Text and note colour
I am using this excellent software to produce aids for a weak section of our choir. For this I would like to highlight both notes and lyrics where harmonies occur.
(a) I can colour the harmony notes only (say in red), but would prefer them to be bolder than the other notes to stand out.
(b) I would like the associated text to be coloured and bold also, preferably by editing existing text.
Is any or all of this possible please?
I am currently working from a hand-written score with sops, altos and bass all on one staff (treble clef) and if possible would like to keep this arrangement.
Comments
(a) if all the notes are in different voices, you can make the other notes small by right-clicking, choosing note properties and checking the box that says small.
(b) to change the color and makes lyrics bolder, right click and choose text properties.
In reply to (a) if all the notes are in by musiclover007
Thanks musiclover007
(a) A bit of inverse logic really but it's a solution that I will probably use, thank you.
(b) I've already tried all the usual possibilities. Whilst I can alter all existing text using Text Properties as well as Text Style, I can make a single word bold and change it's size, but not the colour. Maybe it's not possible?
To change text colour, select it, right click and choose Text Properties - the ensuing dialogue gives the opportunity to change the colour.
In reply to To change text colour, select by ChurchOrganist
Thanks ChurchOrganist - see my reply to musiclover007
In reply to Text note and colour by spot-on
Sorry folks, I forgot to give details:
I am using Musescore version 1.2
Platform is Windows XP
This does NOT work on my computer for a SINGLE text word, only for a complete odd/even line of lyrics. My 'select colour' button is just about worn out with trying !!
In reply to Text and note colour by spot-on
Oops - I can't get it to work with lyrics
Works OK with stave text
So I made the erroneous assumption it also did with lyrics.
A workaround would be to create the coloured word in a graphics editor, save as PNG then drag into MuseScore.