User manual

RESULT
During note or rest input, any notes you input are notated with their whole rhythmic value,
whatever their position in the bar. If you move them later, they keep the same notation. Rests are
input as explicit rests. Notes that cross barlines are notated as tied notes.
Forcing the duration of existing notes or rests preserves their current duration or any duration to
which you subsequently change them.
TIP
Force position and duration in the Notes and Rests group of the Properties panel is activated
automatically for rests input with forced durations. You can also use this property to force the
duration and position of rests.
EXAMPLE
Default notation of notes in 6/8 Notes in the down-stem voice input with forced
durations
RELATED LINKS
Implicit vs. explicit rests on page 880
Notes toolbox on page 144
Notes panel on page 146
Caret on page 157
Inputting notes on page 161
Inputting rests on page 187
Selecting note/rest durations on page 169
Beam grouping according to meters on page 575
Note and rest grouping on page 590
Creating custom beat groupings for meters on page 590
Turning explicit rests into implicit rests on page 882
Inputting notes with rhythm dots
The Dotted Notes tool allows you to input notes with rhythm dots and add rhythm dots to
existing notes. You can input notes with up to four rhythm dots.
NOTE
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These steps describe inputting notes with the default preference of duration before pitch.
However, you can also specify the pitch before duration instead.
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These steps describe selecting rhythm dots before inputting notes. However, you can
change this setting if you prefer to specify rhythm dots after inputting notes.
PROCEDURE
1.
In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
Write mode
Note input
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