Lyrics appearing in the staff lines

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wbirkedahl
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Post by wbirkedahl » Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:18 pm

When I try to revise lyrics, the cursor does not highlight the words as it should, and when I enter replacement words they bounce up into the staff lines next to the notes. I've done lyrics before, and have not had this experience. Does someone have a fix or some advice?

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Bill Stevens
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Post by Bill Stevens » Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:59 pm

Where do you enter the replacement words? In the staff or in the Lyrics Window box? My first thought would be for you to make sure you have the lyrics in the proper verse, but it is going to be best if you can post a sample file and describe your steps which result in the misplaced lyrics.

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Post by miker » Thu Aug 27, 2020 12:01 am

Also, make sure they are consistently attached to the correct layers.
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