To indicate ‘Moderato h = q’ during a multi-bar rest, should I enter it as staff text? If I use staff text, do I need to input it individually for each instrument? Some instruments have notes, while others only show multi-bar rests, so the tempo marking needs to appear in the multi-bar rest.
I recommend to split the multi-bar rest at this bar in Engrave Mode or insert a double barline, and use System Text for the tempo mark – and a hidden real tempo mark if playback matters.
How can I notate ‘h = q’ when entering it as System Text?
This might be a situation where right-click>Insert music text is useful.
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Right-click → Insert Music Text, there are also notes.
(Marc was faster 
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Thanks. @Vadian @MarcLarcher
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How can I create a tempo marking like ‘Adagio —’ with dotted lines in System Text? Do I need to use Insert Music Text?
Can you post a picture? I don’t see what you mean here…
In the violin part, the tempo marking ‘Adagio —’ appears after the split into 3/5. Is there a way to merge it into 8 and then have ‘Adagio —’ appear?
What does the dotted line represent? Adagio means a fixed tempo.
PS: Splitting multi-bar rests into phrases or significant changes can be extremely helpful for the players even in addition to cues.
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This is certainly not something that I’ve often seen (never, actually) but if you really need something like that, use a gradual tempo, change the text in the properties, put the gradual change to 100% and use the dotted line…
Or use the line tool. But I’d rather use the first solution.
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When I enter a gradual tempo, the violin part gets split into 3/5
It should be in 8, and the tempo needs to be positioned accordingly. The other instruments should follow the original notation.
You’re right, this is what I get.
This is how Dorico shows tempo changes when using multi-bar rests. I don’t think it’s possible to have anything else. Just checking in Gould to see whether that is a new way of doing those things (quite elegant, if you ask me).
Gould, p.565. It’s there, and it makes sense.
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In System Text, can I use Insert Music Text to include dotted lines as well?
I don’t think so… Dotted lines are lines, not music text.