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Select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to input a hold or pause.
NOTE
You can only input one hold or pause at a time.
2. In the Notations toolbox, click Holds and Pauses to show the Holds and Pauses panel.
3. In the Holds and Pauses panel, click the hold or pause you want.
RESULT
During note input, the specied hold or pause is input at the caret position. When adding holds
or pauses to existing music, they are input at the rhythmic position of the earliest selected item.
Fermatas appear on all staves at the rhythmic position of the note, chord, or rest that
corresponds with the end of the fermata.
Breath marks appear to the right of the caret or selected note.
Caesuras appear on all staves to the left of the caret or selected note.
RELATED LINKS
Holds and pauses on page 602
Mouse input settings on page 156
Correct positioning for caesura input
Caesuras are commonly placed at the end of a bar, before a barline. In Dorico SE, caesuras must
be attached to the note immediately after the position where you want it to appear, as then
Dorico SE can automatically position them correctly.
If you input caesuras with your mouse input preference set to Load pointer with item, you must
click the rst note in the next bar for a caesura to appear to the left of the barline. You can also
click directly on the barline.
A correctly input caesura. The dotted attachment
lines are attached to the notehead after the barline,
meaning the caesura is correctly positioned before
the barline.
An incorrectly input caesura. By clicking to the left of
the barline, the caesura is attached to the last eighth
note in the bar.
When input correctly, the dotted attachment lines link the caesura to the notehead immediately
after the barline.
If your dotted attachment lines do not link the caesura to the notehead immediately after the
barline, delete the caesura and re-input it. Caesuras can cause spacing issues when input
incorrectly.
RELATED LINKS
Holds and pauses on page 602
Types of caesuras on page 604
Write mode
Notations input
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