Note Input: or How do I stop this from happening?

[mobtek]

Now I am new to Dorico note input. I think it is doing this because of the smart rhythm thing that Dorico uses see below:

Now I know what rhythm I want and I know I want just a dotted crotchet, I don’t need dorico trying to ‘help’ me!
How can I just turn this off so if I input a crotchet and dot it it gives me that? I am reading Dan Kreiders guide so I get there might be better ways to do this but that will take time as this is day 2

cheers Peter

[DimasNotebook]

I think you can turn this off somewhere in Notation options, or if you have SE you can enable “force duration” in the panel on the left.

Hopefully this helps.

[Vadian]

This can be defined globally in Notation Options > Note Grouping > Syncopation

To get the dotted crotchet you have to make also this setting

[kasky1]

In my experience the global choice in Syncopation does not work on its own. In Dorico Pro, I continue to have to engage Force Duration when inputting notation to get this to function. Am I missing something?

[Vadian]

@kasky1

the global choice in Syncopation does not work on its own

Please see my edit.

[mobtek]

Thanks for the replies I’ll test these options out shortly

[mobtek]

This seems to have worked, TYVM!