I agree with @Maddcow that Dorico is not efficient in entering some things.
For example, in Finale one can assign single-key commands to dynamics. Then one selects the Expressions Tool once, and enters dynamics on selected notes with single key commands that one can arrange in one comfortable position on the keyboard.
In Dorico, one has to invoke the Dynamics popover and over for each note. And the key commands are all over the keyboard. The F for forte is close to the Shift-D; that’s nice. The P for piano is way over on the other side of the keyboard, not nice. One should at least be able to change the popover key commands for dynamics to one’s preference. Is there a way to do that within Dorico?
Or one can go back and forth, back and forth to the dynamics palette. Which is what I do when entering many dynamics.
I just went on line looking into this subject. Check out: Entering dynamics and articulations efficiently
It looks interesting.