ties and slurs across 1st and 2nd time bars....

Ah, I see the problem!

I hadn’t seen the “Voice Column Index” parameter (in the “Notes and Rests” section of the Properties window). I was editing “Voice column spacing offset” in the “Note Spacing” section.

Now I got it.

Two problems, though:

  1. The fix applied only to the score. I had to do it separately on the part.

  2. Adding the L.V. tie flipped the regular tie, and, when I flipped the regular tie back down, it was lower than the subsequent ties, requiring more tweaking. (Maybe the L.V. tie was somehow “pushing” it down.)

All’s well now, though.

I hope the team implements a fix for this soon. I agree, it’s a pain.

Thanks again for the help. Much appreciated.