Kevin, Try selecting the passage, and then: Press ctrl+shift+e for engraving rules Tab until you get to a list of items to control. Choose Staves Tab to each field and type in what you think you might want -----Original Message----- From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin L Gibbs Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 2:29 PM To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sib-access] How does one alter the distance between staves in a system? `Guys, How does one alter the distance between staves in a system? I have a grand staff with some left hand notes cross staffed for the right hand. this sometimes results in the stem of the note being too short and either clashing into the beam or something else. How can I alter the distance between the staves in one system without changing the entire score? Kevin If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx