<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Handling stems</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><meta name="keywords" content="Gtk, NtEd, music, editor, notes, score, MIDI"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Manuel de NtEd"><link rel="up" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter 1. Using NtEd"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s11.html" title="Handling beams"><link rel="next" href="ch01s13.html" title="Horizontal spacement"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Handling stems</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s11.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Using NtEd</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s13.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="Handling stems"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="handle_stems"></a>Handling stems</h2></div></div></div><p>To change the stem direction make sure NtEd is in edit mode (see <a class="link" href="ch01s04.html#the_modes" title="The 3 modes">The 3 modes</a>) select the note with left mouse button and press the change stem dir button (<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/change_stem_dir_button.png"></span>).</p><div class="tip" title="Tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>Instead of pressing the change stem dir button (<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../docimages/change_stem_dir_button.png"></span>) you can simply press <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F</strong></span>.</p></div><p>All notes have a default stem length. This is OK in most cases. But sometimes the user wishes to change the stem length. To do this make sure NtEd is in edit mode (see <a class="link" href="ch01s04.html#the_modes" title="The 3 modes">The 3 modes</a>) and select the note with left mouse button:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/stem_length0.png" alt="stem length 0"></div><p>The stem has a handle represented by a small blue square. Select this handle with left mouse button and move it up or down. The stem length changes according to this motion:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/stem_length1.png" alt="stem length 1"></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s11.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch01.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s13.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Handling beams </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Horizontal spacement</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
