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break-action-options

Do Not Break Action—If checked, an Action element is never split by a page break.  Unchecked, Action may be broken over the two pages.

Sentence Ends Only—If checked, Action is broken at the end of a sentence only.

Sentence Ends Preferred—If checked, Action is broken at the end of a sentence if one exists in the 3 lines before the end of where the page break falls.  If no sentence end is found in the last 3 lines, Action may be broken in the middle of a sentence.

Maximum Lines on Page—If checked, Action may be broken in the middle of a sentence in order to fit the maximum number of lines on a page.

Minimum Action Lines on a Page—Tells Screenwriter not to break an Action element unless there are at least this number of Action lines both before and after the page break.  The lower the number entered, the less blank white space at the bottom of a page.  Accepts a number between 1 and 10, with 2 as the default.  (Not used when Sentence Ends Only is selected.)