Inputting key signatures with the panel

You can input key signatures using the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel, both during note input and by adding them to existing music.

Note

It is not necessary to input different key signatures for transposing instruments, as Dorico for iPad automatically shows the appropriate key signatures for transposing instruments in transposing layouts.

Procedure

  1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

    • Start note input.

    • Select an item at the rhythmic position where you want to input a key signature.

  2. In the Notations toolbox, click Panels Panels button, then Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals button to show the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel.
  3. Optional: If you have not already used the key signature you want in the current flow, create the key signature you want using the Key Signatures editor in the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel.
  4. In the Key Signatures, Tonality Systems, and Accidentals panel, click the key signature you want.

Result

During note input, key signatures are input at the caret position, even if this is in the middle of a bar. However, it is preferable to input key signature changes at barlines.

All subsequently input notes follow the input key signature, until the next existing key signature or the end of the flow, whichever comes first. If playing in notes using a MIDI keyboard, accidentals are spelled according to the key signature.

When adding key signatures to existing music, they are added at the rhythmic position of the earliest selected item. They appear to the right of barlines and clefs, and to the left of other items, even if this is in the middle of an existing bar. If you selected an existing key signature, the new key signature directly replaces the existing one.

Key signatures that do not show accidentals, such as A minor or open key signatures, are indicated by signposts.

Note

An individual key signature on a single staff is not intended for transposing instruments. Transpositions of notes and key signatures are done automatically for transposing instruments.