Re: Help please
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G'day mt00
As Kahman said, the "hairpin" crescendo is available in NWC2, but not NWC1.
To enter a chord, place the first note using <Enter>, then place the second note using <Ctrl-Enter>. In the example you provided, this is called a split stem chord. In this case you also need to set stem direction so:
Place the first note by positioning the cursor in the F space (assuming treble clef) and pressing <Shift-DownArrow> to set the stem direction to down followed by <Ctrl-Enter>. Next, position the cursor in the C space and press <Shift-UpArrow> to set the stem direction to UP and followed by <Ctrl-Enter> to place the second part of the chord.
Another <Shift-UpArrow> will cancel the stem direction for the next note to be back to normal placement.
If you have a lot of split stem chords like this it can be better to use staff layering. This is done by entering one "voice" on a staff and setting all the stem directions the one way. Plenty of options but the one I prefer is to highlight all the affected notes (perhaps the entire staff) and pressing <Ctrl-Up/Down Arrow>. On the next staff do the same thing but set the stem directions to the opposite. Go back to the first staff and press <Alt-Enter> to get to the staffs' properties, select the "Visual" tab and make sure "Layer with next staff" is checked. Click OK. Now you can toggle the layering function with <Alt-V> <A>. This opens the "View" menu and toggles the "Allow Layering" option.
For the optional breath mark, I would place a normal breath mark: Insert menu, Tempo variance, Select a "Breath Mark" style and press <Enter>; then place a text expression (press <x> for the dialogue box) that consists of "( )" - a pair of parentheses separated by a space, with the "Expression Placement" set to "Center" at "Next note/bar". Select "Page Small Text" as the font.
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