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Changing stem and beam directions
The direction of a note stem says everything about it’s voice assignment. Beam behavior (inserting, deleting and editing) is explained here too.
How it works …
Changing stem directions
1
To change the stem direction of one or more notes, use the Selector Tool 
(or hit the 
key) to highlight the note (or group of notes) then hit the key on your keyboard. Stem direction(s) will then flip.
Animation (0:24) - Changing stem directions
Changing beam directions
1
To change the beam direction of any beamed note, Quick-select ( 
+ click) on any beamed note then toggle the key on your keyboard (or select left, middle, right beam beam from the 
Symbol Selector window). Your cursor will display the selected beam direction.2
Click on an existing beam note to change.
Animation (0:29) - Changing and inserting beam directions
Inserting a particular beam direction
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To insert a particular beam direction (left, middle, right beam), Quick-select ( + click) on a note with a beam direction you wish to copy. Your cursor will display the beam direction.2
Click.Joining a group of flagged notes into a beam group
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To join a group of adjacent flagged notes into a single beam group, use the Selector Tool (or hit the key), select the flagged notes and hit the key. Selecting one or more beamed notes and hitting the key will remove the beam and the note(s) will become flagged.
Animation (0:17) - Joining a group of flagged notes into a beam group
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