Select notes only
I have read the manual on selecting and copying/pasting, and tried several things, but I keep getting lyrics as well as notes. How do I select/copy/paste just notes?
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1. Make selection
2. Press Notes button in Inspector
In reply to 1. Â Make selection 2. Â by worldwideweary
Thanks for your reply. That does select the notes, but I can't copy/paste them somewhere else.
How would I select/copy/paste (or select/delete) just the lyrics?
In reply to Thanks for your reply. That by ozmusicman88
1. To copy/paste just the notes rather than selecting only note-head, make the selection and use the selector to un-check "Lyrics".
2. Lyrics are connected to notes, so if you filter out their attached voices, they won't select properly. If the selection is small, Ctrl+LeftMouseClick can be used quickly before a Ctrl+C . If the selection is larger, select a lyric and right-click -> Select -> All Similar Elements, or go one more layer by selecting More... and check "same subtype" to allow selection of all lyrics in a system [a complete line] or a voice
In reply to 1. To copy/paste just the by worldwideweary
Thanks, that's what I needed.
In reply to Thanks, that's what I needed. by ozmusicman88
No problemo.
It is written that a future version may make this process a bit cleaner.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. That by ozmusicman88
In case it isn't clear: to exclude lyrics (or anything else) from a selection, use View / Selection Filter and uncheck the boxes for whatever you don't want included.
In reply to In case it isn't clear: to by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc :-)
In reply to In case it isn't clear: to by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc. I want to copy notes only and so unchecked Lyrics under the Selection Filter. When I paste, though, the existing lyrics disappear. Can you tell me how to prevent that? thanks
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
Not. The lyrics are linked with their notes, so by replacing them with new ones the old notes get removed, including all that is attached to them.
What you're looking for (and I believe currently is not supported) is a way to paste pitch information only for multiple notes at the same time.
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
So you're saying you have existing notes and lyrics in one section (we'll call them "Notes A" and "Lyrics A"), different existing notes and different existing lyrics ("Notes B" and "Lyrics B" in another section, and you want to replace just the notes in the first section would you have "Notes B" but with "Lyrics A"? If so, I think the way to do that is the other way around - copy "Lyrics A" and paste them only "Notes B". If you also want to have the section with "Notes B" and "Lyrics B", you could first copy that section to a temporary scratch area.
In reply to So you're saying you have… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc. I want to copy Notes A to replace Notes B but keep all lyrics as is.
In reply to Thanks Marc. I want to copy… by keenyk
Gotcha, then my suggestion above should work perfectly.