User manual

Inputting chords
You can input chords during note input when both note input and Chords are activated. You
can input notes with a computer keyboard, with the mouse, or by playing notes with a MIDI
keyboard.
NOTE
● These steps describe inputting notes with the default preference of duration before pitch.
However, you can also specify the pitch before duration instead.
When inputting chords using pitch before duration, you must use your computer keyboard
or a MIDI keyboard and complete step 6 before step 5.
●
You can only input chords in Insert mode when using a MIDI keyboard.
PROCEDURE
1.
Select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input chords.
2.
Start note input in any of the following ways:
● Select a note or rest on the staff where you want to input notes and press Shift-N .
NOTE
If you select a notation, such as a dynamic, pressing Return opens the corresponding
popover instead of starting note input.
● Double-click the staff where you want to input notes.
3. Start chord input in any of the following ways:
● Press Q .
● In the Notes toolbox, click Chords .
In chord input, a + sign appears at the top of the caret. This allows you to input multiple
notes at the caret position.
4. Optional: If you want to input chords onto multiple staves at once, extend the caret to those
staves.
5.
Select a note duration in any of the following ways:
● Press the number on your computer keyboard that corresponds to the duration you
want.
For example, press 6 for quarter notes (crotchets). Press smaller numbers for smaller
durations, such as
5 for eighth notes (quavers) and 4 for 16th notes (semiquavers).
Press larger numbers for larger durations, such as 7 for half notes (minims).
● In the Notes panel, click the duration you want.
6.
Input the pitches you want in any of the following ways:
● Press the corresponding letters on your keyboard.
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12