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4. In the Bar Rests and Multi-bar rests section, choose one of the following options for
Consolidate:
None
Multi-bar Rests
Multi-bar Rests and Bar Repeats
5. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
When you choose None, no multi-bar rests are shown in the selected layouts. Each empty
bar is shown separately.
When you choose Multi-bar Rests, any adjacent empty bars are consolidated into multi-bar
rests in the selected layouts. However, bar repeats prevent the consolidation of multi-bar
rests, even if there are no other notes in those bars.
When you choose Multi-bar Rests and Bar Repeats, any adjacent empty bars or bars that
only contain bar repeats are consolidated into multi-bar rests in the selected layouts. Multi-
bar rest counts are also shown above consolidated bar repeats.
RELATED LINKS
Bar repeats on page 757
Multi-bar rests on page 778
Hiding/Showing bar number ranges on multi-bar rests on page 502
Moving rests vertically
You can change the vertical position of rests individually, for example, if you want to change the
staff line from which a whole bar rest hangs, or you want to show rests for all voices at a
particular rhythmic position.
Moving rests vertically shows multiple rests at that rhythmic position if more than one voice on
the staff has a rest of the same duration. By default,
Dorico SE consolidates rests in multiple-
voice contexts and automatically positions rests in multiple-voice contexts to avoid collisions.
NOTE
You cannot change the vertical position of rests when using the mouse.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the rests whose vertical positions you want to change, or rests at the rhythmic
positions where you want to see rests for every voice.
2. In the Properties panel, activate Rest pos. in the Notes and Rests group.
3. Change the value in the value eld.
RESULT
Increasing the value moves rests upwards, decreasing the value moves rests downwards.
Position 0 is the middle line of the staff.
If there are multiple voices on the staff with rests of the same duration, multiple rests are now
shown.
Deactivating Rest pos. returns the selected rests to their default positions.
RELATED LINKS
Note spacing on page 362
Rests
Moving rests vertically
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Dorico SE 3.1.10