User manual

● These steps describe inputting with the default mouse input preference Create item at
selection.
If you want to input the same string indicator in multiple places, change your mouse input
preference to Load pointer with item so that you do not have to reselect the string
indicator for each note.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, do one of the following:
● Start note input.
● Select an item on the staff and at the rhythmic position where you want to input a string
indicator outside the staff. If you want to input a string indicator with a duration line,
select items on the staff that span that duration.
2.
In the Notations toolbox, click Playing Techniques to show the Playing Techniques panel.
3.
In the Playing Techniques panel, expand the Guitar section.
4.
Click the string indicator you want.
RESULT
The specied string indicator is input. It is considered voice-specic by default, meaning it only
applies to the voice indicated by the caret indicator during step input or the selected voice when
adding string indicators to existing notes. It is automatically placed above the staff for up-stem
voices and below the staff for down-stem voices.
During note input, string indicators are input at the caret position, even if your preference is set
to Load pointer with item.
When adding string indicators to a single existing note, they are added to the selected note only
and have no duration. When adding string indicators to a range of notes, they are added to the
rst note in the selection and have duration, which applies until the end of the selection.
By default, string indicators have dashed duration lines with a hook cap at the end.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
● If you input string indicators without duration but want to show dashed duration lines, you
can add them.
● You can change the staff-relative placement of string indicators.
RELATED LINKS
Playing Techniques panel on page 294
Inputting string indicators inside the staff
You can show a string indicator inside the staff for each fretted instrument note. You can do this
for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains. Dorico Elements
automatically detects a string that each pitch could be played on, but you can also specify the
string manually.
NOTE
These steps only apply to notes belonging to fretted instruments.
PREREQUISITE
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.
Write mode
Notations input
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12