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Notation reference
Slurs
Slurs are tapered, curved lines that join notes to indicate legato articulation and phrasing.
Slur styles
There are different styles of slurs available in Dorico Elements, which indicate different meanings and have different use cases.
Changing the size of gaps in dashed/dotted slurs
You can change the length of gaps in dashed/dotted slurs individually. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Changing the size of gaps in dashed/dotted slurs

You can change the length of gaps in dashed/dotted slurs individually. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select the dashed/dotted slurs whose gap length you want to change.
In the Properties panel, activate one of the following properties in the Slurs group:
- For dashed slurs, activate Dash gap length.
- For dotted slurs, activate Dot gap length.
Change the values in the value fields.

Result

Increasing the values makes the gaps between dashes/dots larger. Decreasing the values makes the gaps between dashes/dots smaller. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.