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8. Optional: Press , or click Rests again to stop rest input.
9. Press Esc or Return to stop note input.
RESULT
Rests of the selected duration are input. If Force Duration is not activated, Dorico Elements
automatically combines adjacent rests as appropriate for their position in relation to notes and
according to the current meter.
RELATED LINKS
Rests on page 879
Implicit vs. explicit rests on page 880
Notes toolbox on page 144
Notes panel on page 146
Caret on page 157
Extending the caret to multiple staves on page 161
Selecting note/rest durations on page 169
Forcing the duration of notes/rests on page 171
Inputting notes on page 161
Inputting notes using pitch before duration on page 165
Inputting bar rests into specic voices
When inputting music in multiple voices, rests are normally created automatically when there is a
gap in the secondary voice. However, if you want secondary voices to begin with explicit bar rests
in strict contrapuntal music, you can input a bar rest into those voices.
For music in a single voice, you do not have to input bar rests as they appear in each new bar
automatically when you advance the care. You can also hide/show bar rests in all empty bars in
each layout independently.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, start note input.
2. Select the appropriate secondary voice by pressing V until the voice direction indicator
shows the correct voice.
Alternatively, if you want to input bar rests into a new voice, press Shift-V until the voice
direction indicator shows the correct voice.
3. Press Shift-B to open the bars and barlines popover.
4. Enter rest into the popover to add a bar rest.
5.
Press Return to close the popover.
6.
Press Ctrl/Cmd-Right Arrow to advance the caret to the start of the next bar after the bar
rest.
7.
Optional: If you want to show bar rests in multiple bars for the selected voice, repeat steps 3
to 6 as many times as required.
RESULT
Bar rests are input into the selected voice at the caret position. If the caret position is within a bar
that contains notes for the selected voice, these notes are replaced by the bar rest.
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12