Notes toolbox

Hides/Shows the left zone. If you show the left zone when the lower zone is shown, the lower zone is automatically hidden.

Starts/Stops note input by showing/hiding the caret. If a note, rest, or item is selected in the music area, note input starts at the selected rhythmic position. If nothing is selected in the music area, note input starts at the earliest rhythmic position on the top staff in view.

When this option is activated, you can select the pitch before specifying the duration during note input. This allows you to experiment with pitches without having to stop note input because you only input the note when you specify the duration.

You can also activate/deactivate Pitch Before Duration by pressing K.

Allows you to add multiple notes at the same rhythmic position in order to build a chord during note input. This function prevents the caret from advancing automatically after inputting a note. Chord mode also affects edits you make outside of note input, such as copying and pasting notes and items without overwriting any existing notes or items.

You can also start/stop chord input by pressing Q.

Allows you to insert notes before existing notes in the current voice ahead of the caret, instead of overwriting them, during note input. Insert mode also affects edits you make outside of note input, such as deleting notes or changing their duration. For example, reducing the duration of notes with Insert mode activated pulls them closer together without leaving rests between the notes. This applies to the selected voice only.

When inputting or changing time signatures, Insert mode instructs Dorico for iPad to add any extra beats required to fill bars.

You can also activate/deactivate Insert mode by pressing I.

Allows you to maintain the duration of notes while you change their pitches. Only available during note input.

You can also activate/deactivate Lock to Duration by pressing L.

Allows you to input notes/rests with the explicit duration you have selected during note input, and fixes the current notated duration of existing notes outside of note input. For example, you can activate Force Duration to force the input of a dotted quarter note on the second quarter beat of 4/4, where Dorico for iPad splits the note with a tie by default.

You can remove Force Duration from selected notes by resetting their appearance.

You can also activate/deactivate Force Duration by pressing O.

Allows you to create a new voice on the current staff into which you can input notes. Only available during note input.

You can click and hold Create Voice to access the following options:

• Create Voice : Creates a new voice on the current staff. You can also use the key command Shift-V.

• Create Slash Voice : Creates a new slash voice with each click. For example, the third new slash voice is stemless. You can also use the key command Shift-Opt-V.

• Next Voice : Cycles through active voices on the staff. You can also use the key command V.

Allows you to input dotted notes/rests based on the currently selected duration during note input. Outside of note input, allows you to add rhythm dots to, and remove rhythm dots from, existing notes/rests.

You can click and hold Dotted Notes to access the following options:

• One Rhythm Dot : Inputs notes/rests with one rhythm dot during note input. Adds one rhythm dot to selected existing notes/rests outside of note input.

• Two Rhythm Dots : Inputs notes/rests with two rhythm dots during note input. Adds two rhythm dots to selected existing notes/rests outside of note input.

• Three Rhythm Dots : Inputs notes/rests with three rhythm dots during note input. Adds three rhythm dots to selected existing notes/rests outside of note input.

• Four Rhythm Dots : Inputs notes/rests with four rhythm dots during note input. Adds four rhythm dots to selected existing notes/rests outside of note input.

You can also activate/deactivate Dotted Notes by pressing .. You can cycle through the different numbers of rhythm dots by pressing Opt-..

Allows you to input rests of the currently selected duration instead of notes.

You can also start/stop rest input by pressing ,.

Inputs a triplet based on the currently selected note duration at the caret position or at the selected rhythmic position.

You can click and hold Tuplets to access the following options:

• 2:3 : Inputs a duplet, that is, two notes in the space of three.

• 3:2 : Inputs a triplet, that is, three notes in the space of two.

• 4:3 : Inputs a quadruplet, that is, four notes in the space of three.

• 5:4 : Inputs a quintuplet, that is, five notes in the space of four.

• 6:4 : Inputs a sextuplet, that is, six notes in the space of four.

• 7:8 : Inputs a septuplet, that is, seven notes in the space of eight.

• x:y : Opens the tuplets popover, into which you can enter any tuplet ratio.

Allows you to input grace notes instead of normal notes at the caret position. Only available during note input.

You can click and hold Grace Notes to access the following options:

• Unslashed Grace Notes : Selects unslashed grace notes.

• Slashed Grace Notes : Selects slashed grace notes.

You can also start/stop grace note input by pressing /.

During note input, this ties the next note you input to the previous note of the same pitch, in the same voice, and on the same staff. Outside of note input, you can use this tool to tie together notes of the same pitch in different voices or to tie grace notes to rhythmic notes.

You can also activate Tie by pressing T.

Splits notes and explicit rests in two at the caret position during note input. Outside of note input, it deletes all ties in tie chains.

You can also activate Scissors by pressing U.

Hides/Shows the lower zone. If you show the lower zone when either the left or right zone is shown, that zone is automatically hidden.