Dorico Elements Help

Product: Dorico Elements
Version: 5.0
Language: English
Document type: Webhelp
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New features
Introduction
Platform-independent documentation
Usage of musical terms
Documentation structure
Typographical conventions
Key commands
How you can reach us
Dorico concepts
Design philosophy and higher-level concepts
Projects in Dorico
Modes in Dorico
Flows in Dorico
Players in Dorico
Instruments in Dorico
Popovers
Notes and rests in Dorico
Rhythmic position
Layouts in Dorico
Page templates in Dorico
Key commands in Dorico
Options dialogs in Dorico Elements
User interface
Project window
Toolbar
Workspace options
Mini transport
Tab bar
Project start area
Music area
Print preview area
Zones and panels
Toolboxes
Status bar
Selection tools
View types
Page arrangements for page view
Zoom options
Disclosure arrows
Workspace setup
Switching between layouts
Hiding/Showing zones
Opening new tabs
Closing tabs
Switching between tabs
Changing the order of tabs
Showing multiple tabs in the same project window
Moving tabs to another tab group
Moving tabs to other windows
Opening multiple project windows
Switching to full screen view
Switching to galley/page view
Changing your preferred unit of measurement
Changing the middle C numbering convention
Color setup
Changing the window color theme
Changing the page color
Changing the background color
Changing music area colors
Inverting colors
Changing the color of items
Language setup
Changing the application language
Changing the language for instrument names
Changing the language for date and time tokens
Preferences dialog
Key Commands page in the Preferences dialog
Interactive Dorico key commands map
Searching for the key commands of functions
Assigning key commands
Assigning MIDI commands
Changing the keyboard language
Removing key commands
Resetting key commands
Jump bar
Going to locations with the jump bar
Performing commands with the jump bar
Assigning jump bar aliases
Removing jump bar aliases
Project and file handling
Hub
Starting new projects
Opening projects/files
Opening recent projects from the Hub
Projects from different versions of Dorico
Missing Fonts dialog
Project Info dialog
Project templates
File import and export
Importing flows
Flow Import Options dialog
Exporting flows
Export Flows dialog
Importing MusicXML files
Unpitched percussion imported from MusicXML files
Exporting MusicXML files
Export MusicXML dialog
Importing MIDI
MIDI Import Options dialog
Quantization options
Importing drum set patterns from Groove Agent SE
Exporting MIDI
Export MIDI dialog
Importing tempo tracks
Import Tempo Track dialog
Exporting tempo tracks
Export Tempo Track dialog
Exporting audio
Export Audio dialog
Auto-save
Recover Auto-saved Projects dialog
Recovering auto-saved projects
Changing the auto-save frequency
Disabling auto-save
Project backups
Changing the number of backups per project
Changing the backup location
Setup mode
Project window in Setup mode
Players panel
Instrument picker
Ensemble picker
Save Custom Ensemble dialog
Layouts panel (Setup mode)
Flows panel
Players, layouts, and flows
Players
Adding players
Duplicating players
Changing the default player order
Setting custom player orders
Designating players as soloists
Deleting players
Ensembles
Adding ensembles
Building and saving custom ensembles
Instruments
Instrument numbering
Renumbering instruments
Instrument changes
Allowing/Disallowing instrument changes
Editing the default instrument change label text
Editing instrument change label text individually
Transposing instruments
Adding instruments to players
Adding empty percussion kits to players
Combining individual percussion instruments into kits
Changing instruments
Moving instruments
Deleting instruments
Fretted instrument tuning
Edit Strings and Tuning dialog
Changing the open pitches of fretted instrument strings
Importing fretted instrument tunings
Exporting fretted instrument tunings
Capos
Capo vs. main chords
Adding capos to fretted instruments
Capo Definition dialog
Removing capos from fretted instruments
Changing fretted instrument transpositions
Using fretted instrument transpositions
Defining capos for chord symbols/diagrams
Hiding/Showing capo chord symbols
Showing only main or capo chord symbols
Defining capos for used chord diagrams grids
Hiding/Showing capo chord symbols in used chord diagrams grids
Edit Percussion Kit dialog
Adding instruments to percussion kits
Changing instruments in percussion kits
Defining percussion kits as drum sets
Creating groups of instruments within grid presentation percussion kits
Renaming groups in grid presentation percussion kits
Deleting groups within grid presentation percussion kits
Changing the positions of instruments within percussion kits
Changing the size of gaps between lines in percussion grids
Removing individual instruments from percussion kits
Player groups
Adding player groups
Adding players to groups
Renaming player groups
Deleting player groups
Moving players between groups
Removing players from groups
Flows
Adding flows
Duplicating flows
Assigning players to flows
Reordering flows
Deleting flows
Layouts
Creating layouts
Assigning players to layouts
Assigning flows to layouts
Making layouts transposed/concert pitch
Concert vs. transposed pitch
Reordering layouts
Renumbering layouts
Deleting layouts
Restoring default layouts
Player, layout, and instrument names
Renaming players
Resetting player names
Renaming layouts
Changing instrument names
Edit Instrument Names dialog
Resetting instrument names
Flow names and flow titles
Renaming flows
Changing flow titles
Videos
Supported video formats
Video Properties dialog
Adding videos
Changing the start position of videos
Hiding/Showing the Video window
Changing the size of the Video window
Removing videos
Changing the volume of video audio
Frame rates
Changing the project frame rate
Write mode
Project window in Write mode
Notes toolbox
Notes panel
Notations toolbox
Right zone (Write mode)
Lower zone (Write mode)
Keyboard panel
Fretboard panel
Drum Pads panel
Inputting vs. editing
Changing your mouse input settings
Enabling/Disabling mouse input
Enabling/Disabling mouse editing
Changing the item input position setting
Changing the note-based notation input setting
Changing the input pitch setting
Rhythmic grid
Changing the rhythmic grid resolution
Caret
Activating/Deactivating the caret
Extending the caret to multiple staves
Moving the caret manually
Note input
Inputting notes
Register selection during note input
Inputting notes using pitch before duration
Inputting notes with rhythm dots
Inputting notes into multiple voices
Inputting notes into slash voices
Inputting notes and notations onto multiple staves
Inputting notes in Insert mode
Inputting notes for unpitched percussion
Note input setup for percussion kits
Default note selection during note input for percussion kits
Inputting notes on tablature
Inputting accidentals
Accidental selection during MIDI input
Inputting rests
Inputting bar rests into specific voices
Inputting ties
Inputting grace notes
Inputting chords
Chord mode
Inputting tuplets
Tuplets popover
Adding notes above/below existing notes
Note durations
Selecting note/rest durations
Changing the duration of notes
Splitting notes by duration
Forcing the duration of notes/rests
MIDI recording
Inputting notes using MIDI recording
Retrieving played notes that you did not record
Repeats in MIDI recording
Requantizing notes
Changing the click settings
Changing the count-in duration
Optimization for MIDI recording
Changing the MIDI latency compensation value
Changing the audio device buffer size
Changing the sustain pedal controller settings for MIDI recording/import
Enabling/Disabling MIDI input devices
Notations input
Inputting articulations
Key commands for articulations
Inputting slurs
Inputting fingerings
Fingerings popover
Input methods for key signatures
Key signatures popover
Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel
Inputting key signatures with the popover
Inputting key signatures with the panel
Input methods for time signatures and pick-up bars
Time signatures popover
Time Signatures (Meter) panel
Inputting time signatures with the popover
Inputting time signatures with the panel
Inputting pick-up bars with the popover
Inputting pick-up bars with the panel
Input methods for tempo marks
Tempo popover
Tempo panel
Inputting tempo marks with the popover
Inputting tempo marks with the panel
Input methods for bars, beats, and barlines
Bars and barlines popover
Bars and Barlines panel
Inputting bars/beats with the popover
Inputting bars with the panel
Inputting bars/beats with the system track
Inputting barlines with the popover
Inputting barlines with the panel
Input methods for dynamics
Dynamics popover
Dynamics panel
Inputting dynamics with the popover
Inputting dynamics with the panel
Inputting chord symbols
Chord symbols popover
Navigation during chord symbol input
Inputting chord symbol regions
Generating chord symbols from notes
Generate Chord Symbols From Selection dialog
Input methods for clefs and octave lines
Clefs and octave lines popover
Clefs panel
Inputting clefs with the popover
Inputting clefs with the panel
Inputting octave lines with the popover
Inputting octave lines with the panel
Input methods for holds and pauses
Holds and pauses popover
Holds and Pauses panel
Inputting holds and pauses with the popover
Inputting holds and pauses with the panel
Correct positioning for caesura input
Input methods for ornaments, arpeggio signs, glissando lines, and jazz articulations
Ornaments popover
Ornaments panel
Inputting ornaments/trills with the popover
Inputting ornaments/trills with the panel
Inputting arpeggio signs with the popover
Inputting arpeggio signs with the panel
Inputting glissando lines with the popover
Inputting glissando lines with the panel
Inputting jazz articulations with the popover
Inputting jazz articulations with the panel
Input methods for guitar bends and guitar techniques
Inputting guitar bends with the popover
Inputting guitar bends with the panel
Inputting guitar pre-bends/pre-dives
Inputting guitar post-bends
Inputting vibrato bar dives
Inputting vibrato bar dives and returns with the popover
Inputting vibrato bar dives and returns with the panel
Inputting vibrato bar scoops with the popover
Inputting vibrato bar scoops with the panel
Inputting vibrato bar dips with the popover
Inputting vibrato bar dips with the panel
Inputting vibrato bar indications/lines with the popover
Inputting vibrato bar indications/lines with the panel
Inputting hammer-ons/pull-offs
Inputting tapping
Input methods for playing techniques, pedal lines, string indicators, and harp pedal diagrams
Playing techniques popover
Playing Techniques panel
Inputting playing techniques with the popover
Inputting playing techniques with the panel
Inputting pedal lines with the popover
Adding retakes with the popover
Inputting pedal lines with the panel
Adding retakes with the panel
Inputting harp pedal diagrams
Calculating harp pedal diagrams based on existing music
Inputting string indicators outside the staff with the popover
Inputting string indicators outside the staff with the panel
Inputting string indicators inside the staff
Input methods for lines
Lines panel
Inputting horizontal lines
Inputting vertical lines
Inputting text items
Text editor options in Write mode
Insert Music Text dialog
Editing text in text items
Inputting lyrics
Lyrics popover
Navigation during lyric input
Inputting figured bass
Figured bass popover
Navigation during figured bass input
Inputting rehearsal marks
Inputting markers/timecodes
Add Marker dialog
Video panel
Find Tempo dialog
Input methods for repeats and tremolos
Repeats popover
Repeat Structures panel
Inputting repeat endings with the popover
Adding additional repeat endings with the popover
Inputting repeat endings with the panel
Adding additional repeat endings with the panel
Inputting repeat markers with the popover
Inputting repeat markers with the panel
Inputting tremolos with the popover
Inputting tremolos with the panel
Inputting slash regions
Inputting bar repeats
Inputting numbered bar regions
Inputting MIDI trigger regions
MIDI trigger regions popover
Selecting notes/items
Selecting/Deselecting notes and items individually
Selecting more items of the same type
Selecting multiple items using marquee selections
Large selections
System track
Hiding/Showing the system track
Selecting bars with the system track
Selecting beats with the system track
Filters
Changing filters to select/deselect
Playing/Muting notes during note input/selection
Playing all/individual notes in chords during note input/selection
Editing items
Lengthening/Shortening items
Changing existing items
Changing the size of notes/items
Changing the staff-relative placement of items
Resetting the appearance of items
Resetting the position of items
Hiding non-printing elements
Navigation
Navigating to other items in the music area
Going to flows
Going to pages
Going to bars
Going to rehearsal marks
Moving the view in the music area
Zooming in/out of the music area
Instrument filters
Instrument filter overlay
Manage Instrument Filters dialog
Activating/Deactivating instrument filters
Adding instrument filters
Renaming instrument filters
Deleting instrument filters
Signposts
Hiding/Showing signposts
Insert mode
Insert mode scopes
Changing the Insert mode scope
Setting Insert mode stop positions
Deleting Insert mode stop positions
Arranging tools
Deleting notes/items
Copying and pasting notes/items
Copying and pasting notes/items to multiple staves
Copying and pasting notes/items to fill a selected range
Disabling automatic linking of dynamics and slurs when pasting
Disabling automatic copying of MIDI data when pasting
Moving notes/items rhythmically
Moving notes/items to other staves
Changing the voice of existing notes
Swapping the contents of voices
Transposing tools
Changing the pitch of individual notes
Transposing selections
Transpose dialog
Transposing existing notes with the note tools popover
Repitching notes without changing their rhythm
Respelling notes
Respell Notes Automatically dialog
Copying note spellings to other layouts
Resetting note spellings
Musical transformations
Inverting pitches
Reversing pitches/rhythms
Reverse and Invert Pitches and Reverse Rhythms dialogs
Rotating pitches/rhythms
Rotate Pitches/Rhythms dialogs
Repeating pitches across notes
Repeat Pitches dialog
Mapping notes to pitches
Map Pitches dialog
Mapping notes to scales
Map Scale dialog
Note tools popover
Splitting flows
Comments
Comment dialog
Comments panel
Adding comments
Replying to comments
Editing existing comments
Changing the author name used for comments
Exporting comments
Hiding/Showing comments
Engrave mode
Project window in Engrave mode
Engrave toolbox
Formatting panel
System fullness indicators
Frame fullness indicators
Note spacing
Changing the default note spacing
Per-layout note spacing options
Adjusting note spacing at individual rhythmic positions
Adjusting the spacing of individual notes/items independently of their rhythmic positions
Removing individual changes to note spacing
Moving the start/end of systems
Moving items graphically
Selecting handles on items
Hiding/Showing crosshairs
Play mode
Project window in Play mode
Track overview
Switching between flows in the track overview
Track Inspector
VST and MIDI panel
Allowing/Blocking VST plug-ins
Loading VST/MIDI instruments manually
Editing VST instruments
Tracks
Instrument tracks
Tempo track
Changing the sound used for the click
Markers track
Inputting markers in the Markers track
Chords track
Enabling chord symbol playback
Changing the sound used for chord symbol playback
Resetting the voicing of chord symbols
Hiding/Showing tracks
Changing the height of tracks
Zooming in/out of tracks
Playhead
Moving the playhead
Hiding/Showing the playhead
Enabling/Disabling playhead following
Playing back music
Activating/Deactivating playback
Scrubbing
Changing the tempo mode
Changing the pre-roll duration
Changing the gap between flows in playback
Changing the playback tuning
Enabling independent voice playback
Disabling independent voice playback
Muting/Soloing tracks
Deactivating mute/solo instrument states
Muting notes/items individually
Hiding/Showing colors for muted notes/items
Repeats in playback
Including/Excluding repeats in playback
Including/Excluding repeats in playback after repeat jumps
Changing the number of playthroughs at repeat barlines
Swing playback
Swing ratios and rhythmic feels
Enabling swing playback project-wide
Enabling swing playback for specific sections/instruments
Deleting rhythmic feel changes
Transport window
Changing the content shown in the transport display
Playback templates
Apply Playback Template dialog
Edit Playback Template dialog
Applying/Resetting playback templates
Creating custom playback templates
Importing playback templates
Exporting playback templates
Endpoints
Endpoint Setup dialog
Assigning instruments/voices to endpoints
Assigning expression/percussion maps to endpoints
Custom endpoint configurations
Saving custom endpoint configurations
Save Endpoint Configuration dialog
Edit Endpoint Configurations dialog
MIDI trigger regions
Hiding/Showing MIDI trigger region highlights
Print mode
Project window in Print mode
Layouts panel (Print mode)
Print Options panel
Printing layouts
Specifying ranges of pages/flows
Print Flows dialog
Specifying printing options (macOS only)
Exporting layouts as graphics files
Changing the image settings for layouts
Changing the export path for layouts
Export File Names dialog
Printers
Page arrangements for printing/exporting
Booklet printing
Duplex printing
Page vs. paper size
Paper orientation
Paper size and orientation setup
Graphics file formats
Image resolution
Monochrome and color graphics processing
Embedding of fonts in PDF and SVG files
Annotations
Page formatting
Changing the page size and/or orientation
Changing page margins
Applying page template sets to layouts
Changing the default staff size
Changing the default staff/system spacing
Changing the vertical justification of staves/systems
Hiding/Showing empty staves
Hiding/Showing staves from system/frame breaks
Manual Staff Visibility dialog
Hiding/Showing blank staves after final flows
Starting layouts on left-hand pages
Allowing/Disallowing multiple flows on the same page
Changing when the First page template is used
Hiding/Showing flow headings
Hiding/Showing information in running headers above flow headings
Changing the horizontal justification of final systems
Margins
Changing the margins above/below flow headings
Changing the default music frame margins
Staff size
Changing the staff size from system/frame breaks
Changing the size of staves for individual players
Custom Staff Size dialog
Staff spacing
Per-layout vertical spacing options
Changing the staff spacing in galley view
Moving individual staves/systems vertically
Removing individual changes to staff spacing
Moving multiple systems simultaneously
Copying staff spacing changes to other pages
Copy Staff Spacing dialog
Casting off
Fixing the number of bars per system
Fixing the number of systems per frame
Moving bars to other systems
Locking layouts
Resetting casting off
Allowing/Disallowing breaks within bars
System breaks
Inserting system breaks
Making selections into systems
Hiding/Showing system break signposts
Deleting system breaks
Frame breaks
Inserting frame breaks
Making selections into frames
Hiding/Showing frame break signposts
Deleting frame breaks
Tacets
Hiding/Showing tacets
Editing tacet text
Changing the margins above/below tacets
Condensing
Part formatting propagation
Copying part formatting to other layouts
Propagate Part Formatting dialog
Copying property settings to other layouts/frame chains
Page templates
Page template sets
Types of page templates
Removing page template overrides
Flow headings
Customizing flow headings
Edit Flow Heading dialog
Frames
Tokens
Music frame chains
Properties
Properties panel
Local vs. global properties
Changing the property scope
Changing values in numeric value fields
Key Editor
Key Editor panel
Key Editor panel toolbar
Showing instruments in the Key Editor
Changing the height of the Key Editor
Zooming in/out of the Key Editor
Scrolling in the Key Editor
Changing the Key Editor rhythmic grid resolution
Adding/Closing editors in the Key Editor
Selecting items in the Key Editor
Copying and pasting points in the Key Editor
Deleting points in the Key Editor
Notes in the Key Editor
Piano roll editor
Percussion editor
Inputting notes in the Key Editor
Inputting notes using the Drumstick tool
Moving notes in the Key Editor
Lengthening/Shortening notes in the Key Editor
Transposing notes in the piano roll editor
Moving percussion notes between instruments/playing techniques
Copying and pasting notes in the Key Editor
Deleting notes in the Key Editor
Played vs. notated note durations
Changing the played duration of notes
Resetting playback overrides
Playing Techniques editor
Velocity editor
Changing the velocity of notes
Resetting note velocity
Dynamics editor
Inputting dynamic points
Making dynamic points constant/linear
Moving dynamic points
Copying dynamic points to other instruments
MIDI Pitch Bend editor
MIDI CC editor
Inputting MIDI points
Making MIDI points constant/linear
Moving MIDI points
Copying MIDI points to other instruments
Tempo editor
Inputting tempo changes in the Tempo editor
Moving tempo changes in the Tempo editor
Changing the tempo in the Tempo editor
Histogram tool
Histogram controls
Changing values using the Histogram tool
Changing the Histogram tool filter
Changing the Histogram chart shape
Transform tool
Transform controls
Changing values using the Transform tool
Key Editor configurations
Saving Key Editor configurations
Applying Key Editor configurations
Deleting Key Editor configurations
Mixer
Mixer panel
Mixer window
Hiding/Showing the Mixer window
Mixer toolbar
Mixer channels
Types of Mixer channels
Mixer channel strips
Hiding/Showing channels
Scrolling through channels
Changing the height of channels
Changing the volume of channels
Panning channels
Adding FX channels
Removing FX channels
Renaming channels
Loading inserts into channels
Enabling/Bypassing inserts
Removing inserts
Changing the reverb plug-in
Stage templates
Apply Stage Template dialog
Live Stage dialog
Edit Stage Template dialog
Applying/Resetting stage templates
Creating stage templates
Importing stage templates
Exporting stage templates
Space templates
Apply Space Template dialog
Live Space dialog
Edit Space Template dialog
Applying/Resetting space templates
Creating space templates
Importing space templates
Exporting space templates
Changing the default space template
Library
Layout Options dialog
Notation Options dialog
Playback Options dialog
Music fonts
Music Fonts dialog
Text formatting
Edit Font Styles dialog
Paragraph Styles dialog
Creating paragraph styles
Changing the default horizontal alignment of text styles
Character Styles dialog
Creating character styles
Changing the default font family
Expression maps
Expression Maps dialog
Playback Technique Combinations dialog
Types of switches
Types of actions
Creating new expression maps
Adding/Editing switches in expression maps
Adding/Editing mutual exclusion groups in expression maps
Importing expression maps
Exporting expression maps
Percussion maps
Percussion Maps dialog
Creating new percussion maps
Importing percussion maps
Exporting percussion maps
Defining how combinations of articulations and single-note tremolos sound in playback
Playback techniques
Edit Playback Techniques dialog
Notation reference
Introduction
Accidentals
Deleting accidentals
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing accidentals
Changing the size of accidentals
Stacking of accidentals
Kerning of accidental columns
Changing the column of accidentals
Moving accidentals graphically
Altered unisons
Changing how altered unisons appear
Microtonal accidentals
Accidental duration rules
Changing the accidental duration rule
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing cautionary accidentals
Changing the cancellation of double accidentals
Articulations
Copying and pasting articulations
Deleting articulations
Positions of articulations
Order of articulations
Changing the positions of articulations on tie chains
Changing the placement of articulations relative to notes
Changing the placement of articulations relative to slurs
Articulations in playback
Bars
Bar length
Deleting bars/beats
Deleting bars/beats with the system track
Deleting empty bars/beats at the end of flows
Deleting the contents of bars
Splits in bars
Barlines
Per-flow notation options for barlines
Types of barlines
Changing the default barline type in flows
Changing the default barline at the end of flows
Changing the barline shown before repeat barlines
Hiding/Showing systemic barlines on single-staff systems
Moving barlines graphically
Barlines across staff groups
Changing the default barline joins
Showing barlines across all staves at time signature changes
Bar numbers
Hiding/Showing bar numbers
Hiding/Showing bar number enclosures
Hiding/Showing bar number ranges on multi-bar rests
Hiding/Showing guide bar numbers
Bar number paragraph styles
Editing the bar number paragraph styles
Changing the bar number paragraph style used in layouts
Positions of bar numbers
Changing the horizontal position of bar numbers
Showing bar numbers above specific staves
Changing the distance between bar numbers and the staff/other objects
Changing the system-relative placement of bar numbers
Hiding bar numbers at time signatures shown at system object positions
Bar number changes
Adding bar number changes
Deleting bar number changes
Subordinate bar numbers
Adding subordinate bar numbers
Returning to the primary bar number sequence
Bar numbers and repeats
Beaming
Per-flow notation options for beam grouping
Beam grouping according to meters
Beaming notes together manually
Unbeaming notes
Splitting beam groups
Resetting beam grouping
Changing the thickness of beams
Beam placement relative to the staff
Changing the staff-relative placement of beams
Removing beam placement changes
Beam slants
Changing beam slants
Centered beams
Creating centered beams
Removing centered beams
Creating cross-staff beams/tremolos
Changing to optical cross-staff beam spacing
Cross-staff beam placement in multiple staves
Resetting notes crossed to other staves
Beam corners
Secondary beams
Changing the direction of partial beams
Changing the number of beam lines in secondary beams
Changing the gaps between beam lines
Tuplets within beams
Rests within beams
Stemlets
Fanned beams
Note and rest grouping
Creating custom beat groupings for meters
Changing the beat grouping for cut common time signatures
Brackets and braces
Changing bracket grouping according to ensemble type
Brackets according to ensemble type
Hiding/Showing braces on single staves
Secondary brackets
Hiding/Showing secondary brackets
Showing secondary brackets as sub-brackets/braces
Sub-sub-brackets
Chord symbols
Chord components
Chord symbol appearance presets
Edit Chord Symbol Appearance dialog
Edit Chord Symbol Component dialog
Chord symbol font styles
Positions of chord symbols
Hiding/Showing chord symbols
Hiding/Showing chord symbols in layouts
Showing chord symbols above one/multiple staves
Changing the alignment of chord symbols relative to notes
Changing the vertical alignment of chord symbols
Changing the staff-relative placement of chord symbols
Chord symbol regions
Hiding/Showing chord symbol region highlights
Transposing chord symbols
Respelling chord symbols
Showing chord symbols as modes
Resetting the enharmonic spelling of chord symbols
Hiding/Showing the root and quality of chord symbols
Changing the arrangement of compound chord symbols
Erasing the background of chord symbols
Changing the erasure padding of chord symbols
Parenthesized chord symbols
Parenthesizing chord symbols
Showing single parentheses on chord symbols
Changing the style of chord symbol parentheses
Changing the size of chord symbol parentheses
Moving chord symbol parentheses graphically
Chord symbols imported from MusicXML
Chord diagrams
Chord diagram components
Hiding/Showing chord diagrams
Showing only chord symbols or chord diagrams
Hiding/Showing used chord diagrams grids
Hiding/Showing fingerings in chord diagrams
Resetting chord diagram fingerings
Changing the chord diagram shape
Choose Chord Diagram dialog
Creating new chord diagram shapes
Edit Chord Diagram dialog
Chord diagram font styles
Clefs
Showing clefs after grace notes
Moving clefs graphically
Hiding/Showing clefs
Hiding/Showing clefs according to layout transpositions
Hiding/Showing clefs at the start of systems
Changing the octave of clefs
Clefs with octave indicators
Respecting/Ignoring clef octave indicators
Octave lines
Positions of octave lines
Changing the alignment of octave line numerals relative to notes
Changing the position of octave line numerals relative to accidentals
Hiding/Showing octave lines
Octave lines in Engrave mode
Tucking index properties
Changing the vertical stacking order of octave lines
Cues
Dynamics
Types of dynamics
Positions of dynamics
Changing the horizontal beat-relative position of dynamics
Changing the alignment of dynamics relative to noteheads
Aligning dynamics
General placement conventions for hairpins relative to barlines
Allowing/Disallowing hairpins across barlines
Parenthesizing dynamics
Erasing the background of dynamics
Changing the erasure padding of dynamics
Changing dynamic levels
Hiding/Showing immediate dynamics
Hiding/Showing combined dynamic separators
Changing the appearance of sforzando/rinforzando dynamics
Voice-specific dynamics
Dynamic modifiers
Adding modifiers to existing dynamics
Changing the appearance/position of subito modifiers
Showing modifiers centered inside hairpins
Moving gradual dynamic modifiers graphically
Gradual dynamics
Gradual dynamics in Engrave mode
Changing the appearance of gradual dynamics
Showing consecutive hairpins as continuous
Hiding/Showing flared ends on hairpins
Changing the size of flared ends on hairpins
Adding poco a poco text to gradual dynamics
Gradual dynamic spacing
Gradual dynamics truncated by immediate dynamics
Messa di voce hairpins
Moving the center of messa di voce hairpins
Turning existing gradual dynamics into messa di voce hairpins
Niente markings
Adding niente markings to existing gradual dynamics
Changing the appearance of niente hairpins
Groups of dynamics
Grouping dynamics together
Ungrouping dynamics and removing dynamics from groups
Linked dynamics
Linking dynamics together
Unlinking dynamics
Dynamics font styles
Dynamics in playback
Playback Options for dynamics
VST Expression Maps for volume types
Enabling/Disabling pitch contour emphasis
Figured bass
Hiding/Showing figured bass in layouts
Hiding/Showing figured bass figures individually
Showing figured bass on rests
Showing single brackets on figured bass
Figured bass hold lines
Hiding/Showing figured bass hold/suspension lines
Lengthening/Shortening figured bass hold lines
Showing brackets on figured bass hold lines
Positions of figured bass
Figured bass in Engrave mode
Changing the staff-relative placement of figured bass
Moving figured bass resolutions
Appearance of figured bass
Editing the figured bass font styles
Simplifying figured bass compound intervals
Fixing the current appearance of figured bass
Resetting figured bass
Fingering
General placement conventions for fingering
Changing fingerings to substitution fingerings
Changing the rhythmic position of substitution fingerings
Changing existing fingerings
Changing the staff-relative placement of fingerings
Showing fingerings inside the staff
Changing the position of individual fingerings relative to slurs, octave lines, and tuplet brackets
Changing the size of fingerings
Showing enclosures/underlines on fingerings
Hiding/Showing fingering
Deleting fingerings
Fingering font styles
Showing individual fingerings in italics
Cautionary fingerings
Changing the appearance of cautionary fingerings
Fingerings for fretted instruments
Hiding/Showing brackets for right-hand fingerings
Changing the position of left-hand fingerings
Erasing the background of left-hand fingerings inside the staff
Adding fingerings to arpeggio signs
Fingering slides
Fingering slides in Engrave mode
Hiding/Showing fingering slides
Changing the length of fingering slides
Fingerings for valved brass instruments
Showing horn branch indicators
Hiding/Showing string fingering shift indicators
Changing the direction of string fingering shift indicators
Fingerings imported from MusicXML files
String indicators
Deleting string indicators
Positions of string indicators
Changing the notehead-relative position of string indicators
Front matter
Editing layout transposition text
Hiding/Showing borders on layout names
Grace notes
General placement conventions for grace notes
Turning existing notes into grace notes
Turning grace notes into normal notes
Showing grace notes before/after barlines
Grace note size
Grace note slashes
Changing the type of grace notes
Moving slashes on grace note stems
Changing the length of grace note slashes
Grace note stems
Grace note beams
Grace notes in playback
Holds and pauses
Types of fermatas
Types of breath marks
Types of caesuras
Positions of holds and pauses
Multiple holds and pauses at the same rhythmic position
Changes to fermatas on single staves
Changing the number of fermatas per staff
Positioning fermatas on barlines
Key signatures
Key signature arrangements
Types of key signatures
Hiding/Showing key signatures at the start of systems
Positions of key signatures
Moving key signatures graphically
Cautionary key signatures
Enharmonic equivalent key signatures
Allowing/Disallowing enharmonic equivalent key signatures
Tonality systems
Equal Division of the Octave (EDO)
Lyrics
Types of lyrics
Changing the type of individual lyrics
Types of syllables in lyrics
Changing the syllable type of existing lyrics
Copying and pasting lyrics
Exporting lyrics
Filters for lyrics
Selecting lyrics using filters
Positions of lyrics
Changing the alignment of lyrics relative to notes
Changing the staff-relative placement of lyric lines
Changing the staff-relative placement of individual lyrics
Moving lyric lines vertically
Lyrics paragraph styles
Showing lyrics in italics
Changing the paragraph style used for lyrics
Lyric text editing
Changing the text of existing lyrics
Edit Lyrics dialog
Edit Lyric dialog
Lyric hyphens and lyric extender lines
Lyric line numbers
Changing the line number and type of lyric lines
Changing the line number of individual lyrics
Verse numbers
Hiding/Showing verse numbers
Elision slurs
Hiding/Showing East Asian elision slurs
Notes
Notehead sets
Notehead set designs
Pitch-dependent notehead set designs
Changing the notehead design of individual noteheads
Assigning notes to strings
Changing the width of ledger lines
Hiding/Showing ledger lines
Hiding/Showing noteheads
Changing the consolidation of rhythm dots
Moving rhythm dots
Viewing options for notes and rests
Hiding/Showing colors for notes out of range
Hiding/Showing hidden noteheads
Bracketed noteheads
Showing brackets on noteheads
Showing brackets around one/all noteheads in tie chains
Splitting brackets on chords
Notehead brackets in Engrave mode
Changing the shape of round notehead brackets
Stems
Stem direction
Changing the stem direction of notes
Changing the default stem direction of voices
Removing stem direction changes
Stem length
Lengthening/Shortening stems
Hiding/Showing stems
Harmonics
Turning notes into harmonics
Changing the harmonic partial
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing harmonic accidentals
Appearances/Styles of harmonics
Changing the appearance of natural harmonics
Changing the style of artificial harmonics
Ornaments
Changing ornament intervals
Positions of ornaments
Changing the position of ornaments relative to slurs
Changing the start position of trills
Trills
Hiding/Showing trill marks
Changing the speed of trills
Hiding/Showing speed changes in trill extension lines
Hiding/Showing trill extension lines
Trill intervals
Hiding/Showing trill interval accidentals
Changing trill intervals
Changing trill intervals partway through trills
Resetting trill intervals
Trill interval appearance
Changing the appearance of trill intervals
Changing the position of trill interval indicators
Trills in playback
Sampled vs. generated trills
Enabling/Disabling trill samples in playback
Changing the playback speeds of trills
Changing the starting pitch of trills
Arpeggio signs
Types of arpeggio signs
Changing the type of arpeggio signs
Changing the end appearance of arpeggio signs
Length of arpeggio signs
General placement conventions for arpeggio signs
Showing arpeggio signs before/after grace notes
Arpeggios in playback
Changing arpeggio playback relative to the beat
Changing the playback duration of arpeggios
Glissando lines
Glissando lines across empty bars
Changing the style of glissando lines
Changing glissando line text
Changing when glissando line text is shown
Glissando lines in Engrave mode
Glissando lines in playback
Delaying the start of glissandos in playback
Guitar bends
Guitar pre-bends and pre-dives
Guitar post-bends
Vibrato bar dives and returns
Bend intervals
Hiding/Showing guitar bend hold lines
Changing the direction of guitar pre-bends/pre-dives
Hiding/Showing accidentals on guitar pre-bends/pre-dives
Deleting guitar pre-bends, pre-dives, and post-bends
Guitar bends in Engrave mode
Guitar pre-bends/pre-dives in Engrave mode
Guitar post-bends in Engrave mode
Vibrato bar dives and returns in Engrave mode
Guitar techniques
Vibrato bar techniques
Tapping
Hammer-ons and pull-offs
Showing notes as dead notes
Changing vibrato bar dip intervals
Changing the staff-relative placement of guitar techniques
Deleting guitar techniques
Jazz articulations
Jazz ornaments
Positions of jazz articulations
Changing the type/length of existing jazz articulations
Changing the line style of smooth jazz articulations
Deleting jazz articulations
Page numbers
Page number paragraph styles
Changing the page number numeral style
Hiding/Showing page numbers
Harp pedaling
Changing the appearance of harp pedal diagrams
Hiding/Showing harp pedaling in layouts
Hiding/Showing harp pedal diagrams individually
Hiding/Showing borders on harp pedal diagrams
Changing the thickness of harp pedal diagram borders
Changing the padding around harp pedal diagrams
Positions of harp pedal diagrams
Partial harp pedaling
Allowing/Disallowing partial harp pedaling
Pedal lines
Sustain pedal retakes and pedal level changes
Sustain pedal lines in Engrave mode
Changing the type of pedal line retakes
Changing the global level for pedal lines
Changing pedal line levels
Removing retakes and pedal level changes
Positions of pedal lines
Changing the position of pedal lines relative to grace notes
Splitting pedal lines
Merging pedal lines
Pedal line start signs, hooks, and continuation lines
Changing the start sign appearance of pedal lines
Changing the type of hook at the start/end of pedal lines
Changing the pedal line continuation type
Lengthening/Shortening gaps and dashes in pedal continuation lines
Changing the line width of pedal lines
Parenthesizing pedal line continuation signs
Text pedal line signs
Editing pedal line start text
Editing pedal line continuation text
Editing una corda pedal line restorative text
Pedal lines in playback
Pedal lines imported from MusicXML files
Playing techniques
Adding text to playing techniques
Erasing the background of text playing techniques
Changing the erasure padding of text playing techniques
Hiding/Showing playing techniques
Positions of playing techniques
Changing the vertical order of playing techniques
Playing technique continuation lines
Playing technique duration
Playing technique continuation line components
Hiding/Showing playing technique duration lines
Changing the style of playing technique continuation lines
Changing the caps of playing technique continuation lines
Groups of playing techniques
Grouping playing techniques together
Ungrouping playing techniques and removing playing techniques from groups
Lines
Line components
Positions of lines
Showing vertical lines on the right/left of notes
Changing the horizontal order of vertical lines
Showing vertical lines before grace notes
Changing the placement of horizontal lines
Changing the staff position of horizontal lines inside the staff
Length of lines
Lengthening/Shortening horizontal lines
Lengthening/Shortening vertical lines
Changing the start/end positions of horizontal lines
Changing the body style of lines
Changing the caps of lines
Changing the direction of lines
Adding text to lines
Line text font styles
Changing the position of text relative to horizontal lines
Changing the position of text relative to vertical lines
Changing the placement of text relative to lines
Forcing line text to be horizontal
Adding borders to line text
Erasing the background of line text
Changing the erasure padding of line text
Lines in Engrave mode
Rehearsal marks
Positions of rehearsal marks
Changing the index of rehearsal marks
Changing the rehearsal mark sequence type
Adding prefixes/suffixes to rehearsal marks
Editing the rehearsal mark paragraph style
Markers
Hiding/Showing markers
Changing the vertical position of markers
Editing marker text
Editing the marker/timecode font styles
Changing the timecodes of markers
Defining markers as important
Timecodes
Changing the initial timecode value
Changing the vertical position of timecodes
Changing the timecode frequency
Repeat endings
Changing the total number of playthroughs in repeat endings
Dividing playthroughs across repeat ending segments
Lengthening/Shortening segments in repeat endings
Positions of repeat endings
Editing repeat ending text
Changing the appearance of individual final repeat ending segments
Lengthening/Shortening repeat ending hooks
Repeat endings in MusicXML files
Repeat markers
Repeat marker paragraph styles
Changing the index for repeat markers
Editing repeat marker text
Showing repeat markers on one/two lines
Hiding/Showing repeat markers
Positions of repeat markers
Changing the staff-relative placement of repeat markers
Repeat counts
Changing the location of repeat counts
Bar repeats
Changing the length of the repeated phrase in bar repeat regions
Hiding/Showing region highlights
Bar repeat counts
Changing the start count of bar repeats
Changing the bar repeat count frequency
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing bar repeat counts
Editing the count font style
Bar repeat grouping
Changing bar repeat grouping
Numbered bar regions
Hiding/Showing numbered bar regions
Numbered bar region counts
Changing the start count of numbered bar regions
Changing the numbered bar region count frequency
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing numbered bar region counts
Changing the staff-relative placement of numbered bar region counts
Rhythm slashes
Slash regions
Note grouping in slash regions
Hiding/Showing slash region highlights
Slashes in multiple-voice contexts
Changing the voice direction of slash regions
Changing the staff position of rhythm slashes
Hiding/Showing notes alongside slash regions
Hiding/Showing padding rests before/after slash regions
Splitting slash regions
Hiding/Showing stems in slash regions
Slash region counts
Changing the start count of slash regions
Changing the slash region count frequency
Hiding/Showing or parenthesizing slash region counts
Changing the staff-relative placement of slash region counts
Slash voices
Changing the slash voice type
Adding slash voices to percussion kits
Including/Excluding slash voices in playback
Rests
General placement conventions for rests
Implicit vs. explicit rests
Implicit rests in multiple-voice contexts
Turning explicit rests into implicit rests
Per-flow notation options for rests
Hiding/Showing rest colors
Moving rests vertically
Deleting rests
Hiding/Showing bar rests in empty bars
Hiding/Showing bar rests in additional voices
Multi-bar rests
Hiding/Showing multi-bar rests
Changing the width of multi-bar rest H-bars
Moving multi-bar rest H-bars
Splitting multi-bar rests
Slurs
General placement conventions for slurs
Slur position relative to tie chains
Changing the position of slurs relative to tie chains
Slur placement relative to grace notes
Slur position relative to staff lines
Slur endpoint positions
Slurs over system and frame breaks
Slur collision avoidance
Enabling/Disabling slur collision avoidance
Short slurs that cover large pitch ranges
Slur styles
Changing the style of slurs
Changing the size of dashes/dots in slurs
Changing the size of gaps in dashed/dotted slurs
Changing individual slurs to flat slurs
Slur curvature direction
Changing the curvature direction of slurs
Cross-staff and cross-voice slurs
Nested slurs
Inputting nested slurs
Linked slurs
Linking slurs together
Unlinking slurs
Slur segments
Changing the number of segments in individual slurs
Slurs in Engrave mode
Multi-segment slurs in Engrave mode
Changing the shape/angle of slurs
Changing the thickness of slurs
Slur height
Changing the height of slurs
Slur shoulder offset
Changing the shoulder offset of slurs
Slurs in playback
Staff labels
Hiding/Showing staff labels
Changing the minimum indent for systems with staff labels
Hiding/Showing staff labels at system/frame breaks
Staff label contents
Showing instrument/player names in staff labels
Instrument transpositions in staff labels
Hiding/Showing instrument transpositions in staff labels
Changing the appearance/position of instrument transpositions in staff labels
Hiding/Showing instrument change labels at the start of flows
Player group labels
Hiding/Showing player group labels
Staff label paragraph styles
Staff labels for percussion kits
Staff labels on condensed staves
Staves
Per-layout options for staves
Extra staves
Ossia staves
System dividers
Hiding/Showing system dividers
Changing the length of system dividers
System objects
Changing the positions of system objects
System indents
Changing the first system indent
Divisi
Tablature
Rhythms on tablature
Hiding/Showing notation staves and tablature
Changing the allocated string for notes on tablature
Editing the tablature numbers font style
Tempo marks
Types of tempo marks
Positions of tempo marks
Changing the end position of gradual tempo changes relative to barlines
Changing tempo text
Showing abbreviated tempo text
Tempo mark font styles
Hiding/Showing tempo marks
Parenthesizing tempo marks
Metronome marks
Changing the metronome mark value
Showing the metronome mark value as a range
Showing metronome marks as approximate
Changing the relative tempo mark value
Changing the final tempo at the end of gradual tempo changes
Changing the order of metronome marks
Gradual tempo changes
Adding poco a poco text to gradual tempo changes
Changing the style of gradual tempo changes
Changing the line style of gradual tempo changes
Lengthening/Shortening gaps and dashes in gradual tempo changes
Changing the line thickness of gradual tempo changes
Tempo equations
Text items
Types of text
Changing the paragraph style of text items
Aligning text items with the start of systems
Enabling/Disabling text collision avoidance
Adding borders to text items
Changing the style of text item borders
Changing the thickness of text item borders
Changing the padding around text items
Erasing the background of text items
Hiding/Showing text items
Ties
Ties vs. slurs
Tie styles
Changing the style of ties
Changing the size of dashes/dots in ties
Changing the size of gaps in dashed/dotted ties
Tie curvature direction
Changing the curvature direction of ties
Non-standard ties
Hiding/Showing laissez vibrer ties
Deleting ties
Splitting tie chains
Ties in Engrave mode
Changing the shape/angle of ties
Changing the thickness of ties
Tie height
Changing the height of ties
Tie shoulder offset
Changing the shoulder offset of ties
Time signatures
Types of time signatures
Cautionary time signatures
Pick-up bars
Defining partial bars as pick-up bars or irregular bars
Large time signatures
Changing the size and position of time signatures
Time signature styles
Changing the numerator style of time signatures
Changing the denominator style of time signatures
Changing the open meter style of time signatures
Changing the separator style of interchangeable time signatures
Changing the appearance of common/cut common time signatures
Positions of time signatures
Moving time signatures graphically
Hiding/Showing time signatures
Ending interchangeable time signatures
Changing the design of time signatures
Time signature font styles
Tremolos
General placement conventions for tremolos
Tremolos in tie chains
Changing the number of tremolo strokes on individual notes in tie chains
Changing the speed of tremolos
Deleting tremolos
Rhythmic positions of notes with tremolos
Moving tremolo strokes
Tremolos in playback
Changing the duration of tremolos in playback
Tuplets
Nested tuplets
Inputting nested tuplets
Turning existing notes into tuplets
Turning tuplets into normal notes
Allowing/Disallowing tuplets to span barlines
Tuplet beams
Tuplet brackets
Hiding/Showing tuplet brackets
Changing the staff-relative placement of tuplet brackets
Changing the rhythmic end position of tuplet brackets
Forcing tuplet brackets to be horizontal
Tuplet numbers/ratios
Hiding/Showing tuplet numbers/ratios
Changing the position of tuplet numbers/ratios
Unpitched percussion
Playing techniques for unpitched percussion instruments
Playing technique-specific noteheads
Percussion Instrument Playing Techniques dialog
Override Percussion Noteheads dialog
Changing playing technique-specific noteheads
Creating new playing technique-specific noteheads
Overriding the appearance of playing technique-specific noteheads
Percussion kits vs. individual percussion instruments
Per-flow notation options for unpitched percussion
Percussion kits and drum sets
Exporting percussion kits
Importing percussion kits
Moving notes to different instruments in percussion kits
Notations on notes in percussion kits
Dynamics in percussion kits
Percussion kit presentation types
Changing the percussion kit presentation type
Percussion legends
Adding percussion legends to five-line staff kit presentations
Changing the percussion legend type
Changing the sounding instrument percussion legend range
Showing short instrument names in percussion legends
Editing percussion legend text
Erasing the background of percussion legends
Changing the erasure padding of percussion legends
Voices in percussion kits
Specifying the stem direction/voice of instruments in percussion kits
Changing the voice of individual notes in percussion kits
Universal Indian Drum Notation
Voices
Per-flow notation options for voices
Hiding/Showing voice colors
Allowing/Disallowing noteheads in opposing voices to overlap
Note positions in multiple-voice contexts
Voice column index
Swapping the order of voices
Changing the voice column of notes
Unused voices
Notes crossed to staves with existing notes in other voices
Glossary
A
action (expression maps)
action (harps)
action (pianos)
alignment relative to noteheads
anacrusis
articulation (music notation)
articulation (sound libraries)
attachment
B
bar
C
cancellation natural
caret
casting off
cautionary accidental
CC
channel
chord
chord input
collision avoidance
column
concert pitch
condensing
constant point
context menu
cursor
D
dead note
disclosure arrow
divisi
drum set
E
EDO
endpoint
Engrave mode
enharmonic equivalent
ensemble
envelope
explicit rest
exploding
F
family
fermata
flow
formatting
fps
fragment
frame
fretted instrument
full score
G
galley view
grace note
grand staff instrument
H
hairpin
half-bar
handle
harmonic series
hook
horizontal justification
I
implicit rest
Insert mode
instrument
instrument transposition
item
J
justification
K
key command
L
layer
layout
layout options
linear point
lock duration
lyric
M
measure
MIDI
minor key
minor scale
modes
mouse pointer
multi-bar rest
music area
MusicXML
N
node
notation options
note input
O
octave division
overtone
P
padding
padding rest
page break
page view
panel
part
partial
patch
pause (holds)
pause (rest)
PC
pedal level change
pick-up bar
pitch crossing
pitch delta
player
player group
playhead
Play mode
playthrough
plug-in
point (Key Editor)
point (size)
pointer
polymeter
popover
preamble
Print mode
print preview area
project
properties
Q
quantization
R
rastral size
reducing
rest
rhythmic grid
S
score
section player
segment
Setup mode
single player
SMuFL
space
spacing
spelling
split stem
staff-relative placement
staff spacing handle
string shift indicator
stroke
SVG
system
system break
system formatting
system object
system spacing handle
T
tempo track
token
touchpad
transport
transposed pitch
tuplet
tutti
U
upbeat
V
value line
vertical justification
vibrato bar
voice
VST instrument
W
Write mode

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