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Posted: **Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:48 pm**

Finale often likes to beam eighth notes in 4/4 as if it was 2/2. Especially when there are three eight notes together. I find that both as a composer and musician, it can make the rhythm harder to read because at first glance they can look like triplets instead of normal eighths.

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Is there a setting to automatically break the beams between each beat in 4/4? I know how to do each one individually using the / key, but if there is a global setting that would make life 10x easier.

Posted: **Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:15 pm**

Nick, go to Document Options > Beams, and uncheck Beam Four Eighth Notes Together in Common Time.

To rebeam existing groups of four, Utilities > Rebeam > Rebeam Music

Posted: **Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:20 pm**

That worked. Thanks, Miker

Posted: **Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:14 pm**

Glad to help.

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