User manual

NOTE
If Chords is not activated and any of your selected notes collide with other notes in the same
staff and at the same rhythmic position that are in the same voice as your selected notes, the
existing notes are deleted and replaced with your selected notes.
You can undo moving notes immediately, which restores any notes deleted in the process.
RELATED LINKS
Moving tuplets rhythmically on page 971
Rhythmic grid on page 155
Inputting chords on page 192
Notes toolbox on page 144
Note spacing on page 406
Creating cross-staff beams on page 583
Moving notes to other staves on page 353
Specifying the string for individual notes
You can specify on which string individually selected notes are played for notes belonging to
string instruments, such as violin, cello, or guitar, for example, to allow you to specify the correct
harmonic. Many notes can be played on multiple strings, depending on where along its length
the string is stopped.
Specifying the string can be useful for notes that also have glissando lines or ngering shifts, as
the string and
nger position required to play the note affects the direction of these changes.
However, the string number is not shown in the music. You can instead input ngerings, which
can help string players understand the string on which they should play.
NOTE
You can only specify strings on notes belonging to string instruments.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the notes whose assigned string you want to change.
NOTE
If selecting multiple notes at once, select notes only in staves of the same instrument type.
For example, select multiple Cs in Violin 1 and Violin 2 staves.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate String in the Notes and Rests group.
3.
Select your preferred string from the menu.
The string number for the instrument is shown, followed by the fundamental pitch and
the octave number of that string in parentheses. For example, the lowest cello string is
expressed as
4 (C2).
NOTE
The options available in the menu depend on the selected pitches and the instrument type.
RESULT
The string on which the selected notes are played is changed.
Notes
Specifying the string for individual notes
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12