Harp string muting

Hi folks, please forgive my ignorance as I am still learning the application.

How can I achieve the following notation (the notation marked in blue in the image below)? (indicating to mute harp strings on a specific beat)

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I would write them in a separate voice, then:

  1. reduce them to cue size
  2. switch to Engrave Mode and turn on the Hide Stem property
  3. switch back to Write Mode, select the top and bottom notehead using Cmd/Ctrl, then create a vertical solid line set up to connect the noteheads.

Let us know if you need help with specific steps. Especially step 3 may misfire, and you may need to go into Engrave Mode to position the note precisely.

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