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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 and music. In Dorico Elements, notation is a broad term that includes many different items, including articulations, slurs, dynamics, and more.
Inputting MIDI trigger regions
You can input MIDI trigger regions using the MIDI trigger regions popover.
MIDI trigger regions popover
The following table contains examples of what you can enter into the MIDI trigger regions popover to input notes for playback that are not shown in the music.

MIDI trigger regions popover

The following table contains examples of what you can enter into the MIDI trigger regions popover to input notes for playback that are not shown in the music.

You can open the MIDI trigger regions popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when either an item is selected or the caret is active:

Press Shift-0.
Select an existing MIDI trigger region and press Return.
Choose Write > Create MIDI Trigger Region.

Figure 1. MIDI trigger regions popover with an example entry


Notes and velocity	Popover entry
Notes by pitch and octave Note Follows your middle C numbering convention setting.	`C0`, `Db1`, `E2`, `F#3`, and so on
Notes by MIDI note number	`12`, `25`, `40`, `54`, and so on
Played notes	Play notes on a MIDI keyboard Tip This also sets the velocity.
Specify velocity	`(0)` to `(127)` after the final note