To enter Dual-Column Dialogue or text:
1. |
Type the Left column text as you would normally. |
For example, create a Character Name element then type the Character Name.
2. |
With the cursor in that element, press CTRL+L. The element is formatted as Character Name (L), as displayed in the Current Element drop-down list. |
3. |
Press RETURN to go to the next element. In this example, it is a Dialogue element, already formatted as Dialogue (L). |
4. |
Type the Dialogue. |
5. |
Press Tab and type in the next Character Name. . |
6. |
With the cursor in that element, press CTRL+R. The element is formatted as Character Name (R). |
7. |
Press RETURN to go to the next element. In this example, it is a Dialogue element, already formatted as Dialogue (R). |
8. |
Type the Dialogue. |
9. |
Repeat these Steps until all your Dual-Column Dialogue is entered. |
NOTE: Dual-Columns are only for short pieces of simultaneous dialogue, text or short split-screen scenes. This is not the same as two-column A/V format (used in some documentaries and commercials)! Currently, Movie Magic Screenwriter does not support the two-column A/V format.
To change an element from a Dual-Column element back to a normal element:
1. |
Put the cursor anywhere in the element. |
2. |
Under the Format menu, select Dual Columns then Normal (Full Width). |
Or, pressCTRL+F.
