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For music with repeated passages, repeat endings show which bars are played at the end of each

repetition, with different endings each time if required. They are also known as “volta lines”, or as

“rst and second endings”, but in this documentation, we refer to them as “repeat endings”.

Repeat endings comprise two or more segments, where each segment contains a different

possible ending. When you input repeat endings, Dorico Elements automatically inputs an end

repeat barline at the end of the rst segment. Segments in repeat endings are clearly marked

with solid lines above and a number that indicates on which repeat the segment is to be played.

A repeat ending with three possible endings

Dorico Elements allows you to create repeat endings containing any number of segments, and

allows you to control which segments are used for each playthrough. For example, you might

want a repeat ending with two segments but four total playthroughs, where the rst two

playthroughs use the rst repeat ending segment and the nal two playthroughs use the second

repeat ending segment.

In Dorico Elements, repeat endings are categorized as system objects. Therefore, repeat endings

follow your per-layout settings for the visibility and positioning of system objects, which you can

change on the Staves and Systems page in Setup > Layout Options.