Options dialogs in Dorico Pro

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
5.1
Language
English
Document type
Webhelp
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Options to control the default appearance of music and functionality of Dorico Pro are available in different dialogs according to their type and purpose.

We recommend becoming familiar with the available options in these dialogs, as finding the most appropriate settings for each project reduces the requirement for manual intervention and graphical tweaks.

Any changes you make in options dialogs apply to the current project only, unless you save your settings as default, which updates the default settings with which all future projects start.

Dorico Pro contains the following dialogs for global settings:

Layout Options

Contains options that are likely to vary from layout to layout, such as page size, staff size, and the appearance and position of bar numbers. Options in Layout Options affect only the selected layouts but apply to all flows in those layouts.

Notation Options

Contains options that are likely to vary from flow to flow, such as beam grouping and accidental duration rules. Options in Notation Options affect only the selected flows but apply to all layouts in which those flows appear.

Note Input Options

Contains options relating to how you want Dorico Pro to interpret what you input, such as creating chord symbols from a MIDI keyboard. Options in Note Input Options affect the whole project but do not affect any other projects unless you save your settings as default.

Engraving Options

Contains options that control the appearance and position of notes and items to a high level of precision. For example, you can set whether crescendos appear as hairpins or text and set the slant of beams according to the interval distance within the beam. Options in Engraving Options affect the whole project but do not affect any other projects unless you save your settings as default.

Playback Options

Contains options that control what you hear in playback and how notation items affect playback, including setting a dynamic curve for how much different dynamics affect the volume, whether repeats are included in playback, and whether you want a gap between flows. Options in Playback Options affect the whole project but do not affect any other projects unless you save your settings as default.

Tip

Many options have equivalent properties, which you can change for individual notes and items.