Stem Direction in rhythmic notation

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musicman476
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Post by musicman476 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:23 pm

Hello! I'm attempting to create a simple 4-measure score with rhythmic notation. I created a custom staff style where alternate notation is checked, and rhythm notation is selected. No problems there, but I'm having trouble with changing the stem direction from down to up. Under the Staff tool>Staff>Define Staff Styles... I've changed the stem direction to "Always Up," but the stems stay down regardless. Any suggestions?
I'm still using Finale 2014.5...trying to upgrade but that's a whole other issue)


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Peter Thomsen
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:42 pm

Let me get this straight.

Is it this option that does not work for you? - It works for me (Finale v26).
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musicman476
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Post by musicman476 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:50 pm

The "Stems Up" is not available there in Finale 2014. However, I opened the file in the v.26 demo and was able to fix it. Thanks!

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Post by michelp » Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:02 pm

Stems up is available since Finale 2010...
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