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In v.8 for Mac, what happened to the Zoom dropdown menu and the Elements dropdown menu?
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To be consistent with Mac OS X design conventions, the Zoom menu and the Elements menu have been moved to the Status bar at the bottom of the Final Draft program window. Applies to v.8 ...
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Can I create a cast list for my stage play so that it appears after the title page? |
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Follow these steps to create a separate page for the cast list in a stage play: Go to Tools > Reports > Cast Report; Uncheck Number of Speaking Scenes, Total Scene Appearances, Total Dialogues; Click OK; You can edit the Cast Report by adding or removing any formatting or information you...
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Can I use the Tab key to indent or space over, like in a standard word processor?
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The Tab key is designed to move from one element to another and there's no way to make it work like a standard word processing Tab key. You can, however, create a macro with blank spaces to use a keystroke to create an indent: Go to Document > Macros. Click NEW. This will create a new Macro ...
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How can I add a symbol (such as a copyright mark) or accent marks to my script? (Windows) |
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Users of Final Draft on Windows should use the Windows Character Map. Go to Start > Search (Windows 8 / 7 / Vista) or Start > Run (XP / ME / 98) and type in "charmap" (without quotes).Click OK. This will open the Character Map.Select the font you're using in Final Draft (most likely Courier F...
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In Final Draft 7, why is the cursor or keyboard so slow?
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We've heard of this happening on a few Windows computers but we have been unable to replicate this behavior on any of our computers. We believe some possible causes are Google Desktop competing with Final Draft (and beating it) for a particular system resource. If you have Google Desktop runn...
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What are the keyboard shortcuts for Final Draft? |
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To access a downloadable, printable shortcut guide for Windows in PDF format, click HERE. To access a downloadable, printable shortcut guide for Mac in PDF format, click HERE. Applies to v.8 / 7 / 6 ...
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How can I add a symbol (such as a copyright mark) or accent marks to my script? (Mac)
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Users of OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and 10.7 (Lion) should click on the Desktop so that it says Finder in the upper left hand corner of the screen, then go to Edit > Special Characters to bring up the Characters window.Users of OS X 10.6 / 5 / 4 should also use the Character Palette -- more instr...
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What would cause my Print Preview to not work correctly? |
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Print Preview is a function of the printer driver. If you don't have a printer driver installed or selected, the preview can't generate. If you do have a driver selected, make sure you have updated to the latest version for your printer. You can check by going to the printer manufacturer's web site...
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How can I combine scenes written as separate files?
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You can simply copy and paste the text from each document into one master document. Once this is done. go to Document > SmartType and click Characters, then Rebuild. Do this for each list (Extensions, Scene Intros, etc.). Applies to v.8 / 7 / 6 / 5/4...
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Where can I find the tutorial script The Swans of Brooklyn? |
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The Swans of Brooklyn is installed with the Final Draft program on your hard drive. To open it:Windows:Open Final Draft;Go to File > Open;Navigate to Local Disk C > Program Files > Final Draft 8 > TutorialMacintosh:v.8.0.3.1 / 8.0.3 / Mac App Store version:Open Final Draft;Go to Help &g...
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