User manual

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Additional note and rest formatting
Independent stem direction under a beam
If you need stems attached to the same beam to go in dif-
ferent directions, this is achieved by dragging the beam’s
start and end points, as described in the section “Manual
adjustment of beams” on page 550. This feature is avail-
able in Page Mode only.
Independent stem direction under a beam.
Stem direction in the Set Note Info dialog
The Set Note Info dialog can be opened by double-click-
ing on a note head, as described below. In its lower left
corner you will find a pop-up for setting stem direction.
The Set Note Info dialog with the Stem pop-up.
• Setting this pop-up to Up or Down is the same as using Flip
Stems, see “Using Flip Stems” on page 542.
• Setting this pop-up to Auto makes the program set the stem
direction automatically.
Stem length
Adjusting stem length (Page Mode)
1. Click on the end of the stem so that a handle appears.
The stem handle selected.
2. If you want to change the lengths of several stems at
the same time, hold down [Shift] and select these stems
as well.
3. Drag the stem handle (on one of the selected stems)
up or down.
All selected stems will be lengthened or shortened by the same amount.
Resetting stem length and beam slants
1. Make sure the display filter bar is visible (if not, click the
Show Filter View button in the toolbar).
For more about the filter bar, see “Showing and hiding “invisible” ele-
ments” on page 495.
2. Make sure the “Stems/Beams” checkbox is activated
on the filter bar.
Now, below the notes where stems have been changed or beam slant
adjusted manually, the word “Stem” will appear.
3. Click on the “Stem” text to select it.
4. Press [Backspace] or [Delete] to remove it.
Before and after deleting the “Stem” item.