User manual FINAL DRAFT FINAL DRAFT 7

[. . . ] makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof, and specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The user is advised to test the program thoroughly before relying on it. Any liability of the seller or manufacturer will be limited exclusively to the product replacement or refund of purchase price. Refund of purchase price is limited to thirty days from the date of purchase. [. . . ] When that occurs, the Bottom of Page text (MORE) is placed just beneath the dialogue at the bottom of the first page. At the top of the next page, the name of the character is repeated along with the Top of Next Page text (cont'd). FINAL DRAFT 154 - Document Menu If either the Bottom of Page or the Top of Next Page checkboxes are not checked, the respective text will not be displayed or printed. Automatic Character Continueds Automatically places "(cont'd)" after the character's name if same character speaks repetitively during a single scene. This is used to alert the reader that the same character is continuing a speech when it is broken by some action. "(cont'd)" is added only when there is no other character's dialogue between the connecting speeches by the same character. "(cont'd)" is never inserted if the speeches occur in different scenes. Scene Breaks When a scene is continued from one page to another, Final Draft will type the Bottom of Page text (CONTINUED) at the bottom of the first page. In addition, the Top of Next Page text (CONTINUED:) will appear at the top of the next page along with the scene number that is being continued. If either the Bottom of Page or the Top of Next Page checkboxes are not checked, the associated text will not be displayed or printed. (2), (3), etc. ) at the top of each continued page, indicating how many pages are included in the same scene. To change the text of any Mores and Continueds: Edit the text in the appropriate text field. Font Indicates the current font and size setting that the Mores and Continueds will use when they are displayed and printed. The standard font dialog for your computer and operating system appears. 2 Make any changes desired and click OK. When finished: Click OK to have any changes applied in the script. FINAL DRAFT 155 - Document Menu Title Page Displays the Title Page template. This template was developed from guidelines published by the Writers Guild of America. The Title Page is a Text Document, with most all menu commands available including File > Print. Edit the template's information to include all the information desired for the current script. When editing a script and File > Print is chosen there is an option to also print the Title Page at the same time. NOTE: When the script is saved the Title Page is saved, too. NOTE Refer to the Text Document section. FINAL DRAFT 156 - Document Menu SmartType Causes the SmartType List dialog to appear, allowing the inspection, modification and creation of items in the Characters, Extensions, Locations, Time, and Transition SmartType Lists. Use of SmartType Lists eliminates having to repetitively enter names and phrases over and over again. The following example is taken from the sample Out4life script: All the characters, extensions, scene intros, locations, times and transitions used in a particular script can be viewed, changed, reordered and alphabetized. Any list can be rebuilt by instructing Final Draft to scan the entire script and reconstruct the list from its contents. SmartType options include control over whether lists appear automatically, and how to handle special situations for entering characters. For more information, refer to the SmartType section. Macros Presents controls for managing and defining Macros, shortcut key combinations for text which is entered repeatedly throughout any script. FINAL DRAFT 157 - Document Menu The Macro Name is an abbreviation displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the script window, when either the Ctrl + Alt + [number], Ctrl + Alt + Shift + [number] keys (Windows), or Option + [number], Option + Shift + [number] keys (Mac OS) are pressed. [. . . ] Within a Scene Heading, the Tab key has additional functions: From a Scene Intro, pressing Tab adds a period plus a space (. From a Location, pressing Tab adds a space-dash-space ( - ) and takes you to the Time area. Press Tab again to call up the Time SmartType list. Other Keyboard Shortcuts Special Keys The Page Up and Page Down keys cause the script to scrolled up or down one screen-full, respectively. The Home key (Windows) causes the cursor to be move to the beginning of a line; (Mac OS) causes the script to be scrolled to the beginning of the document. [. . . ]