Changing the voice direction of slash regions

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
4.3
Language
English
Document type
Webhelp
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You can change the voice direction of slash regions individually. When multiple slash regions overlap, this affects their stem directions.

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 any part of each slash region whose voice direction you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Voice direction in the Slash Regions group.
  3. Choose one of the following options:
    • Up

    • Down

Result

The voice direction, and therefore stem direction, of the selected slash regions is changed.

Note

This only affects the direction of stems in slash regions on the middle line of the staff and when multiple slash regions exist at the same rhythmic position. For example, if you change the voice direction of a slash region on the bottom line of the staff to Down, its stem direction does not change if it does not overlap with another slash region.