Frustrated with Alto Sax part using a voice sound of some sort

Newbie here. I have recently imported an xml file from Finale and the Alto Saxes are sounding like choir, for starters. Is there a simple dropdown menu or something that I can access to change this? Dorico 5.1.51

Go to setup mode
Click on the 3 dots after the alto and select change instrument.
Select alto sax.

perhaps the Finale file only named it alto and not alto sax
Jesper

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I don’t have “change instrument” for some reason.

You right-clicked it. Left-click on the three dots.

Oh man, absolutely right. I’m using a touchpad and did a “two finger” click instead of a “one finger”. That fixed it. Thanks to both of you!!

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I find lots of Finale XMLs import saxes as voices as Jesper pointed out. I don’t know if this is a setup issue in Finale, an export issue with Finale, or an import issue with Dorico, but it comes up a lot. If you have dynamics appearing above the staff instead of below, that’s definitely a clue that Dorico thinks that is a vocal instrument.

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I think it’s just a matter of naming. If the XML says Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, and doesn’t say they are saxes, Dorico guesses voices.