Rests in divisi in choral chart (newbie)

[CharlieM22]

I’m working on a standard SATB choral chart and have a section where I want everyone to go into divisi (keeping same rhythms for each divisi part). Dorico is very friendly about how to enter a second voice using Shift-V. However, I have two questions that I can’t figure out:

1. For a measure with non-divisi for part of the measure and divisi for another part, how do I keep Dorico from showing rests in what should be a unison part IF the measure’s unison starts with a tied note from a previous measure (screen shot attached).
2. Is there a key command to move between voices (I’m pretty sure there is so so much of Dorico is so easy compared to Sibelius).
   Thanks in advance,
   charlie
   
   

[Lillie_Harris]

Hi Charlie -

1. The remove rests command is probably the simplest - you can assign your own key command for this, which I for one have done and enjoy.

2. Yes, in note input, press just V rather than Shift-V (V cycles between active voices; Shift-V adds new voices). You can also change the voice of selected notes later.

[CharlieM22]

Thanks Lillie! Very much appreciated (and the addition of a key command makes it even easier).
Take care,
charlie