Swapping the order of voices
Dorico SE automatically positions notes with the noteheads partially overlapping, in order to minimize the horizontal space they occupy and maintain the clarity of the rhythm. You can manually swap the order in which opposing voices are positioned horizontally. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only, or for all layouts and frame chains.
Prerequisite
You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.
Procedure
- Select the notes whose order you want to change.
- Choose You can also choose this option from the context menu. .
Result
The voice order of the selected notes is changed by changing their voice column index. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.