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Changing the position of left-hand ngerings
You can change the position of individual left-hand ngerings. You can do this for the current
layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains. By default, they are positioned
inside the staff and to the left of the notes to which they apply.
NOTE
These steps only apply to left-hand ngerings belonging to fretted instruments.
PREREQUISITE
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You have input the ngerings whose position you want to change.
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You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.
PROCEDURE
1.
Select the left-hand ngerings whose position you want to change.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate Stopping nger position in the Fingering and Positions
group.
3.
Select one of the following options from the menu:
● Outside staff
● Left of note
● Right of note
EXAMPLE
The position of the selected left-hand ngerings is changed. When shown outside the staff, they
are placed above the staff by default.
If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only
takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.
Outside staff
Left of note Right of note
RELATED LINKS
General placement conventions for ngering on page 661
Inputting ngerings on page 212
Changing the property scope on page 149
Copying property settings to other layouts/frame chains on page 395
Adding ngerings to arpeggio signs
You can add ngerings to arpeggio signs to indicate which right-hand nger should be used to
strum a chord. By default, ngerings are placed at the bottom of arpeggio signs.
NOTE
These steps only apply to arpeggio signs belonging to fretted instruments.
Fingering
Fingerings for fretted instruments
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12