stem direction

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gsailors
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Post by gsailors » Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:02 pm

How do you get a note to show stems both up and down. Using it for choral music.

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Post by Bill Stevens » Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:23 pm

Use Special Tools > Double/Split Stem Tool

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Post by gsailors » Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:49 pm

Thank you Bill. That works. Hard finding that stuff in books!

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Post by miker » Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:16 am

Or, put a unison note in layer 2.

But we would have to see it in context, to determine the most correct way.
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