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RESULT
During note input, key signatures are input at the caret position, even if this is in the middle of a
bar. However, it is preferable to input key signature changes at barlines.
All subsequently input notes follow the input key signature, until the next existing key signature
or the end of the ow, whichever comes rst. If playing in notes using a MIDI keyboard,
accidentals are spelled according to the key signature.
When adding key signatures to existing music, they are added at the rhythmic position of the
earliest selected item. They appear to the right of barlines and clefs, and to the left of other
items, even if this is in the middle of an existing bar. If you selected an existing key signature, the
new key signature directly replaces the existing one.
NOTE
An individual key signature on a single staff is not intended for transposing instruments.
Transpositions of notes and key signatures are done automatically for transposing instruments.
RELATED LINKS
Extending the caret to multiple staves on page 163
Key signatures popover on page 207
Accidental selection during MIDI input on page 181
Key signatures on page 608
Moving key signatures rhythmically on page 612
Transposing instruments on page 111
Making layouts transposing/concert pitch on page 133
Inputting key signatures with the panel
You can input key signatures using the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel,
both during note input and by adding them to existing music. You can also input key signatures
only on single staves.
NOTE
● These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at
selection.
● It is not necessary to input different key signatures for transposing instruments, as Dorico SE
automatically shows the appropriate key signatures for transposing instruments in
transposing layouts.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
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Start note input.
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Select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to input a key signature. If you
want to input a key signature on a single staff, select an item that belongs to that staff
only.
2. In the Notations toolbox, click Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals to show
the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel.
3. Optional: If you have not already used the key signature you want in the current ow, create
the key signature you want using the Key Signatures editor in the Key Signatures, Tonality
Systems, and Accidentals panel.
4. Input the key signature you want in one of the following ways:
Write mode
Notations input
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