Patterson plug-ins (full version) is perfect for this. I have a shortcut-triggered tiny script; select area, press one key, and voilà, no more single 8ths. A must-have for marching band music!
Is your piece in cut time? If so, try changing to common time (4/4). Swing playback applies to noe values that are half the lenght of beat duration.
You can make a staccato expression instead of an articulation and set it to a fixed distance from the staff.
TG Tools (full version) does what you need; «Process Extracted Parts». The plugin name is somewhat misguiding to how the plugin actually works and what it does.
More troubles with Staff Style. When Layer 4 is hidden, all expressions in Layer 1 disappear. And yes, all settings are triple-checked. What IS this?
Does it work if u use tabs to navigate to the ok button and then «press spacebar»?
Yes, I’ve read those. We all have different workflows, and many shortcomings can be handled with scripts. The elements that are updated in F26 are of very little importance to me, so I guess this v...
What Mike R said. You can use the plugin «JW Rhythm Copy» to apply the rhythm after you’ve entered it once. Just enter one single eight note in those measures, the plugin will do the rest (!) for ...
The plugin "JW Change Pitch" does just what you are asking for. You can find it here: http://finaletips.nu/index.php/download
You can also use the «Paste Multiple» command. Highly useful for many purposes!