Swapping the order of voices

Dorico Elements 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.
  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 swap the contents of these notes again, their positions might not appear as expected as this does not revert their voice order.

Example

Figure: Interlocking notes in opposing voices positioned notehead to notehead.

Figure: Interlocking notes in opposing voices positioned stem to stem.