Changing the placement of beams relative to the staff

You can change on which side of the staff a beam appears by forcing the stem direction to change.

1. Select at least one note in each of the beamed phrases whose staff-relative placement you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
2. Force the stem direction of notes in the selected beams in any of the following ways:

   • Choose Edit > Stem > Force Stem Up.

   • Choose Edit > Stem > Force Stem Down.

   Tip

   You can also choose these options from the context menu.