Table of Contents
Write mode
Write mode allows you to input and edit your music, including changing the rhythmic positions of items, changing the pitch of notes, and deleting notes and items. The available toolboxes and panels allow you to input all the notes and notation items that are most commonly used.
Notations input
You can input many types of notations, both during note input and by adding them to existing notes. In Dorico Elements, notation is a broad term that includes many different items, including articulations, slurs, dynamics, and more.
Input methods for clefs and octave lines
You can input clefs and octave lines with the keyboard by using the clefs and octave lines popover, and also with the mouse by using the Clefs panel.
Clefs panel
The Clefs panel contains the different types of clefs and octave lines available in Dorico Elements.

Clefs panel

The Clefs panel contains the different types of clefs and octave lines available in Dorico Elements.

You can hide/show the Clefs panel by clicking Clefs in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window in Write mode.

You can also hide/show the panel whose icon is currently selected in the Notations toolbox by pressing Ctrl/Cmd-9 or clicking the disclosure arrow on the right of the window.

The Clefs panel contains the following sections:

Common Clefs: Contains the clefs you are most likely to need, including treble clef and bass clef.
Octave Lines: Contains octave lines, indicating up to three octaves above and below, and a loco line.