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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 the dialog by clicking its close box.
Option Description
Melisma optionsThese determine the appearance of the “melisma line”, as described 
on page 219.
Frame Allows you to put the text in a rectangular (“Box”) or oval frame.
PositioningAllows you to select which side of the text block (left or right) 
should be used for calculating its position.This has an effect in situ-
ations where that text block is moved automatically (as a result of an 
Auto Layout function, when you move bar lines manually, etc.). If, for 
example, the text block appears just in front of a note (to the left of 
it), it will appear in a more sensible position after the adjustment, if 
the “Right” option is selected.
Alignment:
Left/Center/RightAllows you to specify the alignment of the text.
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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 font, specify a size and add style options with the checkboxes.
The options are the same as when you make text settings on the Scores menu (see 
above).
5.Click in the name field and enter a name for the new text attribute set.
6.Click Store to store the new text attribute set.
Using a text attribute set
To apply the settings in the text attribute set to one or several text 
blocks, select them, select the set from the Set pop-up menu in the 
Font Settings dialog (Scores–Text–Font Settings) and click Apply. 
You can also apply a text attribute set to a text block directly in the 
score by right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) it and selecting 
the set from the pop-up menu that appears.
•If you select a text attribute set in the Font Settings dialog when no 
text is selected in the score, the settings will be used the next time you 
insert some text.
•After you’ve selected a set for a text block, there will be a “link” between 
the text and the attribute set. Any changes to the attribute set (see be-
low) will affect all texts that use it. 
You can still edit any text settings manually (on the Scores–Text menu) but then the 
“link” to the attribute set will be removed. 
						

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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 the Attribute Sets tab in the Text Settings dialog.
2.Select the attribute set you want to edit from the Set pop-up menu.
3.Change the settings as desired.
This includes the name of the set.
4.Click Store.
Different Types of text
Regular text
The regular Text option selected.
This type of text is inserted by selecting Text in the Other symbol pal-
ette. 
The text is tied to the bar and staff position. If you move the bar or the 
entire staff, it moves with it.
Inserting the same text to all staves
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option] when clicking with the Pencil tool, the 
text you type in will be added to all staves you are currently editing. 
						

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Pasting text
You can paste text (e.g. from another program) into a text symbol in 
the score by selecting the text symbol and selecting “Text from Clip-
board” from the Text submenu on the Scores menu.
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 between notes is also adjusted to make 
the lyrics fit.
Inserting lyrics for a number of notes
1.With lyrics selected, click below or above the note with the Pencil tool.
Click below the first note.
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3.Hit [Tab].
The program moves on to the next note.
4.Input text for this note and hit [Tab] again.
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, which may be preferable.
•When entering words with several syllables you normally separate the 
syllables with a dash (-). By default, the dash signs are automatically 
centered between the syllables - if this is not what you want, activate 
the option “Don’t Center Hyphens” in the Notation Style dialog–
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Lyrics and measure widths
When you first enter lyrics, it will probably look crammed, since the 
words take up more space than the notes (the lyrics are also selected 
just after entering the last word, which make them look a bit odd when 
overlapping). To remedy this, use auto layout to automatically adjust 
the measure widths (see page 268).
Before and after using auto layout.
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 automat-
ically displayed in another color. However, all verses will print in black 
as usual.
•To select all words in one verse only, press [Shift] and double click on 
the first word in that verse.
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Inserting lyrics into voices
Each voice can have it’s own lyrics. If you for example have a vocal ar-
rangement with several voices, you can add lyrics to them, one by one.
1.Click or double click on the Lyrics symbol in the “Other” palette, so 
that the Pencil tool is selected.
2.Make sure the right voice is selected (on the extended toolbar).
3.Click on the first note in the selected voice.
4.Enter the lyrics for this voice, with [Tab] as described above.
5.Start over, by activating the next voice, clicking on the first note in that 
voice and proceed as with the first voice.
6.If needed, adjust the position of the lyrics for each voice (see below).
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 Nuendo the following way:
1.Create the lyrics in another program.
Separate words with space as usual, syllables within words with dash signs (-).
2.Copy the text.
3.In Nuendo, select the first note to which the lyrics should be added.
4.Pull down the Scores menu and select “Lyrics from Clipboard” from 
the Text submenu.
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Layout text
The text symbols in the Layout palette are part of the layout layer, and 
can thus be hidden or shown for different tracks in the layout, by ad-
justing the settings in the “L” column in the Layout Settings dialog. In 
all other ways it is exactly the same as regular text (see above). This 
means it is tied to the bar and staff position. If you move the bar or the 
entire staff, it moves with it.
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 
click Cancel, an empty Block Text symbol will be inserted – you can 
then either load it with text from a file or from the clipboard.
•Right-clicking (Windows) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) on an inserted Block 
Text symbol brings up a pop-up menu with the following options:
Menu item Description
Settings... Brings up the Block Text Settings dialog (see below). You can 
also open this by double clicking the Block Text.
Import Text... Imports text from a text file or rtf file. The imported text will re-
place any text currently in the Block Text symbol.
Update Text Reloads the text from the file.
Text From Clipboard Pastes the text from the clipboard into the Block Text symbol.
Text To Clipboard Copies the text in the Block Text symbol to the clipboard.
Snap Bounds Shrinks the Block Text symbol boundaries so that they fit the text 
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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 move other objects on the page, 
the page text stays where you put it. Typically, it’s used for score titles, 
page numbers, copyright information and other text elements that you 
want displayed with all parts (on all pages if you like).
Page text is entered in a special way:
1.Bring up the Layout palette or Global Symbols palette.
2.Click or double click on the Page Text symbol to bring up the Pencil 
tool.
3.Click in the score.
It doesn’t matter where you click – the positioning is made from the dialog that appears.
4.Enter the text you want displayed in the field at the top of the dialog.
You can use special characters to add “variables” such as page numbers – see below.
Setting Description
Font Lets you select the font to use for the Block Text. If “No Change” 
is selected, the font in the original file (if applicable) is used.
Size The text size, as a percentage.
Draw Frame When this is activated, a frame is shown around the Block Text.
Word wrap When this is activated, line breaks are used to fit the text in the 
Block Text symbol.
Replace mode In this mode, the Block Text box will be opaque, covering what’s 
under it.
Trans mode In this mode, the Block Text box will be transparent. 
						

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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 actual values (e.g. 
page numbers). The following variables are available:
For example, if you enter the text “%l, %r, Page %p”, it might be 
shown as “1st Violin, Quartet No.2, Page 12” in the score.
Option Description
Show on all pagesWhen this is activated, the text will be shown on all pages. The 
“Except First” checkbox allows you to exclude the very first page.
Show on first pageWhen this is selected, the text will only be shown on the first page.
Line This determines how many lines of text should be used.
Toggle Position When the Left or Right position option is selected to the right, ac-
tivating this checkbox will make the text alternate between left 
and right alignment on even/odd pages.
Position buttons Determines where on the page you want the text, vertically (Top/
Bottom) and horizontally (Left, Center, Right). 
Text to enter Text that will be displayed
%p The current page number.
%l (lower case L) The long staff name.
%s The short staff name.
%r The name of the project.