PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) - Manual (Page 202)

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Anchored to a Staff Object
If you want, you can leave a message for musicians to read that is tied to a passage (specifically, an object in
a measure) . As you make changes to your score, and that object moves around, the text follows along .
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . To place the text tool
on your Music Cursor, either:
> Press K, or
> In the Entry Palette , hover over the first pane and click in the pop-up menu .
3 . Click your Music Cursor on the item you want to anchor text to .
» Notion displays a temporary text box at this location with the placeholder
of “Text” inside .
4 . Type the text you want inside this box and either click anywhere away from the
box or press Enter .
Move Text
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . Click once anywhere on the text you want to move .
» All letters and punctuation in the text appear in an orange color .
3 . Only text anchored to a staff object can be moved by dragging: otherwise you can use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow
keys to move all text . There are two details to keep in mind:
> If you move a Title in the Pages Across or Pages Down page view , the staves on the first page follow along .
> If you add text, you must first move it from its original location by dragging it (once, even a little) before it will
respond to Arrow keys .
4 . To change the text from orange to a solid black color, click anywhere in the score area away from the text .
TIP: You have the option of hiding this text from general view and printouts . It will only
show (in a light gray color) when you select View > Show > Show Hidden Items .
Edit Existing Text
You are free to edit the text you’ve already Entered into a score, whether the text is anchored to a page or to a staff object .
1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . Double-click anywhere on the existing text .
» A temporary text box appears, with the existing text highlighted inside in a blue color .
3 . Make your edits inside the temporary text box .
4 . Either click anywhere in the score away from the box or press Enter .
5 . You can change Font, Text Size and Formatting Options in the added text-editing tool . Go to Score, Full Score
Options and select the Fonts tab . This will change the formatting for score and parts . To further change the parts
text styles (so they are different to the full score), Go to Score, Parts Options and select the Fonts tab .