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Changing the author name used for comments
You can change the author name used for comments to either your user account name or a
custom name. This affects subsequent comments you add to the project without changing the
author name used for existing comments.
For the custom name, you can specify both the full name that is shown in the Comments panel
and the initials shown in the music area.
PROCEDURE
1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-, to open Preferences.
2.
Click General in the category list.
3.
In the Comments subsection, choose one of the following options for Author name for
comments:
User Name
Custom Name
4.
Optional: If you chose Custom Name, enter the full name you want to use into the Full
name eld.
5. Optional: If you chose Custom Name, enter the initials you want to use into the Initials
eld.
6. Click Apply, then Close.
Exporting comments
You can export all comments in all ows in your project to an HTML le, for example, to view
them all in a single place.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, click Comments in the Notations toolbox to show the Comments panel.
2. In the Comments section action bar, click Export Comments .
RESULT
All comments in the project are saved as an HTML le, which opens automatically in your default
web browser. The comments are displayed in a table. The HTML le is automatically saved in the
same location as the project.
RELATED LINKS
Annotations on page 537
Printing layouts on page 522
Exporting layouts as graphics les on page 525
Hiding/Showing comments
You can hide/show comments at their positions in the music, for example, if you want to hide
them when inputting music but show them when engraving.
Comments are considered annotations in Dorico Elements, meaning they are not printed by
default.
Write mode
Comments
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12