Forcing tie notation

A beginner question, I am afraid. Can’t find the answer in the manual or Daniel’s Guide.
I want to tie the two notes in the upper staff without changing the note values (to accurately show the dynamic peak), but when I type T the notation changes to that in the second staff.
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Turn on Force Duration first. Type O.

Brilliant. Thanks, Dan.