show chord symbols in every part

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gonebon
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Post by gonebon » Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:41 pm

Hello. I'm used to write chord symbols for one part, and then copy to others.
I would like to have the option for chords symbols to behave as "system text", as to see them once in the score and also in every part.
Is that possible?
Thank you.


MikeLyons
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Post by MikeLyons » Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:37 pm

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 chord symbol entry.
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gonebon
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Post by gonebon » Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:56 pm

Hi Mike, thanks for your answer and sorry I've missed it.

The problem with using text based on plain system text is that, as I you say, I would loose chord properties, like transposition, which is key for me :(

MikeLyons
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Post by MikeLyons » Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:57 am

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.
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