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NOTE
Not all pick-up bar lengths are possible using this method. For example, a single
eighth note upbeat in 6/8 cannot be produced by any of these three options. In such
cases, you must use the time signatures popover.
3. Input the time signature you want in one of the following ways:
● Click a time signature to input it for all staves.
● Alt-click a time signature to input a it on a single staff.
RESULT
During step input, time signatures are added at the caret position, even if this is in the middle of
an existing bar.
When adding time signatures to existing music, they are added immediately to the right of a
selected barline, or immediately to the left of a selected note, even if this is in the middle of an
existing bar.
Pressing Alt inputs time signatures only on the selected staff.
All subsequent bars follow the input time signature, until the next existing time signature or the
end of the ow, whichever comes rst. Dorico Elements automatically inputs and moves barlines
as required so that subsequent music is barred correctly.
RELATED LINKS
Time signatures on page 727
Inputting notes on page 135
Create Time Signature section of the Time Signatures (Meter) panel on page 174
Inputting time signatures with the popover on page 175
Mouse input settings on page 123
Input methods for bars and barlines
You can input both bars and barlines with the keyboard by using the bars and barlines popover,
and also with the mouse by using the available options in the Bars and Barlines panel.
Normally you do not need to create bars in Dorico Elements, as they are created automatically as
needed when you input music. However, you can add bars in advance if, for example, you are
copying or arranging an existing piece of music.
TIP
Another way to add bars is by choosing a note value, such as a whole note when in a 4/4 time
signature, in the Notes panel in Write mode and press Space repeatedly during step input.
Inputting bars with the popover
You can input bars and barlines with the keyboard by entering an appropriate short-hand for the
number of bars or the type of barline you want into the bars and barlines popover.
You can open the bars and barlines popover in Write mode in any of the following ways:
● Press Shift-B.
● Choose Write > Create Bar or Barline.
The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations
toolbox on the right of the window.
Write mode
Notations input
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