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RELATED LINKS
Moving rests vertically on page 886
Turning explicit rests into implicit rests
Implicit rests and explicit rests behave differently. For example, you can hide implicit rests using
the Properties panel, but you cannot hide explicit rests or rests with forced durations.
NOTE
You can only hide implicit rests using Starts voice and Ends voice in the Notes and Rests group
of the Properties panel.
PROCEDURE
1.
In Write mode, select the explicit rests you want to turn into implicit rests.
2.
Press Backspace or Delete .
RESULT
The selected explicit rests are now implicit rests. You can check this by showing rest colors.
RELATED LINKS
Hiding/Showing rest colors on page 882
Deleting rests on page 883
Hiding/Showing rest colors
You can hide/show rest colors, which causes implicit rests and explicit rests to appear with
different colors.
When rest colors are shown, rests in your project appear gray if they are implicit, and black if
they are explicit. For example, this can be useful to help diagnose why rests do not disappear
when you activate Starts voice and Ends voice, as these properties only hide implicit rests.
PROCEDURE
Choose View > Note And Rest Colors > Implicit Rests.
RESULT
Rest colors are shown when a tick appears beside Implicit Rests in the menu, and hidden when
no tick appears.
EXAMPLE
Rests colored black, as they appear without implicit
rests shown
Rests colored gray to indicate implicit rests
Rests
Hiding/Showing rest colors
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12