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Notation reference
Beaming
A beam is a line that connects notes with tails to show rhythmic grouping, which varies according to the metrical structure of the current time signature.
Beam placement relative to the staff
The default staff-relative placement of beams is determined by the staff positions of the notes within the beamed group and their resulting stem directions.
Changing the staff-relative placement of beams
You can change the side of the staff on which beams appear by forcing the stem direction to change. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Changing the staff-relative placement of beams

You can change the side of the staff on which beams appear by forcing the stem direction to change. You can do this for the current layout and frame chain only or for all layouts and frame chains.

Prerequisite

You have chosen the appropriate property scope for local properties.

Procedure

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.
In the secondary toolbar, click Context Menu and choose one of the following options:
- Stem > Force Stem Up
- Stem > Force Stem Down
Tip
You can also change the staff-relative placement of selected beams by pressing F.

Result

The beam appears on the side of the staff that corresponds to its forced stem direction. If the property scope was set to Locally, this change only takes effect in the current layout and frame chain.