Adding and Editing Page Text

The procedures for adding and editing free text are generally the same as for all types of text supported by Composer. See the preceding topic, General Procedures for Editing Text:

     Adding Text

     Editing Text

     Deleting Text

     Selecting Font Type, Size, and Properties

     Showing and Hiding Types of Text

     Adding International Characters in Text

Here are some special details about adding and editing page text that differ from other types of text:

     Page text is shown only in Page View and on the printed page. Page text is not shown in Window View.

     When you navigate with the mouse to the Page Text Palette, or type SHIFT+P, Composer will automatically switch to Page View.

     SHIFT+P is also the shortcut for the Page Layout Palette. If you type SHIFT+P once and the Page Layout Palette is displayed, then type SHIFT+P a second time for the Page Text Palette.

     To reserve space for a title, page header or footer, specify top and bottom margins with the Page Setup command in the Part menu. To reserve space for the page title on the first page only, there is a special option in the Page Setup dialog box for Margin / First Page Top.

     A page text object can have multiple lines. While adding or editing the free text, hit the ENTER key to begin a new line.

     You can specify which pages show the page text: all pages, the first page only, left pages only, right pages only, or all pages except the first page. These options are convenient for distinguishing title text on the first page, and header and footer text on subsequent pages.

     Composer defines the following standard page text objects: page number, song title, file name, and part name. The text displayed in these objects will vary according to, for example, what the page number is on a given page of the score.

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