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You can specify the grouping when inputting bar repeats, and you can change the grouping of
bar repeats after they have been input. Depending on where the bar repeat region starts and
ends relative to the written material, Dorico Elements automatically adjusts the displayed
symbols to achieve an accurate result. For example, an eight-bar phrase containing a single
notated bar followed by seven one-bar repeats grouped every four bars is automatically shown
with a one-bar repeat, two-bar repeat, then four-bar repeat to
ll the seven bars.
Eight-bar phrase with seven one-bar repeats grouped every four bars
RELATED LINKS
Repeats popover on page 286
Inputting bar repeats on page 297
Changing bar repeat grouping
You can change how bar repeats are grouped after they have been input, for example, if you
want to group a region of one-bar repeats every two bars.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the bar repeat regions whose grouping you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, select one of the following options from the Group every menu in
the Bar Repeat Regions group:
● One bar
● Two bars
● Four bars
NOTE
The options available depend on the minimum length of the selected bar repeat regions. For
example, if you select bar repeat regions that last three bars, only One bar and Two bars are
available in the menu.
RESULT
The grouping in the selected bar repeat regions is changed. Dorico Elements automatically
calculates the clearest way to group the region. For example, an eight-bar phrase containing a
single notated bar followed by seven one-bar repeats grouped every four bars is automatically
shown with a one-bar repeat, two-bar repeat, then four-bar repeat to
ll the seven bars.
Bar repeats
Bar repeat grouping
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Dorico Elements 3.1.10