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Notation reference
Accidentals
Accidentals are shown beside notes to indicate their pitch, both when notated on a staff and written out in text. In music based in Western tonality, they usually show that the pitch of a note has been altered so that it does not conform to the current prevailing key signature.
Altered unisons
Altered unisons occur when two or more notes of the same name in the same octave have different accidentals in the same chord, such as D♯ and D♭.
Changing how altered unisons appear
You can change how individual altered unisons appear, including within chords containing other altered unisons, and independently of your per-flow settings.

Changing how altered unisons appear

You can change how individual altered unisons appear, including within chords containing other altered unisons, and independently of your per-flow settings.

Procedure

Select the altered unison notes whose appearance you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, activate Split stem in the Notes and Rests group.
Activate/Deactivate the corresponding checkbox.

Result

The selected altered unison notes are shown with split stems when the checkbox is activated, and with single stems when the checkbox is deactivated.

Tip

Split stem applies to individual notes. You can have altered unisons appear differently within the same chord by setting their properties independently.
You can change the default appearance of all altered unisons in each flow independently in the Altered unisons section of the Accidentals page in Write > Notation Options.