Stacking chord extensions
I am having the same issue as is addressed in Forum - General Discussion - "Stacking chord extensions" from April 21, 2020. That is, a chord such as Ab(b9#5) appears horizontally, rather than having the extensions stacked. This looks awkward in the lead sheet. The solution posted seems pretty complicated. Is there anything new in Musescore to address this?
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Ctrl+K; Ctrl+K again same note?
No, there is nothing new. If you need this stacked, you need a custom XML file.
FWIW, usually in lead sheets I recommend simplifying chord symbols. There's really no reason to specify both b9 and #5 - presence of one would normally imply the other anyhow. So I normally just write b9, unless the #5 is in the melody, in which case it's conventional to just write that. This is the rule followed in the "Real Book" as well as most other jazz fakebooks.