Selecting more items of the same type - Dorico Elements - 6.2

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You can incrementally extend your current selection to more items of the same type and notes in the same voices, which is particularly helpful if you want to select multiple different items at once, such as dynamics and lyrics.

Prerequisite

If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure
  1. Select the notes and items that you want to select more of. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
    Tip

    • You can select notes and items on multiple staves and in specific voices; for example, if you only want to select notes in up-stem voices on four staves.

    • To select all notes/items within a specific range, select a note/item at the start and end of the range.

  2. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-A to expand your selection.
  3. Optional: Continue pressing Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-A to extend your selection further.
Result

More of the same types of items and notes in the same voices as your original selection are selected, with the range of selected items expanding each time you press the key command.

  1. The first expansion depends on your initial selection:

    • If your selection includes a single item of each type, the first expansion is to the boundaries of the current bar, both to the left and right. If there is nothing to select within the bar, such as if you selected a whole note in a 4/4 bar, Dorico Elements automatically advances to the second expansion.

    • If your selection includes two or more items of the same type, the first expansion is to all applicable items between the earliest and last selected items. If there are no intervening items, such as if you selected two adjacent dynamics, Dorico Elements automatically advances to the second expansion.

  2. The second expansion in page view and fill view is to the boundaries of the current system, both to the left and right. In galley view, the second expansion is to the rest of the flow, as there is only a single system in galley view.

  3. In page view and fill view, the third expansion is to the entire flow.

Items that span multiple bars and systems are selected in the earliest bar/system in which they exist.

Note

Dorico Elements selects the following items differently if you select only a single one of them:

  • Lyrics: The selection expands only to other lyrics with the same line number, placement, and line type as the originally selected lyric.

  • Dynamics: The first expansion is to all other dynamics in the same group and on the same staves as the original selection, with further expansions selecting other dynamics in other groups.

  • Text items: The selection expands only to other text items using the same paragraph style as the originally selected text item.

  • Playing techniques: The selection expands only to playing techniques of the same category, such as Strings or Choral. Additionally, if you select either an up bow or down bow playing technique, the selection expands only to other up bow and down bow playing techniques. It does not select any other playing techniques.

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