Changing the rhythmic position of substitution fingerings

Substitution fingerings are shown as immediate by default, meaning that the substitution takes place on the same note, but you can change the rhythmic position at which individual substitutions take place.

Procedure

Select the substitution fingering whose deferred rhythmic position you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
Change the rhythmic position of the substitution fingering in any of the following ways:
- In Write mode, click and drag the circular handle to the right/left.
- In Write mode and Engrave mode, activate Substitution offset in the Fingering and Positions group of the Properties panel.
  
  Change the rhythmic position of substitutions as fractions of a quarter note (crotchet) by entering a value into the left value field, or by clicking the arrows beside the value field. Increasing the value moves substitutions to later positions, decreasing the value moves them to earlier positions.
  
  Note
  The right value field is for the grace note position at which substitutions occur, if applicable.

Result

The rhythmic position of the substitution fingering is changed.

Dorico Pro automatically arranges deferred substitutions so they are ordered appropriately alongside any fingerings that coincide with the substitution.

Note

You can only change the position of single substitution fingerings when dragging their handles with the mouse. However, you can change the positions of multiple substitution fingerings with Substitution offset in the Fingering and Positions group of the Properties panel.

Deferred substitutions are always shown with horizontal lines, even if you have chosen to show immediate substitutions with slurs.