User manual

Bars
Bars indicate a usually regular segment of time according to the number of beats, which is
usually determined by the prevailing time signature. Bars are separated from other bars to the
left and the right by vertical barlines.
Bars are usually the same length and at the same position for all players, but in some music, bars
of different lengths may coincide, and there are situations where some players may have no bars
indicated at all.
Each bar has a number, allowing players to keep track of their place in the music and aiding
rehearsal. This is especially important in music for multiple players.
RELATED LINKS
Bar numbers on page 500
Input methods for bars and barlines on page 223
Deleting bars/beats
You can delete whole bars and specic beats from your project completely by using the bars and
barlines popover.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select one of the following:
● The rst bar you want to delete, or the rst note or rest in that bar.
● An item at the rhythmic position from which you want to delete beats
2. Press Shift-B to open the bars and barlines popover.
3. Enter – (minus), followed by the number of bars or beats you want to delete into the
popover.
For example, enter –6 to delete six bars, meaning the bar you selected and the subsequent
ve bars, or -2q to delete two quarter note beats, starting from the selected rhythmic
position.
4. Press Return to close the popover.
RESULT
The number of bars or beats specied is deleted.
RELATED LINKS
Bars and barlines popover on page 223
Deleting bars/beats with the system track
You can delete whole bars and selected beats from your project completely using the system
track, for example, if you want to delete the last beat in the
nal bar for ows that begin with a
pick-up bar.
PREREQUISITE
The system track is shown.
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Dorico SE 3.1.10