TUTORIALS
Tip: Constrain dragging in Engrave mode to one direction
- In Engrave mode, you can drag music items with the mouse to reposition them.
- Hold down Shift while you drag to constrain the item’s movement in the direction you are dragging.
Tip: Delete empty bars at the end of flows
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- Remove empty bars at the end of a flow by using Write > Trim Flow.
- You can also use the Bars and Barlines popover (Shift+B) by typing trim.
Tip: Show clefs according to transposition of layout
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- Some instruments use a different clef in concert pitch score layouts to the one used in transposed pitch instrument part layouts.
- If you need to change clef in one layout, you can choose whether in shows in other layouts.
- Open the properties panel and, with the clef selected, enable the Show for transposition property and choose Concert Pitch or Transposed Pitch.
Tip: Paste text as a line of lyrics
- Copy text from text frames, existing lyric lines, or even other applications and easily paste them as new lyrics lines using the Lyrics popover (Shift+L).
- Each word or syllable will be pasted as a lyric for each separate note; Dorico will automatically advance the lyric popover when it finds a Space or – (hyphen).
- Press Space or – (hyphen) to create any necessary melismas.
Tip: Create default part layouts
- Sometimes, when working on a complex project, some of your instrumental parts might end up being repurposed ore removed.
- In Setup mode, there is a menu item in the Setup menu, called Create Default Part Layouts. This will generate any instrumental part layouts that are missing.
- When invoked, this command will ensure there is a part for each player, with each flow attached.