I've done hundreds of hymns in Finale. why not use the Vertical Collision Remover plugin? I do start with a template that has the spacing between lyric verses as well as the spacing from the top staff to the 1st lyrics set. But other than that, I don't bother setting the bottom lyric to bottom staff spacing (which frequently changes from hymn to hymn) or any other vertical spacing settings. I use the default settings of the plugin and almost every time I get a useable document. Even when I enter lyrics on verses 6 or 7 that are well into the bottom staff at the time of entry, the plugin adjusts everything nicely, no messing with page layout & system margins. In my opinion, one of the better plugins for this issue.
James Gilbert www.jamesgilbertmusic.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Noel Stoutenburg > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:15 AM > To: finale@shsu.edu > Subject: Re: [Finale] Hymn Lyrics > > noel jones wrote: > > I think I have layout and everything under control when doing hymns > > except lyrics. > > > > Multiple verses end up making me manually drag staves around, and I > > end up with a sloppy looking book of hymns. > I've done several hundreds of hymns, and here's what I did early on. I > found a spacing between the bottom of the top staff and the first line > of lyrics, a spacing between lines of lyrics, and a spacing between the > last lyric, and the top of the bottom staff that I liked. I set up a > template file, and with all the settings I prefer, spaced to > accommodate > 6 verses. When I do a hymn with more or fewer, I simply set the space > between the bottom lyric and the top line of the bottom staff as > needed. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
