Add general text to file
Is there a way to add regular text - composer text, guidance text, etc -
somehow in a Musescore 2.0 file? Looked through Manual; can't find anything on
this. Would be helpful as I modify piano arrangements to help keep track of
what I did.
Comments
Welcome! What you missed is here: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/text
For both of the specific things you mentioned, check under the Add menu. System text or staff text would be for the "guidance" you mentioned: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/text-basics#staff-and-system-text
In reply to Welcome! What you missed is by Isaac Weiss
Thanks for answer. Used System text process; able to add several lines of text attached to specific point in score. Will use this method. Is there a way to write information about the piece in general that is NOT linked to a specific point in score?
In reply to Thanks for answer. Used by cerv66campy
I'm not sure I understand—do you mean you want to store text with the score but not have it actually appear on any page?
Welcome, menu: Add/Text see also
https://musescore.org/en/node/24475
In reply to Welcome, menu: Add/Text see by Shoichi
@cerv66campy, the link above is a tutorial for MuseScore 1, and does not apply to MuseScore 2 but the criterion is analogous: add a frame or click an existing to add text.
then you can select it and drag to the desired location.
Take a look here: https://musescore.org/en/node/93581
In reply to @cerv66campy, the link above by Shoichi
Shoichi. Thx much. I click Add/Frame/Append frame and get a nice text box for my running commentary, notes, whatever. Perfect!!
In reply to Shoichi. Thx much. I click by cerv66campy
Thanks - me too cerv66campy!. See reply below for more info if you're interested.
In reply to Welcome, menu: Add/Text see by Shoichi
Good tips guys. For general text in a score, I find the inserting a text frame method works best (thanks cerv66campy).
My need was to get 'general' text at the start of the score, just below the Title object, so I can document the score's pipe organ registration settings (which can be quite detailed).
I found two ways to do this, both using menu 'Add' - 'Frames' - 'Insert Text Frame'.
The first way involves first selecting the first bar of the first staff, then clicking 'Add' - 'Frames' - 'Insert Text Frame'. This gives you a text box at the top of the score that will stay automatically placed while you edit your score.
The second way is more versatile, in that you will need to position the text frame manually, but you can place your text exactly where you want it. Add or select the score's Title frame object, then click your menu items 'Add' - 'Frames' - 'Insert Text Frame'. Your new text frame will appear at the very top of the score, from where you can then manually drag it to position it where you want (i.e. unclicked 'Automatic placement'). Note that this second method may require you to keep an eye on its position and move it again to keep things where you want them as you edit your score.
In reply to Thanks for the tip - works… by Lofo
If the goal is to have the text between the title and the start of the score, you should add it to the first measure. Then it will appear in the right place already, no need to adjust anything unless you want to, and definitely no need to disable autoplace. It won't move if the score layout changes. But if you are trying to place text near a particular measure, don't use this method at all, just add Staff Text (Ctrl+T), then it will automatically move with the measure.
In reply to If the goal is to have the… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc - I think that was my first way above? In the image below, the top registration was from inserting a frame after selecting the 'Title' box, the second from inserting after selecting the first bar of the first staff. Notice the funny way I had to create the prall with an F-flat - I searched the forums but to get it to play properly ended up changing the key for one bar, before changing it back to G-major after that bar. Not sure if there's a better way to do this (although this was done in MuseScore 2, I've now got 3 so there may be a new feature I'm not aware of).
In reply to Thanks Marc - I think that… by Lofo
Right, I was just clarifying that it is important to choose the correct method of adding text according to how you want it to follow changes in the score. There are no cases I can think of where the second case makes sense, if you are concerned about score layout changes.
As for trills, the usual workaround is to place a hidden/silent note in another voice. See https://musescore.org/en/node/277181
In reply to Right, I was just clarifying… by Marc Sabatella
Re using the bar-linked text to avoid manual positioning: gotchya, that makes more sense and is 'safer'. While MuseScore seems pretty logical with its text (or any object in fact) positioning, I find I get some weird results whenever I 'over-position' objects manually, with them disappearing off the page after they hit a certain size for example.
Also, thanks for the reference on how to make the flat-prall - I hadn't seen that forum message before.
I must admit it seemed a bit odd initially (i.e. positioning a 1/32 F flat note directly on the main E of the prall), but it works. Much neater than my workaround of changing the key for just this bar.
Attached is an image containing the finished results, and the instructions I used - it plays perfectly, and looks more in keeping with the overall score, Bach being pretty precise with these things, and the passage sounding harmonious with that somewhat counterintutive F-flat in the prall!
(Note: while it's not mentioned in the forum message, I'm assuming the note being added is a 1/32, for a 1/16 set of notes, per the timing in a prall, like a trill). With the attached image, I keep these little MuseScore scores in a tips folder for future reference - most useful when you discover a way to do something slightly obscure!
In reply to Thanks Marc for the… by Lofo
An F-flat in G-major?
Looks to me like an F natural.
(An F sharp flat, so to speak ;-)
In reply to F-flat in G-major? Looks to… by Jm6stringer
LOL I just realised this, no it's not some new Phrygian temperament! Just an old F-natural for the key of G.
In reply to Thanks Marc for the… by Lofo
Indeed, large manual adjustments are almost always a mistake, indicating that the element should simply have been attached differently to begin with, and results after score layout changes are often not pretty.