Combine empty bars at the start of parts

[Sophia_Dou_Composer]

Hi, How do I combine empty these bars at the start of an orchestral part?

[sspharis]

I’m guessing that the text “Mysterious and Dangerous” is attached to an object in the second bar and is keeping the two bars from showing as a multi rest. If you attach the text to something in the first or third bar, I think that the first two bars of rests will combine.

[Sophia_Dou_Composer]

Thanks a lot for your reply! Is there any way I could get Dorico to NOT automatically put the words in front of the tempo marking? I wrote the words after the tempo marking but every time Dorico switched the order

[jesele]

Library->Engraving Options->Tempo

Jesper

Or change it in the lower panel

[k_b]

Thanks Jesele, one can still learn something every day. I never noticed these options.

[jesele]

I didn’t know that either, but I guessed it might be there.
Always check Engraving Options.

Jesper

[Sophia_Dou_Composer]

Thank you so much! One more question, how do I get the parts to show the exact number of bars left at the end on top instead of 'Tacet al fine"? It doesn’t seem changeable when there are more than 2 bars left at the end…

[asherber]

@Sophia_Dou_Composer

how do I get the parts to show the exact number of bars left at the end on top instead of 'Tacet al fine"?

Take a look at Engraving Options > Rests > Multi-bar Rests. You can choose to show regular multi-bar rests at the end of the flow instead of tacet.

[k_b]

Yes, for the musicians it is good to know wether they can go into the coffee break or wether they should better stay - depending on the number of bars rest until the end.