# Slash / Rhythmic Notation

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121>\
**Category:** Dorico\
**Created:** [September 6, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121 "2024-09-06T15:38:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![wayneledbetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@wayneledbetter](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/wayneledbetter)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121/1 "2024-09-06T15:38:43Z")

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I am coming from Finale 27 into Dorico 5.1. Trying to show an area of a part in Rhythmic notation (rhythmic slashes) for specific bars. In Finale - I could simply select the bar and hit R for Rhythmic, S for Slash. Can’t seem to get this to work the way I would like.

I selected the bars here:

 ![Slash 1](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/f/2/9/f29b068210180885bb42e76931e278c943436a77.jpeg)

Went to Edit - Notations - Voices - Rhythmic Slashes - Slashes with Stems. (Is there something easier than 5 menus to get there?) the entire part moved to slash (even though I only had 4 bars selected)

 ![Slash 2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/6/3/0/630d74c31a43f7bfb7fe289b69690cea0934a238.jpeg)

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![dan\_kreider](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dan_kreider/32/254871_2.png) [@dan\_kreider](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dan_kreider)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121/2 "2024-09-06T15:40:31Z")

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Try right-clicking on the selected area, then this:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/8/1/4/8140d395d65928ef459a5df6e96256658d9fff88.jpeg)

You hace to create a _new_ voice first. Once you have, it’s relateively easy to change a selection to whichever voice you want by pressing V (maybe a few times).

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**Author:** ![wayneledbetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@wayneledbetter](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/wayneledbetter)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121/3 "2024-09-06T15:43:25Z")

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Thank you - is there any way to make a shortcut for that?

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**Author:** ![dan\_kreider](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dan_kreider/32/254871_2.png) [@dan\_kreider](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dan_kreider)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121/4 "2024-09-06T15:44:43Z")

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You can easily assign one yourself.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/6/4/1/641286feb26c1bf8682a12837d2cc2ff02beaf39.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![wayneledbetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@wayneledbetter](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/wayneledbetter)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121/5 "2024-09-06T15:46:29Z")

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Thanks Dan. These forums have been very helpful . . . I had spent about 2 hours trying to figure it out . . .

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**Author:** ![dan\_kreider](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dan_kreider/32/254871_2.png) [@dan\_kreider](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/dan_kreider)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/slash-rhythmic-notation/933121/6 "2024-09-06T15:52:20Z")

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Ahhh sorry… don’t do that! Just ask! 🕶