User manual

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Throughout Dorico Elements, most tasks can be accomplished using only your computer's
keyboard. You do not need to use the mouse or touchpad. Learning key commands allows you to
use Dorico Elements most eciently. The fastest way to input music is using a MIDI keyboard. If
you do not have a MIDI keyboard, you can use your computer's keyboard. Of course, you can still
use the mouse or touchpad if you want.
In the following sections, you learn how to input notes and notation items.
Inputting your rst notes
In this section, you learn how to input notes. You can start inputting notes without having to rst
add a time signature or key signature.
PREREQUISITE
● You have set up your MIDI keyboard.
NOTE
If you have not set up a MIDI keyboard yet, you can start inputting notes with the
computer keyboard.
● You have added a piano player in Setup mode.
● You are in Write mode.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the rest that was automatically inserted next to the clef when you added a solo
player.
2. Start note input in any of the following ways:
● Select the staff where you want to input notes and press Shift-N or Return.
● Select the staff where you want to input notes and choose Write > Note Input.
● Double-click the staff where you want to input notes.
The caret is displayed.
3. In the Notes panel, click a duration.
NOTE
By default, Dorico Elements selects a quarter note (crotchet) for you.
First steps
Writing music
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