Changing the stem direction of notes

You can manually change the stem direction of any note.

Procedure

  1. Select the notes whose stem direction you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
  2. Change the stem direction in one of the following ways:

    • Choose Edit > Stem > Force Stem Up.

    • Choose Edit > Stem > Force Stem Down.

    Tip

    You can also choose these options from the context menu.

Result

The stem direction of the selected notes is changed. The selected notes follow this stem direction, even if you later change their pitch to one that usually requires a different stem direction.

Note

This does not change the voice to which notes belong.

Example

Figure: Stems pointing in the same direction but in different voices

Figure: Stems in the same direction and in the same voice