Thanks to all of you. My problem might be that I did not use a template, just added staves - two treble and one bass (with the tenor part only) for layering, and bracketed them together. Since I didn't find a template or 3-part harmony (a capella) I just built the staffs from the ground up. If the note spacing option is only active within a template, that could be the problem. I'll fool around with it and see what happens.
I'm having a problem with Noteworthy Composer 2.75a.2 and would love to get some advice. I want to turn off the option for extra spacing for longer notes. On the File dropdown menu I select Page Setup and uncheck the box for the option for extra spacing, but it has no effect - in edit or any other onscreen mode and on the printed page the space following the notes of longer durations is proportional to the duration of each note. Turning the option on or off has no effect. I'm trying to turn it off so the staffs require less horizontal space when printed. Is there a higher level option that is preventing the one I'm using from taking effect?