Chant verses lyric question

[DennisMusic]

New Dorico user (Finale since 1990!)
Is this possible in Dorico with lyrics, for long verses in chant notation?
I figured out multiple words under one note and justification, but don’t see how I can offset the second line.

I’m just a few days in, I’ll be asking a ton of questions as I relearn 30 years of daily Finale use.

[Derrek]

Use stanza (verse) 2 (with appropriate spacing) for the second line.

[benwiggy]

Note that you can change the verse number of an existing lyric just by selecting it and changing the Line number in the Properties panel.

[DennisMusic]

Thanks for the replies. I already figured out changing verses, I just can’t seem to find a way to indent the second line.

[benwiggy]

You could create a new Paragraph Style with an Indent setting, and then apply that style to the selected lyric. (Indenting doesn’t affect Centred lyrics; only Left/right justified.)

… or you could just add some hard spaces to the lyric.

[Derrek]

[DennisMusic]

Thanks! Getting close to what I need. I made a new Paragraph Style, which works well.

2 things have me stuck.

1. Can I change the line spacing of lyrics to tighten up a bit
2. Can I hide that odd rest at the beginning of top staff organ? I learned that I can select the C that is slurred and select start voice, and this hid the rest on a vocal line, but for some reason won’t allow it on the organ staff.

[dspreadbury]

You can change the distances between lines of lyrics by adjusting Distance between adjacent lines of lyrics on the Lyrics page of Engraving Options.

To hide a rest, select it and choose Edit > Remove Rest. (You can assign a keyboard shortcut to this if it’s something you think you will be using often.)

[Lillie_Harris]

You can also move lyrics rhythmically – the key command Ctrl/Cmd-Alt/Opt-arrows should nudge lyrics by the rhythmic grid (at least a bit).