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 612. 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. In its lower left corner you can find a
pop-up menu for setting stem direction.
• Setting this pop-up menu to Up or Down is the same as using
Flip Stems, see
“Using Flip Stems” on page 604.
• Setting this pop-up menu 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 is 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 are lengthened or shortened by the same amount.
Resetting stem length and beam slants
1. Make sure that the filter bar is visible.
If the filter bar is not visible, click the “Set up Window Layout” button on
the toolbar and select the Filters option.
2. Make sure that the “Stems/Beams” checkbox is acti-
vated on the filter bar.
Now, below the notes where stems have been changed or beam slant
adjusted manually, the word “Stem” appears.
3. Click on the “Stem” text to select it.
4. Press [Backspace] or [Delete] to remove it.
Before and after deleting the “Stem” item.