Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 915)

These automatic text objects can be inserted as both global text (in the margin areas),
or as text objects that are related to a bar position (in one of the staffs or regions). For
example, you can insert the INSTR object as a global object to display the name of the
current score set on all pages. The appearance, and exact positioning, of these objects
can be set in the Event Parameter box.
Working with Lyrics
You can use the lyric object to quickly add lyrics to a song. The cursor position is
automatically moved from note to note.
Creating Lyrics
The text group in the Part box contains an object named LYRIC, which allows you to
create lyrics aligned to note events. When you use the LYRIC object to input text, pressing
Tab moves the text cursor to the beginning of the next MIDI note.
To create lyrics
1 Do one of the following:
• Drag the lyric object below the first note of the melody.
• Select the lyric object in the Part box, then click the position of the first note with the
Text tool.
Note: Watch the help tag: each lyric object must be at the same bar position as the note
it belongs to (taking display quantization into account).
2 Enter the text for the first note—and press Tab, not Return—to automatically move the
text cursor to the beginning of the next MIDI note.
If a MIDI note is displayed as several tied (graphic) notes, press Shift-Tab to move the
cursor to the next graphic note. This method allows you to write several syllables below
one longer note, and lets you enter all lyrics in one process, although each syllable is
saved as an independent lyric object.
Editing lyrics is just like editing regular text. The Event Parameter box displays the same
parameters (the Lyric checkbox is selected).
Apart from the fact that cursor movement is bound to notes in lyric input mode, the only
difference between regular text objects and lyric objects is that the latter affects the
distance between the notes they are assigned to. This provides enough space for the text
to be displayed properly, without overlapping. If the text (or text style) is changed later,
the note distance is recalculated accordingly.
To convert a standard text object to lyrics
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Select the text, then select the Lyric checkbox in the Text Event Parameter box.
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