Changing the placement of ornaments relative to the staff

Ornaments are usually placed above the staff, but they are placed below the staff for down-stem voices when there are multiple voices on the staff. You can change the staff-relative placement of ornaments individually.

Procedure

  1. Select the ornaments whose staff-relative placement you want to change.
  2. In the Properties panel, activate Placement in the corresponding group for the selected ornaments:
    • Ornaments

    • Trills

  3. Choose one of the following options:
    • Above

    • Below

Result

The placement of the selected ornaments is changed.