If checked, this allows the automatic display of pop-up lists of Character Names, Locations, Times of Day, etc.
If you Type— |
QuickType will— |
FADE IN: or any Transition |
Display Scene Heading Initial Text menu (INT., EXT., etc.). |
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If you Press ENTER while in— |
QuickType will— |
Blank Action, Transition, blank Scene Heading, Scene Label, or End of Act |
Display Scene Heading Initial Text menu (INT., EXT., etc.). |
Scene Heading without Location |
Display a List Menu of all unique Locations already in the document. |
Scene Heading with Location |
Display a List Menu of Time-of-Day (DAY, NIGHT, etc.). |
End of Action |
Add another Action Element. |
Character Name |
Add a Dialogue Element (If the next element is Dialogue or Parenthetical, it moves to the beginning of that element). |
End of Dialogue* |
Add an Action Element. |
Middle of Dialogue* |
Break the Dialogue and insert an Action Element. |
Parenthetical |
Add a Dialogue Element (if the next element is Dialogue, it moves to the beginning of that element). |
* If Enter in Dialog takes you to Character is checked on the Editing page of the Options… menu (under the Tools menu), a Character Name element will be inserted instead.
If QuickType is not enabled, these drop-down lists can be displayed manually by pressing the appropriate Control key combination:
If you Press— |
While in— |
QuickType will— |
CTRL+S |
Any element |
Add a Scene Heading element. |
CTRL+S |
Blank Scene Heading |
Display Scene Heading Initial Text menu (INT., EXT., etc.). |
CTRL+S |
Scene Heading with Initial Text |
Display a List Menu of all unique Locations already in the document. |
CTRL+S |
Scene Heading with Initial Text and Location |
Display a List Menu of Time-of-Day (DAY, NIGHT, etc.). |
CTRL+O |
Any element |
Add a Shot element. |
CTRL+O |
Blank Shot element |
Display a List Menu of Shots (ANGLE ON, etc.). |
CTRL+RETURN |
Any element |
Add an Action element. |
SHIFT+CTRL+C |
Action or Dialogue element |
Display a List Menu of existing Character Names. |
TAB** |
Any element |
Add a Character Name element. |
( |
Character Name element |
Display a List Menu of Character Extensions (V.O., O.S., etc.). |
( |
Dialogue element |
Add a Parenthetical element. |
CTRL+T |
Any element |
Add a Transition element. |
CTRL+T |
Blank Transition element |
Display a List Menu of Transitions (CUT TO:, etc.). |
CTRL+F1 |
Any element |
Add a Note. |
** If Tab in Dialogue takes you to Parenthetical is checked on the Editing page of Options… under the Tools menu, Tab creates a Parenthetical element when in a Dialogue element.
