Re: lyrics running wider than the staff

[Graham Percival]

Michael Haynie wrote:
> Since I've moved to 2.8 from 2.2, I've been having trouble with the 
> lyrics -- the last word (syllable) of the last measure of a line 
> frequently runs out into the right margin.  At best, it's ugly.  At the 
> worst, the word is cut off when I print.  I've searched the docs and the 
> archives, but I can't seem to guess the right keywords.

Please read section 7.3 in the docs for 2.8, specifically the "commonly 
tweaked properties".

- Graham