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You can only use popovers in Write mode, as that is the only mode where you can input notes

and items together and change the pitch of notes.

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Caret on page 159

Note input on page 159

Notations input on page 201

Notes and rests in Dorico

In Dorico, the notation and division of notes and rests is determined semantically by rules based

on convention. This means that note and rest durations can change and appear differently later

than when you rst input them.

Dorico is able to update how notes and rests are notated depending on their context because of

the following key concepts:

Notes are treated as a single unit, even if they appear as a tie chain that contains multiple

notes tied together.

Implicit rests automatically ll the gaps between the notes you input.

In combination with time signatures and Dorico‘s understanding of their corresponding meters,

this allows you to input only the notes you want with the duration required. It is not necessary to

input rests between notes or input ties for notes that cross the half-bar, for example. If you

subsequently change the time signature or move notes rhythmically to start earlier or later,

Dorico updates how notes and rests are notated, such as by notating a quarter note as two tied

eighth notes if it now straddles a barline or consolidating two eighth note rests into a single

quarter note rest if they are now in the same bar.

If you tie existing notes together, you might nd that they turn into a single note, such as a half

note instead of two tied quarter notes, or into a tie chain containing more notes. This is because

tie chains are treated as single notes in Dorico, and Dorico automatically notates and beams

notes appropriately depending on their duration, the current time signature, and their position

in the bar. Similarly, notes can change after you input notes immediately following them as this

changes the context, such as a quarter note tied to an eighth note becoming a dotted quarter

note when it is followed by an eighth note rather than a rest.

TIP

In Write mode, selecting any part of a tie chain selects the whole tie chain because it is a single

note. However, you can still input notations, such as dynamics, in the middle of tie chains by

activating the caret and moving it to the required rhythmic position within the tie chain.

You can force the duration of individual notes and rests, for example, if you want to specify

subdivisions within a tie chain that are different than the prevailing meter.