User manual

PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to
input slash voices.
2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
3. Select the slash voice into which you want to input notes in one of the following ways:
● To input notes into a new slash voice, press Shift-Alt/Opt-V to create a new slash voice.
When a new slash voice is added, a + sign appears beside the symbol of a note beside
the caret, which now appears as a slash note. The slash note symbol indicates the stem
direction, and the number beside the slash note symbol indicates the voice number if
applicable.
Caret when adding the rst down-stem slash voice
TIP
You can press Shift-Alt/Opt-V as many times as you require. For example, on a staff
containing no notes in slash voices, creating one new slash voice allows you to input
notes into the
rst up-stem slash voice. You can also create a second new slash voice
immediately if you want to input notes into a down-stem slash voice, or a third new slash
voice if you want to input notes into a stemless slash voice.
● To input notes into an existing slash voice, press V until you reach the slash voice you
want.
4. Input the notes you want.
Notes in slash voices appear at the same staff position, regardless of their pitch. By default,
this is the middle line of the staff, but this changes in multiple-slash-voice contexts.
5. Optional: Press V to cycle between all the active voices on the staff.
6. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
Notes are input into new slash voices, as indicated by the caret indicator. The slash note symbol
beside the caret changes to indicate which voice is currently selected and into which notes are
input.
You can switch between voices as often as you like.
NOTE
●
If you are inputting notes into a new slash voice on a staff that already contains notes in
other voices/slash voices, the stem directions of existing notes and the staff positions of
slash voices at the same rhythmic position change automatically as necessary.
●
If you have three or more voices of any type on a single staff, you must cycle through all the
voices in a set order. For example, if you have two up-stem voices, two down-stem voices,
and a slash voice, the order is: rst up-stem voice, rst down-stem voice, second down-stem
voice, second up-stem voice, slash voice.
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12