User manual

Inputting time signatures with the panel
You can input time signatures, including time signatures with pick-up bars, using the Time
Signatures (Meter) panel, both during note input and by adding them to existing music.
You can
also input time signatures only on single staves.
NOTE
● These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at
selection.
● Dorico SE does not automatically add beats to ll bars according to the new time signature
unless Insert mode is activated.
PREREQUISITE
If necessary, you have created the time signature you want in the Create Time Signature section
of the Time Signatures (Meter) panel.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
●
Start note input.
●
Select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to input a time signature. If you
want to input a time signature on a single staff, select an item that belongs to that staff
only.
2. Optional: If you want Dorico SE to add beats at the end of the region affected by the new
time signature if required, press I to activate Insert mode.
3. In the Notations toolbox, click Time Signatures (Meter) to show the Time Signatures (Meter)
panel.
4. Optional: For pick-up bars, activate Pick-up bar of in the Create Time Signature section of
the Time Signatures (Meter) panel and select one of the following options:
● 1/2 beat
● 1 beat
● 2 beats
NOTE
Not all pick-up bar lengths are possible using this method. For example, a single eighth
note upbeat in 6/8 cannot be produced by any of these three options. In such cases, you
must use the time signatures popover.
5. Input the time signature you want in one of the following ways:
●
To input a time signature on all staves, click it in the Time Signatures (Meter) panel.
●
To input a time signature on the selected staff only, Alt/Opt -click it in the Time
Signatures (Meter) panel.
RESULT
During note input, time signatures are added at the caret position, even if this is in the middle of
an existing bar.
When adding time signatures to existing music, they are added at the rhythmic position of the
earliest selected item. They appear to the right of barlines, key signatures, 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 time
signature, the new time signature directly replaces the existing one.
Write mode
Notations input
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Dorico SE 3.1.10