dialog or metadata tags (see chapter. Content entered into the said object also does not change the metadata tags. The main difference between these options is the default alignment positioning and font size, see section.
Select a Text object.
Alignment under Text section.
Alternatively you may wish to choose a different text style altogether from the dropdown list under “Text style” (in Properties: Text→More)
Values of the "Style for text inside Part name" can be edited in Format→Style→Text Style→Instrument Name (Part).
Values of the "Style for text inside Text (text object type)" can be edited in Format→Style→Text Style→Frame.
Values of the "Style for text inside Title" can be edited in Format→Style→Text Style→Title.
Values of the "Style for text inside Subtitle" can be edited in Format→Style→Text Style→Subtitle.
Values of the "Style for text inside Composer" can be edited in Format→Style→Text Style→Composer.
Values of the "Style for text inside Lyricist" can be edited in Format→Style→Text Style→Lyricist.
In the , edit the desired property. Some useful properties are:
Offset in the window appeared after clicking on Appearance button, see also chapter.
Match staff size checkbox under Text section. It is collapsed inside Show more button. See chapter.
To save settings into a style profile, click on the ellipsis (three dots) icon to the right of a property and select “”Save as default style for this score”, see chapter.
The text properties of a selected text block can be changed in the Text section of the panel.
See the main chapter