Formatting text in frames
Hi guys
Is there a way to format the text in frames so that you can have some text centred, left aligned, etc?
I have created a front sheet for a piece, where I'd like the text centred. Then at the end, I have a page of lyrics, where I'd like the text left aligned. Changing the settings changes all the text in all the frames.
Can different frames have different settings?
Many thanks and Happy New Year!
Kim
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In frames you can have several different text types and their styles, title, subtitle (centered), composer (right aligned), lyricist (left aligned). And plain frame text, left aligned too.
And you can change any of them after having entered them, right-click, text properties
In reply to In frames you can have by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi Jojo
Yes, I think I have found all those.
The thing is, if you right click and change the properties, the text changes in all the frames, not just the one you want to.
Kim
In reply to Hi Jojo Yes, I think I have by kim.tame
it should not, unless you tick the box 'apply to all similar' (or some such)
In reply to it should not, unless you by Jojo-Schmitz
OK- I've been looking for the option to 'apply to similar'. Can't find it.
Have tried:
Right click, Text Style
Right click, Text properties
Style menu, Text.
There is an 'Apply to all parts' button, which is greyed out and not usable.
regards
Kim
In reply to OK- I've been looking for the by kim.tame
Ah, didn't realize that you were talking about 2.0.
In reply to Hi Jojo Yes, I think I have by kim.tame
@kim
Right click on the text> Text Properties. I attach the image and a score of example. Check if it works the way you want.
First, what version of MuseScore? The Technology Preview forum is for discussion pre-release 2.0 builds such as the Beta and Nightly builds, so I will assume you are using those.
It is important to realize the difference betwene text *style* versus text *properties*. It is not unlike a word processor. Style controls all elements that use it. So if you change the Title *style*, you change all elements that use the title style. But it won't affect any elements that use the Composer style. That is how titles are centered but composer info is right aligned.
Text properties affect just a single element. So you might have several elements with Title style, but you can use text properties to make one be left aligned even though the others are centered. Really, though, this should not not be needed for what you are doing. You should be using a different style for lyrics versus title. So no changes you make to one should affected the other at all.
if you are still having problems, please post the score you are having trouble with, say what version of MuseScore you are using, and describe what you are trying to do in more detail.