Lyrics
Two ways in, and only two:
- Select a note, then tap the Lyrics button in the toolbar — the box opens at that note, in verse 1.
- Tap a word already on the page — the box opens on that word, shown selected, so your next keystroke replaces it. Tap the word once more to place the caret inside it instead.
Typing happens in a box the app draws on the score; the Pencil never types — lyrics are keyboard work, on-screen or hardware. (Scribble stays out of the way, by design.)
The keys that do the work
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Space | commit the syllable as the end of a word, move to the next note |
- (hyphen) | commit as a syllable of a continuing word — this is what writes Al‑le‑lu‑ia |
| Return with text | commit, and drop to the next verse on the same note |
| Return on an empty box | close the box |
| Backspace on an empty box | step back to the previous syllable |
Emptying a box and pressing Return erases that syllable. The double-Return shape exists because the on-screen keyboard has no Escape key — Return is both “next verse” and, on an empty box, “done”.
Verses
The strip’s − V1 + selector chooses the verse; it is the only way to a second verse, and the box follows it down the page — verse 2 sits below verse 1, exactly where it prints. The verse choice resets to 1 whenever the box closes.
One rule the page enforces
A lyric never lands on a rest — advancing with Space or hyphen skips rests and goes to the next note, because nobody sings a syllable on a rest. A word can continue past a rest (a melisma runs across it); it just never sits on one.