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6. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
The notes and notations you input are input at the caret position on all staves across which
the caret extends. If the caret extends across both staves of a piano, notes are input on either
the top or bottom staff according to their pitch and your set split point on the
Play page in
Preferences.
When inputting notes using a MIDI keyboard, the individual notes in any chords you input are
automatically exploded across the staves.
RELATED LINKS
Caret on page 157
Notes panel on page 146
Inputting notes on page 161
Inputting chords on page 192
Inputting notes using pitch before duration on page 165
Notations input on page 209
Preferences dialog on page 45
Inputting notes in Insert mode
In Insert mode, you can input notes before existing notes in a single voice without overriding
them. This allows you to push existing notes ahead at the same time as inputting new notes at
their previous positions.
NOTE
● These steps describe inputting notes with the default preference of duration before pitch.
However, you can also specify the pitch before duration instead.
● You can only input chords in Insert mode when using a MIDI keyboard.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, start note input.
2. Optional: Press V to select the voice into which you want to insert notes.
3. Activate Insert mode in any of the following ways:
● Press I .
● In the Notes toolbox, click Insert .
In Insert mode, the caret shows V and inverted V shapes at the top and bottom.
4.
Optional: If you want to input notes in Insert mode onto multiple staves at once, extend the
caret to those staves.
5.
Input the notes you want.
6.
Optional: Press I or click Insert again to deactivate Insert mode and return to normal
note input.
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12