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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-specic 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 prexes/suxes 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 Dening 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 specic
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 workow 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 specic 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 fulll a condition before starting a
procedure.
Procedure
Lists the steps that you must take to achieve a specic 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.
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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
Lists related topics that you can nd in this documentation.
Markup
Elements of the user interface are highlighted throughout the documentation.
Names of menus, options, functions, dialogs, windows, and so on, are highlighted in bold.
EXAMPLE
To open the Project Info dialog, choose File > Project Info.
If bold text is separated by a greater-than symbol, this indicates a sequence of different menus
to open.
EXAMPLE
Choose Setup > Layout Options.
File names and folder paths are shown in a different font.
EXAMPLE
example_file.txt
Key Commands
Many of the default key commands, also known as keyboard shortcuts, use modier keys, some
of which are different depending on the operating system.
Many of the default key commands use modier keys, some of which are different depending on
the operating system. When key commands with modier keys are described in this manual, they
are indicated with the Windows modier key rst, followed by the macOS modier key and the
key.
EXAMPLE
Ctrl/Cmd-Z means: press Ctrl on Windows or Cmd on macOS, then press Z.
Key commands in Dorico Elements
The default key commands in Dorico Elements depend on your keyboard layout.
If you move the mouse over a tool or a function, the information in brackets shows the key
command that is used to activate or deactivate a tool or a function.
You can also do one of the following:
● Choose Help > Key Commands to open the Dorico Key Commands window, which
provides an overview of all available key commands.
● Search for key commands of specic functions or menu items in the Preferences dialog. In
this dialog, you can also assign new key commands or change default key commands.
Introduction
Conventions
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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 workow 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
specic 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 workow 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 dene 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:
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Press Ctrl/Cmd-N.
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Click New Empty Project.
RESULT
A new project window opens.
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Whenever you start a new project without selecting a specic 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.
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