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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 for iPad, notation is a broad term that includes many different items, including articulations, slurs, dynamics, and more.
Inputting figured bass
You can input figured bass using the figured bass popover, both for all instruments or only for individual instruments. You can also open the figured bass popover during note input; however, inputting a figure stops note input.
Navigation during figured bass input
You can move the figured bass popover manually by different amounts to input figured bass figures at other positions without closing and reopening the popover each time.

Navigation during figured bass input

You can move the figured bass popover manually by different amounts to input figured bass figures at other positions without closing and reopening the popover each time.


Popover navigation	Key command
Advance the popover to the next beat, according to the current time signature.	Space
Move the popover back to the previous beat, according to the current time signature.	Shift-Space
Advance the popover to the start of the next bar.	Tab
Move the popover back to the start of the previous bar.	Shift-Tab
Move the cursor and popover to one of the following positions, whichever is closest: Next/Previous note or rest Next/Previous rhythmic grid position Next/Previous character in existing figure’s entry	Right Arrow/Left Arrow
Move the popover to the next/previous figure.	Cmd-Right Arrow/Cmd-Left Arrow