Changing the vertical order of playing techniques

You can change the vertical order of playing techniques within each stacking order category when multiple playing techniques exist at the same rhythmic position. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.

In Dorico Elements, there are the following vertical stacking categories for playing techniques:

  1. Text/Grouped playing techniques, including playing techniques with continuation lines: furthest from the staff

  2. Bowing marks: inside text/grouped playing techniques by default, but outside fermatas

  3. Glyph playing techniques: closest to the staff, and inside fermatas

Figure 1. Musical passage containing all vertical stacking categories for playing techniques

Prerequisite

  • The lower zone is shown.

  • Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.

  • Graphic Editing Graphic Editing button is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

  • You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

  1. In Engrave mode, select the playing techniques whose vertical order you want to change.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Tucking index in the Playing Techniques group.
  3. Change the value in the value field.

Result

The order of the selected playing techniques relative to other playing techniques in the same stacking category, either at the same rhythmic position or along their duration, is changed. This also affects other playing techniques in the same groups.

Playing techniques with higher Tucking index values are placed further from the staff, while playing techniques with lower values are placed closer.

If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.