Table of Contents
Write mode
Write mode allows you to input and edit your music, including changing the rhythmic positions of items, changing the pitch of notes, and deleting notes and items. The available toolboxes and panels allow you to input all the notes and notation items that are most commonly used.
Editing and selecting
In Dorico Pro, there are multiple different ways you can select and edit the items in your project, from selecting items individually to making large selections covering multiple staves.
Selecting/Deselecting notes and items individually
You can select/deselect existing notes and other notation items individually in the music area, for example, if you want to add articulations to a selection of notes or delete a short passage of music.

Selecting/Deselecting notes and items individually

You can select/deselect existing notes and other notation items individually in the music area, for example, if you want to add articulations to a selection of notes or delete a short passage of music.

Tip

If you want to select a large number of notes/items, we recommend that you use one of the larger selection methods.

Procedure

Select individual notes/items in the music area in any of the following ways:
- Ctrl/Cmd-click individual notes/items.
- Shift-click adjacent notes/items.
- Click a single note/item.
  
  Tip
  If the item you want to select is behind another item, Shift-Alt/Opt-click it.
- Make a marquee selection around multiple notes/items.
- Navigate to other items from an existing selection.
Deselect all currently selected items in any of the following ways:
- Press Ctrl/Cmd-D.
- Click outside of the staves within the music area.