Thanks Mark – I’ve been reading every forum post I can (Difficulty with Inputting Tied Dotted Notes When Using the "After inputting note" Setting seems among the most relevant) but this case doesn’t seem anywhere there, and the case of Play Changes of Shadow Note Pitch Off + dot settings causing the previous note to play with every shadow cursor move seems to be a new 5.1.60 issue since the preference didn’t exist before last week. I cannot imagine that it’s intentional (but maybe it’s another part of Dorico culture we newbees don’t get).