Note that the rit from the Lines dialog affects playback, while writing the word in the tempo field does not. If you choose to use the line, note that Sibelius does not honor the "a tempo" text in playback. You will have to restate your metronome mark and hide it, via ctrl+shift+h. -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin L Gibbs Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:09 PM To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] is "a tempo" a technique or an expression guys, I'm writing a piano piece with a ritard that eventually has an a tempo. Does anyone know if that's considered a technique or an expression? I didn't notice it in any of the word menus for either techniques or expressions. thanks for any help. K. If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx