# Copying a selection with various time signatures **URL:** \ **Category:** Dorico\ **Created:** [July 8, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068 "2017-07-08T16:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IgorBorodin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@IgorBorodin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/IgorBorodin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/1 "2017-07-08T16:33:35Z")
Is there a way to copy a selection that has bars with different time signature so that the bars with different time signatures will be copied correctly? Something analogous to the feature in Sibelius - ‘system selection’ if I remember correctly. IB ---
**Author:** ![rpearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@rpearl](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rpearl)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/2 "2017-07-08T16:41:47Z")
It appears not. However, you can select the time signatures as a group - command click (Mac) each in succession, then paste; the correct number of bars are then pasted in with the respective time signatures. Then you can go back and select the pitches the usual way(s) and paste those. Perhaps there is an easier way, but this worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![IgorBorodin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@IgorBorodin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/IgorBorodin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/3 "2017-07-08T16:59:57Z")
Thank you, R. Despite being somewhat convoluted 🙂, it does help. IB ---
**Author:** ![rpearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@rpearl](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rpearl)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/4 "2017-07-08T17:27:58Z")
I suspect there is an easier way - I’m just learning this, myself, so it’s the blind leading the - well, I hope your vision is better than mine! ---
**Author:** ![IgorBorodin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@IgorBorodin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/IgorBorodin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/5 "2017-07-08T17:33:57Z")
I can’t recall whose painting is that. But regardless, I wouldn’t come up with something that peculiar. Can’t wait for a manual that would cover (or shall I say ‘uncover’) every detail. ---
**Author:** ![LeifG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7feea3/32.png) [@LeifG](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/LeifG)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/6 "2017-07-08T20:07:32Z")
> [@R Pearl](#): > > However, you can select the time signatures as a group - command click (Mac) each in succession, then paste; the correct number of bars are then pasted in with the respective time signatures. Then you can go back and select the pitches the usual way(s) and paste those. You don’t have to paste twice. Select the notes, Cmd-click on the time sigs, and paste the whole thing. Also - if you grab (click-drag) the whole piece of music with the mouse, the time sigs will be selected with the notes and all. This is probably the fastest method. ---
**Author:** ![IgorBorodin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@IgorBorodin](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/IgorBorodin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/7 "2017-07-08T20:36:20Z")
Well, it’s a classic case of not seeing what is just ‘in-front’ of your eyes! I tried making selection by selecting the first measure of a passage and shift-clicking the last measure, and didn’t pay attention that in this way the time signatures were _not_ selected. Thank you very much indeed. IB ---
**Author:** ![rpearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@rpearl](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/rpearl)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/8 "2017-07-08T20:52:45Z")
> [@LeifG](#): > > > [@R Pearl](#): > > > > However, you can select the time signatures as a group - command click (Mac) each in succession, then paste; the correct number of bars are then pasted in with the respective time signatures. Then you can go back and select the pitches the usual way(s) and paste those. > > You don’t have to paste twice. Select the notes, Cmd-click on the time sigs, and paste the whole thing. > > Also - if you grab (click-drag) the whole piece of music with the mouse, the time sigs will be selected with the notes and all. This is probably the fastest method. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Coe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Coe](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Coe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/9 "2025-04-21T17:04:38Z")
Hi. Is there an update on this topic? I am trying to copy and paste a group of measures with many time signatures changes. The time signatures aren’t selected automatically, neither are tempo marks. I can add them one by one with ctrl+click, but is there a way to select them all automatically (without selecting the whole piece, just this group of measures)? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![MarcLarcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/marclarcher/32/1623_2.png) [@MarcLarcher](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/MarcLarcher)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/10 "2025-04-21T17:43:30Z")
You shall use the system track (toggles with alt-T). That is what it is here for. ---
**Author:** ![Coe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Coe](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Coe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/11 "2025-04-21T20:41:44Z")
Hi Marc, How exactly? I mean, even if I select the measures on the system track, the time signatures are not selected to be copied. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/7/7/7/777539f446790ca8ff99e426551ce9d7f5a4e6cb.png) ---
**Author:** ![Janus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Janus](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Janus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/12 "2025-04-21T20:44:41Z")
You have not yet made a selection. You need to select that empty square in bar 85! ---
**Author:** ![Coe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Coe](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Coe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/copying-a-selection-with-various-time-signatures/678068/13 "2025-04-21T20:49:33Z")
Oh ok, thank you, that worked. Btw, I have just noticed on the image that there were two measures 85! That was weird. When I changed the time signature from 2/2 to 2/4. It might have been a glitch when I was changing the time signatures with the melody already written, not sure.