View types

Dorico saves your chosen view type for each layout, so you only need to set it once. You can change the default view types for new projects in the preferences.

The following view types are available:

Galley View

Lays out your music on a single continuous system. It also shows all of the instruments that are included in the active layout and flow.

This view type is most useful during the process of inputting the music as it allows you to focus on the musical content of your project.

Note

Note spacing in galley view is unjustified, which means that it is neither expanded nor contracted to fit the width of a page or a music frame. However, changes made to note spacing in galley view also apply to page view.

Page View

Displays your layout paginated exactly as it appears when you print or export it.

This view type is useful if you want to view spreads or single pages. Spreads allow you to work out page turns, because the performer only needs to turn the page at the end of the right-hand page of a pair. Viewing single pages can be helpful if you want to print the layout as a series of single pages. This might be necessary if you are using, for example, a fan-fold or concertina approach, in which case the distinction between left- and right-hand pages is insignificant.