Panels

The panels in the project window provide the notes, notations, and functions that you need to set up, write, edit, and format your music.

Figure 1. Panels in Write mode

  1. Left panel. In Write mode, this is the Notes panel.

  2. Right panel. In Write mode, this is the Notations panel.

  3. Bottom panel. In Write mode and Engrave mode, this is the Properties panel.

The panels have different names and functions in each mode in Dorico Pro.

Table 1. Modes and their panels

Mode

Left Panel

Right Panel

Bottom Panel

Setup

Players

Layouts

Flows

Write

Notes

Notations

Properties

Engrave

Formatting

Pages

Properties

Play

n/a

VST and MIDI Instruments

n/a

Print

Layouts

Print Options

n/a

Some panels are displayed by default. You can hide/show each panel individually or all of them at the same time.