Changing bar repeat grouping

You can change how bar repeats are grouped after they have been input; for example, if you want to group a region of one-bar repeats every two bars.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

Select the bar repeat regions whose grouping you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, select one of the following options from the Group every menu in the Bar Repeat Regions group:
- One bar
- Two bars
- Four bars
Note
The options available depend on the minimum length of the selected bar repeat regions. For example, if you select bar repeat regions that last three bars, only One bar and Two bars are available in the menu.

Result

The grouping in the selected bar repeat regions is changed. Dorico Pro automatically calculates the clearest way to group the region. For example, an eight-bar phrase containing a single notated bar followed by seven one-bar repeats grouped every four bars is automatically shown with a one-bar repeat, two-bar repeat, then four-bar repeat to fill the seven bars.