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During note input, tempo marks are input at the caret position. Gradual tempo changes, such as
rallentando, are also input at the caret position with a default duration of a quarter note. Gradual
tempo changes do not extend as you input notes.
When adding tempo marks to existing music, they are added at the rhythmic position of the
earliest selected item. Gradual tempo changes span the duration of the selected items.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
You can lengthen/shorten gradual tempo changes.
RELATED LINKS
Tempo marks on page 819
Lengthening/Shortening gradual tempo changes on page 828
Mouse input settings on page 156
Changing the metronome mark value on page 826
Changing the style of gradual tempo changes on page 829
Input methods for bars and barlines
You can input both bars and barlines with the keyboard by using the bars and barlines popover,
and also with the mouse by using the available options in the Bars and Barlines panel.
Additionally, you can input bars using the system track, which allows you to input other rhythmic
durations, that is, a
specied beat region.
Normally you do not need to create bars in Dorico SE, as they are created automatically as
needed when you input music. However, you can add bars in advance if, for example, you are
copying or arranging an existing piece of music.
RELATED LINKS
Bars on page 491
Barlines on page 496
System track on page 305
Inputting bar rests into specic voices on page 182
Bars and barlines popover
The following tables contain examples of what you can enter into the bars and barlines popover
to add and delete bars and beats, and the entries you can use to input the different barlines
available.
You can open the bars and barlines popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when
either an item is selected or the caret is active:
Press Shift-B .
Choose Write > Create Bar or Barline.
The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations
toolbox on the right of the window.
Bars and barlines popover with an
example entry for inputting bars
Bars and barlines popover with an
example entry for a barline
Bars and Barlines button in the
Notations toolbox
Write mode
Notations input
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