Replacing tied notes with dotted ones

[TheLion]

@HectorDC

If you have a sequence of bars that you want to change the tied notes to dotted ones, here is one solution:
Example 3:3:2 is written in 4/4 as doted quarter note, eight note tied to quarter note, quarter note. If you want to change the eight tied to quarter note to a dotted quarter note, do the following (since is in an upbeat there is no option in the “notation options”):
Select the sequence of bars, press “shift + m” for meter, in the meter input box write [3+3+2]/8, press “enter”, you will notice that the values changed already, but also the meter changed to 8/8. Press “o” to force duration, select the 8/8 meter and press “delete”. Done. Thanks to my friend Ben for helping with this issue.

Hi HectorDC,

although this thread is a bit older, I wanted to thank you for your working solution to a problem: for days I couldn’t find any direct way within Dorico to force a double dotted half note to be shown as double dotted in a 4/4 bar (8/8 grid). Goal: print the final double dotted half note chord within the last bar of a Jazz piano solo transcription which had been done within an older version of Sibelius. I just found no way to do it in Dorico 3.5, whereas it took me only about 15 sec. to find the right way in MuseScore.

Now I can also do it in Dorico!
Thanks again!