How to create Cue notes at the beginning of a measure

[ggivler]

I would like to reproduce a score that looks like this, I need to do this a couple of times at the start of a measure. Any ideas how to do this on a Mac
Here is the example:

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Thanks in advance for the help.

[miker]

I set a compound time signature for the first measure of 2+6 over 8, to display as 3/4. I entered the notes, hid extraneous rests, and reduced the note size to 60%. Altered the ties with the Tie Tool.

[zuill]

You can do them as Grace Notes without any special work. Am I missing something?

Zuill

[miker]

Of course not! I just didn't think of the easy way.

[ggivler]

Thank you that worked. Took me a while to figure it out, but your explanation was right on.

[John Ruggero]

They are called "grace notes", that is, small notes that are not included as part of the meter. "Cue notes" are something else.