Swapping the order of voices

Dorico Pro automatically positions notes with the noteheads partially overlapping, in order to minimize the horizontal space they occupy and maintain the clarity of the rhythm. You can manually swap the order in which opposing voices are positioned horizontally.

Procedure

  1. Select the notes whose order you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. Choose Edit > Voices > Swap Voice Order. You can also choose this option from the context menu.

Result

The voice order of the selected notes is changed.

Note

If you want to revert the selected notes to their default voice order for the current flow, we recommend that you deactivate Voice column index in the Notes and Rests group of the Properties panel, which is available in Engrave mode and is activated automatically when you swap the order of voices. If you simply swap the contents of these notes again, their positions might not appear as expected.

Example

Figure 1. Interlocking notes in opposing voices positioned notehead to notehead.
Figure 2. Interlocking notes in opposing voices positioned stem to stem.