User manual

Setting custom player orders
You can change the order in which players’ staves appear in each layout independently, for
example, if you want to have a different player order in a custom score layout than the default
player order for your other layouts, as set by the order of players in the
Players panel.
PROCEDURE
1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
2. In the Layouts list, select the layout in which you want to set a custom player order.
NOTE
You can only set custom player orders in one layout at a time. By default, the layout currently
open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog.
3.
Click Players in the category list.
4.
In the Players section, activate Uses custom player order.
5.
In the list, select a player whose position you want to change.
6.
Change its position relative to other players in one of the following ways:
● Click Move up.
● Click Move down.
7. Optional: Repeat steps 5 to 6 for other players in the selected layout whose position you
want to change.
8. Click Apply, then Close.
RESULT
The player order in the selected layout is changed. This overrides the default player order. Any
subsequent changes you make to the default player order in the Players panel are not reected
in layouts with custom player orders.
RELATED LINKS
Layouts on page 124
Layout Options dialog on page 90
Deleting players
You can delete players from your project, which also deletes all instruments held by those
players.
IMPORTANT
Deleting instruments permanently deletes any music that you have input on their staves.
PROCEDURE
1.
In the Players panel, select the players that you want to delete.
2.
Press Backspace or Delete .
3.
Choose one of the following options in the warning message that appears:
● Delete Player Only: Deletes the player and the music that you created for the
instruments belonging to that player.
Setup mode
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Dorico Elements 3.5.12