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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 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