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Changing tempo text
You can change the text of existing tempo marks individually.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the tempo marks whose tempo text you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, enter the tempo text you want into the Text eld in the Tempo
group.
3. Press Return .
RESULT
The tempo text for the selected tempo marks is changed.
TIP
You can also change the tempo text by opening the tempo popover and changing the entry.
RELATED LINKS
Tempo popover on page 217
Changing existing items on page 310
Tempo mark components on page 823
Showing abbreviated tempo text
You can show individual tempo marks with custom abbreviated text in some layouts, for
example, if a long tempo mark extends beyond the page boundary in some part layouts but the
abbreviated version
ts within the boundary.
PROCEDURE
1. In the music area, open the layout in which you want to show abbreviated tempo text.
2. Select the tempo marks you want to show with abbreviated text.
3. In the Properties panel, activate Abbreviation in the Tempo group.
4. Enter the text you want into the value eld.
5. Activate Abbreviate in the Tempo group.
6. Activate the corresponding checkbox.
RESULT
The selected tempo marks appear with abbreviated text. This does not affect the appearance of
the same tempo mark in layouts that show full tempo text as properties in Dorico SE are layout-
specic.
Abbreviated tempo text is shown when Abbreviation is activated and Abbreviate is deactivated,
or when Abbreviation and both Abbreviate and its corresponding checkbox are all activated.
This allows you to switch between showing abbreviated/full text in different layouts without
deleting your abbreviated text from the Abbreviation value eld.
Tempo marks
Changing tempo text
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