How to change the template of a document You can easily change the underlying template of a document from the built-in screenplay template to, for instance, stage play.
With your script open, select File
How to create a header or footer To create a page header or page footer, use Document > Header and Footer.
In the format field, use # for the page number, * for the current revision color,
How to type accents
Typing accents depends on the platform you're using. For more information see here: http://sites.psu.edu/symbolcodes/
Windows
You can bring up the Character Map utility and select the accented characters to
How to use templates in other page/paper sizes By default, included templates are US Letter size. But what you can do is select the new page/paper size under Document > Page Layout, then
How to cheat or adjust page and line length There are a number of things that you can do to adjust (or cheat) page and line length.
1. Use Format > Adjust Line Length and either
How to use Fade In on a Chromebook Although Fade In does not currently run directly on Chrome OS, there several ways to run Fade In on a Chromebook at the moment. (Chrome
How does realtime collaboration work? Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software offers session-based real-time collaboration.
What that means is that two or more collaborators can share an editing session where they can
How to take a screenshot Windows
Using the Snip & Sketch app
Press the Start button and enter Snip & Sketch in the search field. Press the New button to start snipping with the snipping bar. The snipping bar allows you to capture the following
How to find the Fade In data folder Fade In stores some information in a special folder on your computer. This includes things like dictionary files, templates, autosave backups, shortcut key mappings, system
How to send a document to someone to read Normally when sending a screenplay or other document to someone to read, it is done as a PDF (Portable Document Format), and sent as an email attachment.
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How to override "(cont'd)" after a Character element To remove all occurrences of "(cont'd)" to indicate the same character speaking again, you can turn it off under Document > More and Continued.
To override only a single occurrence,
How to make scene headings bold Go to Format > Element Styles > Modify Element Style, select Scene Heading, then Font and make sure the Bold checkbox is checked.
If you want to make this is