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This also applies if you are using a MIDI keyboard, though you can respell notes if the

accidentals chosen automatically are not the ones that you expected.

● These steps describe selecting accidentals before inputting each note. However, you can

change this setting if you prefer to specify accidentals after inputting notes.

PROCEDURE

1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

● Start note input.

● Select the existing notes to which you want to add accidentals or whose accidentals you

want to change.

Select the accidental you want to input in one of the following ways:

● Press - for at.

● Press = for sharp.

● Press 0 for natural.

● In the Notes panel, click the accidental you want.

TIP

You can nd uncommon accidentals, such as double sharps and ats, or microtonal

accidentals, in the Accidentals section of the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and

Accidentals panel on the right of the window.

3. Optional: During note input, input the note you want with your selected accidental.

RESULT

The accidental is added to the selected existing notes. If you selected existing notes with

different accidentals, they are changed to have the accidental you selected.

During note input, the selected accidental is only input on the next note you input. You must

reselect the accidental for each subsequent note.

NOTE

● Due to the default accidental duration rule in Dorico Elements, subsequent accidentals for

the same note in the same register do not appear in the same bar.

● If you input notes using a MIDI device, Dorico Elements automatically shows an accidental

if necessary. It selects a sharp,

at, or natural based on key signature and context. You

can later respell notes so they are shown as their enharmonic equivalents with different

accidentals.