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Notation reference
Grace notes
Grace notes are notes without a fixed duration, which are intended to be played quickly. They are scaled-down versions of normal notes, and are commonly shown with a slash through their stem.
Grace note slashes
Slashes shown diagonally across grace note stems are often used to distinguish different types of grace notes. Grace notes with slashed stems are known as acciaccaturas and are often played very fast. Grace notes without slashed stems are known as appoggiaturas and are often played slower than acciaccaturas.
Changing the type of grace notes
You can change the type of individual grace notes after they have been input. Grace notes have slashed stems by default, but you can change them to have unslashed stems.

Changing the type of grace notes

You can change the type of individual grace notes after they have been input. Grace notes have slashed stems by default, but you can change them to have unslashed stems.

Prerequisite

The lower zone is shown.
Properties is selected in the lower zone toolbar.
If you are in Engrave mode, Graphic Editing is selected in the Engrave toolbox.

Procedure

Select the grace notes whose type you want to change. You can do this in Write mode and Engrave mode.
In the Properties panel, choose one of the following options for Grace note type in the Grace Notes group:
- Slashed stem
- Unslashed stem

Result

The selected grace notes are shown with slashed/unslashed stems.

Tip

You can also change the type of selected grace notes by pressing Alt/Opt-/ or clicking and holding Grace Notes in the Notes toolbox, then clicking Unslashed Grace Notes or Slashed Grace Notes .