User manual

Input methods for playing techniques, pedal lines, string indicators,
and harp pedal diagrams
You can input playing techniques with the keyboard by using the playing techniques popover,
and with the mouse by using the Playing Techniques panel. Pedal lines are considered playing
techniques in
Dorico SE because both affect the sound that the instrument produces.
You can input string indicators outside the staff in the same ways, using either the playing
techniques popover or Playing Techniques panel. However, you can only input harp pedal
diagrams using the playing techniques popover.
You can input string indicators inside the staff using a property in the String Indicators group of
the Properties panel.
RELATED LINKS
Playing techniques on page 710
Pedal lines on page 698
Harp pedaling on page 691
String indicators on page 591
Inputting playing techniques with the popover on page 268
Inputting playing techniques with the panel on page 269
Inputting pedal lines and retakes with the popover on page 270
Inputting pedal lines and retakes with the panel on page 271
Inputting harp pedal diagrams on page 273
Inputting string indicators outside the staff with the popover on page 274
Inputting string indicators outside the staff with the panel on page 275
Inputting string indicators inside the staff on page 276
Playing techniques popover
The following tables contain the entries for the playing techniques popover that you can use to
input playing techniques, pedal lines, and retakes.
When you start entering a playing technique into the playing techniques popover, a menu
appears that shows valid playing techniques containing the letters/words you enter. You can
then select one of these playing techniques to input.
You can open the playing techniques popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when
either an item is selected or the caret is active:
● Press Shift-P .
● Select an existing playing technique and press Return .
● Choose Write > Create Playing Technique.
The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations
toolbox on the right of the window.
Playing techniques popover with
an example entry for inputting a
playing technique
Playing techniques popover with
an example entry for inputting a
pedal line
Playing Techniques button in the
Notations toolbox
Write mode
Notations input
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Dorico SE 3.1.10