You can have one or two lines of Header Text and one line of Footer Text. Type in any text in the appropriate Line window.
Headers for Spec Scripts normally contain the page number only, flush right and followed by a period.
To insert codes at the cursor position for the following items, click on their buttons:
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Pg#—Inserts “#”, the code representing the Page number. To have the page number appear with a period following it (e.g. “119.”) type a period after this code. |
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Act Break—Inserts “@”, the code representing the Act number (for TV shows and Stage Plays.) To have the act number appear as “Act 2”, put “Act @” in the Header. |
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Scene Number—Inserts “¢”, the code representing the Scene Heading number. To have the number appear as “Scene 2”, put “Scene ¢” in the Header. |
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Scene Label—Inserts “$”, the code representing the Scene number (for TV shows and Stage Plays.) To have the number appear as “Scene 2”, put “Scene $” in the Header. |
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Date—Inserts “%”, the code representing the current date. |
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Rev. Color—Inserts “~”, the code representing the Revision Draft Color for revised pages. |
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Flush Right—Inserts “^”, the code telling Screenwriter to align the text following it flush with the Right Margin. To have some items align flush left and others align flush right, insert this code between them (for example, “Act @^Page #.” would place “Act 2” flush left and “Page 3.” flush right). |
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Underline—Insert “{“ to start underlining, and “}” to end underlining. |
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Bold—Insert “<“ to start underlining, and “>” to end underlining. |
To enter the character that represents a code in the Header—such as the # sign to make it say “Act # 6”—enter the code twice, as in “Act ## @”.
Screenwriter's default is to keep blank spaces in Header Line 2, and print it as a blank line. Text you enter in Line 2 replaces the spaces, and print accordingly.
