Tokens - Dorico Elements - 6.1

Dorico Elements Help

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Dorico Elements
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6.1
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Tokens are codes that you can use as substitutes for information stored in your project, such as titles, composers, and the time and date. This can reduce the risk of mistakes or outdated information appearing in your project. Tokens are also known as “wildcards” or “text codes”.

For example, if you use a token for the title of your project, you can change the project title in the Project Info dialog as often as you want, and the project title in every layout in your project is updated automatically.

Note
  • You can only use tokens in text frames. You cannot use tokens in text items. Full text frame functionality is only available in Dorico Pro, but we have included the available tokens for your reference.

  • You can access all the available tokens from the context menu when the cursor is inside a text frame. In the context menu, tokens are organized into submenus.

  • Flow tokens refer to the nearest flow below the top edge of their text frame and on the same page. When the top edge of a text frame containing a flow token is in line with or above the top staff line of the first staff in a system, it then refers to that flow.

    You can specify the flow number to which you want flow tokens to refer, such as {@flow2title@}. This always shows the specified flow, regardless of the token’s position.

    You can see the flow number of each flow in the Flows panel in Setup mode.