How to stop measure moving rows when changing notes?
If you work with a measure close to the edge of the page, it can run back and forth when you add or remove notes, change durations, etc. Here are two screenshots - before and after. In the "after" screenshot, if you remove the last note, the measure will move back up.
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MuseScore will reflow systems depending on the measures it can fit in it. Empty measures are smaller than filled measures, so when you change the contents of a measure, you also affect its minimal width; and thus whether or not it can still fit on a system or not.
If you only write measures with whole notes in them, MuseScore can fit many more of those into a single system (and should!) than if you only write measures filled with 1/16th notes..
You can force premature system ends by applying system breaks to your score: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/breaks-and-spacers
It's the same with word wrap in a text editor and is normal and harmless, but if you find it disorienting you can switch to Continuous View using the dropdown control on the main toolbar.