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by MikeLyons
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: Staccato Playback length
Replies: 1
Views: 1278

Re: Staccato Playback length

You'll find it under Play-->Playback-->Dictionary. Look under articulations.
by MikeLyons
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: show chord symbols in every part
Replies: 3
Views: 2951

Re: show chord symbols in every part

I'm not at my computer at the moment, but I believe you can set one of the text properties to transpose.
See if you can find it. I'll have a look myself when I've had breakfast.
by MikeLyons
Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Finding The Correct Notes On Keyboard Controller
Replies: 2
Views: 4302

Re: Finding The Correct Notes On Keyboard Controller

Let's get something straight right from the outset. SIBELIUS IS NOT A DAW. Now, having said that, you have to understand that, as a notation program, Sibelius treats percussion differently. It has something called a drum map, that places the various parts of a drum kit on the "correct" line or space...
by MikeLyons
Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Piano Finger Numbers
Replies: 2
Views: 5401

Re: Piano Finger Numbers

Have you heard the phrase "You get what you pay for and you pay for what you get"? The free version of sibelius is extremely crippled by omissions and unavailable features. In the full version, you would be able to create a new text style to place fingerings under the staff, based on the existing fi...
by MikeLyons
Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: "clear" key num pad Mac
Replies: 1
Views: 3128

Re: "clear" key num pad Mac

There are a number of different reasons this could be happening. The mapping of the keys across different languages seems to be very inconsistent on macs. You might have to change the mapping yourself. Unfortunately, I don't have (and don't want) a mac so I can't tell you how to do that.
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Can't fix lyrics spacing issue, Sibelius 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 4460

Re: Can't fix lyrics spacing issue, Sibelius 2023

I posted an answer, but it hasn't appeared. Maybe i missed the f out of [shift] again!

To report errors, you need to sign into the official avid forum at https://www.sibelius.com/cgi-bin/helpce ... ;groupid=3.
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Swap arrangement in chords of seconds
Replies: 4
Views: 3311

Re: Swap arrangement in chords of seconds

Well, I don't use edge. I agree, it's awful. It wasn't showing in firefox, but it is now showing on my phone! Unfortunately, I can't use sib on my android phone. Unfortunately, I can't think of any way to overturn sibelius' note positioning rules. The only things that came close to success were to p...
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: sibelius disaster
Replies: 1
Views: 2603

Re: sibelius disaster

1. Are you trying to save the file in a folder for which you do not have permissions? 2. Have you saved the file while you were working on it? If so there will be files in the scores backup folder. 3. Try saving the file into a different folder or onto a different device or into the cloud. 5 what er...
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: show chord symbols in every part
Replies: 3
Views: 2951

Re: show chord symbols in every part

The problem with your idea is that chord symbols are not normal text objects. They are not handled like normal text and they are not able to be converted to system text styles. My best option would be to create a new text style based on plain system text and enter text in that style, instead of chor...
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: How to fix random page breaks in score
Replies: 3
Views: 3640

Re: How to fix random page breaks in score

I have to say that I hate with a passion the Sibelius defaults for page breaks. They seem to have been chosen to suit a certain kind of music which I don't write. They just get in the way. Formatting the parts by hand isn't that onerous a task.
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Swap arrangement in chords of seconds
Replies: 4
Views: 3311

Re: Swap arrangement in chords of seconds

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by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: barlines disappeared
Replies: 2
Views: 2737

Re: barlines disappeared

I have a friend, also on a Mac, to whom this happens regularly. She lacks experience in dragging with the Mac mousepad. It is very easy to drag the top of a barline off the staves and to thereby delete/remove all the barlines. There are a number of solutions: 1. Add a new instrument, temporarily, an...
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Can't fix lyrics spacing issue, Sibelius 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 4460

Re: Can't fix lyrics spacing issue, Sibelius 2023

OK. It's something to do with the positioning rule for those words at the start of the bar. The only way I found to affect it was to select the "Herrn" and nudge it with the mouse or [ctrl][right arrow]. Once that is moved, the rest of the bar behaves normally. [ctrl][shift]p is reset position [ctrl...
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: How to fix random page breaks in score
Replies: 3
Views: 3640

Re: How to fix random page breaks in score

Go to Parts--> Part appearance--> All parts and turn off the bloody useless autobreaks. Also untick "keep page breaks". Then format the parts yourself.
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Can't fix lyrics spacing issue, Sibelius 2023
Replies: 8
Views: 4460

Re: Can't fix lyrics spacing issue, Sibelius 2023

If you select the system with the issue - double click in an empty part of one staff then [shift]-click on the others. Then press [ctrl][shift]n and [ctrl][shift]p. This should reset the position of all objects according to the layout and engraving rules. You'll have to look up the Mac shortcuts in ...