General Preferences

Allows you to select the language that is used for text in the user interface.

Helps you to convert between the internal units and points that are used in Dorico and your own preferred units. For example, the information box to the right of Space size in the Page Setup section of the Layout Options dialog uses your selected unit to help you determine the staff size.

Allows you to switch to different program colors.

If you activate this option and open a new window, the window is maximized to fit the screen. This does not affect windows that are already open.

Allows you to specify what happens when you close the last project window.

Allows you to determine the zoom scaling factor that is used when you create a new project.

Allows you to select the view type for new projects.

If you activate this option, the paths for recently used files are displayed in the Hub and on the File menu together with the file names.

Allows you to select the selection tool that you want to use by default in your projects.

If you activate this option, you can switch to Write mode from either Setup mode or Engrave mode by double-clicking.

If you activate this option, you can select items in panels and input them on multiple notes without having to reselect items each time for each note.

Allows you to set your preference for mouse input. You can either input items at the position of the note or item currently selected in the music area, or you can load items onto the cursor and then click where you want to input them.

Opens the Device Setup dialog.

If you activate this option, the VST plug-in that you selected for your project opens in a separate window when you open your project.

Allows other applications to play back via your audio hardware even though Dorico is running. If you activate this option, the audio device that you use is suspended when Dorico loses focus so that other applications may use it.

If you activate this option, you can input notes using any MIDI input device, such as a MIDI keyboard that is connected to your computer.

If you activate this option, notes are played back in the following circumstances:

• Selecting notes

• Inputting notes

• Navigating through selections using the arrow keys

• Clicking the noteheads of individual notes or a stem in a chord

If you activate this option, the event display in Play mode advances when the playhead reaches the right-hand side of the display. This keeps the music being played in view.

If you activate this option, the playhead is displayed during playback and when stopped. If you deactivate this option, the playhead is only displayed during playback.