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Positions of repeat endings
Repeat endings are placed above the staff at the same positions as other system objects, and
their hooks align with barlines. They are commonly positioned outside of other notations, but
some long items, such as gradual tempo changes, can be placed above repeat endings.
You can change the positions of repeat endings individually and by changing their default
positions project-wide. For example, you can override the default position for individual repeat
endings if the musical material at those positions requires more vertical space.
You can move repeat endings to different rhythmic positions in Write mode. They are positioned
by default according to your settings in Engraving Options.
You can move each repeat ending segment graphically in Engrave mode and independently of
other segments in the repeat ending, however, this does not change the rhythmic positions to
which they are attached.
You can change the default appearance and position of all repeat endings project-wide on the
Repeat Endings page in Engrave > Engraving Options.
Repeat endings are categorized as system objects in Dorico Elements, which you can show above
the rst bracket of selected instrument families. You can change the instrument families above
which system objects appear in each layout independently, for example, if you want repeat
endings to appear at multiple vertical positions in each system in the full score only.
RELATED LINKS
Project-wide engraving options for repeat endings on page 602
Moving repeat endings rhythmically on page 604
Moving repeat endings graphically on page 605
System objects on page 684
Changing the positions of system objects on page 685
Moving repeat endings rhythmically
You can move repeat endings to different rhythmic positions after they have been input.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the repeat ending you want to move.
NOTE
You can only move one repeat ending rhythmically at a time.
2. Move the repeat ending to the next/previous bar in any of the following ways:
Press Alt-Right Arrow to move it to the right.
Press Alt-Left Arrow to move it to the left.
Click and drag it to the right/left.
RESULT
The selected repeat ending is moved to the next/previous bar.
NOTE
This does not automatically input or reposition repeat barlines. You must input repeat
barlines manually as appropriate.
Only one repeat ending can exist at each rhythmic position. If any part of a selected repeat
ending collides with any part of another repeat ending as part of its move, the other
repeat ending is deleted. However, its repeat barlines are not deleted.
Repeat endings
Positions of repeat endings
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