Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 3 Score Layout And Printing Manual

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5.If you wish, add one or several text style options from the checkboxes 
and pop-ups.
Most of the options are common text style variations such as bold, italic, underline, etc. 
But there are also a few special style options:
6.Click Apply to apply the settings to the selected text.
Note that you can select other text blocks while the dialog remains open – the dialog 
will be updated to reflect the settings of the currently selected text.
7.When you are done, close...

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Using text attribute sets
A text attribute set can be seen as a “preset” containing all font, size 
and style settings. By creating text attribute sets for the settings you 
use most often, you can save a lot of time.
Creating a text attribute set
1.Pull down the Scores menu and select Text from the Global Settings 
submenu.
The global Text Settings dialog appears.
2.Select the Attribute Sets tab.
3.Pull down the Set pop-up menu and select the “Empty” set.
4.Select a...

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Editing text attribute sets
If you edit the settings in a text attribute set, all texts using that set will 
be affected. This is very practical, since it allows you to use the same 
number of “generic” sets for all your projects (for titles, comments, lyr-
ics, etc.), and simply change the fonts, sizes, etc. for a different project 
if necessary. This will also make it easier to move projects between 
computers (which may not have the same fonts installed).
1.Select...

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Lyrics
The Lyrics option selected.
This type of text is inserted by selecting Lyrics in the Other symbol 
palette.
When you insert lyrics, you should click below or above the note the 
syllable belongs to. The text will then appear horizontally centered 
around the note and vertically positioned to where you clicked. You 
can later move it up or down, as with any symbol.
Lyrics are tied to the note position. If you move the note, the text 
moves with it. The spacing...

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5.Proceed until the last note and then press [Return] or click outside the 
text box.
Normally when you insert lyrics this way, the positions of the notes will 
automatically be adjusted so that no lyric “block” overlaps another. If 
this is not what you want, you can activate the option “Don’t Sync Lyr-
ics” in the Notation Style dialog–Switches page (accessed from the 
Scores–Global Settings submenu). If this is activated, the note posi-
tions will not be affected,...

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Adding a second verse
To insert a second line of lyrics, proceed as follows:
1.Enter the new lyrics above or below the existing verse.
2.Select all the words that should be in the new verse.
3.Pull down the Score menu and bring up the Text submenu.
4.Select the appropriate verse from the list at the bottom of the sub-
menu (Verse 1-6).
This assigns the selected lyrics to the selected verse.
To indicate that the words belong to another verse, they are automati-
cally...

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Moving lyrics
If you want to move the lyrics up or down, for example to make room 
for a second verse, proceed as follows:
1.Hold down the [Shift] key and double click on the first word in the 
lyrics.
All lyric “blocks” are selected.
2.Drag one of the lyric blocks up or down.
All selected lyric blocks are moved accordingly.
Adding lyrics from the clipboard
If you want to prepare your lyrics in another program, you can import 
them into Cubase SX the following way:...

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Block Text
The Block Text symbol is found on the Other palette. It allows you to 
import text from a file on disk or from the clipboard. Proceed as follows:
1.Click or double click on the Block Text symbol in the palette to bring 
up the Pencil tool.
2.Click in the score where you want to insert the text.
A file dialog appears.
3.Select a text file or rtf file to import, or click Cancel.
If you select a file, the text in the file is inserted into the score. If you...

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Settings
Selecting “Settings” from the context menu (or double clicking the 
Block Text) brings up a dialog with settings for the Block Text. These 
are:
Page text
The page text symbols are found in the Layout and Global Symbols 
palettes. They work the same way, but Global Page Text is part of the 
global layout, and will therefore appear in all layouts. 
The position of page text isn’t tied to a note, bar or staff position. In 
other words, it doesn’t matter if you...

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5.Adjust the settings for how the text should be positioned:
6.Select a text attribute set for the text, or make manual settings for font, 
size and style.
7.Click OK.
The text is inserted. You can adjust the positioning manually by dragging the text block.
Inserting variables
When you enter the text to be displayed, you can insert special char-
acters or “place holders” for special attributes. When the text is dis-
played, these characters will be replaced by their...