Accents in lyrics

[Oratorio]

Is there a way in PrintMusic to create accents in lyrics (for example, when you're adding Latin text to a melody)? I've searched the help file, but maybe I'm not using the right terms. And it seems I can't copy and paste accented text from elsewhere.

The maddening thing is that I've downloaded Finale files from the web that contain accented text, but I have no idea what version of Finale they were using or how they did it.

[miker]

There are a number of ways. Are you on Windows (I can help) or Mac (I can't)?

Also, specifically, what accents are you trying to add?

[Oratorio]

Thanks for offering to help. I'm on Windows (what do you take me for?)

Here's an example of the type of Latin text I would be working with:

Aspérges me. Dómine, hyssópo, et mundábor: lavábis me, et super nivem dealbábor.

I don't know what that type of accent is called, but I think it's the only one I'm likely to encounter because I just work with Latin and English.

[TWW]

Man, that is maddening. You are limited to character-at-a-time insertion (on Windows at least) using the despised Alt-codes.

The web page at http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/inte ... tml#accent may be of some help.

By the way, on my laptop I can't use the top-row numerals -- I have to turn on the Num Lock which repurposes MJKLUIO into numeric keys. A heck of a lot of effort for an ümlaut.

I've always suspected that the inability to paste text into PrintMusic was one of MM's punishments to us cheapskates.

[miker]

Download the free product AllChars for Windows from http://sourceforge.net/projects/allchars. It makes those accents easy to do.

CTRL,a,' gives you á and so forth. No ALT codes needed.

Tom, that goes for you, too! For an umlaut, CTRL, u, " gives ü.

[Oratorio]

Thanks, miker! This is a game-changer. So far, it's working just fine on Vista....

[miker]

Thanks, miker! This is a game-changer. So far, it's working just fine on Vista....

Glad to hear it. I really like the program. I set up text string macros with it, too. And thanks for letting us know it works on Vista. That's certainly good info.