Hi all, You can and I do paste lyrics between staves very successfully in Finale. I find Finale's lyric entry to be quite flexible for anything I have done, from lead sheets to two stave choral arranging to somewhat complex, four stave a capella writing.
FYI, here are a couple of rules of thumb that I adhere to : 1. Don't be afraid to sectionalize the lyric, i.e., put the actual three verses and chorus of "Song A" into 4 of Finale's lyric "compartments" (Verse, Chorus or Section). It's easier to "option click assign" that way, if appropriate. "Option click assign" enters all the lyrics in a "compartment" to the note clicked on and subsequent notes until done. This takes a bit of planning but (at least for me) I feel it is a time saver. 2. Never replace or insert lyric changes mid-"compartment" but always at the end of that "compartment". Erase the changed lyric and then click enter the change. If things get screwed up when trying to edit lyrics, or notes with lyrics already assigned, it's usually best to punt: erase the lyrics for that verse (chorus or section) and re-enter (click enter). Again, the smaller the section of lyric being dealt with, the smaller the scope of the problem. Don Hart on 2/8/04 10:17 AM, William Roberts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ........... There are some ways in which Sibelius's flexibility > for lyrics lags behind Finale, e.g. click assignment in Finale doesn't have an > exact equivalent in Sibelius, but Sibelius does allow you to copy and paste > lyrics between staves, or from an external text file (providing, obviously, > you put the necessary hyphenation in the text file first). I always find > putting in lyrics in Sibelius quicker than Finale, and having to rely on e.g. > plug-ins for word extensions etc. has meant that I'd rather use Sib than > Finale. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
