Utilities/Stem Direction submenu

Finale normally decides whether a note’s stem should go up or down depending on its vertical position in the staff. If you’ve specified a multiple-voice arrangement—for example, upper voice = stems up, lower voice = stems down—using Document Options - Layers, Finale again chooses stem directions automatically.

  • Up • Down. Choose these commands to manually flip a region of stems up or down.
  • Use Default Direction. Use this command to restore stems that have been "frozen" (using the Up or Down commands) to stems that can flip depending on pitch. This command also removes any Reverse, Double, or Split Stem editing you've done with Special Tools.

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