Quarter note instead of 2 tied eighth notes in 4/4 for beat 3

[Sebastien-Jacob]

Hi - Any idea why Dorico doesn’t want to show beat 3? In contemporary arranging thought it’s an “industry standard” to show beat 3 visually. In the attached image I had to use Force Duration to show beat 3. If I don’t use Force Duration it wants to use quarter note and then beat 3 is not visible.

It was easy to do but I’m just curious why Dorico would have you Force Duration on that?

[dan_kreider]

Check this setting in Notation Options:

[Sebastien-Jacob]

Thank you. I will give that a try.