Selecting bars with the system track

Dorico Pro Help
Product
Dorico Pro
Version
5.1
Language
English
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Webhelp
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The system track allows you to select all items, including system objects, on all staves in the system across the selected bars.

Prerequisite

The system track is shown.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, click a bar in the system track.
  2. Optional: Select additional bars in any of the following ways:

    • Shift-click bars to the right/left along the system track.

    • Click and drag to the right/left along the system track.

  3. Click System Track Select in the system track. It can also appear above the system track if your selection is narrow.

    System Track Select appears filled in when you hover your mouse pointer over it.

Result

Everything on all staves in the selected bars is selected and highlighted, including system objects, notations, and signposts.

Note

If you then delete your selection, any signposts included are also deleted. This can affect the page layout; for example, by removing ossia staves whose signposts were included in the selection.