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Notation reference
Fingering
Fingerings can be added to music to recommend which fingers players should use for notes. This can be useful for music aimed at players learning the instrument and for difficult musical passages where certain fingering patterns make the notes much easier to play.
Changing the staff-relative placement of fingerings
Dorico Elements automatically follows conventions for fingering placement, but you can show individual fingerings belonging to non-fretted instruments either above or below the staff. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.
Showing fingerings inside the staff
You can show individual fingerings belonging to non-fretted instruments beside noteheads inside the staff.

Showing fingerings inside the staff

You can show individual fingerings belonging to non-fretted instruments beside noteheads inside the staff.

Note

These steps only apply to non-fretted instruments. Left-hand fingerings for fretted instruments are shown inside the staff by default.
These steps do not apply to substitution fingerings.

Procedure

Select the notes whose fingerings you want to show inside the staff.
In the Properties panel, activate Inside staff in the Fingering and Positions group.

Result

Fingerings belonging to the selected notes are shown inside the staff, directly beside the noteheads. By default, if they belong to a note on a staff line, they erase part of the staff line to ensure legibility.

Example