Dynamics popover

The table shows some examples of what to enter into the dynamics popover and the dynamics that are input into the music as a result.

You can open the dynamics popover in Write mode in any of the following ways:

Press Shift-D.
Choose Write > Create Dynamic.

Dynamic or expression	Popover entry
pianissimo: 	`pp`
piano: 	`p`
mezzo piano: 	`mp`
mezzo forte: 	`mf`
forte: 	`f`
fortissimo: 	`ff`
subito	`subito`, `sub`, or `sub.`
possibile	`possibile`, `poss`, or `poss.`
poco	`poco`
molto	`molto`
più	`piu` or `più`
meno	`meno`
mosso	`mosso`
crescendo: 	`<`
cresc. (text)	`cresc`
diminuendo: 	`>`
dim. (text)	`dim`
crescendo then diminuendo messa di voce: 	`<>`
diminuendo then crescendo: 	`><`
niente hairpins that start/end with a small circle	`o<` or `>o`
niente hairpins that start/end with the letter n	`n<` or `>n`
sforzando: 	`sfz`
rinforzando: 	`rfz`

This list is not comprehensive as you can enter expressive text freely. It is intended to illustrate how you can structure your entry to input different types of dynamics.

Tip

You can input crescendo and diminuendo hairpins directly into the score without the popover by pressing Shift-, and Shift-..

You can change the appearance of gradual dynamics project-wide on the Dynamics page in Engraving Options, or individually by activating Gradual style in the Dynamics group of the Properties panel, and selecting one of the available options.

Inputting expressive text into the dynamics popover

You can enter other expressions into the dynamics popover, such as espressivo or dolce, and they appear in the correct italic font beside the dynamic.

However, you must also enter an accompanying immediate dynamic, such as p or f, and separate the two with a space, for example, f molto or p espressivo.

You can hide immediate dynamics if you only want to show the expressive text.