Zones and panels

Zones on the left, right, and lower edges of the project window contain panels that provide the notes, notations, and functions that you need to set up, write, edit, and format your music. Different panels are available in each zone according to the mode.

You can hide/show each zone individually or all of them at the same time.

Left zone. In Write mode, this contains the Notes panel.
Right zone. In Write mode, this can display different panels, according to the current selection in the Notations toolbox.
Lower zone. In Write mode, this can display different panels, including the Properties panel and Mixer.

The zones contain different panels in each mode in Dorico Pro.

Table 1. Modes and their panels
Mode	Left Zone	Right Zone	Lower Zone
Setup	Players panel	Layouts panel	Flows panel
Write	Notes panel	Notations panels	Properties, Keyboard, Fretboard, Drum Pads, Mixer, and Key Editor panels
Engrave	Formatting, Frames, and Graphic Slices panels	Pages panel	Properties and Mixer panels
Play	Track Inspector and VST and MIDI panel	n/a	Mixer and Key Editor panels
Print	Layouts panel	Print Options panel	n/a