Fixing eighth note beaming

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surfinboy
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Post by surfinboy » Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:51 am

I have a 3-beat pickup measure with eighth notes that's annoyingly beaming all six eighth notes (3 beats) together. I want the "2 and" separate from the "3 and 4 and." How can I fix this?
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motet
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Post by motet » Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:12 am

Go to Speedy or Simple entry, put the cursor on the note to the right of where you want to break the beam, and press /

surfinboy
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Post by surfinboy » Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:31 pm

That did it, thanks!
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