Read view

Dorico for iPad Help

Product
Dorico for iPad
Version
5.1
ft:locale
en-US
Document type
Webhelp
ft:openMode
fluidtopics

Read view displays the current layout in a full page view with view options hidden, allowing you to play along with it; for example, on a piano. It supports turning pages in multiple ways.

  • You can open Read view by clicking Application Menu in the toolbar and choosing Read, or tapping the screen with four fingers in Setup, Write, and Engrave modes.

Read view showing page 10 of a guitar part layout

The Read view toolbar contains the following options:

Close
Close button

Closes Read view.

Annotations
Annotations button

Activates/Deactivates the following annotation tools:

  • Draw : Allows you to add thin-nib pen annotations.

  • Highlight : Allows you to add highlight annotations.

  • Color : Allows you to select a color for subsequent annotations that you draw.

  • Erase : Allows you to delete whole annotations.

  • Undo : Allows you to undo previous actions.

  • Redo : Allows you to restore previous actions that were undone using Undo.

Note
  • You can only use annotation tools with an Apple Pencil.

  • Only available when you are subscribed.

Back to Start
Back to Start button

Navigates to the first page in the layout. Only available when Annotations is deactivated.

Previous Page
Previous Page button

Navigates to the previous page in the layout. Only available when Annotations is deactivated.

Next Page
Next Page button

Navigates to the next page in the layout. Only available when Annotations is deactivated.

Page Slider
Page slider

Allows you to scroll through pages.

Page Selector
Page selector options

Allows you to navigate to the previous/next page in the layout or enter a page number directly.