The Button Bar

This top area of the window has buttons for adding, deleting and editing lyrics. You can also show/hide the lyric baseline position indicators with the Show/Hide Positions button.

Apply Changes.
Click this button to apply any changes you have made to the currently selected lyric. When you click this button, METRO reflows the lyric into the score, beginning in the specified measure and verse.

Add Lyric. Click this button to add a new lyric to the lyric list. Each new lyric can have its own starting measure, verse and voice assignment.

Delete Lyric. Click this button to remove the currently selected lyric from the lyric list.

Show/Hide Positions. Click this button down to show the lyric position indicators in the score. When these are visible, you can click and drag the baseline position of a lyric line. Click this button up to hide the lyric position indicators.


See Also:

Lyric list

Lyric editing area

Using the Lyric Window

The Button Bar