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.
Selecting notes/items
In Dorico for iPad, there are multiple different ways you can select notes and items in your project, from selecting items individually to making large selections covering multiple staves. You can also change whether notes play back during note input/selection.
Filters
Filters in Dorico for iPad allow you to select only a specific type of item from a larger selection. Dorico for iPad includes a filter for every notation item.
Changing filters to select/deselect
You can change whether the available filter options select or deselect the specified items. By default, filters select items, meaning that the resulting selection only includes the item being filtered.

Changing filters to select/deselect

You can change whether the available filter options select or deselect the specified items. By default, filters select items, meaning that the resulting selection only includes the item being filtered.

When filters are set to deselect, the resulting selection includes everything except the item being filtered.

Procedure

Change the filter behavior in one of the following ways:
- To change filters to select, click Context Menu in the secondary toolbar and choose Filter > Select.
- To change filters to deselect, click Context Menu in the secondary toolbar and choose Filter > Deselect.