Showing abbreviated tempo text
You can show individual tempo marks with custom abbreviated text, for example, if a long tempo mark extends beyond the page boundary in some part layouts but the abbreviated version fits within the boundary.
Procedure
- In the music area, open the layout in which you want to show abbreviated tempo text. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
- Select the tempo marks you want to show with abbreviated text.
- In the Properties panel, activate Abbreviation in the Tempo group.
- Enter the text you want into the value field.
- Activate Abbreviate in the Tempo group.
- Activate the corresponding checkbox.
Result
The selected tempo marks appear with abbreviated text. This does not affect the appearance of the same tempo mark in layouts that show full tempo text as properties in Dorico Pro are layout-specific.
Abbreviated tempo text is shown when Abbreviation is activated and Abbreviate is deactivated, or when Abbreviation and both Abbreviate and its corresponding checkbox are all activated. This allows you to switch between showing abbreviated/full text in different layouts without deleting your abbreviated text from the Abbreviation value field.