Is it possible to make Playing Technique that positions to the left of selected note?

Dorico
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Hi! Is it possible to make Playing Technique that positions to the left of the selected note (not above or below) like on the picture?
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P.s. looks like it is possible to make position of PT to left above, but no just to the left of selected note.

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I don’t think so, playing techniques are generally positioned above or below the staff, either center-aligned with notes (if it’s a glyph playing technique) or left-aligned (if it’s text).

What sort of notation do you want to show, have you got an example? Would using a jazz articulation suffice, for example?

Edit: oh right, you mean the time signature, for situations where you want to use a fake time signature. No, that’s not really what playing techniques are built for.

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Thanks for the answer, Lillie!
At least I can make it to be positioned to the left above. Than I just have to “put it down” in Engrave mode.

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Could you use a pickup time signature instead?

Tell us what you’re trying to achieve, and we’ll come up with ways to do it.

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I’m trying to hide the time signature on the previous stave(in red circle):
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And I don’t want to use Flows in that case.

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If you don’t want to use Flows, you can use Codas, with the symbol hidden, and the indent set to 0.

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Hmmm, great! But I cant find indent…

Edit:
Oh, I find it:

  • Engraving Options
  • Repeat Markers
  • Repeat Sections
  • Default gap before mid-system coda section

Thanks, benwiggy!