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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
20 Starting a new project
23 Writing music
28 Dorico Pro 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
259 Arranging tools
265 Splitting ows
267 Engrave mode
267 Project window in Engrave mode
276 Engraving Options dialog
278 Master pages
291 Frames
311 Page layouts
323 Text formatting
336 Note spacing
347 Staff spacing
353 Play mode
353 Project window in Play mode
358 Playback Options dialog
359 Event display
367 Tracks
384 Playhead
385 Playing back music
390 Swing playback
395 Mixer
397 Transport window
399 Endpoints
403 Expression maps
411 Percussion maps
418 Played vs. notated note durations
421 Print mode
421 Project window in Print mode
425 Printing layouts
427 Exporting layouts as graphic les
430 Printers
430 Page arrangements for printing/exporting
433 Duplex printing
434 Handling page sizes and paper sizes
435 Graphics le formats
436 Annotations
437 Notation reference
438 Introduction
439 Accidentals
439 Changing accidentals
439 Deleting accidentals
440 Showing accidentals in parentheses
441 Project-wide engraving options for accidentals
441 Altered unisons
442 Microtonal accidentals
444 Accidental duration rules
451 Articulations
452 Copying articulations
452 Changing articulations
452 Deleting articulations
453 Project-wide engraving options for
articulations
453 Positions of articulations
457 Articulations in playback
458 Bars
458 Deleting bars
460 Changes to the length of bars
460 Changing the width of empty bars
461 Splits in bars
462 Combining bars
463 Barlines
465 Deleting barlines
465 Barline spacing
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467 Changing the barline shown at key signature
changes
467 Barlines across staff groups
468 Project-wide engraving options for barlines
469 Per-ow notation options for barlines
471 Bar numbers
471 Appearance of bar numbers
478 Bar numbers in parts
479 Hiding/Showing bar number ranges on multi-
bar rests
479 Positions of bar numbers
483 Bar number changes
485 Subordinate bar numbers
487 Bar numbers and repeats
491 Beaming
491 Beaming notes together manually
492 Changing the direction of partial beams
493 Beam groups
495 Beam placement relative to the staff
496 Beam slants
497 Centered beams
499 Creating cross-staff beams
502 Beam corners
502 Secondary beams
503 Tuplets within beams
504 Stemlets
505 Fanned beams
507 Note and rest grouping
507 Conventions for beam grouping according to
meter
508 Creating custom beat groupings for meters
509 Brackets and braces
510 Brackets according to ensemble type
511 Project-wide engraving options for brackets
and braces
512 Secondary brackets
514 Chord symbols
514 Chord components
514 Project-wide engraving options for chord
symbols
515 Chord symbol appearance presets
523 Changing existing chord symbols
524 Transposing chord symbols
524 Hiding/Showing chord symbols
525 Hiding/Showing the root and quality of chord
symbols
525 Positions of chord symbols
528 Changing the enharmonic spelling of chord
symbols
529 Chord symbols imported from MusicXML
530 Clefs
531 General placement conventions for clefs
531 Project-wide spacing gaps for clefs
533 Deleting clefs
534 Default size of clef changes
534 Changing the position of clefs relative to grace
notes
534 Transposing clefs
536 Octave lines
537 Project-wide engraving options for octave lines
537 Lengthening/Shortening octave lines
538 Positions of octave lines
541 Deleting octave lines
542 Octave lines in Engrave mode
543 Tucking index properties
545 Cues
545 General placement and notation conventions
for cues
546 Rhythmic cues
548 Changing the octave of cues
549 Hiding/Showing octave transpositions in cue
labels
549 Moving cues
550 Lengthening/Shortening cues
551 Deleting cues
551 Project-wide engraving options for cues
552 Individual changes to the content of cues
552 Cue labels
555 Notations in cues
557 Hiding/Showing cues in layouts
558 Stem direction in cues
559 Ties in cues
559 Rests in cues
561 Clef changes in cues
562 Viewing options for cues
564 Dynamics
564 Types of dynamics
565 General placement conventions for dynamics
566 Project-wide engraving options for dynamics
567 Showing dynamics in parentheses
567 Erasing the background of dynamics
568 Copying dynamics
569 Deleting dynamics
569 Voice-specic dynamics
570 Niente hairpins
571 Expressive text
572 Gradual dynamics
579 Placement of dynamics
580 Positions of dynamics
583 Groups of dynamics
585 Dynamics linked across multiple staves
586 Dynamics font styles
588 Playback Options for dynamics
590 Fingering
590 General placement conventions for ngering
590 Project-wide engraving options for ngerings
591 Changing ngerings to substitution ngerings
592 Changing existing ngerings
592 Moving ngerings graphically
595 Changing the size of ngerings
595 Showing enclosures/underlines on ngerings
596 Hiding/Showing ngering
596 Deleting ngerings
597 Fingering font styles
599 Cautionary ngerings
600 Fingerings for valved brass instruments
601 Hiding/Showing ngering shifts for string
instruments
602 Fingerings imported from MusicXML les
603 Front matter
604 Project information used in default master
pages
604 Adding dedications in master pages
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605 Adding player lists
606 Changing the text in running headers in
master pages
607 Individual changes to the formatting of pages
607 Changing the default horizontal alignment of
different text styles project-wide
608 Changing the vertical alignment of text in text
frames
609 Grace notes
610 General placement conventions for grace
notes
611 Project-wide changes to the position of grace
notes
612 Grace note size
612 Grace note slashes
614 Grace note stems
615 Grace note beams
616 Holds and pauses
616 Types of holds and pauses
618 General placement conventions for holds and
pauses
619 Project-wide engraving options for holds and
pauses
620 Changing the appearance/duration of existing
holds and pauses
621 Positions of holds and pauses
625 Key signatures
625 General placement conventions for key
signatures
627 Types of key signatures
628 Tonality systems
637 Deleting key signatures
638 Multiple simultaneous key signatures
638 Positions of key signatures
641 Project-wide engraving options for key
signatures
641 Transposing key signatures alongside
selections
642 Enharmonic equivalent key signatures
643 Cautionary key signatures
644 Lyrics
644 General placement conventions for lyrics
645 Filters for lyrics
646 Types of lyrics
647 Types of syllables in lyrics
648 Changing the text of existing lyrics
649 Positions of lyrics
652 Lyric hyphens and lyric extender lines
655 Deleting lyric lines
655 Lyric line numbers
659 Changing the font styles used for lyrics
660 Verse numbers
661 East Asian elision slurs
662 Project-wide engraving options for lyrics
663 Notes
663 Project-wide engraving options for notes
665 Notehead sets
678 Changing the size of notes
679 Moving notes rhythmically
680 Changing the width of ledger lines
680 Changing the consolidation of rhythm dots
681 Specifying on which string individual notes are
played
682 Deleting notes
683 Ornaments
683 General placement conventions for ornaments
684 Project-wide engraving options for ornaments
684 Changing the intervals of ornaments
686 Changing the speed of trills
686 Lengthening/Shortening trills rhythmically
687 Hiding/Showing trill extension lines
688 Positions of ornaments
691 Arpeggio signs
692 General placement conventions for arpeggio
signs
692 Changing the type of arpeggio signs
693 Changing the end appearance of arpeggio
signs
693 Length of arpeggio signs
695 Positions of arpeggio signs
697 Project-wide engraving options for arpeggio
signs
697 Arpeggios in playback
700 Glissando lines
700 General placement conventions for glissando
lines
701 Glissando lines across empty bars
701 Changing the style of glissando lines
702 Changing glissando line text
703 Moving glissando lines graphically
704 Changing the default angles of glissando lines
project-wide
705 Project-wide engraving options for glissando
lines
706 Jazz articulations
707 Jazz ornaments
708 Project-wide engraving options for jazz
articulations
708 Moving jazz articulations graphically
710 Changing the type/length of existing jazz
articulations
710 Changing the line style of smooth jazz
articulations
711 Deleting jazz articulations
712 Page numbers
713 Moving page numbers in master pages
713 Page number paragraph styles
714 Changing the page number numeral style
715 Hiding/Showing page numbers
718 Pedal lines
719 General placement conventions for pedal lines
719 Sustain pedal retakes and pedal level changes
726 Positions of pedal lines
729 Lengthening/Shortening pedal lines
730 Project-wide engraving options for pedal lines
730 Pedal line start signs, hooks, and continuation
lines
735 Pedal line start, continuation, and restorative
text
737 Pedal lines in playback
737 Pedal lines imported from MusicXML les
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738 Playing techniques
738 General placement conventions for playing
techniques
739 Project-wide engraving options for playing
techniques
739 Positions of playing techniques
741 Adding text to playing techniques
742 Erasing the background of text playing
techniques
743 Hiding/Showing playing techniques
744 Custom playing techniques
752 Playing techniques in playback
753 Rehearsal marks
753 General placement conventions for rehearsal
marks
754 Positions of rehearsal marks
756 Deleting rehearsal marks
756 Changing the order of rehearsal marks
757 Changing the rehearsal mark sequence type
758 Adding prexes/suxes to rehearsal marks
758 Project-wide engraving options for rehearsal
marks
761 Changing the rehearsal mark font style
762 Markers
762 Project-wide engraving options for markers
763 Changing the vertical position of markers
764 Changing the text shown in markers
764 Changing the marker/timecode font styles
765 Moving markers rhythmically
766 Changing the timecodes of markers
766 Dening markers as important
767 Hiding/Showing markers
767 Deleting markers
768 Timecodes
769 Changing the initial timecode value
769 Showing timecodes on a separate staff
770 Hiding/Showing timecodes in markers
771 Changing the timecode frequency
772 Repeat endings
772 Changing the total number of playthroughs in
repeat endings
773 Project-wide engraving options for repeat
endings
774 Lengthening/Shortening segments in repeat
endings
775 Positions of repeat endings
777 Deleting repeat endings
777 Changing the text shown in repeat endings
778 Changing the appearance of individual nal
repeat ending segments
779 Lengthening/Shortening repeat ending hooks
779 Repeat endings in MusicXML les
780 Bar repeats
781 Project-wide engraving options for bar repeats
781 Changing the length of the repeated phrase in
bar repeat regions
782 Moving bar repeat regions
782 Lengthening/Shortening bar repeat regions
783 Hiding/Showing bar repeat region highlights
783 Bar repeat counts
787 Bar repeat grouping
790 Rhythm slashes
790 Slash regions
791 Project-wide engraving options for rhythm
slashes
792 Slashes in multiple-voice contexts
794 Splitting slash regions
795 Moving slash regions
795 Lengthening/Shortening slash regions
796 Hiding/Showing stems in slash regions
796 Slash region counts
801 Rests
801 General placement conventions for rests
802 Implicit vs. explicit rests
804 Per-ow notation options for rests
804 Project-wide engraving options for rests
805 Showing rest colors
806 Deleting rests
807 Hiding/Showing bar rests in empty bars
807 Hiding/Showing multi-bar rests
808 Moving rests vertically
810 Slurs
811 General placement conventions for slurs
815 Project-wide engraving options for slurs
815 Cross-staff and cross-voice slurs
816 Nested slurs
818 Moving slurs rhythmically
818 Lengthening/Shortening slurs
819 Linked slurs across multiple staves
820 Slur segments
822 Slurs in Engrave mode
826 Short slurs that cover large pitch ranges
827 Slur height
829 Slur shoulder offset
830 Slur curvature direction
832 Slur styles
834 Slur collision avoidance
835 Slurs over system and frame breaks
835 Slurs in playback
837 Staff labels
838 Instrument names in staff labels
839 Staff label paragraph styles
839 Project-wide engraving options for staff labels
841 Changing the length of staff labels project-
wide
843 Changing the length of staff labels at specic
positions
844 Instrument transpositions in staff labels
846 Staff labels for percussion kits
848 Staves
848 Project-wide layout options for staves
850 Staff size
854 Changing the thickness of staff lines
855 Deleting staves
856 Extra staves
860 Ossia staves
867 System objects
868 System indents
870 Divisi
871 Change Divisi dialog
873 Inputting divisi changes
874 Editing existing divisi changes
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874 Moving divisi changes
875 Ending divisi passages
875 Unison ranges
877 Divisi on vocal staves
878 Divisi staff labels
881 Divisi in playback
882 Stems
882 Stem direction
887 Project-wide engraving options for stems
887 Stem length
888 Hiding stems
889 Split stems for altered unisons
890 Tempo marks
891 Types of tempo marks
891 General placement conventions for tempo
marks
892 Text in tempo marks
894 Positions of tempo marks
896 Lengthening/Shortening gradual tempo
changes
897 Hiding/Showing tempo marks
897 Deleting tempo marks
898 Project-wide engraving options for tempo
marks
898 Tempo mark components
900 Metronome marks
902 Gradual tempo changes
906 Ties
906 General placement conventions for ties
908 Tie chains
908 Ties vs. slurs
909 Non-standard ties
912 Deleting ties
912 Splitting tie chains
913 Project-wide engraving options for ties
913 Changing the position/shape of ties
914 Tie shoulder offset
916 Tie height
917 Tie styles
920 Tie curvature direction
922 Time signatures
923 General conventions for time signatures
923 Project-wide engraving options for time
signatures
924 Project-wide spacing gaps for time signatures
924 Types of time signatures
927 Large time signatures
929 Time signature styles
933 Positions of time signatures
936 Hiding/Showing time signatures
937 Deleting time signatures
937 Time signature font styles
939 Tremolos
940 Tremolos in tie chains
941 General placement conventions for tremolos
942 Changing the speed of tremolos
942 Deleting tremolos
943 Rhythmic positions of notes with tremolos
943 Moving tremolo strokes
944 Project-wide engraving options for tremolos
945 Tremolos in playback
947 Tuplets
947 General placement conventions for tuplets
948 Nested tuplets
949 Notations on tuplet notes
949 Turning existing notes into tuplets
950 Turning tuplets into normal notes
950 Moving tuplets rhythmically
951 Deleting tuplets
952 Tuplet beams
952 Tuplet brackets
956 Tuplet numbers/ratios
958 Project-wide engraving options for tuplets
959 Unpitched percussion
959 Percussion kits vs. individual percussion
instruments
960 Percussion kits
961 Project-wide engraving options for unpitched
percussion
962 Per-ow notation options for unpitched
percussion
962 Changing the playing techniques of notes on
percussion kit staves
963 Showing notes in percussion instruments as
ghost notes
963 Moving notes to different instruments in
percussion kits
964 Notations on notes in percussion kits
965 Percussion kit presentation types
967 Playing techniques for unpitched percussion
instruments
971 Percussion legends
975 Voices in percussion kits
977 Unpitched percussion in Play mode
978 Universal Indian Drum Notation
979 Voices
979 Note positions in multiple-voice contexts
980 Per-ow notation options for voices
981 Showing voice colors
981 Deleting unused voices
982 Swapping the order of voices
983 Notes crossed to staves with existing notes in
other voices
984 Rhythm dot consolidation
985 Slash voices
987 Glossary
997 Index
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Thank you very much for purchasing Dorico Pro.
We are delighted that you have chosen Steinberg's scoring application and hope that you will
enjoy using it for years to come.
Dorico Pro 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 Pro is the most sophisticated
program available.
Like all of Steinberg's products, Dorico Pro 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 Pro also
integrates with your existing workow and can import and export les in a variety of formats.
Dorico Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro
The default key commands in Dorico Pro 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.
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RELATED LINKS
Interactive Dorico Pro 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.
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This chapter helps you to get started with Dorico Pro.
When you start Dorico Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro is structured.
Opening a template
Before you start your own project, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the user
interface of Dorico Pro. To prepare for this, open one of the templates that are provided with the
program.
PREREQUISITE
You have started Dorico Pro. 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 Pro 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, Write, and Engrave 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 Pro
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, notation items, and frames, and to
determine which options are shown in their corresponding panels.
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Notes toolbox in Write mode
Notations toolbox in Write mode
Panels
Dorico Pro 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
First steps
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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 395
Transport window on page 397
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.
Engrave Mode
In Engrave mode, you can make ne adjustments to the music that you input in Write mode and
determine how the pages of your project are laid out.
You can switch to Engrave mode in any of the following ways:
● Press Ctrl/Cmd-3.
● Click Engrave in the toolbar.
● Choose Window > Engrave.
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.
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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:
● 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 267
Print mode on page 421
Play mode on page 353
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.
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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
Working with tabs and windows
Dorico Pro enables you to set up your workspace according to your working style.
Dorico Pro 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.
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Options available in the music area when you open a new tab
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
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Starting a new project
After getting a rst impression of the Dorico Pro 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.
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.
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