Changing figured bass accidental collision avoidance

You can change the default setting for how Dorico Pro resolves collisions between individual figures in multiple rows of figured bass project-wide. For example, in some published music, figured bass accidentals are offset horizontally to avoid increasing the vertical gap between rows.

Procedure

1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-E to open Engraving Options.
2. In the category list, click Figured Bass.
3. In the Vertical Position section, choose one of the following options for Collision avoidance approach:

   • Separate rows vertically

   • Move accidentals

4. Optional: Click Advanced Options to show further collision avoidance options and change their values as required.
5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The figured bass collision avoidance approach is changed project-wide.