Stems
To flip
a stem
- Click
the Simple Entry tool
, and select a note. (You can Option-click to select a particular note).
- Press
the L key to freeze the stem in the opposite direction. When a
stem is “frozen” up or down, it’s no longer free to change directions
if it gets transposed. To restore a stem to its “floating” status, position
the insertion bar on the note and press option-L.