Is there a way to apply octave changes only to the marked sections? Currently, applying octave changes to a marked section affects the entire part.
I don’t think there’s an option for the 8va lines to be reproduced in the cues (someone can correct me if I’m wrong).
But you can enter an 8va line with the caret, or alt+click it:
(from a file — and explainations — received via PM from @k.k )
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A cue is small (cue sized). It gives the player a visual hint. If you want to cue this flute octave run to another player, it is probably best to keep it visually as one upward run of notes. Jumping an octave in the middle of it might mislead the player and is therefore better avoided.
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Thanks.
I am not sure its correctness. I wrote this in another notation software, but not sure how to notate the same in Dorico.
I remember I saw similar notation in some Piano pieces.
It’s a very correct piano writing. Use grace notes, cross-staff beam and 8va line to achieve it (and ask here if anything unclear!)
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Thanks for the links! I can successfully turn existing notes into grace notes and cross-staff beam, but there is no response when I was trying to add a 8va line to the grace notes. Would you please advise?
If you add it in note input mode, you need to prolong it with the space bar.
Jesper
I am not sure what am I doing, so I let the video explains.
When I hit the space bar, the piece plays. 
Yes, the space bar is only if you’re in note input mode with the cursor showing. Otherwise, selecting the notes and click the 8va, or shift-C 8.
Jesper
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I tried but it has no response too. I must have done something wrong.
Are the grace notes cross staffed?
Jesper
Yes. I first change existing notes into grace notes, then change them to cross staff, then attempt on adding 8va line.
There’s probably be a better way, but if you cross them back to the lower system it should show the 8va, then use alt/opt n to move the 8va to the top staff, and finally cross the notes again with n. Or opposite if the notes are entered on the top staff.
Jesper
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The simplest way is to enter all the grace notes in the upper staff. Add the 8ve. Then cross staff the early ones to the lower staff (using M not Alt-M)
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You’re right.
Thanks! I almost got there, and one question remains (not sure if it is appropriate to hijack this post, sorry OP) - now it overlaps with the dynamics and the staff above it. How to avoid overlapping?
This normally happens, if your page is overfull.
If you change to Engrave Mode, which percentage does show below the lowest staff?
(There is a red or green label, showing page “fullness” in %).
It is 109.4%. I took a while to investigate how to improve the situation, but I have no idea. Would you please point me to some references to scale down everything in the full score?
To scale down everything in the full score:
In Layout Options (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+L or Library>Layout Options), select Full Score in the right hand column. Go to Page Setup > Space Size. There you can either choose an existing smaller rastral size in the dropdown menu, or manually change the Space Size (1 space = the distance between two staff lines, i.e. 1/4 of the rastral size.)
Choosing a smaller rastral/space size will scale down everything (except if some of your fonts are scaled to an absolute size, which is never the default, I think).
Let me just add that the collision with the hairpin of the glock staff should be automatically resolved, but the one in the piano staff with the cross beam will probably need a manual adjustment anyway (you can move the beam and the hairpin in Engrave Mode).
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To give Dorico more space on the page, one thing you can do is make the space size slightly smaller, in Layout Options > Page Setup > Space Size. This will make all of the notation slightly smaller.
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