User manual

NOTE
Dorico Elements does not automatically insert beats at the start of existing music to which you
add time signatures with pick-up bars. If you add a pick-up bar at the start of a ow, that ow
now begins in the pick-up bar, not in the rst full bar. You can insert beats at the start to push
existing music to later rhythmic positions.
RELATED LINKS
Time signatures popover on page 220
Pick-up bars on page 953
Dening partial bars as pick-up bars or irregular bars on page 953
Inputting time signatures with the popover on page 224
Inputting bars/beats with the popover on page 238
Inputting bars/beats with the system track on page 240
Inputting barlines with the popover on page 240
Rhythmic position on page 20
Inputting notes in Insert mode on page 178
Inputting pick-up bars with the panel
You can input pick-up bars as part of 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 pick-up bar. If you
want to input a pick-up bar 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
pick-up bar 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.
In the Create Time Signature section, select the type of time signature you want from the
menu.
5.
Enter the time signature(s) you want into the available space(s).
6.
Activate Pick-up bar of section and select one of the following options:
● 1/2 beat
● 1 beat
● 2 beats
● 3 beats
Write mode
Notations input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12