Adding note names to note head

This blog is in response to a comment from a the previous blog "Adding note names to notes".    The viewer wants to know how to "Add note names to note head", which means the letters appears within the note head instead of above or below the notes.  

Here goes:

Highlight a bar in the score.  In the menu bar select "Notations"  - a list of commands will appear and then choose "Add note names" which is on the right side of the.  



A pop-up window will appear with three options.   Whole score, Selected passages and omit sharp and flat signs.  


Click ok to populate the score and the note names will appear inside the note head.   But the letters inside the note heads are not clearly visible.  

I would recommend that you change the size of the noted head to at least 180% to make the notes visible.     

To increase the size of the note head,   goto "Appearance".   Select "Engraving Rules" on the left hand side.   A pop-up window will appear.   Scroll down to "notes and tremolos".    In the cue note size box enter 180 and click ok.      


     
Go back to the score, select the Bar or the entire score and go to the Keypad and click on the "cue notes".  You will be able to see the increase in size of the note head.   Of course, if you have lyrics, the size of the lyrics will also increase but you can adjust the size of the font size of the lyrics by selecting the lyrics and then goto "Text" and reduce the font size accordingly.  

The diagram below compares 180% increase in size to the normal size note head. 


To remove the letter names from the note head, select the bar or the entire score and press shift+option(alt) + 0 (zero). 
 
Hope this helps.  The video of the above explanation is attached below. 
 
  






   

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