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Notation reference
Ties
A tie is a curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch. When notes are longer than the maximum duration of a bar in the prevailing time signature, they automatically appear in Dorico for iPad as tie chains, that is, a sequence of adjacent notes joined with ties.
Tie styles
There are different styles of ties available in Dorico for iPad, which you can use to indicate different meanings.
Changing the size of gaps in dashed/dotted ties
You can change the size of the gaps in dashed/dotted ties 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 ties

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

Prerequisite

You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

In Engrave mode, select the individual dashed/dotted ties whose gap size you want to change.
In the Properties panel, activate Gap in the Ties group.
Change the value in the value field.

Result

Increasing the value makes the gaps between dashes/dots larger. Decreasing the value 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.