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note into the score, by pressing the letter name of the note on your computer keyboard, or by

playing the note or chord on your MIDI keyboard.

When the caret is activated, notes and notations are input at the caret position.

If no notes or chords are selected in the music area and you select a duration, either by pressing

its key command or by clicking it in the Notes panel, mouse input is activated. If you move the

mouse pointer over the staff, a shadow note is displayed to indicate where the note will be input

if you click.

NOTE

Deactivating mouse input prevents Dorico Elements from starting mouse input in this

circumstance.

Editing

If you cannot see the caret, you can edit existing music. Editing music includes deleting notes

and notations, which you can only do in Write mode, although you can also delete notes in Play

mode but not notations. You can switch back and forth between inputting and editing at any

time.

When the caret is not activated, new items are input at the position of the rst selected item in

the music area. If there is no selection, the mouse pointer is loaded with the new item. The item

is then created at the location where you click.

To edit existing notes and notations, you must select them in the music area. This allows

you to update the selected notes or items when you select, for example, new note durations,

accidentals, or articulations in the Notes panel.

We recommend that you spend a moment to understand the difference between how Dorico

Elements behaves if the caret is shown and if it is not. In the latter case, all editing functions

operate on the items that you have selected in the music area.