# Using chords in songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 2, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61 "2019-05-02T20:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![macysz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@macysz](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/macysz)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/1 "2019-05-02T20:00:12Z")
Hi! Can I ask how can I create song and put chords there ? I wasn’t able to find this function. Thank You! ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/2 "2019-05-02T20:12:28Z")
You can just type the line of chords above the relevant line of lyrics (use spaces to line the chords up to the appropriate words), and then they should show up in stage view 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![macysz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@macysz](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/macysz)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/3 "2019-05-02T20:26:13Z")
Ok - Sounds simple 🙂 but what about general view ? People shouldn’t see chords … thx for replying ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/4 "2019-05-02T20:37:52Z")
Nope, they won’t see the chords in the main view, just the stage view! ---
**Author:** ![macysz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@macysz](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/macysz)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/5 "2019-05-03T06:23:59Z")
Hi! It works really good - good job!. I asked about chords because I didn’t see how can I use this function on wiki / documentation. BTW - I have a problem with export songs to pdf file - problem with polish signs like “ą, ń, etc”. When I print schedule everything is ok but printing directly a song not…Dzisiaj\_jest\_dzie%C5%84\_pdf\_strona\_|690x422 ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/6 "2019-05-03T08:38:43Z")
Hmm, thanks for that. Could you create a Github issue ([https://github.com/quelea-projection/Quelea/issues](https://github.com/quelea-projection/Quelea/issues)) so we can track the progress? ---
**Author:** ![ArvidNy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/arvidny/32/15_2.png) [@ArvidNy](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/ArvidNy)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/7 "2019-05-06T19:45:29Z")
You’re right that the chords feature isn’t explained that well in the wiki. There’s one line about it in [the second picture in the part about how to create a new song](https://quelea-projection.github.io/docs/Adding_songs_to_your_database#creating-a-new-song), but that should be added as text as well so it’s searchable. We’ll take a look at that! ---
**Author:** ![mhar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mhar](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/mhar)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/8 "2019-05-13T05:34:41Z")
So does that mean you have to type in all the chords to all the songs? ---
**Author:** ![berry120](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/berry120/32/4_2.png) [@berry120](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/berry120)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/9 "2019-05-13T08:22:48Z")
Yup, unless you import them or copy-paste them from somewhere else. How else would you add the chords in? ---
**Author:** ![mhar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mhar](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/mhar)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/10 "2019-05-14T01:08:00Z")
well, I have one song -‘projecting’ on one monitor, and on another monitor words and chords. But how do I increase font size? ---
**Author:** ![ArvidNy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/arvidny/32/15_2.png) [@ArvidNy](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/ArvidNy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/11 "2019-06-17T17:15:13Z")
The font size is automatically calculated based on the amount of characters per slide, so the best suggestion is to use shorter lines and have less lines per slide. You can also have a look here for a few more suggestions on how to increase the font size: [https://quelea-projection.github.io/docs/Troubleshooting#the-font-size-is-too-small](https://quelea-projection.github.io/docs/Troubleshooting#the-font-size-is-too-small) ---
**Author:** ![macysz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@macysz](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/macysz)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/using-chords-in-songs/61/12 "2019-07-06T11:15:00Z")
“BTW - I have a problem with export songs to pdf file - problem with polish signs like “ą, ń, etc”. When I print schedule everything is ok but printing directly a song not” Maybe there is solution for that ? to install specific font ?