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Inputting time signatures with the popover
You can input time signatures using the time signatures popover, both during note input and by
adding them to existing music.
You can also input time signatures only on single staves.
NOTE
Dorico Elements does not automatically add beats to ll bars according to the new time
signature at the end of the affected region unless Insert mode is activated.
PROCEDURE
1.
In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
● Select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to input a time signature. If you
want to input a time signature on a single staff, select an item that belongs to that staff
only.
2.
Optional: If you want to input time signatures onto multiple specic staves at once, extend
the caret to those staves.
3.
Optional: If you want Dorico Elements to add beats at the end of the region affected by the
new time signature if required, press
I to activate Insert mode.
4. Press Shift-M to open the time signatures popover.
5. Enter the time signature you want into the popover.
For example, enter 4/4 for a 4/4 time signature or [2+2+3]/8 for a 7/8 time signature with a
custom beat grouping.
6. Input the time signature and close the popover in one of the following ways:
● To input a time signature on all staves, press Return .
● To input a time signature only on the selected staff or staves across which the caret
extends, press Alt/Opt-Return .
RESULT
During note input, time signatures are added at the caret position, even if this is in the middle of
an existing bar.
When adding time signatures to existing music, they are added at the rhythmic position of the
earliest selected item. They appear to the right of barlines, key signatures, and clefs, and to the
left of other items, even if this is in the middle of an existing bar. If you selected an existing time
signature, the new time signature directly replaces the existing one.
All subsequent bars follow the input time signature, until the next existing time signature or the
end of the
ow, whichever comes rst. Dorico Elements automatically inputs and moves barlines
as required so that subsequent music is barred correctly.
RELATED LINKS
Time signatures popover on page 220
Extending the caret to multiple staves on page 161
Time signatures on page 949
Pick-up bars on page 953
Time signature styles on page 956
Changing the separator style of interchangeable time signatures on page 958
Inputting pick-up bars with the popover on page 226
Inputting notes in Insert mode on page 178
Write mode
Notations input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12