Copy and paste lyrics in Dorico Pro 5

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How to copy and paste lyrics in Dorico Pro 5

What are the steps for users to copy and paste Lyrics in Dorico Pro 5?

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Click to select the first lyric
Ctrl-Shift-Click to Select More (do this a few times until all lyrics in the flow are selected for that voice)
Ctrl-C to copy
Select the first note in the alto
Ctrl-V to paste

There are a few other ways to do it as well, but this is probably the best.

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I tried clicking a few more times after holding Control+Shift+Click to select the whole verse of words, but am still stuck with this window on just one word.:man_technologist:t4:

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Yes, I am on Mac. I tried the alternative for Mac. However when I do Command+Shift+Click, the cursor lands on the above voice.

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@GeorgeMaster I am sorry… I am really brain dead tonight, and I’m leading you astray…

Select More is Cmd-Shift-A. Final answer. Apologies… you should find it works delightfully well… as long as you actually use it right!

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A method I use is to select the bar(s) in question (click in between the notes), Edit > Filter > Lyrics, Edit > Paste Special > Duplicate to Staff Below. This works best if the rhythms in the other parts are the same. Also, I have assigned keyboard shortcuts to those actions to make the whole process very speedy.

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No problem thank you. That worked. I started asking my questions more strategically for all those who are moving from Finale to Dorico Pro 5 who could really use this info. Your answers and answers from others will be a good tool for all these individuals.

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Provided I proofread before I hit Send! :upside_down_face:

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None of this seems to work is Dorico 6. Is there a new solution for 6?

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The functionality is unchanged. Select all the lyrics, copy them, click on the first note in the new staff, and paste.

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What is the prescribed method for selecting the lyrics I want to copy? Must I Cmd-click on each syllable before Cmd-C to collect the lyrics I want to copy?

I am using a set of 4-staves for SATB. For the first 16 measures, the lyrics do not line up between the parts (S-A-T-B). But, for the following 15 they do line up. This pattern is repeated again after that.

Additionally, there are two verses that need to be copied in that 15 measure section.

So, I need to copy the lyrics for ONLY that section (and a couple measures in the Coda). Otherwise, it seems (from the solutions I read above) I would overwriting the sections where the lyrics are different for each part.

Thank you for your help and reply,

Rick

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Click on the first syllable, then Cmd-Shift-A to get them all.

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Thanks Dan.

However, that only collects the lyrics for the one measure in which that first syllable lies (3 in my case), and not all the measures I want.

Rick

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Keep pressing Cmd-Shift-A. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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OK. Did that. But, on the second Cmd-Shift-A, it copied the entire song of lyrics.

If, when I paste that, I’m supposing it will overwrite the some or all of the existing lyrics where I don’t want them to. May not BEFORE the point I paste, but in the later sections where I wouldn’t want them to.

What is missing is a way to copy and paste from point A to point B only, so as not to affect the other areas.

Sorry if I’m not understanding, but maybe I’m just not getting it.

Rick

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In that case, select the first lyric. Then Cmd-click the last lyric. THEN use Cmd-Shift-A. It will select all lyrics in between the start and end lyric you selected. You can then copypasta that selection.

The function is called Select More, if you want to read further in the documentation on it.

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Thanks Dan. I’ll give that a shot on my next project. I ended up copying one syllable at at time this time. (had to get it done).

Rick