Multiple lyric lines overlap
I have created a score for a four part song on two staves, with four verses of lyrics between. The lyric lines overlap and I can't seem to change the line spacing.
I've attached the score.
| Attachment | Size |
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| Only Remembered.mscz | 5.82 KB |
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I don't see them overlap. I see some words of the 1st verse collide with some stems from the stave above and some words of the refrain to collide with a slur from the stave belowe though. This can get changed in Menu/Style/Edit General Style.../Page/Lyrics upper margin and Lyrics lower margin.
Is that what you meant?
In reply to I don't see them overlap. I by Jojo-Schmitz
I've adjusted the scaling, lyrics margins, and a few other things. I also added line breaks, some staff spacers on the second page and a second page vertical frame to line up the systems with the first page. See if this is to your liking.
In reply to I've adjusted the scaling, by schepers
Thanks for doing that. I've got the hang of notation input pretty well. But there are so many layout options I often can't figure out which ones I need!
I'll compare my original settings with your revisions, and that should help me next time!
In reply to I don't see them overlap. I by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi Jojo
On my computer, the lyric lines are closer than standard text spacing - for example, the ascender on 'd' of "done" touches the line above. My reading of the manual suggests this spacing should be automatic.
Ha ha! MS crashed and I reloaded. The file now shows correct spacing. I remember reading elsewhere that some errors are corrected on re-loading the file
Hey ho!
The first couple of songs i did the multiple verses spaced out just fine. Then i came back the next day to do the rest of the project and multiple verses overlap - I had to drag the words apart and it just isn't pretty, as well as time consuming. I'm making lead sheets, not full piano accomp. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.
In reply to overlapping lyrics by katemike13
Hard to say without seeing examples - could you post one? Preferably the actual MSCZ file, not just a screenshot.
In reply to Hard to say without seeing by Marc Sabatella
how do you post a file? When i typed the lyrics today, they looked fine, so i saved the doc. then when i opened later to print they're all mushed up. sorry for my ignorance, i'm new to this software. thanks in advance for help. i see the attach button at the bottom of the screen, when i browse, my files can't be found. when i search from the control panel they can't be found, i can only get to them if i open musescore.
In reply to overlapping lyrics by katemike13
When you open a file in MuseScore, it shold tell you what folder it is in. Just browse to that same folder when attaching a file.
Sometimes problems are corrected by restart or even just saving and reloading the score.
Hi everyone! So, I'm having some serious issues with my Hymn Transcription homework for my theory class. I have tried extending margins, reducing and increasing stretch, everything I can possibly think of.
If anyone can take a look at this and help me out, that would be wonderful, because this is due this week, and I'm at a loss.
Anyone know how I can fix this?
-Gratia
In reply to Hymn Homework by Gratia
You're just trying to squeeze too much onto a single pages with too small settings to be readable.
Also you'd better start a new topic rather than resurrecting one that is 2 1/2 years old
Try the attached, made to fir an A4 pages with a 11pt lyrics and 1.564mm spatium