I am setting music in three staves without layering. In the middle bass clef
staff I have entered the following, where the negative numbers indicate number
of semitomes below middle C, and all notes are quarter notes unless indicated
otherwise: chord A(-3). E(-8); note B flat(-2); chord B natural (-1), E(-8),
where the E is a half note and tied to the previous E; and note B flat(-2). I
now want to chenge the first E to the more proper half note and leave
everything else the same, but I an unable to do so. Is there a simple
sequence of keyboard entries and mouse clicks which will will succeed? I'm
guessing that adding another staff and using layering might work, but I don't
need layering anywhere alse. A related question: is it possible to select a
single note of a chord and then modify its properties? Thanks for your help.
-- George Leeman
You can do this without layering, but you will have to erase the quarter-note E in the first chord (<cntrl><backspace>) and replace it with a half-note E (<cntrl><enter>). Set the attributes of the new note (half note, tied to the next note) before you enter it. NWC does not allow the selection of individual notes in a chord, so you can't change a chord note's attributes after it's been entered.
See also:
FAQ - How do I work with chords - notes aligned vertically?
http://ntworthy.com/composer/faq/4.htm