Dear community, page-49.pdf (79,2 Ko) I’m trying to adjust the horizontal position of rests in the score, but the result is odd so far: I managed to shift the rests to the right for the strings, but when attempting to move the rests to the left for the woodwinds, the change doesn’t display correct…

Hi @Nikita_Sorokin , to avoid needing to replicate your situation, to be able to make concrete suggestions, it would be helpful if you could provide a cut-out Dorico file that shows just this page. [image] Nikita_Sorokin: I’m trying to adjust the horizontal position of rests in the score Can …

Dear @Christian_R , many thanks! How can I make a cut-out Dorico file?

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error.dorico (1,8 Mo) @Christian_R , Done! :slight_smile:

Thank you for the file, @Nikita_Sorokin , but: [image] Christian_R: Can you tell more about your desired final result? Should all the rests and dynamics look like the Trumpet 3, or something else?

Yes, the rests must be placed under designated fermata signs

Here they are under the fermata. didn’t adjust the diminuendos because I’m not sure where you would like them. I think it’s easier to adjust the rests/fermatas deleting the open time signature, then add it back. Also I didn’t adjust anything in Engrave mode, better done in write mode. Jesper erro…

Dear @jesele , thank you for the effort! I think I was not clear in my explanation, sorry for that… the desired result looks like that (but I can’t achieve this in my final pdf): [Capture d’écran 2025-06-22 à 20.22.08]

If it looks OK in the file the PDF should be the same. Do you use Destination->Graphics? That’s the best way not print to PDF. Jesper [image]

This is exactly the problem! It looks fine when I am in Engraving or Writing mode, but when I go to Print, then I see, that the preview is not okay… my last screenshot is from Writing mode…

Unorthodox horizontal alignment of rests

Dorico

Christian_R June 22, 2025, 4:20pm 4

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