Screenwriting And Script Management
The script writer contains writing documents, saved history and planning tools. Start with a screenplay, then use separate documents or revisions to develop alternatives.
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- Creating And Opening Scripts: Start a personal or production script and manage the script list.
- Writing A Screenplay: Use screenplay paragraphs, keyboard controls and text formatting in the writer.
- Organising Scenes And Using Focus Mode: Navigate scenes, change their numbering and use the quieter writing view.
- Managing Documents And Title Pages: Keep drafts, treatments and outlines together and choose the active document.
- Creating And Identifying Revisions: Create an independent revision and manage its colour and date.
- Saving And Restoring Revision History: Check saving status and compare or restore earlier saved writing.
- Comparing Two Documents: Compare the latest saved writing in two documents from the same script.
- Tracking Potential Name Conflicts: Find and review possible spelling variations in character and location names.
- Highlighting Characters: Highlight selected characters' cues and dialogue while reading a script.
- Importing And Exporting Scripts: Bring writing into the editor and export screenplay documents.
- Notes And Editing Tools: Collect feedback, organise scratch-pad notes and find or rename text.
- Creating Mind Maps: Arrange connected ideas, free text, images and reference videos.
- Planning With Beat Sheets: Organise story beats into columns and groups and export your plan.
- Sharing Scripts And Attaching Them To Productions: Invite script collaborators and choose their writing and planning access.
Create And Write Scripts
- Create a screenplay or open an existing script.
- Write screenplay paragraphs and scenes.
- Choose scene, action, character and dialogue paragraph types.
- Use Enter, Tab and screenplay text formatting.
- Navigate scenes and enter focus mode.
Manage Script Documents And Revisions
- Create and organise screenplay documents.
- Add title-page information.
- Create and identify a script revision.
- Review or restore saved script history.
- Compare two script documents.
Review, Edit And Share Writing
- Find potential character or location name conflicts.
- Highlight characters while reading a script.
- Import or export a screenplay.
- Add paragraph notes and use the scratch pad.
- Find and replace script text.
- Share a script with a collaborator.
Plan A Story
- Create a mind map and connect ideas.
- Add images and export a mind map.
- Create a beat sheet and organise story beats.
- Export a beat sheet PDF.