User manual

● Press the number on your computer keyboard that corresponds to the rhythmic
value you want. For example, press 6 for quarter notes (crotchets), 5 for eighth
notes (quavers), 7 for half notes (minims), and so on.
● Click the rhythmic value you want in the Notes panel on the left of the window.
3. Activate the Chords input tool in any of the following ways:
● Press Q.
● Click Chords in the Notes toolbox on the left of the window.
When Chords is activated, a + sign appears at the top of the caret. This allows you to input
multiple notes at the same rhythmic position, according to the current position of the
caret.
4. Input the pitches you want in any of the following ways:
● Press the letters on your keyboard that correspond to the notes you want to input at
the caret position.
NOTE
Dorico Elements automatically inputs notes above the highest note at the caret
position when Chords is activated.
You can input notes below the lowest note at the caret position instead by pressing
Ctrl (macOS) or Ctrl-Alt (Windows) as well as the letter for the note name.
● Click the staff at the rhythmic positions where you want to input notes.
TIP
A gray notehead appears when inputting with a mouse pointer to indicate where
the note will be input.
● Play the notes you want on a MIDI keyboard.
NOTE
When Chords is activated, notes are input at the same rhythmic position and above the
previous note until you advance the caret manually.
5. Optional: Advance the caret to input chords at other rhythmic positions.
6. Deactivate Chords in any of the following ways:
●
Press Q again.
●
Click Chords again in the Notes toolbox on the left of the window.
RESULT
Multiple notes are input at the caret position.
If entering pitches by clicking with the mouse, you can put the same pitch into the chord twice by
clicking again on the same line.
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