Changing the number of fermatas per staff

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
4.3
Language
English
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Webhelp
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You can change the maximum number of fermatas that appear on each staff at individual positions when there are multiple voices on a staff.

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

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

Procedure

  1. Select the fermatas whose maximum number per staff you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Max. fermatas per staff in the Holds and Pauses group.
  3. Select one of the following options from the menu:
    • One per voice

    • One per each side of staff

    • One per staff

Result

The number of fermatas shown at the selected positions is changed.

Tip

You can change the maximum number of fermatas that can appear on a single staff project-wide on the Holds and Pauses page in Engraving Options.