I want to roll a chord from bottom to top, lh to rh in Dorico 6 and all I can see is an arpeggiation symbol for each hand. I don’t want to have to write this out (and then have the ugly ties…but here I can use pedal), just show the symbol. How can I do this?
Doesn’t it work by selecting both chords (left and right hand), and either typing Shift+O, arp, or clicking the arpeggio sign in the right-hand panel?
Unfortunately, no. That will at best give me separate arpeggio signs for each hand (and the playback will be both hands simultaneously). I want to specify direction (up or down) and across both hands (from lh up to rh or descending, from rh to lh
Exactly, yes. In Finale, I could do this because the symbols could be created or stretched. Can you tell me how?
In order to have the “Up Arpeggio” sign with the arrow, which is not the default, go to Engraving Options, and choose this (for the down arpeggio, I think it’s the default)
Then: arpeggios are part of ornaments in Dorico. So you can enter them either from the right-hand panel:
or from the Shift+O (ornaments) popover, arp for up arpeggio, arpdown for down arpeggio:
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I’m running out but this looks like it should work. I’ll try in a couple of hours. Thank you so much.
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Thanks again. This worked once I got to engrave. I notice that the up arrow isn’t available in this latest version. Do you know how I can access the arrowhead?
I know nothing about harpists, but as a pianist I can tell you that in the absence of an arrowhead, we assume we’re going from bottom to top. (If that helps.)
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I figured out the arrowhead from the manual (properties panel). This is such a complex software and the simplest things require much found knowledge. I thought Finale was tough to return to after being away for a couple of months….that was nothing.
Steve, did you watch the little screencasts, @charles_piano provided?
Do they come over as complex tasks to you?
Imho it can’t get any simpler as that, you have an easy visual option using some mouse clicks, and you have an easy keyboard option, if you prefer call your technique by a name.
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Since you’re coming from Finale and we’re talking about arpeggios, you should especially appreciate the automatic spacing of the arpeggios in Dorico 6, which takes accidentals into account.
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I’m not saying the answers are complex as much as how difficult it is to find the answers and remember the answers. All of the help items like the manual and videos are helpful but getting to the help one needs is often difficult and found in different locations. The software itself is a marvel.
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Steve, we hope to see you here more often - because this can be your shortest way to an answer. Please feel welcome.
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I appreciate that. I’m grateful that there have been colleagues to answer my questions but always feel a little embarrassed that I was unable to find the answer myself for what almost always is a simple question (that nevertheless has me tearing my hair out).
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Some people would say you can be glad to still have hair 
That’s just it…there isn’t much left.