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To use Straight Flags

  1. Choose Document > Document Options > Fonts.
  2. Choose Notation > Flags.
  3. Choose Set Font > Maestro Percussion.
  4. Switch to the Flags category.
  5. Click the Straight Flags radio button to select it.
  6. Choose Music Characters > Straight Upstem Flag, then click Select to display the Symbol Selection dialog box. Type the key combination for the character, or scroll through the dialog box and click the character you want to use. Click Select to choose the Straight Upstem Flag character. Choose the characters according to the tables below, then click select.
  7. Choose Music Characters > Straight Downstem Flag, then click Select to display the Symbol Selection dialog box. Type the key combination for the character, or scroll through the dialog box and click the character you want to use. Click Select to choose the Straight Downstem Flag character. Choose the characters according to the tables below, then click select.

If you’re using Horizontal Straight Flags, use the flag character on R (slot number 114) in the Maestro Percussion font for both the straight upstem and downstem flag. For Angled Straight Flags, use the flag character S (slot number 115) for the straight upstem flag, and SHIFT+S (slot number 83) for the straight downstem flag. Use the Flag Positioning drop-down menu in the Flags category of the Document Options dialog box (under the Document menu) to adjust the horizontal or vertical placement of the flags as needed. Refer to the following tables to determine which characters to select for the angled or horizontal style of straight flags.

 

Angled Straight Flag

Slot number

Key Cap

Straight Upstem Flag

115

S

Straight Downstem Flag

83

SHIFT+S

Horizontal Straight Flag

Slot number

Key Cap

Straight Upstem Flag

114

R

Straight Downstem Flag

114

R

 

 

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