deleting a line of lyrics
How can I delete a line of lyrics? In the attached, I'd like to remove the middle verse.
I've tried deleting each word, but this leaves a blank line between the first and last verses. Any advice gratefully received!
| Attachment | Size |
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| Buxtehude Klag-Lied c minor (vocal score).mscz | 26.56 KB |
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Right click->Select->More->Same Subtype->Del
Then, right click->Select->More->Same Subtype->Verse 3->Inspector->Set as Verse 2
Right-click one of those middle lyrics, Select > More... > Same Subtype > OK, Del
Select one of those last lyrics , Select > More... > Same Subtype > OK, in Inspector change Verse from 3 to 2
In reply to Right-click one of those… by Jojo-Schmitz
Sorry-- I should have said, I'm on a Mac. The usual right-click equivalents aren't producing those options....
In reply to Sorry-- I should have said,… by pegramharriso
Cmd+click, or 2 finger swipe
In reply to Sorry-- I should have said,… by pegramharriso
Never mind! I figured it out! Many thanks indeed to both of you for your help. -PH
In reply to Never mind! I figured it… by pegramharriso
What was your solution?
In reply to What was your solution? by citizensheep
It wouldn't work in Oct 2019, but today you can click the first lyric, shift+click the last lyric and press delete.
In reply to What was your solution? by citizensheep
If you are on a Mac, and only have a one-button mouse, Control-click or Command-click should give you the same as right-clicking.
In reply to If you are on a Mac, and… by billmuse
The easiest way it to click (no right click) the first lyric then shift+click the last lyric to select them all. There is no right click necessary though it is possible to use the Select option from the right click (context) menu as well. The method I described should be the same on all computers.
In reply to Never mind! I figured it… by pegramharriso
Hey, I ran into the same problem of trying delete the third verse of lyrics (total of 5 verses), after selecting of the third verse and click Delete key, the third verse was removed but leaves an empty blank line. I'm using a Mac.
Steps: click the first word on the third lyrics, right click, Select -> More ..-> Same Subtype -> OK, Delete.
Thanks for your help.
In reply to Right-click one of those… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi Jojo, I followed your instruction, but in inspector I can't change Verse 3 to Verse 2, it just a display of "Verse 3" ! how to change it to Verse 2 ? Thx.
I tried to click (no right click) the first lyric on a line, then do a shift+click on the last lyric of the same line to select the two lyrics and everything in between, but that didn't do it.
Then I tried a shift+click and I drew a rectangle around the lyrics that I wanted to remove. That worked with MuseScore 3.4.2 and 2.3.2 . The bars also move closer to each other when the lyrics have been removed.
I hope this solution is useful for others. ;-)
In reply to I tried to click (no right… by barencor
There is a bug where click then shift+click doesn't work if the last lyric is at the very end of the piece. Try adding an extra measure temporarily (Ctrl+B) then you can use click / Shift+click.
But also, right-click then Select / More allows you to select a number of ways easily - including all lyrics of a single verse in a single operation.