Chas, 1. You will probably get more responses if you repost your question in either the Windows or Mac forums. 2. The "true B & W" SmartScore scanning issue has been around for a while; apparently,...

Kelly, Check to see if you have the option to change tablature font & font size in Options menu > Document Options - Fonts [select "Tablature" from Notation popup menu] as is possible in the full...

Also, keep in mind you can break beam(s) between any 2 notes in Speedy Entry by selecting [moving the cursor over] the 2nd of the 2 notes & pressing the "/" key on either the main or numeric keypad.

In page view, with page 1 of your score in view, Edit menu > Update Layout.

I favor C5 & Cadd2, respectively. Over the last decade or so, their use seems to have become standardized among the various publishers I've done guitar / vocal transcriptions for.