Need unison note (1 down-stem + 1 up-stem voice) to share the notehead

dorico4ben · February 24, 2026, 2:25am

For the life of me, can’t get these unison notes to share the notehead. Can’t find “voice column index” in Engrave Mode or any other Engrave/Notation/Layout options. Am using Dorico 6.1.10.6078. Already checked all of the options in Notation Options for this and all flows (“unison dotted and undotted notes in opposing voices” is set to “allow noteheads to overlap”) and other settings. Can’t find “Voice Column Index” in properties when selecting the notes (1 or both voices) in Engrave Mode. What to do?

asherber · February 24, 2026, 3:47am

If you select any of the notes, then Voice Column Index is in the Properties panel, in the Notes and Rests section.

I don’t know what your settings are, but if I select both of the downstem Ds and turn on the Voice Column Index property (so that it’s set to 0), I get overlapping noteheads.