User manual

PROCEDURE
1. Select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input grace notes.
2. Press Shift-N to start note input.
3. Optional: If you want to input grace notes onto multiple staves at once, extend the caret to
those staves.
4. Start grace note input in any of the following ways:
● Press / .
● In the Notes toolbox, click Grace Notes .
5.
Press the number for the note duration you want. For example, press 5 for eighth grace
notes.
6.
Optional: Press Alt/Opt-/ to switch between inputting slashed/unslashed grace notes.
When inputting unslashed grace notes, Grace Notes in the Notes toolbox appears with an
unslashed note.
7.
Input the grace notes you want.
TIP
There is no limit to the number of grace notes that can exist at the same rhythmic position.
8. Press / or click Grace Notes again to stop grace note input and return to normal note
input.
RESULT
The pitches you enter are input as grace notes at the caret position.
TIP
● You can also change the type of grace notes after they have been input.
● Slashed and unslashed grace notes are handled differently in playback.
RELATED LINKS
Grace notes on page 682
Grace notes in playback on page 686
Notes toolbox on page 144
Notes panel on page 146
Caret on page 157
Extending the caret to multiple staves on page 161
Inputting notes on page 161
Selecting note/rest durations on page 169
Inputting accidentals on page 185
Inputting articulations on page 209
Changing the type of grace notes on page 685
Inputting notes using pitch before duration on page 165
Write mode
Note input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12