Lyrics error

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Lara_
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Post by Lara_ » Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:44 am

Hi! I have a problem with lyrics in score.
There is a line in only two pages but i can't understand what is it (see attachment)
Have someone ever seen something like this? It's seems like a graphic error

Thank you!!


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johnmouse
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Post by johnmouse » Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:38 am

It looks like a word extension. If you don't really need them, you can turn them off -->Document -->Document Options -->Lyrics -->Word Extensions radio button -->Uncheck Use Smart Word Extensions -->OK -->Update -->OK.

If you do need them, see what word is being extended and either adjust the extension line (I believe you can do this in scroll screen mode as well) or delete it.

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Post by zuill » Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:58 pm

Word Extensions generally don't cross from page to page over page margins. It looks more like a guide line. You can get rid of those in the View menu.

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Post by at8ax » Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:03 pm

If it *is* a Word Extension, it was probably the result of a Layer change on a previous page. Quickest fix is usually to adjust a Measure Attribute to block Word Extensions.

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Post by zuill » Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:19 am

Word extensions only cover the length of the Staff. This has to be a guide line. I ran a test, and that is exactly what they look like. If Word Extensions ran past the staff, they would be useless, as they wouldn't follow the norm for extensions.

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Post by Lara_ » Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:18 am

Thank you!
It was Word Extension problem

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Post by ebiggs1 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:22 pm

Yes, I have seen Word Extensions screw up like that before. They can be frustrating sometimes.
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