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6. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
The notes and notations you input are input at the caret position on all staves across which the
caret extends. If the caret extends across both staves of a piano, notes are input on either the
top or bottom staff according to their pitch and your set split point on the Play page in
Preferences.
When inputting notes using a MIDI keyboard, the individual notes in any chords you input are
automatically exploded across the staves.
RELATED LINKS
Caret on page 159
Inputting notes on page 164
Inputting chords on page 185
Notations input on page 201
Preferences dialog on page 58
Inputting notes in Insert mode
In Insert mode, you can input notes before existing notes without overriding them. This allows
you to push existing notes ahead at the same time as inputting new notes at their previous
positions.
NOTE
You cannot input chords in Insert mode.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, start note input.
2. Optional: If you want to input notes in Insert mode onto multiple staves at once, extend the
caret to those staves.
3. Press the number on your computer keyboard that corresponds to the note value you want
to input.
For example, press 5 for eighth notes (quavers), 6 for quarter notes (crotchets), 7 for half
notes (minims), and so on.
4. Press I to activate Insert mode.
In Insert mode, the caret shows V and inverted V shapes at the top and bottom.
5. Input the pitches you want in any of the following ways:
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Press the corresponding letters on your keyboard.
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Click the staff at the rhythmic positions where you want to input notes.
A shadow notehead appears when inputting with the mouse to indicate where the note
will be input.
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Play the notes on a MIDI keyboard.
6. Optional: Press I again to deactivate Insert mode and return to normal note input.
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico SE 3.1.10