Steinberg Dorico Elements 2 User guide

Operation Manual

Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Lillie Harris, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer,

Benjamin Schütte, Marita Sladek

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8 Introduction

8 Platform-Independent Documentation

8 Usage of musical terms

9 Conventions

11 How you can reach us

12 First steps

12 Getting around

19 Starting a new project

22 Writing music

28 Dorico Elements concepts

28 Design philosophy

29 Key musical concepts

32 User interface

32 Hub

36 Windows

49 Setting up your workspace

55 Preferences dialog

62 Setup mode

62 Project window in Setup mode

70 Project Info dialog

71 Layout Options dialog

73 Players

81 Ensembles

82 Instruments

96 Player groups

98 Flows

101 Layouts

106 Videos

112 Write mode

112 Project window in Write mode

119 Introduction to inputting and editing

129 Notation Options dialog

131 Note input

163 Notations input

253 Arranging tools

259 Splitting ows

261 Layout and formatting

261 Engrave mode

261 Frames

262 Master pages

262 Page layouts

271 Music Fonts dialog

272 Editing text

278 Note spacing

281 Staff spacing

282 Play mode

282 Project window in Play mode

287 Playback Options dialog

288 Event display

296 Tracks

313 Playhead

314 Playing back music

319 Swing playback

324 Mixer

326 Transport window

328 Endpoints

332 Expression maps

340 Percussion maps

347 Played vs. notated note durations

350 Print mode

350 Project window in Print mode

354 Printing layouts

356 Exporting layouts as graphic les

359 Printers

359 Page arrangements for printing/exporting

362 Duplex printing

363 Handling page sizes and paper sizes

364 Graphics le formats

365 Annotations

366 Notation reference

367 Introduction

368 Accidentals

368 Changing accidentals

368 Deleting accidentals

369 Showing accidentals in parentheses

370 Altered unisons

371 Microtonal accidentals

371 Accidental duration rules

374 Articulations

375 Copying articulations

375 Changing articulations

375 Deleting articulations

376 Positions of articulations

378 Articulations in playback

379 Bars

379 Deleting bars

381 Changes to the length of bars

381 Splits in bars

382 Combining bars

384 Barlines

385 Deleting barlines

385 Moving barlines rhythmically

386 Barlines across staff groups

388 Bar numbers

388 Appearance of bar numbers

391 Bar numbers in parts

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392 Hiding/Showing bar number ranges on multi-

bar rests

393 Positions of bar numbers

396 Bar number changes

398 Subordinate bar numbers

399 Bar numbers and repeats

400 Beaming

400 Beaming notes together manually

401 Changing the direction of partial beams

401 Beam groups

403 Beam placement relative to the staff

404 Beam slants

405 Centered beams

406 Creating cross-staff beams

409 Beam corners

409 Secondary beams

410 Tuplets within beams

411 Stemlets

411 Fanned beams

413 Note and rest grouping

413 Conventions for beam grouping according to

meter

414 Creating custom beat groupings for meters

415 Brackets and braces

416 Brackets according to ensemble type

416 Secondary brackets

417 Chord symbols

417 Chord components

417 Changing existing chord symbols

418 Transposing chord symbols

418 Hiding/Showing chord symbols

419 Hiding/Showing the root and quality of chord

symbols

419 Positions of chord symbols

421 Changing the enharmonic spelling of chord

symbols

422 Chord symbols imported from MusicXML

423 Clefs

424 General placement conventions for clefs

424 Moving clefs rhythmically

425 Deleting clefs

425 Changing the position of clefs relative to grace

notes

426 Transposing clefs

427 Octave lines

428 Lengthening/Shortening octave lines

429 Moving octave lines rhythmically

429 Changing the alignment of octave line

numerals relative to notes

430 Changing the position of octave line numerals

relative to accidentals

430 Changing the placement of octave lines

relative to the staff

430 Deleting octave lines

432 Cues

433 Dynamics

433 Types of dynamics

434 General placement conventions for dynamics

435 Showing dynamics in parentheses

435 Moving dynamics rhythmically

436 Copying dynamics

437 Deleting dynamics

438 Voice-specic dynamics

438 Niente hairpins

439 Expressive text

441 Gradual dynamics

445 Placement of dynamics

445 Groups of dynamics

447 Dynamics linked across multiple staves

449 VST Expression Maps for volume types

450 Fingering

450 General placement conventions for ngering

450 Changing ngerings to substitution ngerings

451 Changing existing ngerings

452 Changing the placement of ngerings relative

to the staff

452 Hiding/Showing ngering

453 Deleting ngerings

453 Cautionary ngerings

454 Fingerings for valved brass instruments

454 Hiding/Showing ngering shifts for string

instruments

455 Fingerings imported from MusicXML les

456 Front matter

456 Project information used in default master

pages

458 Grace notes

459 General placement conventions for grace

notes

460 Grace note size

460 Grace note slashes

461 Grace note stems

461 Grace note beams

462 Holds and pauses

462 Types of holds and pauses

464 General placement conventions for holds and

pauses

465 Changing the appearance/duration of existing

holds and pauses

467 Moving holds and pauses rhythmically

467 Positioning fermatas on barlines

468 Changing the number of fermatas per staff

469 Key signatures

469 General placement conventions for key

signatures

470 Types of key signatures

471 Tonality systems

472 Moving key signatures rhythmically

473 Deleting key signatures

474 Multiple simultaneous key signatures

474 Transposing key signatures alongside

selections

475 Enharmonic equivalent key signatures

476 Cautionary key signatures

477 Lyrics

477 General placement conventions for lyrics

478 Filters for lyrics

479 Types of lyrics

480 Types of syllables in lyrics

481 Changing the text of existing lyrics

482 Showing lyrics in italics

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483 Positions of lyrics

486 Lyric hyphens and lyric extender lines

488 Deleting lyric lines

489 Lyric line numbers

492 Verse numbers

493 East Asian elision slurs

494 Project-wide engraving options for lyrics

495 Notes

495 Project-wide engraving options for notes

497 Notehead sets

510 Changing the size of notes

511 Moving notes rhythmically

512 Changing the width of ledger lines

512 Changing the consolidation of rhythm dots

513 Specifying on which string individual notes are

played

514 Deleting notes

515 Ornaments

515 General placement conventions for ornaments

516 Project-wide engraving options for ornaments

516 Changing the intervals of ornaments

518 Changing the speed of trills

518 Lengthening/Shortening trills rhythmically

519 Hiding/Showing trill extension lines

520 Positions of ornaments

523 Arpeggio signs

524 General placement conventions for arpeggio

signs

524 Changing the type of arpeggio signs

525 Changing the end appearance of arpeggio

signs

525 Length of arpeggio signs

527 Positions of arpeggio signs

529 Project-wide engraving options for arpeggio

signs

529 Arpeggios in playback

532 Glissando lines

532 General placement conventions for glissando

lines

533 Glissando lines across empty bars

533 Changing the style of glissando lines

534 Changing glissando line text

535 Moving glissando lines graphically

536 Changing the default angles of glissando lines

project-wide

537 Project-wide engraving options for glissando

lines

538 Jazz articulations

539 Jazz ornaments

540 Positions of jazz articulations

540 Changing the type/length of existing jazz

articulations

541 Changing the line style of smooth jazz

articulations

542 Deleting jazz articulations

543 Page numbers

543 Changing the page number numeral style

545 Hiding/Showing page numbers

547 Pedal lines

548 General placement conventions for pedal lines

548 Sustain pedal retakes and pedal level changes

555 Positions of pedal lines

558 Lengthening/Shortening pedal lines

559 Project-wide engraving options for pedal lines

559 Pedal line start signs, hooks, and continuation

lines

564 Pedal line start, continuation, and restorative

text

566 Pedal lines in playback

566 Pedal lines imported from MusicXML les

567 Playing techniques

567 General placement conventions for playing

techniques

568 Project-wide engraving options for playing

techniques

568 Positions of playing techniques

570 Adding text to playing techniques

571 Erasing the background of text playing

techniques

572 Hiding/Showing playing techniques

573 Custom playing techniques

581 Playing techniques in playback

582 Rehearsal marks

582 General placement conventions for rehearsal

marks

583 Positions of rehearsal marks

585 Deleting rehearsal marks

585 Changing the order of rehearsal marks

586 Changing the rehearsal mark sequence type

587 Adding prexes/suxes to rehearsal marks

587 Project-wide engraving options for rehearsal

marks

591 Markers

591 Project-wide engraving options for markers

592 Changing the vertical position of markers

593 Changing the text shown in markers

593 Changing the marker/timecode font styles

594 Moving markers rhythmically

594 Changing the timecodes of markers

595 Dening markers as important

595 Hiding/Showing markers

596 Deleting markers

597 Timecodes

598 Changing the initial timecode value

598 Showing timecodes on a separate staff

599 Hiding/Showing timecodes in markers

600 Changing the timecode frequency

601 Repeat endings

601 Changing the total number of playthroughs in

repeat endings

602 Project-wide engraving options for repeat

endings

603 Lengthening/Shortening segments in repeat

endings

604 Positions of repeat endings

606 Deleting repeat endings

606 Changing the text shown in repeat endings

607 Changing the appearance of individual nal

repeat ending segments

608 Lengthening/Shortening repeat ending hooks

608 Repeat endings in MusicXML les

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609 Bar repeats

610 Project-wide engraving options for bar repeats

610 Changing the length of the repeated phrase in

bar repeat regions

611 Moving bar repeat regions

611 Lengthening/Shortening bar repeat regions

612 Hiding/Showing bar repeat region highlights

612 Bar repeat counts

616 Bar repeat grouping

619 Rhythm slashes

619 Slash regions

620 Project-wide engraving options for rhythm

slashes

621 Slashes in multiple-voice contexts

623 Splitting slash regions

624 Moving slash regions

624 Lengthening/Shortening slash regions

625 Hiding/Showing stems in slash regions

625 Slash region counts

630 Rests

630 General placement conventions for rests

631 Implicit vs. explicit rests

633 Per-ow notation options for rests

633 Project-wide engraving options for rests

634 Showing rest colors

635 Deleting rests

636 Hiding/Showing bar rests in empty bars

636 Hiding/Showing multi-bar rests

637 Moving rests vertically

639 Slurs

640 General placement conventions for slurs

643 Project-wide engraving options for slurs

644 Cross-staff and cross-voice slurs

645 Nested slurs

646 Moving slurs rhythmically

647 Lengthening/Shortening slurs

648 Linked slurs across multiple staves

649 Slur segments

651 Slurs in Engrave mode

655 Short slurs that cover large pitch ranges

656 Slur height

657 Slur shoulder offset

659 Slur curvature direction

660 Slur styles

662 Slur collision avoidance

664 Slurs over system and frame breaks

664 Slurs in playback

665 Staff labels

666 Instrument names in staff labels

667 Project-wide engraving options for staff labels

669 Changing the length of staff labels project-

wide

671 Changing the length of staff labels at specic

positions

672 Instrument transpositions in staff labels

674 Staff labels for percussion kits

676 Staves

676 Project-wide layout options for staves

678 Staff size

682 Changing the thickness of staff lines

682 Deleting staves

683 Extra staves

684 Ossia staves

684 System objects

686 System indents

687 Divisi

688 Stems

688 Stem direction

693 Project-wide engraving options for stems

693 Stem length

694 Hiding stems

695 Split stems for altered unisons

696 Tempo marks

697 Types of tempo marks

697 General placement conventions for tempo

marks

698 Text in tempo marks

699 Positions of tempo marks

702 Lengthening/Shortening gradual tempo

changes

702 Hiding/Showing tempo marks

703 Deleting tempo marks

703 Project-wide engraving options for tempo

marks

704 Tempo mark components

705 Metronome marks

708 Gradual tempo changes

711 Ties

711 General placement conventions for ties

713 Tie chains

713 Ties vs. slurs

714 Non-standard ties

717 Deleting ties

717 Splitting tie chains

718 Project-wide engraving options for ties

718 Changing the position/shape of ties

719 Tie shoulder offset

721 Tie height

722 Tie styles

725 Tie curvature direction

727 Time signatures

728 General conventions for time signatures

728 Project-wide engraving options for time

signatures

729 Project-wide spacing gaps for time signatures

729 Types of time signatures

732 Large time signatures

734 Time signature styles

737 Positions of time signatures

741 Hiding/Showing time signatures

742 Deleting time signatures

742 Time signature font styles

744 Tremolos

745 Tremolos in tie chains

746 General placement conventions for tremolos

747 Changing the speed of tremolos

747 Deleting tremolos

748 Rhythmic positions of notes with tremolos

748 Moving tremolo strokes

749 Project-wide engraving options for tremolos

750 Tremolos in playback

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752 Tuplets

752 General placement conventions for tuplets

753 Nested tuplets

754 Notations on tuplet notes

754 Turning existing notes into tuplets

755 Turning tuplets into normal notes

755 Moving tuplets rhythmically

756 Deleting tuplets

757 Tuplet beams

757 Tuplet brackets

761 Tuplet numbers/ratios

763 Project-wide engraving options for tuplets

764 Unpitched percussion

764 Percussion kits vs. individual percussion

instruments

765 Percussion kits

766 Project-wide engraving options for unpitched

percussion

767 Per-ow notation options for unpitched

percussion

767 Changing the playing techniques of notes on

percussion kit staves

768 Showing notes in percussion instruments as

ghost notes

768 Moving notes to different instruments in

percussion kits

769 Notations on notes in percussion kits

770 Percussion kit presentation types

772 Playing techniques for unpitched percussion

instruments

776 Percussion legends

779 Voices in percussion kits

781 Unpitched percussion in Play mode

783 Universal Indian Drum Notation

784 Voices

784 Note positions in multiple-voice contexts

785 Per-ow notation options for voices

786 Showing voice colors

786 Deleting unused voices

787 Swapping the order of voices

788 Notes crossed to staves with existing notes in

other voices

789 Rhythm dot consolidation

789 Slash voices

792 Glossary

802 Index

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Thank you very much for purchasing Dorico Elements.

We are delighted that you have chosen Steinberg's scoring application and hope that you will

enjoy using it for years to come.

Dorico Elements is a next-generation application for producing beautiful sheet music, whether

you are a composer, arranger, music engraver, publisher, instrumentalist, teacher, or student.

Whether you want to print your music or share it in a digital format, Dorico Elements is the most

sophisticated program available.

Like all of Steinberg's products, Dorico Elements has been designed from the ground up by a

team of musicians who understand your needs and who are dedicated to producing a tool that is

both easy to learn and use, but also capable of results of the highest quality. Dorico Elements

also integrates with your existing workow and can import and export les in a variety of

formats.

Dorico Elements thinks about music the same way a human musician does and has a deeper

understanding of the elements of music and musical performance than other scoring

applications. Its unique design allows an unprecedented degree of exibility, in music input and

editing, in score layout, in rhythmic freedom, and many other areas besides.

Most sincerely yours,

Your Steinberg Dorico Elements Team

Platform-Independent Documentation

The documentation applies to the operating systems Windows and macOS.

Features and settings that are specic to one of these platforms are clearly indicated. In all other

cases, the descriptions and procedures in the documentation are valid for Windows and macOS.

Some points to consider:

● The screenshots are taken from Windows.

● Some functions that are available on the File menu on Windows can be found in the

program name menu on macOS.

Usage of musical terms

This documentation uses American terminology for musical items throughout the

documentation.

The following table lists all the notes and notations that have different names in American and

British English:

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American Name British Name

Double whole note Breve

Whole note Semibreve

Half note Minim

Quarter note Crotchet

Eighth note Quaver

Sixteenth note Semiquaver

Thirty-second note Demisemiquaver

Sixty-fourth note Hemidemisemiquaver

Hundred twenty-eighth note Semihemidemisemiquaver

Two hundred fty-sixth note Demisemihemidemisemiquaver

Staff Stave

Bar/Measure

NOTE

This documentation only uses “bar”.

Bar

Conventions

In our documentation, we use typographical and markup elements to structure information.

Typographical Elements

The following typographical elements mark the following purposes.

Prerequisite

Requires you to complete an action or to fulll a condition before starting a

procedure.

Procedure

Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specic result.

Important

Informs you about issues that might affect the system, the connected hardware, or

that might bring a risk of data loss.

Note

Informs you about issues that you should consider.

Example

Provides you with an example.

Introduction

Conventions

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Result

Shows the result of the procedure.

After Completing This Task

Informs you about actions or tasks that you can perform after completing the

procedure.

RELATED LINKS

Interactive Dorico Elements key commands map on page 57

Searching for the key commands of functions on page 58

Preferences dialog on page 55

Key Commands page in the Preferences dialog on page 56

Assigning key commands on page 59

How you can reach us

On the Help menu you nd items linking to additional information.

The menu contains links to various Steinberg web pages. Selecting one of these menu items

automatically launches your web browser and opens the page. On these pages, you can nd

support and compatibility information, answers to frequently asked questions, information

about updates and other Steinberg products, and so on.

This requires that you have a web browser installed on your computer and a working Internet

connection.

Introduction

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This chapter helps you to get started with Dorico Elements.

When you start Dorico Elements for the rst time, we recommend that you open one of the

templates rst to have a look at the user interface and the functions that Dorico Elements

provides before you start your own projects. You are welcome to skip this part and explore the

program for yourself.

The following sections inform you about the following topics:

● Overview of the most important workspaces

● Setting up a new project

● Writing your music and adding notation items to your score

● Laying out and formatting pages

● Playing back what you created

● Printing and exporting

Getting around

The following sections give you an overview of the user interface and introduce you to how

Dorico Elements is structured.

Opening a template

Before you start your own project, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the user

interface of Dorico Elements. To prepare for this, open one of the templates that are provided

with the program.

PREREQUISITE

You have started Dorico Elements. The Hub is open.

PROCEDURE

1. In the Hub, select one of the listed template groups. For example, select the Choral and

Vocal templates.

2. Select one of the listed templates.

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3. Click New from Template.

RESULT

The template opens.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

Proceed to the following sections that provide a quick overview of the user interface and that

introduce you to the main functions of the program.

RELATED LINKS

Hub on page 32

Quick tour of the user interface

The user interface of Dorico Elements consists of different modes that represent different phases

in the workow of preparing a score.

The user interface has a structure that is the same in each of the application’s modes. There is

always a large area for editing your music in the center of the project window. In every mode,

there are collapsible panels on the left, right, and bottom of the project window, depending on

which mode you are using. The contents of these panels change according to the selected mode.

When you open the template, the rst view shows the project window in Write mode:

The project window when you open a template

The project window contains the following areas:

Toolbar

The toolbar is located at the top of the project window.

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Toolbar

On the left side of the toolbar, the modes are displayed. By activating a mode, you change the

workspace and the available panels. The active mode is highlighted in a different color. In the

middle of the toolbar, layout options allow you to switch between the different layouts in your

project and to show/hide panels and tabs.

On the right side of the toolbar, you can open a Mixer and use basic transport controls that,

among other functions, allow you to play back and record your music.

Show Mixer button

Music area

The music area is the main part of the project window in Setup and Write modes where you set

up, input, edit and format your music. In Play mode, this area is called event display, in which

every note is displayed as an event. In Print mode, this area is called print preview area, which

shows a preview of what is going to be printed or exported as a graphic.

The music area in Write mode after starting a new project from a choral template

The music area displays the scores or the instrumental parts that you create. Above the music

area you can activate several layouts in tabs and switch between them. Layouts in Dorico

Elements allow you to show different presentations of your music. If you have a full score with

different instrumental parts, such as a violin part and a bassoon part, you can switch between

that full score layout and the layouts of each part. To save space on the screen or to focus on a

specic layout, you can hide the tabs.

Toolboxes

Toolboxes are the columns on the left and right edges of the project window. They contain

different tools and options according to the current mode, but in general their purpose is to

provide tools that allow you to input and modify notes and notation items. The Notations toolbox

also determines which options are shown in the Notations panel.

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Notes toolbox in Write mode

Notations toolbox in Write mode

Panels

Dorico Elements provides panels with various functions in all modes. When you open the

template, there is a panel on the left of the music area. This is the Notes panel in Write mode. It

contains all the durations, accidentals, slurs, and articulations that are most commonly used

when inputting notes.

Notes panel in Write mode

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Status Bar

At the bottom of the project window, a status bar allows you to select different views and page

arrangements for the music area. It contains different options in different modes.

Status bar

RELATED LINKS

Functions of the modes on page 16

User interface on page 32

Mixer on page 324

Transport window on page 326

Functions of the modes

Modes represent different phases in the workow of preparing a score.

By switching to another mode, you change the workspace and the available panels.

Setup Mode

In Setup mode, you can create players and groups of players, and assign instruments to them.

You can dene different layouts for your project that you can print or export independently. For

example, you can print or export a layout for the full score and separate layouts for each

instrumental part.

You can switch to Setup mode in any of the following ways:

● Press Ctrl/Cmd-1.

● Click Setup in the toolbar.

● Choose Window > Setup.

Write Mode

In Write mode, you can input your music. The available toolboxes and panels allow you to input

all the notes and notation items that are most commonly used.

You can switch to Write mode in any of the following ways:

● Press Ctrl/Cmd-2.

● Click Write in the toolbar.

● Choose Window > Write.

Play Mode

In Play mode, you can assign virtual instruments and effects for playback to instruments and

playing techniques. You can make adjustments to how individual notes are played back in order

to produce a more realistic performance.

You can switch to Play mode in any of the following ways:

● Press Ctrl/Cmd-4.

● Click Play in the toolbar.

● Choose Window > Play.

Print Mode

In Print mode, you can print your layouts or export them as graphic les.

You can switch to Print mode in any of the following ways:

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● Press Ctrl/Cmd-5.

● Click Print in the toolbar.

● Choose Window > Print.

RELATED LINKS

Setup mode on page 62

Write mode on page 112

Engrave mode on page 261

Print mode on page 350

Play mode on page 282

Hiding/Showing panels

You can hide/show individual or multiple panels. This is useful if you want to see more of the

music area, for example.

PROCEDURE

● Hide individual panels or all panels in the following ways:

●

To hide/show the left panel:

Press Ctrl/Cmd-7.

Click the disclosure arrow on the left edge of the main window.

Choose Window > Show Left Panel.

● To hide/show the right panel:

Press Ctrl/Cmd-9.

Click the disclosure arrow on the right edge of the main window.

Choose Window > Show Right Panel.

● To hide/show the bottom panel:

Press Ctrl/Cmd-8.

Click the disclosure arrow at the bottom of the main window.

Choose Window > Show Bottom Panel.

● To hide/show all panels:

Press Ctrl/Cmd-0.

Click Hide/Restore Panels.

Choose Window > Hide/Restore Panels.

RESULT

The corresponding panels are hidden/shown. Panels are hidden when no tick is shown beside

the corresponding panel in the menu, and shown when a tick is shown in the menu.

If you hide all active panels, the Hide/Restore Panels button in the toolbar changes its look and

indicates which panels were active but are now hidden.

EXAMPLE

Appearance when panels are shown

Appearance when all panels were previously shown

but are now all hidden

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Working with tabs and windows

Dorico Elements enables you to set up your workspace according to your working style.

Dorico Elements allows you to open multiple tabs to display multiple layouts in the same project

within the same window. You can also open the same project in several windows.

RELATED LINKS

Setting up your workspace on page 49

Opening a new tab

You can open a new tab to display a different view or layout within the same project window.

Each tab can contain a separate layout or a different view of a layout already open in another tab

or window. Whenever you open a new tab, you are prompted to select a layout that you want to

display in the tab.

You can nd tabs in the tab bar, located at the top of the music area, below the toolbar. If you do

not see any tabs, click Show Tabs in the toolbar.

PROCEDURE

● To open a new tab, do one of the following:

● Press Ctrl/Cmd-T.

● At the right end of the tab bar, click New Tab.

● Choose Window > New Tab.

RESULT

A new tab opens that shows several icons at the top and a list of layouts at the bottom.

Options available in the music area when you open a new tab

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AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

You can click one of the icons or select a layout from the list at the bottom. Alternatively, you can

click Select Layout in the toolbar and choose one of the layouts from the menu. The layout that

you choose opens in the active tab.

RELATED LINKS

Tab bar on page 40

Opening a new window

You can open another window for the same project.

This can be useful if you want to see and work on multiple layouts at the same time. You can also

open multiple project windows to show different modes of the same project.

PROCEDURE

● Open a new project window in any of the following ways:

●

Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-T.

●

Choose Window > New Window.

RESULT

A duplicate of the window opens. It contains the same tabs and the same view options as the

original window.

RELATED LINKS

Opening multiple project windows on page 53

Starting a new project

After getting a rst impression of the Dorico Elements user interface you can get started with

inputting your own music. In this section, you learn how to set up a new project.

PREREQUISITE

NOTE

All inputs that are made and the images that are used to accompany the steps in this chapter are

intended merely to be helpful examples. Therefore, there is no need to make the exact same

entries in order to get the depicted results.

Close the template without saving. The Hub reopens.

PROCEDURE

● Start a new project in any of the following ways:

●

Press Ctrl/Cmd-N.

●

Click New Empty Project.

RESULT

A new project window opens.

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Whenever you start a new project without selecting a specic project template, Setup mode is

activated. This allows you to specify players and assign instruments right from the start. The area

in the middle, the project start area, which becomes the music area once you have added a

player, allows you to start your project with different types of players. On the right, the Layouts

panel shows a Full score entry. This entry is available in every new project. At the bottom of the

window is the Flows panel where you can specify separate spans of music for your project.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK

Start your project by adding an individual player or by adding a section player and assign an

instrument. You are free to assign any kind of instrument. In this chapter, only one piano player

is added as an example.

RELATED LINKS

Windows on page 36

Flows in Dorico Elements on page 30

Adding a solo player

In this section, you learn how to add a player and assign an instrument.

PREREQUISITE

You have started a new project. You are in Setup mode.

PROCEDURE

1. Click Add Solo Player.

The instrument picker opens.

TIP

You can also open the instrument picker at any time by clicking the plus symbol to the

right of the added empty-handed player.

First steps

Starting a new project

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