Allowing/Disallowing enharmonic equivalent key signatures

Dorico Pro Help
Product
Dorico Pro
Version
5.1
Language
English
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Webhelp
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By default, Dorico Pro selects enharmonic equivalent key signatures if they have fewer accidentals when transposing selections that include a key signature and in transposing layouts. You can change this setting in each flow independently; for example, if you want all layouts to have flats in their key signatures, regardless of the number of accidentals.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-N to open Notation Options.
  2. In the Flows list, select the flows in which you want to allow/disallow enharmonic equivalent key signatures.

    By default, only the current flow is selected when you open the dialog. You can select other flows by clicking Select All in the action bar, clicking and dragging across multiple flows, Shift-clicking adjacent flows, and Ctrl/Cmd-clicking individual flows.

  3. In the category list, click Accidentals.
  4. In the Transposition section, activate/deactivate Prefer enharmonic equivalent key signatures with fewer accidentals.
  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

Enharmonic equivalent key signatures with fewer accidentals are allowed when the option is activated, and disallowed when the option is deactivated. This affects resulting key signatures when transposing selections that include a key signature and in transposing layouts.