Steinberg Dorico Pro 2 User manual

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-specic 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 prexes/suxes 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 Dening 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 specic

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 workow 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 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.

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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 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.

Introduction

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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 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, 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 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, 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 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.

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 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.

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