Manual de instrucciones FINAL DRAFT FINAL DRAFT

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Contents Getting Started ............................................................................................................................. 10 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 11 The Final Draft Package ......................................................................................................................... 11 System Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 12 About the Documentation ...................................................................................................................... 12 Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Windows .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Macintosh ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Registration ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Authorizing a Hard Disk ........................................................................................................................ 16 Special Authorization for Final Draft 4 Users ........................................................................................ 16 Starting Final Draft ................................................................................................................................. 17 Differences Between Final Draft 5 and Previous Versions .................................................................... 18 Tutorials ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Welcome to Screenwriting by Syd Field ................................................................................................ 21 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Starting The Program ............................................................................................................................. 24 Using Element Shortcuts ........................................................................................................................ 30 Easing Repetitive Typing With SmartType Lists and Macros ................................................................ 31 Magnification ......................................................................................................................................... 35 SmartType Character List ....................................................................................................................... 37 Names Database ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Spell-Checking ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Header .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Getting Help ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Previewing the Script ............................................................................................................................. 43 Printing the Script ................................................................................................................................... 43 Scene Numbering ................................................................................................................................... 44 Scene Navigator ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Adjusting Margins .................................................................................................................................. 48 Text Document ....................................................................................................................................... 50 Production Features Overview ............................................................................................................... 51 Additional Topics ................................................................................................................................... 54 Making Backups ............................................................................................................................. 54 Tracking Versions ............................................................................................................................ 56 Transferring Final Draft Documents Between Computers ............................................................. 56 Manually Transferring Between Computers ................................................................................... 57 Transferring Files Between Computers on Internal Networks ........................................................ 58 Transferring Files With Email ......................................................................................................... 58 Don't Stop Here ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 61 File Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 73 About The Menus Section ............................................................................................................................. 74 Apple Menu (Mac OS only) .......................................................................................................................... 74 File Menu ....................................................................................................................................................... 74 New ........................................................................................................................................................ 74 Open ....................................................................................................................................................... 75 Open Recent Submenu (Mac OS) .......................................................................................................... 76 Close ....................................................................................................................................................... 76 Save ........................................................................................................................................................ 76 Save As ................................................................................................................................................... 77 About Stationery ............................................................................................................................. 78 Backup .................................................................................................................................................... 78 Revert ..................................................................................................................................................... 79 Page Setup .............................................................................................................................................. 79 Print Preview .......................................................................................................................................... 79 Email ...................................................................................................................................................... 81 Register with ProtectRite ....................................................................................................................... 82 Recent Files (Windows) ......................................................................................................................... 82 Exit (Windows), Quit (Mac OS) ........................................................................................................... 82 Edit Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Undo ........................................................................................................................................ 84 Redo ........................................................................................................................................ 84 Cut ......................................................................................................................................................... 84 Copy ....................................................................................................................................................... 84 Paste ....................................................................................................................................................... 84 Using Drag and Drop ...................................................................................................................... 85 Clear ....................................................................................................................................................... 86 Select All ................................................................................................................................................ 86 Select Scene ............................................................................................................................................ 86 Find (and Replace) ................................................................................................................................. 86 Goto ........................................................................................................................................................ 89 Enter Selection ....................................................................................................................................... 89 Preferences (Mac OS only) .................................................................................................................... 90 Application Preferences .................................................................................................................. 90 Auto-Save Preferences .................................................................................................................... 90 View Menu .................................................................................................................................... 92 Normal .................................................................................................................................................... 93 Page View ............................................................................................................................................... 93 Speed View ............................................................................................................................................. 94 Magnify Submenu .................................................................................................................................. 94 (Show/Hide) Invisibles ........................................................................................................................... 94 (Show/Hide) ScriptNotes ....................................................................................................................... 95 (Show/Hide) Ruler ................................................................................................................................. 95 Toolbar Submenu ................................................................................................................................... 97 Toolbars ........................................................................................................................................... 97 Status Bar ........................................................................................................................................ 97 Format Menu ............................................................................................................................... 98 Elements ................................................................................................................................................. 99 Element Submenu (Mac OS only) ......................................................................................................... 99 Font (Windows) .................................................................................................................................... 100 Font, Size, Style, Color, Highlight Submenu (Mac OS) ...................................................................... 100 Font, Style, Size ............................................................................................................................ 100 Color .............................................................................................................................................. 100 Highlight ....................................................................................................................................... 101 Alignment Submenu ............................................................................................................................. 101 Spacing Submenu ................................................................................................................................. 101 Space Before Submenu ........................................................................................................................ 102 Page Break ............................................................................................................................................ 102 Dual Dialogue ...................................................................................................................................... 102 Document Menu ......................................................................................................................... 104 Page Layout .......................................................................................................................................... 105 Margins ................................................................................................................................................. 105 Options ................................................................................................................................................. 106 Heater and Footer ................................................................................................................................. 107 Title Page .............................................................................................................................................. 109 SmartType ............................................................................................................................................ 110 Macros .................................................................................................................................................. 110 ScriptNotes ........................................................................................................................................... 111 Bookmarks ........................................................................................................................................... 112 Insert Bookmark ................................................................................................................................... 113 Insert ScriptNote .................................................................................................................................. 114 Insert Label ........................................................................................................................................... 114 Tools Menu ................................................................................................................................. 117 Scene Navigator ................................................................................................................................... 118 Spelling ................................................................................................................................................. 119 Thesaurus ............................................................................................................................................. 119 Speech Control ..................................................................................................................................... 119 Assign Voices ....................................................................................................................................... 120 Reports Submenu ................................................................................................................................. 122 Scene Report ................................................................................................................................. 122 ScriptNote Report ......................................................................................................................... 123 Screenplay Report ......................................................................................................................... 123 Character Report ........................................................................................................................... 124 Names Database ................................................................................................................................... 125 Reformat ............................................................................................................................................... 126 Customize (Windows only) .................................................................................................................. 126 Options (Windows only) ...................................................................................................................... 127 Production Menu ....................................................................................................................... 129 About A and B Scenes & A and B Pages .............................................................................................. 131 Scene Numbers [Element numbers] ..................................................................................................... 131 Numbering .................................................................................................................................... 132 Options .......................................................................................................................................... 133 Edit Scene Number ............................................................................................................................... 134 Revisions .............................................................................................................................................. 135 Revision Style ............................................................................................................................... 135 Revision Options ........................................................................................................................... 136 Mark Revised ....................................................................................................................................... 138 Clear Revised ....................................................................................................................................... 138 Lock Pages ........................................................................................................................................... 139 Lock "A" Pages .................................................................................................................................... 139 Unlock "A" Pages ................................................................................................................................ 140 Unlock All Pages .................................................................................................................................. 140 Locking Tools Submenu ....................................................................................................................... 140 Relock Pages From Caret .............................................................................................................. 140 Adjust Locked Page ...................................................................................................................... 141 Lock New Page ............................................................................................................................. 142 Unlock Page .................................................................................................................................. 142 Windows and Help Menus ........................................................................................................................ 143 Windows Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 144 Zoom (Mac OS) ................................................................................................................................... 144 Rotate (Mac OS) ................................................................................................................................... 144 Cascade (Windows), Stack (Mac OS) .................................................................................................. 144 Tile or Tile Vertical ............................................................................................................................... 144 Help Menu (Windows, Mac OS 8.x) or Apple Guide Menu (Mac OS 7.x) ................................................ 145 Hide/Show ScreenTips (Mac OS) ........................................................................................................ 145 Tip of the Day ....................................................................................................................................... 145 About Final Draft (Windows) .............................................................................................................. 145 Elements ..................................................................................................................................... 147 Elements ............................................................................................................................................... 148 Standard Elements ................................................................................................................................ 148 Modifying Elements and Creating New Elements ............................................................................... 150 Basic Tab ....................................................................................................................................... 150 Font Tab ........................................................................................................................................ 152 Paragraph Tab ................................................................................................................................ 153 Identifying Elements in a Script ........................................................................................................... 154 Changing a Paragraph's Element ......................................................................................................... 154 Adding Paragraphs ............................................................................................................................... 155 SmartType .................................................................................................................................. 156 Entering SmartType Items in the Script ............................................................................................... 158 More SmartType Examples .................................................................................................................. 159 Entering New SmartType Items "On-the-Fly" ..................................................................................... 160 More About SmartType Matching ........................................................................................................ 161 Managing SmartType Lists .................................................................................................................. 162 SmartType Lists ............................................................................................................................ 162 SmartType Options ........................................................................................................................ 164 Header and Footer ..................................................................................................................... 166 Text in the Header and Footer .............................................................................................................. 168 Special Symbols ................................................................................................................................... 168 The Label Symbol ................................................................................................................................ 169 Header and Footer Options .................................................................................................................. 171 Reformat ..................................................................................................................................... 172 Reformatting a Single Paragraph ......................................................................................................... 173 Reformatting Many Paragraphs ........................................................................................................... 174 ScriptNotes ................................................................................................................................. 176 Adding/Inserting ScriptNotes ............................................................................................................... 177 Managing ScriptNote Markers ............................................................................................................. 178 Scene Navigator ......................................................................................................................... 181 Rearranging Scenes in the Navigator ................................................................................................... 185 Navigator Menu .................................................................................................................................... 186 Go to Scene ................................................................................................................................... 186 Insert Scene ................................................................................................................................... 186 Index Card View ........................................................................................................................... 187 Cards Across Submenu .............................................................................................................. 187 Printing Index Cards .................................................................................................................. 188 Outline View ................................................................................................................................. 190 Hide Action/Show Action .......................................................................................................... 190 Printing in Outline View ............................................................................................................ 191 Spelling and Thesaurus ............................................................................................................................. 192 Spell-Checking ............................................................................................................................................ 193 Spelling Options ................................................................................................................................... 195 User Dictionary .................................................................................................................................... 196 Spell­Checking with Contextual Menus .............................................................................................. 197 Thesaurus ..................................................................................................................................................... 198 Thesaurus Options ................................................................................................................................ 199 Macros ........................................................................................................................................ 200 Winodws ............................................................................................................................................... 201 Macintosh ............................................................................................................................................. 205 Text Documents ........................................................................................................................................... 207 Text Document ............................................................................................................................................ 208 Toolbars ...................................................................................................................................... 209 Toolbars Submenu (Windows) ............................................................................................................. 210 (Show/Hide) Standard ................................................................................................................... 210 (Show/Hide) Script ....................................................................................................................... 210 (Show/Hide) Speech Control ........................................................................................................ 210 (Show/Hide) Status Bar ................................................................................................................ 211 Customize ...................................................................................................................................... 211 Modifying Toolbars ....................................................................................................................... 213 Creating Custom Toolbars ............................................................................................................. 213 Repositioning and Resizing Toolbars ............................................................................................ 215 Toolbars Submenu (Mac OS) ............................................................................................................... 216 (Show/Hide) Toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 216 (Show/Hide) Status Bar ................................................................................................................ 216 Detach Toolbar .............................................................................................................................. 216 Customize ...................................................................................................................................... 217 Shortcuts ..................................................................................................................................... 219 Adding Paragraphs with the Enter Key/Return Key ............................................................................ 220 Manual Carriage Returns ..................................................................................................................... 220 Other Keyboard Shortcuts .................................................................................................................... 221 Reference Guide Getting Started Introduction. How to install Final Draft on your computer and launch it. The differences between Final Draft 5 and previous versions. Introduction Welcome to Final Draft, the world's premiere screenwriting software. Behind its easy-to-use interface is a host of powerful writing and production features that can take you smoothly from outline to first draft to final draft to production script. Final Draft was designed with the help of industry professionals. It understands the correct formats for screenplays, sitcoms and stage plays. With Final Draft, you'll be able to concentrate on your material instead of on how your material is laid out on the page. The program automatically places every script element in its proper place. SmartTypeTM Lists remember and fill in all of your character names, scene headings, transitions and more. Final Draft users enjoy unparalleled cross-platform compatibility - Final Draft for Windows can read Final Draft for Macintosh scripts and vice versa. Other features include unlimited revision and page-locking mode, email capability, Scene Navigator (an index card and outlining utility that allows you to lay your scenes out and rearrange them easily), scene breakdown reports and, of course, powerful WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) word-processing functions that should be familiar to Word® and WordPerfectTM users. If you get stuck, there is both general help and context-sensitive help available from every Final Draft window and dialog box, or you can refer to the Reference Guide on the Final Draft CD-ROM. If you experience technical problems, please call the Technical Support staff at (818) 995-8995, Monday through Friday, 9AM to 12:30PM and 1:30PM to 5PM Pacific Standard Time. The Final Draft Package · Final Draft CD-ROM, which can install the Final Draft program on both Windows and Macintosh systems, and contains the complete Final Draft Reference Guide in Adobe Acrobat format · Getting Started booklet · User Manual · Registration card, with two Customer Code stickers. Place one sticker on the Final Draft CD-ROM sleeve. Place one sticker on the User Manual. Getting Started - 11 System Requirements Windows - 486 or faster processor - Windows 95, 98 or NT (Final Draft 5.x will not run on Windows 3.x) - 16 MB of RAM - 10 MB of available hard-disk space - CD-ROM drive Recommended System - Pentium processor - 32 MB of RAM - 50 MB of available hard-disk space Macintosh - Macintosh computer with 68030 or greater processor, including Power Macintosh - Apple System Software version 7.6 or later - 16 MB of RAM - 10 MB of available hard-disk space - CD-ROM drive Recommended System - Power Macintosh - Apple System Software version 8.5 or later - 32 MB of RAM - 20 MB of available hard-disk space About the Documentation All documentation provides cross-platform instructions for using Final Draft on both Microsoft Windows® and Mac OSTM platforms. Differences in features, commands and procedures between platforms are noted in the text. We presume you have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating system conventions. This includes how to use a mouse, standard menus and commands and how to open, save and close files. Please refer to your Windows or Mac OS documentation for complete explanations. NOTE NOTE: Final Draft is continually being updated and new features are added (mostly from user feedback). The menu structure and even the commands may change. If you encounter commands that are not explained, check for any "Read Me" or "New Features" files in the Final Draft folder. These text files provide overviews of new features that were added. Also, check our website at for the latest information and downloadable files. Getting Started - 12 Installation Windows 1. 2. 3. 4. Place the Final Draft CD-ROM in the drive. Double-click the My Computer desktop icon. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. Double-click the Final Draft Installer icon. A screen appears asking where you would like to install Final Draft and under what name (the recommended/default settings are already in place). 5. Click Next. A screen appears asking if you would like to register your copy of Final Draft. 6. Choose Yes and your default Internet Web browser will automatically be opened and will bring you to the Final Draft Registration web page, so you can register (make sure your modem is turned on.) - or Choose No and installation will continue. You can register at a later time. 7. Choose Finish to complete installation. For your convenience, a Shortcut to the Final Draft program has been placed on the desktop. Getting Started - 13 Macintosh 1. Place the Final Draft CD-ROM in the drive. The contents of the CD-ROM appears in a window. 2. Double-click the Final Draft Installer icon. A screen appears asking you where you would like to install Final Draft and under what name (the recommended/default settings are already in place). 3. Click Next. A screen appears asking if you would like to register your copy of Final Draft. Choose Yes and your default Internet Web browser will automatically be opened and will bring you to the Final Draft Registration web page, so you can register (make sure your modem is turned on.) - or Choose No and installation will continue. You can register at a later time. 5. 6. Choose Finish to complete the installation. Restart your computer. 4. For your convenience, an alias to the Final Draft program has been placed on the desktop. Getting Started - 14 Registration It is extremely important that you keep your Final Draft CD-ROM in a safe place. The CD-ROM must be inserted every time you launch (run) Final Draft. If the Final Draft CD-ROM is lost or stolen, you may purchase a one-time replacement disk at a reduced cost. NOTE NOTE: Only registered Final Draft customers are entitled to the many services we provide, including free lifetime technical support and free updates. Your Customer Code number, found on the registration card, is required to receive these services. As a bonus for registering, you will be sent a Response Code that allows you to authorize the hard disk on one computer. You can then run Final Draft without having to insert the CD-ROM. To receive your Response Code quickly, use our on-line form to complete your registration. NOTE NOTE: Please allow up to 2 to 3 business days for email responses and up to two weeks for mailed responses. Before filling out the registration form electronically or mailing the registration card, you need to get your special Challenge Code. WARNING: You must get your special Challenge Code from the one computer that you want to authorize. You can authorize only one computer, so choose carefully which computer you will use. To get your Challenge Code: 1. Run Final Draft (see Starting Final Draft on the following pages). 2. Choose Help > Authorize. The Final Draft Authorization dialog appears. 3. 4. Write down the Challenge Code. Press Cancel. To register electronically: 1. Have your Customer Code (from the Registration Card) and Challenge Code (from Final Draft) ready. 2. Go to the Final Draft website at < http://www.finaldraft.com/register.html> and completely fill out the registration form. When done, press Submit. Getting Started - 15 3. To register by mail: Fill out the enclosed registration card completely and mail it to the preprinted address. NOTE NOTE: After you receive your code, you should still keep the CD-ROM in a safe place. Authorizing a Hard Disk After receiving your registration, you will be sent a Response Code, which will allow you to authorize the hard disk on one computer. After authorizing, you will not need to insert the Final Draft CD-ROM when you start Final Draft. WARNING: You can only authorize the one computer whose Challenge Code was used when you registered. To authorize a hard disk: 1. Have both your Customer Code and Response Code at hand. 2. 3. Run Final Draft (see next page). Choose Help > Authorize. The Final Draft Authorization dialog appears. 4. 5. 6. 7. Choose the hard disk to authorize from the pop-up menu. Enter your Customer Code in the appropriate text field. Enter your Response Code in the appropriate text field. Press OK. The designated hard disk will be authorized so you will no longer need to insert the Final Draft CD-ROM when you run Final Draft. NOTE IMPORTANT NOTE: Keep your Customer Code, Challenge Code and Response Code in a safe place. If your hard disk crashes, you will be able use the codes to reauthorize your computer. Special Authorization for Final Draft 4 Users Any computer that has had its hard disk authorized for Final Draft 4 will not need to be reauthorized to work with Final Draft 5. Getting Started - 16 Starting Final Draft To start Final Draft from Windows 95/98 or Windows NT: 1. Click the Start button on the taskbar. 2. 3. Choose Programs on the Start menu. Choose Final Draft 5 on the Programs submenu. To start Final Draft on any Macintosh computer: 1. Open the Final Draft 5 Folder. 2. Double-click the Final Draft program icon. Once the program is started, one of several things will happen. If the hard disk has not been authorized: 1. A message appears asking you to insert the Final Draft CD-ROM in order for the program to run. 2. Once inserted, click OK. After you either insert the Final Draft CD-ROM, or if the hard disk has been authorized: 1. The Copyright/About window appears for several seconds, or until you click it. 2. - orClick the Close box, or OK button. A new, blank script window appears, ready for you to start typing. The Tip of the Day dialog appears. It will be displayed for a short while and then disappear. Getting Started - 17 Differences Between Final Draft 5 and Previous Versions There are significant enhancements to Final Draft 5. Users of previous versions should use the following as a general guide to learning how to adapt to this new version. Many options and functions have been relocated and renamed. A majority of features are now available in both Windows and Macintosh versions. Please refer to the individual topics' section in the Reference Guide for details. Slug Line All references to have been changed to Scene Heading. Importing and Exporting These commands have been eliminated. File > Open and File > Save As now contain similar functionality. Text Document Final Draft can now also be also used for writing "regular" word-processed documents (treatments, letters, resumes, etc.). This permits many other features to be edited and saved as separate documents. Reports Previously located in the File menu, now be found in Tools > Reports. All reports can be edited, printed or saved. Title Page Can now contain multiple pages which may be edited, printed or saved. GoTo The new Edit > GoTo command includes all goto functions previously available as separate commands. Views Three views are now offered in the View Menu: Normal, Page, and Speed. Stationery Replaces the many individual Load and Save features for all attributes, such as Page Layout, Macros, Elements, SmartType lists, etc. Scene Numbers All separate numbering and display functions have been consolidated in a single dialog. In addition, the feature to number any Element has been added. Spacing (Very Tight/Normal/Loose) This is now located in Document > Page Layout > Options. Getting Started - 18 Colors (Windows) This is now located in Document > Page Layout. File > Preferences (Windows) This is now Tools > Options. New Features Email, Footers, additional SmartType lists (Extensions, Locations, Time), spell checking while typing, ability to print Character Sides, Backup (archiving), TV templates available at no charge, 90,000 entry character name database, and Speech Controls (to listen while a script is "played back"). Macintosh Besides the listed features above, additional features include ability to customize Toolbars, updated look and feel, and contextual menus have been enhanced. Getting Started - 19 Tutorials A welcome to screenwriting, from Syd Field. Learn how to write a script using just the Tab and Enter/Return keys. Explore many features of Final Draft. Check terms in the Glossary.