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To avoid
staff lines with ties over a region
Click the Selection tool and select a region
of music. See Selecting
music for more details on how to do this.
Choose Utilities > Change > Ties.
Click the Avoid Staff Lines checkbox.
Finale uses the Avoid Staff Lines By: global setting in Document Options > Ties
to position the arcs of ties in the region.
Click OK to save your changes. Click
Cancel to dismiss the dialog box without making any changes.
and select a region
of music. See Selecting
music for more details on how to do this.