Hi Robert,

Many thanks for the offer but it seems to be a general thing. I have exactly 
the same behaviour if I start a completely new test file. Still it would do no 
harm to check. I'll send you something later on today.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of 
Robert Patterson
Sent: 09 February 2017 15:20
To: finale
Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 25: Lyrics window problem

If you want to send me a copy of the problem file privately, I'll be glad to 
see what I can see about it.

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 9:14 AM, Michael Withers < mich...@michaelwithers.co.uk> 
wrote:

> Thanks Robert. I'll double check the 'Set current lyric' settings but 
> I think it's unlikely to be the cause as I have the same problem on 
> v25 AND on 2014 and 2014.5.
>
> I've already tried all the usual rebooting PC and restarting Finale 
> tricks to no avail.
>
> Thanks anyway
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On 
> Behalf Of Robert Patterson
> Sent: 09 February 2017 13:50
> To: finale
> Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 25: Lyrics window problem
>
> I've seen this problem, or similar, in Fin 25. Whatever causes the 
> lyrics disappear seems random, but usually I can restore them with 
> Undo, provided I go back far enough. You might also try restarting 
> Finale or even the computer. (I sometimes have to restart the computer 
> for playback issues.)
>
> But your problem sounds like a simpler issue. Are you certain that 
> "Set Current Lyric" is set to the same verse/chorus/section number as 
> you are expecting? There is some strange behavior around this feature 
> and it is worth checking.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 3:40 AM, Michael Withers < 
> mich...@michaelwithers.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi John and Christopher,
> >
> > Thanks for the link to the lyric hyphenator page. It's a marvellous 
> > resource and worth sharing more widely.
> >
> > Another great hyphenator is https://www.ushuaia.pl/hyphen/?ln=en. 
> > This one works best with single words or shorter texts but has the 
> > advantage of allowing hyphenation in many different languages.
> >
> > However, marvellous as they are, they are a perfect example of my
> problem:
> > I can't use them because I can't copy/paste into the lyrics tool 
> > edit window!!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Michael Withers
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On 
> > Behalf Of John Roberts
> > Sent: 09 February 2017 03:14
> > To: finale@shsu.edu
> > Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 25: Lyrics window problem
> >
> > You beat me to it, Christopher! I found this page not too long ago, 
> > and use it all the time. Very useful.
> > JR
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Feb 8, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Christopher Smith <
> > christopher.sm...@videotron.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Michael,
> > >
> > > I rarely get problems like this, though I’ve heard of them. Often,
> > hitting Undo restores the lyrics when they disappear, I’ve been told.
> > >
> > > My contribution is to provide you with this website, which offers
> > automatic hyphenation in English. Copy your lyrics into this window, 
> > hit the Hyphenate button, then copy them back out and paste them 
> > into the Finale lyrics window. You still have to check them (“Bless-ed”
> > instead of “blessed”, for example) but it saves a ton of work.
> > >
> > > http://juiciobrennan.com/hyphenator/
> > >
> > > Christopher
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Wed Feb 8, at WednesdayFeb 8 3:47 PM, Michael Withers <
> > mich...@michaelwithers.co.uk> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Dear all,
> > >>
> > >> I'm hoping the corporate wisdom of this illustrious list can help 
> > >> with this problem, or at least point me in the right direction
> > >>
> > >> Everything has been going OK with Finale 25 since I upgraded.
> > >>
> > >> Yesterday I was successfully entering lyrics in my usual way 
> > >> (couple of glitches but I put that down to inaccurate fingers or 
> > >> me not being
> > careful).
> > >> My usual way of working is to copy/paste lyrics into the Lyrics 
> > >> Window, insert the necessary hyphenation and then click-assign 
> > >> the lyrics to the score.
> > >>
> > >> Today, the Lyrics Window is behaving very strangely. If I 
> > >> copy/paste lyrics into the Lyrics Window and click the 'Click 
> > >> assign' button the lyrics I have pasted disappear. Vanished!
> > >>
> > >> If I put the lyrics in by using type-in-score then the lyrics DO 
> > >> appear in the Lyrics edit window but don't seem to retain their 
> > >> connection to the score, i.e. if I then make a change in the 
> > >> lyrics using the edit window, the changes ARE NOT reflected in the score.
> > >>
> > >> I checked the other versions of Finale that I keep installed for 
> > >> emergencies
> > >> (2014 and 2014.5) and they exhibit exactly the same errors.
> > >>
> > >> So I tried the version of 2014 that I keep on a laptop for 
> > >> emergencies - and that works just fine, exactly as expected.
> > >>
> > >> I guess this means the problem is with my main PC or with 
> > >> something in some software or other that has updated itself 
> > >> recently. Yes, I've already tried rebooting the PC (many times!) 
> > >> and deleting the preferences and starting again.
> > >>
> > >> Has anyone else experienced this problem or can suggest where I 
> > >> could look to find the cause?
> > >>
> > >> I am on Windows 10 with an i5 processor and NVIDIA GeForce 
> > >> graphics card
> > >>
> > >> The setup has been working fine until today and I have been 
> > >> working with Finale since 1998!!
> > >>
> > >> Any pointers much appreciated
> > >>
> > >> Best wishes
> > >>
> > >> Michael Withers
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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