Hi, Amanda-
Yes, that works if you want a new staff that plays at the same time as the first staff. What the original poster wants, is a screen for entering notation that looks on the screen like it will look on the printed page.
Many songs repeat melodies from one line to the next. If the lines are one above the other when you're entering notation, you can see similarities and differences between line - to visualize what you're composing or transcribing while you're working. I understand the technical need for the single line of notation, but it doesn't work the way my thought processes work.
Also, the long line of notation makes it impossible to see what the finished product will look like, until you go to Print Preview. Then if it's wrong, you have to go back to the notation screen and try again.


-Joe-