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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.
Input methods for holds and pauses
You can input holds and pauses with the keyboard by using the holds and pauses popover in Write mode, and with the mouse by using the Holds and Pauses panel.
Correct positioning for caesura input
Caesuras are commonly placed at the end of a bar, before a barline. In Dorico for iPad, caesuras must be attached to the note immediately after the position where you want it to appear, as then Dorico for iPad can automatically position them correctly.

Correct positioning for caesura input

Caesuras are commonly placed at the end of a bar, before a barline. In Dorico for iPad, caesuras must be attached to the note immediately after the position where you want it to appear, as then Dorico for iPad can automatically position them correctly.


Figure 1. A correctly input caesura. The dotted attachment lines are attached to the notehead after the barline, meaning the caesura is correctly positioned before the barline.	Figure 2. An incorrectly input caesura. By clicking to the left of the barline, the caesura is attached to the last eighth note in the bar.

When input correctly, the dotted attachment lines link the caesura to the notehead immediately after the barline.

If your dotted attachment lines do not link the caesura to the notehead immediately after the barline, delete the caesura and re-input it. Caesuras can cause spacing issues when input incorrectly.