Editing tools

1. Press ⌘F and enter the search text.
2. Use Enter for the next match, or Shift-Enter for the previous one.
3. Replace one match or select Replace All.

Matches show as you type. One undo reverses Replace All. Read-only collaborators can search. Writers can also replace text.

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Select text and press ⌘B, ⌘I, or ⌘U. You can also use the B/I/U buttons above your selection. Styling carries into PDF, Final Draft, Fountain, and Word exports without changing pagination.

Open Rename Everywhere with ⌘⇧E, the Format menu, or the command palette. Select a character or location, enter the new name, and examine the count before applying it.

Character renames keep extensions such as (V.O.) and (CONT'D). Location renames keep INT./EXT. and the time of day. Dialogue and action do not change. Examine names in those lines separately.

One undo reverses the complete rename.

Rename everywhere

To use reading mode, press ⌘⌥R or select the book icon in the left sidebar. Reading mode is also available in the command palette.

• Available controls: comments, scene navigation, and table read stay available. Editing tools, including import and scene numbering, are disabled.
• Character profiles: tap a cue for their profile, speech and word counts, and links to their scenes. This works locally and on encrypted scripts.
• Layout: select Reflow to fit for text that fits your screen. Printed and exported pages do not change.
• Navigation: scene links, ⌘K, and ?scene= links work in page and reflow views.

This device saves your mode and layout. Read-only access always opens in reading mode. The switch cannot give editing access.

Outside reading mode, ⌘-click a character cue to edit their profile in the report.

On iPhone and iPad, the writing toolbar is above the keyboard.

• Tap the current element to select a different element, or use next element in place of Tab.
• Style text, add a comment or alternate line, and undo or redo from the same bar.
• Hold a grip and drag to reorder beats, cards, scenes, or strips.
• With an iPad hardware keyboard, use the same ⌘ shortcuts as on Mac.

The layout follows your screen width: a left rail and title bar on wider screens, a compact bar on phones.

Alternate lines store different versions of one dialogue block.

1. Put the cursor in dialogue. Press ⌘⌥A, or select Add Alternate Line in the Lines tab or command palette.
2. Write the alternate line in the empty block.
3. Use ⌘⌥] and ⌘⌥[ to switch takes, or select one in the Lines tab.

Adding an alternate saves the previous line before the block becomes empty. A label such as "+2" in the margin identifies alternates. Only the selected line shows in print, exports, and page counts. One undo reverses each line change.