Scrivener® Absolute Beginner’s Guide

21. Screenwriting in Scrivener

In this Chapter

• Entering Scriptwriting mode

• Formatting your script

• Modifying the script settings

• Compiling a script

Scrivener is not just for fiction and nonfiction authors. If you are a playwright or screenwriter, Scrivener provides tools to format your script. In fact, Scrivener has a mode dedicated to scriptwriting to help you easily access the elements you need to complete your script rapidly.

Entering Scriptwriting Mode

The best way to learn about the tools in Scriptwriting mode is to see it for yourself. To write a document in Scriptwriting mode, choose Format, Scriptwriting from the menu, then select a format from the submenu. Scriptwriting mode can be set for individual documents in a project, ...