How to transpose a note or group of notes up or down by one octave

Transitioning from Finale to Dorico - so this will be one of many questions. Is there a simple way to select and transpose notes up or down by one octave, as there is in Finale? Finale uses a single key to accomplish this.

With the note(s) selected:

Mac: CmdOpt-Arrow up/down
Windows: CtrlAlt-Arrow up/down

Take a look at the basic introductions also, for example in th Hub - Learning.

Welcome to the forum, @StephenBurch. I strongly recommend you spend a couple of hours working through the Dorico First Steps project. It will be time well spent.

You can also use a popover to transpose a selection by any interval you like. Make a selection of notes then shift-i t M7 will transpose them all up a major 7th.

First of all, I’m very pleased and impressed by all the positive, timely, accurate, and helpful replies! I think I’m going to learn Dorico quickly. Thanks for your input.

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