Easier way to put lines/hairpins on fractions of a bar

There should definitely be a more intuitive way to add a line/hairpin to a fraction of a bar. For example, a hairpin over the last 2 beats of a bar with a whole note (as shown in the picture). In order to do this, you currently need to change the whole note into 2 half notes and put the hairpin on the second half note and then change it back into a whole note.

Comments (1) , hairpins