Swapping the order of voices
Dorico 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.
Procedure
- Select the notes whose order you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
- Choose . You can also choose this option from the context menu.
Result
The order of the selected notes is changed.
Swapping the order of notes automatically activates Voice column index in the Notes and Rests group of the Properties panel, which you can see in Engrave mode. If you swap the contents of these notes again, their positions might not appear as expected.
Deactivating Voice column index reverts notes to your project-wide settings for note order.
Example
Figure: Interlocking notes in opposing voices positioned notehead to notehead. |
Figure: Interlocking notes in opposing voices positioned stem to stem. |