Mo, you ahould have a toolbar somewhere there's a capital L for Lyrics. Click it. Then open up Configuration to tell it how many verses you need. To enter the first verse, click Lyric 1 and start typing. (or copy known lyrics from somewhere else). PUt hyphens between syllables. To get a note with nothing under it, put in an underline with a space in front and before. (This is needed when different verses have slurs in different places. You'll see.)

I'm sure all music programs have their quirks, and you could spend so much time looking for the perfect one that you would never make any music. I believe Noteworthy is a good one for the money.

If your songs go on and on, they must be awfully long songs. However, to see more measures, use the little magnifying glass to make the display smaller. I do that sometimes.

The reason you have to go to the L (or type Cntl+L) for lyrics is that Noteworthy is saving the plain keystrokes for big functions.

i = change instruments
x = enter text, which is commentary you wish to make on the music
t = tempo
g = time signature
- = reduce hightlighted notes by half
+ = double the highlighted notes
. = dot (or undot) the next note. or the highlighted notes
k = put in a key signature. k g puts the song in G. very nice.

There are probably others. This is a very handy system.

I hope this helps. I'd like to stick around to help more, but we are in the midst of an ice storm. I can hear sounds like riflt shots are branches snap. Then a rushing sound as they crash towards the ground, perhaps taking wires with them. So if you respond, MO, and I don't get back to you, that's why.