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Inputting barlines with the popover on page 240
Inputting time signatures with the panel
You can input time signatures using the Time Signatures (Meter) panel, both during note input
and by adding them to existing music.
You can also input time signatures only on single staves.
NOTE
● These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at
selection.
●
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 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.
3. In the Notations toolbox, click Time Signatures (Meter) to show the Time Signatures
(Meter) panel.
4. Optional: If you want to input a time signature that is not available in the Used in This Flow
or Common sections, select the type of time signature you want to input from the menu in
the Create Time Signature section.
5. Optional: Enter the time signature(s) you want into the available space(s).
6. Input the time signature you want in one of the following ways:
● To input a time signature on all staves, click it in the Time Signatures (Meter) panel.
● To input a time signature on the selected staff only, Alt/Opt -click it in the Time
Signatures (Meter) panel.
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 (Meter) panel on page 222
Mouse input settings on page 154
Time signatures on page 949
Pick-up bars on page 953
Write mode
Notations input
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