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Additional note and rest formatting
Stem direction in the Set Note Info dialog
The Set Note Info dialog can be opened by double-click-
ing on a note head. 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 541.
• 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).
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.
Accidentals and enharmonic shift
Making global settings
On the Score Settings–Project page (Accidentals sub-
page), you will find a number of options for how acciden-
tals are displayed in the score. Once set, these are valid
for all tracks in the project. Proceed as follows:
1. Open the Score Settings–Project page and select the
Accidentals subpage from the list displayed on the left.
The Accidentals subpage on the Score Settings–Project page
Now, you can use one of the following possibilities:
• Activate the option “Courtesy Acc Distance” and enter
a value in the bars field.
This determines after how many measures courtesy accidentals should
be shown. If you set this to “0”, notes outside the scale get accidentals
and no courtesy accidentals are shown.