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Changing the curvature direction of ties
You can change the curvature direction of ties individually, including individual ties within tie
chains.
You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame
chains.
PREREQUISITE
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.
PROCEDURE
1.
Select the ties whose curvature direction you want to change.
NOTE
You can only select whole tie chains, and any changes to tie chains only affect the rst tie in
the chain.
2.
In the Properties panel, activate Direction in the Ties group.
3.
Choose one of the following options:
● Up
● Down
RESULT
The curvature direction of the selected ties is changed. If the property scope was set to Locally,
this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.
RELATED LINKS
Changing the property scope on page 149
Copying property settings to other layouts/frame chains on page 395
Non-standard ties
Usually, ties join two notes of the same pitch in the same staff. However, ties can also cross
system breaks and frame breaks, clef changes, or time signature changes. These types of ties are
all positioned automatically in
Dorico Elements.
Ties can also join non-adjacent notes, notes in different voices, or notes in different staves
together. In Dorico Elements, you must input these types of ties manually.
Ties across system breaks and page breaks
The ends of ties that cross system breaks are automatically positioned in Dorico Elements.
Their vertical position remains the same, as both ends are centered on the noteheads to which
they are attached. Their behavior also remains the same, as selecting one note in a tie chain that
crosses a system or frame break in Write mode selects all notes in the tie chain.
The horizontal space for the parts of ties shown to the left of notes at the start of new systems/
frames may not be
sucient to show an ideal tie curve.
Ties
Non-standard ties
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