You can input lyrics using the lyrics popover with the computer keyboard.
Procedure
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Open the Symbols tab, and click Text.
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Activate Lyrics to load the mouse cursor.
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Click the note on the staff where you want to start inputting lyrics.
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Enter the word or syllable that you want to add to the selected note into the popover.
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To include multiple words in a single lyric, press Shift-Alt/Opt-Space for a non-breaking space.
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To include a hyphen within a single word or syllable, press Alt/Opt--.
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To include an elision in a lyric, press _ (underscore).
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Advance the popover to the next note in one of the following ways:
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To enter the next word, press Space.
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To enter the next syllable of a multi-syllabic word that is not the final syllable, press - (hyphen).
Tip
For lyrics sung over multiple notes, you can press these key commands multiple times, until the lyrics popover reaches the note where you want to input the next lyric.
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Continue entering words and syllables into the popover for the rest of the notes to which you want to add lyrics.
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When you are done, press Return or Esc, and click in an empty area of the score display to close the popover.
Result
The text that you entered into the popover is input as lyrics.
Note
The default text font that is selected on the Fonts page of the Score Settings dialog is used.