Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 20
View and edit music notation
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Edit event parameters for text objects
You can edit event parameters for a text object in the Event inspector, including the staff
number, text style, text alignment, vertical and horizontal position, and whether or not the text is
lyric text.
Edit text event parameters
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Select the text you want to change.
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In the Event inspector, do any of the following:
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To change the staff for the text object: Drag the Staff number up or down. (This is only relevant
for multiple staff styles.)
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To convert the text to lyric text: Select the Lyric checkbox.
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To change the text style: Choose a different text style from the Staff Style pop-up menu.
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To change the text alignment: Choose a different text alignment from the Align pop-up menu.
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To change the position of the text object in the score: Drag the Vertical Pos and Horizontal Pos
numbers up or down.
Use text styles
You control the appearance of text in the Score Editor using text styles. A text style contains a set
of text attributes, such as font, size, and style, which you can apply to text objects. You can also
create your own text styles, and import them from other Logic Pro projects.
You apply, edit, and create text styles in the Text Styles window, which lists all the text styles in
the current project. Default text styles appear at the top of the list, followed by user-created text
styles. Each line shows the name and an example of the text style. Double-clicking the Example
line opens the Font window, where you can edit both the default and user text styles. Any fonts
installed on your system can be used.
User text styles are saved with the project file, allowing them to be different for each project.
The default text styles have been designed for specific text elements, and are automatically
assigned when inserted.
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Plain Text: The default setting for regular text.
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Page Numbers, Bar Numbers, Instrument Names: Used for automatic page and bar numbering,
and display of instrument names (see
on page 897). These styles
can also be edited in File > Project Settings > Score > Numbers & Names. Changes in either
window automatically update the settings in the other window, and affect the entire project.
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Tuplets: Used for triplet and other tuplet numbers.
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Repeat Endings: Used for anything written into the repeat ending boxes (usually just numbers,
but text can also be entered).
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Chord Root, Chord Extension: Used for the display of chord symbols. The Root covers the root
and (optional) extra bass note in chord symbols. The Chord Extension is used for everything
else.
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Multiple Rests: Used for the number above multiple rests.
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Tablature: Used for the display of fret numbers in guitar tablature.
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Tempo Symbols: Used for the display of numbers in tempo symbols.
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Octave Symbols: Used for the display of octave symbols.
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Note Heads: Used for the display of note heads.
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Guitar Grid Fingerings: Used for the display of guitar grid fingerings.