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1. g X eb Cercel Apv Revet 4 Click the Promote l button to move Sequence up one level A warning dialog displays if the promotion will cause any events to be deleted Storpview El There are currently 2 events of this type Promoting this Event Type will delete these events Are wou sure You want bo continue 5 Click the OK button to promote the event type or the Cancel button to leave the event type in its current level on the hierarchy tree 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 63 StoryView Users Manual Demoting an Event Type The instructions on this page describe how to demote an event type 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Event Hierarchies to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select the event type that you want to demote For example select the Scene event type Document Settings E x E Narrative Events Act Sequence 3 Scene Er ges das Create Hierarchy o Track Properties E Paragraph Styles Style Options Create Event Type a Export to Screenwriter Edit Event Type ao E Hee Cancel Apy Bevet 4 Click the Demote button to move Scene down one level A warning dialog displays if the demotion will cause any events to be deleted Storp iew El There are currently 2 events of this type Demoting this Event Type will delete these events Are You sure you w
2. Corption of a Senator Corruption of a Senator Track 2 i The Hoth Havana F Display Michael amp Kay Grow Apart Vito E Dion Fanucci e Vito s Revenge Founding of Genco Irmports Show All a Tracks Connection Line Connection Bullet Connection Label The Track area includes the following components 1 Track Status Indicates what tracks are currently displayed Use this area to display and hide specific tracks 2 Track Display Includes the following components e Connection Line Displays a vertical line that connects an event with all the tracks that occur in that event e Connection Bullet Displays as one of the following buttons Indicates the first event where the track appears 3 Indicates the last event where the track appears W Indicates that the track only appears in one event Indicates all other events where the track appears e Connection Label Displays the name of the track 3 Show All Tracks Click this button to reset all the buttons in the Track Status area to the visible state This makes any events hidden based on their connections reappear in the Track Display area Page 48 Chapter 5 Setting Up Tracks Track Selector The Track Selector area lists all the tracks in the selected track set and indicates how many events are connected to each track Use this area to add new tracks delete tracks and view different track sets Displaying a Tra
3. 3 The options in the Proportionally Reduce Paragraph area are as follows e If Less Than Enter a number to use for proportionately reducing indentations for events The default is 5 0 e Are Available Enter the measurement unit to use when reducing indentations The default unit of measurement is Inches 4 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 80 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Units of Measurement This panel contains the formulas used by StoryView to calculate the duration of a timeline The timeline measurement formulas are grouped as follows e Paper These units Lines and Pages use paper to measure the duration of a timeline e Time These units Days Frames Hours Minutes Months Seconds Weeks and Years use time to measure the duration of a timeline Adding a New Unit of Measurement You do not have to use one of the default units of measurement This section describes how to create your own unit of measurement 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Units to view this panel of the dialog 3 Click the Insert button to add a new row Document Settings 7 x eneral TENNE Minor Tick Se E Event Hierarchies Paper Line Lines Ti 10 m Paper Hew Unit NewU 1 Lines 1s Content Paper Page Pages 55 Lines 10 Lines Duration Time Day Days 24 Hours 10 Hours gt Layout Time Frame Frames 00333333 S
4. Users Manual for Microsoft Windows The software described in this manual is furnished under license and may be used only in accordance with the terms of such license Disclaimer Screenplay Systems Incorporated makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose StoryView for Windows is provided as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied Screenplay Systems Incorporated shall have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused by Story View for Windows including but not limited to any loss of profits interruption of service loss of business or consequential damages resulting from the use of such programs Copyright Notice Manual written by Larry Mann with contributions by Stephen Greenfield Copyright 2000 Screenplay Systems Incorporated All rights reserved No part of this publication may be transmitted reproduced stored in any retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means mechanical electronic magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without prior written consent by Screenplay Systems Inc Trademarks Story View the StoryView Logo Dramatica and Movie Magic Screenwriter are trademarks of Screenplay Systems Incorporated Pat
5. Properties Page 148 Appendix D Context Menus Track Status Use these commands to adjust the display of tracks A track must be selected in the Track Status area to display this context menu Hew York Cit 1958 19417 Corleone Sicil Track Display Use this menu to edit tracks and adjust the display of tracks A track must be selected in the Track Display area to display this context menu O Lake Tahoe Corleone York Cit Page 149 StoryView Users Manual Level Selector Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Level Selector command Show Event Type rn Displays the selected event level Displays the selected event level if it is currently it is currently dimmed or hidden Dims the selected event level Hides the selected event level Collapse Expand Level Hides or displays the event type level to the right of the Cursor Ta Selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is currently placed Level Display Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Level Display command EEES Leve Hides or displays the event type level to the right Hides or displays the event type level to the right of the the Cursor Hides the content area of events on all levels Displays the content area of events on all levels Ruler Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Ruler command Displays the timelin
6. Page 7 StoryView Users Manual Example Files Story View includes a number of example timelines to help you visualize how a completed timeline should look Each example file includes a finished timeline complete with predefined events tracks and paragraph styles Refer to Example Files on page 161 for a complete list of example files included with Story View Opening an Example File 1 Select File gt Open or click the Open 2 toolbar button to display the Open dialog Look ir 3 story view c Dramatica_Examples J Examples _ Support Files J Templates m Frequently Asked Questions syw Files of type StonMiew Documents sy Cancel Z 2 Double click on the Examples folder to view the contents of this folder Look in 3 Examplez aj a les El Tiger wood Babylon 5 first seazon sy Huckleberry Finn aps Godfather Il apv Pulp Fiction ap Gone With The Wind spw Romeo and Juliet spw Run Lola Aun syw m Groundhog ayp syw Star Wars 5aga syw Thelma and Louise spw El Files of type StonMiew Documents sy Cancel Z 3 Select the example file you want to open 4 Click the Open button to open the selected file Page 8 Building a Timeline Overview Once you have selected and if necessary modified a template file you are ready to begin building a timeline The timeline is the place where you develo
7. Scale timeline without changing the duration of the events Refer to Using the Vertical Scale Tool on page 36 tor more information Panoramic Adjusts the horizontal and vertical scale so Button that all events display on screen Clicking this button again returns the timeline the original scale See Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline on page 28 tor more details Selection Properties Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Selection Properties toolbar Start Point Lists the starting point on the timeline for the selected event Enter a new number to change the starting point of the event E 25 0 End Point Lists The ending point on the timeline for the selected event Enter a new number to change the ending point of the event Duration Lists the total duration on the timeline for the selected event Enter a new number to change the duration of the event Refer to Changing the Duration of an Event on page 13 for more details Minutes E Unit of Lists the unit of measurement used to Measurement determine the duration of the selected event You can select a new measurement unit from the drop down list See Units of Measurement on page 81 for more details Page 133 StoryView Users Manual Outline Appearance Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Outline Appearance toolbar eon me incon Switch to Switches to an outline view of the acti
8. ie Fitt Events Range e oials Margins Fit to specific dimensions Headers amp Footers Width E Pages of Height E a Fages zj Total pages 1 Appearance of Timeline Report IY Draw event frames W Draw thin lines IY Draw colored backgrounds for 4 Ruler W Levels e Events I Tracks IY Use level height proportionate to on screen Draw watermarks Same as on screen Always Never Help Cancel Revert Page 95 StoryView Users Manual 4 The options in the Scaling area are as follows e Use Onscreen Scaling Uses StoryView s automatic scaling This option maintains the vertical and horizontal scale so that the printed report looks similar to the on screen display e Fit to a Single Page Fits the entire timeline onto one page This is the default setting e Fit to Specific Dimensions Activates a series of drop down lists and fields that allow you to designate the total number of pages to print The first part of this area sets the width of your timeline Enter a number in the Width field and select a unit of measurement from the drop down list Centimeters re Inches Pages The second part of this area sets the height of your timeline Enter a number in the Height field and select a unit of measurement from the drop down list Pages Centimeters X Inches Pages If you select Pages as the unit of measurement the number of width pages multiplied by the number of height pages
9. Properties on page 76 for more details in this panel The Paragraph Styles and Style Options panels set what paragraph styles are available and which styles are assigned to an event type Refer to Styles on page 79 for more details The Units panel determines what units of measurement are available in Story View See Units of Measurement on page 81 for more information The Export to Screenwriter panel sets the conventions to use for exporting the paragraph styles and event types in a timeline to Screenwriter Refer to Export to Screenwriter on page 84 for more details Chapter 6 Page 57 StoryView Users Manual Features of the Document Settings Dialog The Document Settings dialog shown below appears after you open a timeline and press F2 or select Tools gt Settings for lt Filename gt Use this dialog to modify the hierarchy event track paragraph style unit of measurement and export settings for the active timeline You must have a timeline open to access this dialog NOTE Several panels have changed in version 2 0 Please consult the Version 2 0 Addendum Manul or New Features pdf for up to date details Document Settings Panel Selector Panel 5 General Settings Event Hierarchies Title Content Duration Layout Track Sets Track Properties Paragraph Styles Style Options Units Export to Screenwriter Preferred Panoramic Duration fi 0 Hours gt Maximu
10. StoryView lets you position those ideas visually along the timeline Story structuring and development is greatly enhanced by allowing you to zoom back and see how all the pieces of your story fit together The program uses the generic term events to describe the different types of story pieces When you write you ll put your text into events of different types For example a screenwriter might write in act events sequence events and scene events This is similar to the different levels of indentation found in an outline What is the Outline Window StoryView Version 2 0 introduces an entirely new way to compose and view your story The Outline window The Outline window provides a familiar word processor interface which lets you work with text in a familiar vertical top to bottom manner similar to other outliners StoryView Users Manual Outline Window vs Timeline Window The Outline window offers features and options that are different than the Timeline window You may find it easier to work in one window over the other or to view and work with specific hierarchies in one type of window Here s some basics to help you decide which to use Events you create in the Outline window appear in the Timeline window and vice versa Same with deleting events and making edits changes appear in both windows In both the Timeline and Outline windows the pieces of your story are broken up into story events Each event has a
11. Use this dialog to select a color for selected text Not Connected Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Not Connected command Insert Track stage Adds a new track in the Track area See Adding a Trackon _ a new track in the Track area See Adding a Track on page 50 for more information ene Displays the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings F dialog Use this panel to create modify and delete track sets Refer to Track Sets on page 73 for more information Page 154 Appendix D Context Menus Track Selector Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Track Selector command Adds a new track in the Track area ea ells Removes the selected track from the Track 7 area See Deleting a Track on page 52 for more information Track Sets Displays the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog Use this panel to create and modify track sets cia Activates StoryView s automated track 7 connection feature Aitoconnecteverts containing ile Automatically connects all events containing 7 the title of track to that track Properties Displays the Track Properties panel of the Document Settings dialog Use this panel to edit the color connection and export settings of a track See Track Properties on page 76 for more details Track Status Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Track Status command Show Connected Events Displa
12. numbering to restart for each group of events Select Across Timeline if you want events to number continuously on each level e Outline Style Numbering Mark this check box to use an outline format for event numbering This check box is unmarked by default e Outline Separator If you marked the Outline Style Numbering check box enter the type of number separator to use The default separator is a period 7 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 68 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Formatting the Content of an Event Type Use this panel to assign a paragraph style and or change the background color of an event type or all event types 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Content to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings lx Setup Event Type Name Scene pe General Settings E Event Hierarchies Title DO Default appearance of content text Layout Style Normal Ect This Style El Track Sets _ Event color Background Track Properties E Paragraph Styles be Style Options Help Cancel Apply Revert 3 Select an event type from the Name drop down list 4 Select a text style to apply to the event from the Style drop down list Click the Edit This Style button if you want to modify the selected text style in the Paragraph Styles panel See Assigning Paragraph Styles to an Event Type
13. paper size and print orientation to use when you print a timeline Completing the Print Setup Dialog 1 Open the timeline you want to print if not already open 2 Select File gt Print Setup to display the Print Setup dialog Print Setup E Printer Hame HF LaserJet 5000 Series PCL E Froperties Status Default printer Ready Type HP Lasenlet 5000 Series PCL 6 Where Abmovremadicteng_ hp S000n Comment Orientation Letter 81 42 11 in Ye Portrait Source Auto Select O Landscape 3 Select a destination printer for the timeline from the Name drop down list Click the Properties button to display more detailed information about the printer selected in Step 3 For example if you are using a post script printer you can set the print scale to 30 through 50 to get a Timeline report to fit better on the printed page Other types of printers may also support this scaling function 4 The options in the Paper area are as follows e Size Sets the size of paper to use for printing the timeline Select legal size paper if you are printing a Timeline report and letter for an Outline report e Source Sets the type and location of paper to use for printing the timeline 5 The options in the Orientation area are as follows e Portrait Prints the timeline narrow end up Use portrait orientation for an Outline report e Landscape Prints the timeline wide end up Use landscape orie
14. visible Show All Tracks Displays all tracks and connected events s normally meae Dims all tracks and connected events E Hides all tracks and connected events Enable Event Hiding Activates the hide function This option must be activated to use the Hide command Show Connection Lines Displays connection lines between tracks and events Page 156 Appendix D Context Menus Sres Less Displays connection labels next to tracks Adds a new track in the Track area Removes the selected track from the Track area Tee Displays the Track Sets panel of the Document j Settings dialog Shel Rei ere Geni a E Activates StoryView s automated track J connection feature Autoconnect events containing ile AYTOmatically connects all events containing J the title of track to that track Properties Displays the Track Properties panel of the Document Settings dialog Page 157 StoryView Users Manual Page 158 Program Files Overview This appendix includes complete lists of program example and template files included with StoryView Appendix E Page 159 StoryView Users Manual StoryView Folders and Files The following program files are located in the Story View Program folder me es Dramatica_Exampl See Dramatica Example Files on page 16 fora es Folder description of the files included in this folder See Example Files on page 161 tor information about Examples Folder each of the files included
15. 1958 we find Michael deeply immersed in his plans He has a potentially landmark deal in the works with Florida Crime Boss HYMAN ROTH This aging contemporary of Michaels father has arranged with Michael Michi Mich Substory Act 1 Vito Substory Act 1 C Act 4 Michael Reminisces people to talk h emee with and the kaders of pre cammuimict nha ta lt Act 3 Michael Eliminates His Enemi Seq 3 Vito Influences The L Substory Act 2 Cont Vito A Seg 1 The First Communion of Michaels son Anthony is occasion for a giant family party at the new Corleone compound in Lake Tahoe Nevada The entire Corleone family hael Bea Act 3 Cont s Personal Cc Act 3 Cont 1C Michael Sets M Seq 2 After The Party Seq 3 Vito Learns Hov Seq 4 Vito Gets Involved Seq 1 Michael Comes Home Seq 3 Cont Michael Seq 4 The Bloodbath Seq 1 Don Fanucci Corners Vito Seq 1 Compare Contrast V oL E v Ss st m O 22 o g 70 zZ E o zg Q ke N 3 3 A A Seg 3 Michael s Personal Consequences Seq 1 De 2 waun Bout rt as Eianans i aua mus Forma Leni AN A Oe baal Murtas and f msie a VA waas anneal Scene 10 Connie Arrives tn See Michael Scene 11 Senatne Genrvs Sneech Soene 71 Senate Committee Interview Willie Cicci t ot MA belive Min RA Scene 14 Michael Meets With Johanv Ota Scene 16 Michael Sees Connie ve
16. 4 la P we a Scene FR Michael Lies To Senate Committee Scene IX rredo s Wite Un the Dance Hinor Scene 19 Michael Meets With Frankie Scene 82 Frankie Lies To Senate Committee Scene 17 Dinner At Michael s Table Scene 23 Michael Meets With Tom Scene 43 Kay Comes Clean To Michael Scene 46 Vito amp Don Ciccio Meet Again Scene 101 Vito s Birthday Dec 7 1941 scene 24 rmmen es Scene 39 Vito Helos Undlect A Kuw OA Scene urana hn Kiii Scene Xi Michael Cte rreda 0 rene Refer to Print Preview on page 105 for more information about this function Page 97 StoryView Users Manual Outline Report Format This panel prints the timeline in a format that lets you see all the text in events It includes options for setting the spacing used for and between each event Selecting the Outline Format 1 Open the timeline you want to print if not already open 2 Select File gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog 3 Select Outline from the Current Report drop down list to view this panel of the dialog If you select the Outline format you do not need to read Selecting NOTE a the Timeline Format on page 95 Report Options E Current Report Oie F Draw frames around events W Draw thin lines Outline Events Range Margins Headers amp Footers T Omit Event Titles from printout lndent each level by 0 5 Inchez Space between Events o2 a Inches Space between Event title an
17. 5 6 7 g o 10 Seq 1 Don Ciccio s Reve Mito accomparies his mother to his father s funeral Reaching Hew Men whe work for his father s killer DION York City by ship CICCI attack the funeral discowerme Vito s Vito faces the E scene 2 15 Superimposed Alone young titles explam that Vito sails Vito s father was across the The up arrow in the above screen shot indicates that the event will NOTE become a child of that parent event Sequence 1 3 Release the mouse button to place the event in the new position Godfather ll syw Al ES Seq 1 Don Ciccio s Revenge Vito accompanies his mother to his father s funeral Men who work for his father s killer DOM CICCIO attack the funeral discovering Vito s brother Paolo and killing him Vito s mother Sccehe 2 scene 4 Scen Superimposed Vito s Mama Don titles explain that i MES Ciccio Vito s father was ANDOLINT is the Page 14 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Moving an Event to a New Level This section explains how to move an event to a new level in your hierarchy Keep in mind that when you move an event to a new level you change its relationship with any parent and or child events it is connected to This can affect relationships throughout your timeline and also change the total duration of the timeline 1 Click on the event you want to move to a new level on the timeline For example click on Scene 3 TIP Press the Ctrl key a
18. 67 title numbering 68 event context menu 147 event level context menu 147 152 event type deleting 65 demoting 64 duration 70 formatting title 66 promoting 63 watermarks 89 example files 161 example timelines 8 exit Story View 119 expand level 10 export Page 168 dialog 111 112 119 document settings dialog 78 Screenwriter 84 111 112 screenwriter 128 F file file and editing toolbar 126 128 file menu 116 118 150 156 options dialog 87 Files 160 162 find and replace dialog 23 120 find dialog 22 23 120 129 fit to 2 3rds view 30 121 153 single page 96 specific dimensions 96 view 29 121 153 flyover 89 font dialog 122 154 footers 102 format menu 117 122 G general settings document settings dialog 60 options dialog 88 Godfather Part II 161 Gone With The Wind 161 Grifters 161 Groundhog Day 161 group selection tool 17 129 H Hamlet 161 headers 102 help menu 118 124 help topics 124 129 hide connected events 53 56 enable event hiding 44 hierarchy 61 65 horizontal split 38 39 41 toolbar 127 133 Huckleberry Finn 161 ignore event durations 43 import Dramatica file 110 119 insert event after 11 123 130 152 153 before 11 122 130 152 153 K keyboard edit shortcuts 138 event shortcuts 138 file shortcuts 140 format shortcuts 140 locks 2 text shortcuts 140 timeline tools shortcuts 142 view shortcuts 142 L lengthen event 123 level 3 10 level display context menu 146 150
19. A n E N T A TOAN 100 Selecting a Range of Events to Prtia nit 100 Report MIA CIN aa a i 101 Setane Print Marisa a 101 Report Headers and Footers aos tailandia 102 Creatine Headers nd FO Suar dalt itv 102 A A A tone anit iaaeen ota 104 Completine the Print Setup Dialog isa 104 PPE PROV LW sescaiccriarater piirin n toca nea la tions iaineutsabiesapacsennagsaye 105 Viewing a Timeline DO Tic tea 105 Table of Contents Ponang a menea dico ner ren rntr nny 106 UNES strain 109 npor ron Dramai Ca icon 110 Importing a Dramatica File to StoryVleW oooconnccincinonnonnnncnnnnncnnnnonnnnnos 110 Expor MOE Mate eper a E E allen 111 Exporting a Timeline t Screen writer citado 111 Exporting a Timeline as a RTF File tail lio 112 D E A RA 115 Mena Bar OPHONS aii E E E 116 FUE Mins 118 EHEM C ayo lalo 120 aA Vaal Ce ge near O Pee SRE OT On Rte E 121 Format Menta a dead anaes telah ian laut a Sada iataabataas 122 Evere Mende E E ET 122 Tools Mens sl ride 123 Window Men serios os diana 124 Be A ree en Seer trate ween tact ore arene rere 124 DV GEV IC WY ul dida dc 125 a or f eee ere ee E ae eee ea ea eee eee ee 126 Pilevand Editing Toolbar ici iia 128 Timeline Tools TOO Lati 129 VIEW TOODA vull 130 Event and Timeline Too Di e ee ates 130 Text Formar Tooltip 131 Trac TODA ss 132 scale TOODA S orto nose destilar tale oleo calcio area 133 Selechon Properties FOO Data n 133 Outline Appearance Toolbar aseen aan 134 Out
20. Contains buttons for viewing and organizing the Track area Horizontal Scale Includes an icon for adjusting the horizontal display of the timeline Vertical Scale Includes an icon for adjusting the vertical display of the timeline Panoramic Button Activates a button that displays the entire timeline on screen Selection Properties Contains fields and a drop down list for viewing and adjusting the duration of an event All the toolbars except View and Selection Properties default to display when you first install the program Refer to Toolbars on page 126 for more information about each toolbar Page 45 StoryView Users Manual Page 46 Setting Up Tracks Overview One of the most useful features of Story View is the ability it gives you to create tracks for specific characters actions and story points Tracks are items of information that are connected to all the events they appear in They help you visualize where different types of information appear in the timeline See Track Features on page 48 for a description of the components of the Track area of a Timeline window Once you re familiar with the different parts of the Track area you can create your own tracks and connect the tracks to events they appear in The approach taken to building tracks is entirely up to you You can create them sporadically at regular intervals or all at once when the timeline is complete There is no correct way to b
21. Displays the Options dialog Use this dialog to adjust the default display editing and file settings that apply to all documents See Features of the Options Dialog on page 86 for more details Page 123 StoryView Users Manual Window Menu The following table describes the function of each Window menu command Tile Horizontally ee Aligns all open windows so that they display on screen _ all open windows so that they display on screen from top to bottom Tile Vertically Aligns all open windows so that they display on screen from left to right Cascade Arranges all open windows so that they overlap each other diagonally Help Menu The following table describes the function of each Help menu command Displays online help for StoryView Displays the About StoryView dialog Check for Updates Checks the StoryView web site to verify that the latest version of the program Is currently installed on your computer Page 124 Toolbar Commands Overview This appendix identifies the buttons and drop down lists in the File and Editing Timeline Tools View Event and Timeline Text Format Track Horizontal Scale Vertical Scale Panoramic Selection Properties Outline Appearance and Outline Editing toolbars These toolbars provide another method for executing program commands NOTE Refer to Toolbars on page 45 for information on displaying hiding a toolbar Appendix B Page 125 StoryView Users Manual Tool
22. General panel determines program display settings and designates the preferred unit of measurement for timelines Refer to General Options on page 88 for more information The Editing panel sets the behavior of Story View while you are editing events in a timeline and using the numerical keypad See Editing Options on page 90 for more information When you change settings in the Options dialog StoryView generates updates a StoryView Preferences file This file contains all the changes you make to the default settings in this dialog Delete this file from your program folder to restore the default program and timeline settings NOTE Several Options panels have changed in version 2 0 Please consult the Version 2 0 Addendum Manul or New Features pdf for up to date details For example all documentation for Outlining options are located either in the Addendum or in on line help Chapter 7 Page 85 StoryView Users Manual Features of the Options Dialog The Options dialog shown below appears after you press F8 or select Tools gt Options Use this dialog to modify the default file display and edit program settings for all Story View timelines Panel Selector Panel General i Editing Action Buttons This dialog includes the following areas 1 Panel Selector Lists all of the panels included in the Options dialog Click on a panel on this list to display it in the Panel area 2 Panel Displays the panel curr
23. II syv example file 2 Select File gt Export to display the Export dialog Export Choose a subset of events to export Visible Events Only C Selected Events Only Chosen Level and Up Chosen level Chosen Level Only a a MEL Chosen Level and Down Export file format Rich Text ATF PT Start Screenwriter Help Export Cancel q p Click the Export to Screenwriter el toolbar button to automate this export process 3 Click on one of the following radio buttons in the Choose a Subset of Events to Export area e All Events Exports all events in your timeline This is the default selection e Visible Events Only Exports only events that are displayed in your timeline This option exports visible and dimmed events This option does not export hidden events See Hiding an Event Type on page 20 for more information e Selected Events Only Exports only events that have been selected in the timeline Page 111 StoryView Users Manual 4 e Chosen Level and Up Exports down to the level specified in the Chosen Level drop down list Any level s below the chosen level will not be exported e Chosen Level Only Exports only the level specified in the Chosen Level drop down list e Chosen Level and Down Exports up to the level specified in the Chosen Level drop down list Any level s above the chosen level will not be exported Click on the Export File Format drop down list and
24. Mark the Treat this Track as a Character Name check box if you want the Honey Bunny track to be converted to a character name if you export the timeline to Screenwriter This check box is unmarked by default 5 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Refer to Export Formats on page 111 for more information about the export process Page 78 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Styles You modify style settings for event types in the following two panels of the Document Settings dialog e Paragraph Styles Determines what paragraph styles are available and which styles are assigned to each event type e Style Options Sets the minimum indentations for a timeline Assigning Paragraph Styles to an Event Type Use this panel to create and format paragraph styles and assign them to event types If you assign more than one paragraph style to an event type you can use the Paragraph Style drop down list to select a style to apply to selected text in an event 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Paragraph Styles to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select a style from the Select Styles to Edit from List area or click the Create button to insert a new paragraph style Document Settings El p General Settings Er Event Hierarchies Select styles to edit from list styles for Event Type Te jr oOo Content 1 7 o Duplicate
25. a duration of 2 22 minutes Removing an Event from the Timeline 1 Click on the event you want to remove from the timeline 2 Click the Cut 4 toolbar button or press the Delete key to move the event to the clipboard TIP You can select Edit gt Clear to delete the event without moving it to the clipboard Page 16 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Selecting and Moving a Group of Events Moving events one at a time can be time consuming To make this process easier Story View includes a tool that allows you to select a group of events and move them together to a new point on the timeline 1 Click the Group Selection Tool _ toolbar button or press the S key to activate the group selection tool 2 Select all the events you want to include in the group Press the Shift key and click on a parent event to select the parent and all its descendants child events Press the Ctrl and Shift keys then click on the parent to deselect the parent event and Its children 3 Release the cursor when all of the desired events are selected 4 Click the Selection Tool amp toolbar button to turn the cursor back into the default cursor icon 5 Move the group of events selected in Step 2 to a new position or level Godfather Il sp 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 s 55 60 64 70 Mirtes coed ete opto oo boo oto Subst Act 1 Michael is betray Substo This The first Act of Michael Corleone s story Returning work introduces the
26. a selected event or group of events in the j timeline Refer to Centering Events on page 31 for more information solia Opens a sub menu that allows you to scroll left right up and down in the timeline See Scrolling on page 32 for more information ASE Opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust the horizontal vertical scale and the zoom level in your timeline See Scaling on page 34 for more information Opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust the appearance of your timeline in relation to the ruler See Set Ruler Options on page 42 for more information Set Ruler Options Visibility Opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust tracking j control and event display options Refer to Visibility on page 44 for more information Add Horizontal Split Divides your timeline horizontally into two separate views This option allows you to view different portions Remove Horizontal Split of the same timeline Select this command again to restore the timeline to one view See Adding a Horizontal Split on page 38 for more information Add Vertical Split Divides your timeline vertically into two separate views This option allows you to view different portions of the Remove Vertical Split same timeline Select this command again to restore the timeline to one view See Adding a Vertical Split on page 40 for more information Opens a sub menu that allows you to designate which toolbars appear in the Main window See Toolbars on page 45 f
27. any of the following methods to adjust the vertical scale of your timeline without affecting the horizontal scale e Click on the Up Arrow to shrink the vertical scale This increases the vertical percentage of the timeline that displays on screen e Click on the Down Arrow to expand the vertical scale This decreases the vertical percentage of the timeline that displays on screen ill e Click on the Scale Bar and drag it to any position on the toolbar to adjust the timeline to that vertical scale e Click on any point in the toolbar to adjust the timeline to that vertical scale 3 Repeat Step 2 until your timeline displays at the desired vertical scale If you don t want to use the Set Vertical Scale toolbar select View gt TIP toolbars gt Vertical Scale to hide it Page 36 Chapter 4 Scaling with the NumPad Adjusting Timeline Display This method allows you use the NumPad to adjust the scale of your timeline 1 Make sure that the Num Lock key is in the locked position 2 Hold down the Cirl key and press the applicable key to move the window display area one click in that direction Shrink Vertical Panorama Num Lock Num Lock 7 8 9 Zoom Out ame Pg Up Shrink Horizontal 14 9 6 lt gt Expand Vertical 1 2 3 Shrink Horizontal End w PgDn Expand Vertical Scaling with Menu Commands Expand Horizontal Shrink Vertical Expand Horizontal Zoom In This method lets you use the Scale
28. are finished with your search TIP Click the More button to transform the Find dialog into the Find and Replace dialog Replacing Text 1 Select an event or group of events to search in Skip this step if you want to search in all events 2 Select Edit gt Replace to display the Find and Replace dialog 3 Enter a search string in the Find Text drop down list For example enter Sicily Page 23 StoryView Users Manual 4 Enter a replacement string in the Replace Text drop down list For example enter Corsica Find and Replace Find Text Sicily Find Replace Text Corsica Select Events V Keep existing case ee 7 Replace Direction From Selection Forward ie n title and content Hep i In title Replace 4gai C In content Ee Replace All Match case Help Less hole words PEED Done 5 Mark the Keep Existing Case check box to use the same case for replaced text regardless of what case you enter in the Replace Text field 6 Click on the Direction drop down list and make a selection to indicate the way to look for occurrences of the Sicily search string to replace 7 Click a radio button in the Events and Title Content areas as described in Finding Text on page 22 8 Mark the Match Case and Whole Words check boxes as described in Finding Text on page 22 9 Click the Replace All button to change Sicily to Corsica throughout the selected portion of your timeline A StoryView wa
29. as needed by selecting Format gt e Character Displays the Font dialog Use this dialog to change the font type style and size for selected text e Paragraph Select a paragraph style for selected text from the sub menu See Styles on page 79 for more information e Color Displays the Color dialog Use this dialog to add a new color to selected text e Bold Select to apply bold formatting to selected text e Italic Select to add italic formatting to selected text e Underline Select to underline selected text 5 Press the Escape key to exit from edit mode or press Alt Up Down Left or Right Arrow to move to a neighboring event Page 12 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Changing the Duration of an Event The duration of any event can be modified to reflect a change to the contents of that event The duration of an event s parent will also increase if necessary so that it continues to extend over the child event 1 Click on the event you want to resize For example click on Scene 2 2 Place the cursor over the right edge of the selected event to turn it into a double headed arrow 3 Drag the right edge of the event to the right to increase the duration or to the left to decrease the duration For example drag Scene 2 to the right until duration increases to five minutes Godfather Il_sypyv 3 4 5 Mito accompanies his mother to his Reaching Hew York City by father s funeral Men who work for ship V
30. close gaps 123 152 153 collapse level 10 color dialog 122 154 compact left 123 131 right 123 131 connection bullet 48 label 44 48 line 44 48 tool 129 copy 120 128 153 154 creation tool 11 129 crop marks 101 cut 120 128 153 154 D dim connected events 53 document settings dialog event content 69 event duration 69 event hierarchies 61 65 event layout 71 event title 66 export to Screenwriter 84 features 58 general settings 60 paragraph styles 79 setup track sets 73 75 78 style options 80 units of measurement 81 83 don t affect visibility 53 Dramatica example files 161 Dramatica file import 110 duration event types 70 flyover 89 ignore event durations 43 preferred panoramic 60 selection properties 133 setting minimum 60 duration column 134 E edge lines 101 edit edit menu 116 120 options dialog 90 Page 167 StoryView Users Manual selection 122 enable event hiding 44 130 end point 133 event area 3 10 bar 2 centering 31 changing duration 13 dimming 19 draw frames 96 98 editing 12 enable hiding 44 event and timeline toolbar 126 130 event context menu 153 event menu 117 122 events range 100 fit to view 29 fitting to 2 3rds view 30 hiding 20 levels 10 merge events 135 moving 14 15 new 11 new event types 61 62 removing from timeline 16 show all 44 show hidden by type 44 show hiden by track 44 split 135 timeline window 10 title autotext 68 title font
31. display T Atleast E a characters of the event contents Atleast ao a Inches of width OF Cancel Apply Revert 3 Select an event type from the Name drop down list 4 Mark the check box to activate the When Margins are Enabled Show area This check box is marked by default Then enter a number to designate the amount of space required between events Finally select a unit of measurement from the drop down list The default unit of measurement is Points Points Inches Ponts If you change the unit of measurement StoryView automatically converts the displayed number to reflect the new unit of measurement For example 6 would be automatically converted to 0 08 if you change the unit of measurement from points to inches Page 71 StoryView Users Manual 5 The options in the Adjust Timeline as Necessary to Always Display area are as follows At Least Characters of the Event Title Mark the check box to activate this field Then enter a number to designate the minimum number of alpha numeric characters to display in the title for events in your timeline This check box is unmarked by default and the default number of alpha numeric characters is 3 Entire Event Titles Mark the check box if you want to display the entire title of each event This check box is unmarked by default If you mark this check box you do not need to mark the At Least Characters of the Event Title check box desc
32. entered in different parts of a timeline 1 Open the timeline you want to split 2 Place the cursor over the horizontal splitter located in the upper right corner of the Timeline window 3 Drag the splitter into the timeline Godfather Il_sypy Page 38 Chapter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display 4 Release the mouse button to split the timeline horizontally 5 Use the vertical scroll bars to display different levels in each part of the timeline The horizontal scroll bar moves both parts of the timeline at the same time Removing a Horizontal Split 1 Place the cursor over the horizontal splitter 2 Drag the splitter back to its original position above the scroll bar in the upper right corner of the Timeline window Godfather Il sp Iof x e 3 Release the mouse button to remove the horizontal split from the timeline You can also select View gt Remove Horizontal Split or press the F3 NOTE i key to remove a horizontal split Page 39 StoryView Users Manual Adding a Vertical Split A vertical split allows you to work on two points on the ruler at the same time This saves you time by eliminating the need to scroll back and forth while entering text in different parts of the timeline 1 Open the timeline you want to split 2 Place the cursor over the vertical splitter located in the lower left corner of the Timeline window 3 Drag the splitter into the timeli
33. level selector 19 20 134 level selector context menu 146 150 level selector dialog 134 M main window 2 margins 101 menu bar 2 merge events 135 move left 123 131 153 right 123 131 153 N not connected context menu 148 154 numbering event titles 68 numerical keypad behavior 90 O online help 124 129 onscreen scaling 96 open dialog 6 118 128 open from template dialog 4 118 128 options dialog 86 Index editing settings 90 file settings 87 general settings 88 orphan 135 outline appearance toolbar 127 134 editing toolbar 127 135 switch to outline view 134 switch to print layout view 134 outline report format 98 P panel selector 58 86 94 panoramic toolbar 18 127 133 view 28 panoramic view 121 151 152 paragraph styles 79 122 131 paste 120 128 152 154 preferences file 85 print event range 100 footers 102 headers 102 margins 101 orientation 104 outline report 98 paper size 104 paper source 104 preview 97 99 105 119 print dialog 106 107 119 print setup dialog 104 119 range 107 timeline report 95 print dialog 128 program files 160 program options editing 90 file 87 general 88 Pulp Fiction 161 R redo 120 128 related documents 9 remove horizontal split 39 121 Page 169 StoryView Users Manual vertical split 41 121 replace find and dialog 23 24 report options dialog 94 119 events range 100 footers 102 headers 102 margins 101 outline report 98
34. many members of the Corleone to the HE Seq 1 Anthony s Seq Seq 29 The First Communion of Michael s TE WT ER ee AE TELE ee Al 6 Release the cursor when the group of events is correctly repositioned Page 17 StoryView Users Manual Using the Select Objects Dialog If your timeline is scaled all the way out you may not be able to select individual events When this happens Story View displays a Select Objects dialog that you can use to select events to edit and move 1 Click the Panoramic sd toolbar button to display the entire Godfather II timeline on screen Refer to Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline on page 28 for more NOTE l information about this toolbar button 2 Place the cursor over the Scene event level Godfather Il_sypy Scene 86 Seq 1 Substo E z a T Wi wie E Ls u E Ww 3 Make sure that your cursor turned into the Select Objects Tool Le then click to display the Select Objects dialog Select Objects Scene 43 Michael Reaches Havana Scene 44 Meeting Of Cuba s Rulers Scene 45 Michael Sees 4 Revolutionary Select All Zoom In Cancel 4 Select an event from the displayed list or click the Select All button to select every event on this list 5 Click the OK button to return to your timeline Click the Zoom In button to fit the selected event s to your screen Page 18 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Level Selector If
35. of events to fit in two thirds of the screen See Fitting an Event to Two Thirds View on page 30 for more information Adds a new event to the immediate left of the selected event The Event context menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document See Creating a New Event on page 1 for more information about events Insert lt E vent Before een ea rs eee Adds a new event to the immediate right of the i selected event The Event context menu always disolays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Closes gaps to the left of a selected event Closes gaps to the right of a selected event Closes gaps between and around selected events Page 153 StoryView Users Manual Text Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Text command ha Function Option Deletes the selected text and places it on the clipboard Duplicates the selected text and places it on the clipboard Moves the cut copied text from the clipboard to the designated new location This command replaces any selected Paste text in the designated new location Selects all the text within an event Adds bold formatting to selected text Adds italic formatting to selected text Underline Adds underlining to selected text Character Displays the Font dialog Use this dialog to select a font font style and font size for selected text Color Displays the Color dialog
36. of the Report Options Dialog on page 94 for more information Print Setup Displays the Print Setup dialog Use this dialog to select the destination printer paper size and print orientation See Print Setup on page 104 for more information Displays an on screen preview that shows how your timeline would look if you printed it Refer to Print Preview on page 105 for more details Print Previews Opens the Print dialog Use this dialog to select the type of report timeline or outline to print See Print on page 106 for more information Exit Asks if you want to save changes to any modified j documents and closes the program Page 119 StoryView Users Manual Edit Menu The following table describes the function of each Edit menu command Cancels the last change made in the active document Redo Restores the last action you canceled with the Undo command E Deletes the selected text or event and places it on the i clipboard Copy Duplicates the selected text or event and places it on the clipboard Paste Moves the cut copied text or event from the clipboard to the designated new location This command replaces any selected text or event s in the designated new location fies Deletes the selected text or event If no text is selected this command deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor Select All Selects all the visible events in the timeline or all the text within an event This comm
37. of type Dramatica Story Files def Cancel Z 2 Locate the Dramatica file that you want to import into Story View Dramatica files have dsf file extensions For example locate and select the Casablanca dsf file in your Dramatica program folder Import Dramatica Story File EJ Look in E E samples El Braveheart dst 23 Chinatown dst Bringing up Baby def Client The def S Gc 22 Bull Durham def E Crucible The def Gr E Candida def les El Mariachi def le Gr les Four Weddings 4nd A Funeral def les He E Charlotte s Web df es Fugitive The dsf les He gt File name Casablanca dst Files of type Dramatica Story Files def Cancel Zi 3 Click the Open button to display Casablanca dsf in Story View Page 110 Chapter 9 Importing and Exporting Export Formats This section describes how to export a Story View file in Screenwriter format dsw and in a rich text format rtf Refer to Setting Treatment of Tracks for Export to Screenwriter on page 78 for information on identifying tracks as characters for export to Screenwriter Exporting a Timeline to Screenwriter This section describes how to export a StoryView file to Movie Magic Screenwriter You must have Movie Magic Screenwriter installed on your computer to complete this process 1 Open the timeline you want to export to Movie Magic Screenwriter For example open the Godfather
38. on their track status e Enable Event Hiding Activates the hide function This function allows you to use the Control area to hide event levels This command also allows the Track Status buttons to hide events based on their connection to tracks e Show Connection Lines Displays connecting lines between events and tracks e Show Connection Labels Displays identification labels for tracks NOTE See Chapter 5 Setting Up Tracks for more information about tracks Page 44 Chapter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display Toolbars Use the Toolbars sub menu to select toolbars to include on the Main window 1 Select View gt Toolbars to display the Toolbars sub menu File and Editing Timeline Tools YEIN Event and Timeline Test Format Track Horizontal Scale Vertical Scale Panoramic Button Selection Properties 2 Select any of the following toolbars to display or hide File and Editing Includes buttons for opening editing saving and printing documents Timeline Tools Contains buttons for selecting events connecting events to tracks and adjusting the display of your timeline View Includes buttons for adjusting the display of events and tracking lines Event and Timeline Contains buttons and one drop down list for adjusting the view and placement of events on the timeline Text Format Includes buttons and drop down lists for customizing the appearance and alignment of text Track
39. select the Screenwriter DSW format Screenwriter 115 h Rich Text ATF Screenwriter D SW Mark the Start Screenwriter check box if you want Movie Magic Screenwriter to start automatically when you click the Export button in the next step You must select the Screenwriter DSW format from the Export File Format drop down list to activate this check box Click the Export button to export the Godfather II timeline to Movie Magic Screenwriter Exporting a Timeline as a RTF File This section describes how to save a Story View file in a Rich Text format rtf 1 Open the timeline you want to export to Movie Magic Screenwriter For example open the Godfather II syv example file Select File gt Export to display the Export dialog Choose a subset of events to export Visible Events Only Selected Events Only Chosen Level and Up Chosen level Chosen Level Only Chosen Level and Down Act Export file format Rich Text ATF Start Screenwriter Help Esport Cancel Click the applicable radio button in the Choose a Subset of Events to Export area as described in the previous sections Page 112 Chapter 9 Importing and Exporting 4 Click on the Export File Format drop down list and select the Rich Text RTF format Rich Text ATF a Rich Text ATF h Screenwriter DS 5 Click the Export button to display the Export to File dialog Export to File Fa Save i
40. sub menu to scroll through the timeline 1 Select View gt Scale View to display the Scale sub menu oom ln Ctrl NurmnPad 3 oom Out Ctrl NurmnPad Expand Horizontal Ctrl NumPad 6 Shrink Horizontal Ctrl NumPad 4 Expand Vertical Cbrl NumPad 2 Shrink vertical Chrl NurmPad 3 Select any of the following options Zoom In Increases the magnification of the window by one click Zoom Out Decreases the magnification of the window by one click Expand Horizontal Increases window width by one click Shrink Horizontal Decreases window width by one click Expand Vertical Increases window height by one click Shrink Vertical Decreases window height by one click Page 37 StoryView Users Manual Splits Story View includes options for dividing a timeline horizontally and or vertically into two or four parts This feature is helpful when you want to work in different parts of the timeline but still need to keep both parts displayed on screen Since the divided portions of the timeline are still part of the same document changes made in one portion are automatically made in the other portion s Adding a Horizontal Split A horizontal split allows you to work on two different levels in a timeline at the same time This allows you to avoid scrolling up and down while entering text in different parts of the timeline You can also use the split feature to compare information
41. syv This template is specially formatted for writing a book and includes three event types Screenplay Act This template is specially formatted for writing a Scene syv screenplay and includes two event types Screenplay Act Sequence Scene syv This template is specially formatted for writing a screenplay and Includes three event types Screenplay Act Sequence Scene Beat syv Screenplay Scenes This template is specially formatted for writing a Only syv screenplay and includes one event type Teleplay one hour This template is specially formatted for writing a dramatic Act dramatic screenplay for television and includes two Scene syv event types Two Act Play Act This template is specially formatted for writing a stage Scene syv play and includes two event types This template is specially formatted for writing a screenplay and includes four event types Page 162 Glossary Act Adopt Beat Child Event The event directly below another event In a screenplay for example a Sequence would be the child of an Act event and a Scene the child of a Sequence event Collapse Connection Bullet An icon that indicates an event is connected to a track Connection Label A tag that identifies the name of a track Connection Line A vertical line that connects an event with all the tracks that occur in that event Context Menu Control Area A portion of the Main window that display
42. table describes the function of each item on the File and Editing toolbar New Displays the Displays the Open From Template dialog Use From Template dialog Use this dialog to create a new document from one of the listed templates See Creating a New Template on page 4 for more information Displays the Open dialog Use this dialog to open an existing document Refer to Customizing an Existing Template on page 6 for more details Export to If you have Movie Magic Screenwriter installed Screenwriter on your computer converts the active file into a Screenwriter format and opens it in Screenwriter If you do not have Movie Magic Screenwriter installed on your computer prompts for a file name and saves the active file in Screenwriter format Deletes selected text or event s and places the text on the clipboard Duplicates selected text or event s and places the text on the clipboard Moves cut copied text or event s from the clipboard to the designated new location in the document This command replaces any selected text or event s that already exist in the designated new location Opens the Print dialog Use this dialog to select the type of report timeline or outline to print See Print on page 106 for more information Cancels the last change made in the active document Restores the last action canceled with the Undo command Page 128 Appendix B Toolbar Commands me Find Displays the Bol merid
43. the Report Options and Print Setup dialogs See Print Preview on page 105 for more information Finally you go to the Print dialog when you are ready to print the timeline You can also access the Report Options dialog Print Setup dialog and Print Preview window from this dialog Refer to Print on page 106 for more details Chapter 8 Page 93 StoryView Users Manual Features of the Report Options Dialog The Report Options dialog shown below appears after you open a new or existing timeline and select File gt Report Options Use this dialog to select a report format pick events to print select print margins and add a header and or footer to your report You must have a timeline open to access this dialog Report Selector Panel Report Options Current Report Scaling E Timeine Use onscreen scaling Panel Events Range Fitto a single page Selector Margins C Fit to specific dimensions Headers amp Footers Width E Height 2 Total pages 1 m Appearance of Timeline Report M Draw Event Frames Draw colored backgrounds for M Ruler Mi Levels I Events IM Tracks M Use level height proportionate to on screen Cancel Revert Action Buttons This dialog includes the following areas 1 Report Selector Lists the two available report formats outline and timeline 2 Panel Selector Lists all of the panels included in the Report Options dialog
44. the reference manual to find out more detailed information about StoryView and the features it has to offer Related Documents Refer to the following resources for more information about StoryView e User s Manual version 2 0 addendum This contains information on all the changes from version 1 0 to 2 0 Where there are discrepancies between the two User s Manuals this one and the Addendum the Addendum should be considered the most up to date accurate version e Installation amp Release Notes See this document for instructions on installing the program e Tutorial Refer to this document for a series of training exercises that walk you through different types of tasks in Screenwriter e Quick Reference Card Use this document to view lists common keyboard commands and identifies the function of speedbar buttons e Online Help Select Help gt Help Topics from any program window to view more detailed information about the components of a window or dialogs Users Manual Conventions The following formatting conventions are used in this manual e Titles Window dialog menu and toolbar titles display in bold italics For example This section describes how to use the Options dialog to customize a timeline e Areas The components of a window appear in italics For example Click the button again to hide the Track area StoryView Users Manual Cross References All references to other sections of
45. this dialog Deleting a Unit of Measurement This section describes how to delete a unit of measurement 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Units to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select the unit of measurement that you want to delete For example select Seconds in the Time group Document Settings Fl bo PES Groups Singular Plural Conversions Minor Tick Se E Event niciaicnics Paper Line Lines 1 10 a Title Paper Page Pages BS Lines 10 Lines Content Time Day Days 24 Hours 10 Hours Duration Time Frame Frames 00333333 Se 10 Lapout Time Hour Hours 60 Minutes 3 Minutes Track Sets we Minute Minutes 1 Fages Seconds __ Track Properties IS scone BT Mina 5 Frames Ep Paragraph Styles Aa Week Weeks 7 Days 10 Days Style Options Time Year ears 12 Months 10 Months y Insert Delete Help Cancel Apply Revert 4 Click the Delete button to remove the Seconds unit from this panel 5 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 82 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Modifying a Conversion Formula This section explains how to change the conversion formula for an existing unit of measurement 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Units to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select the row containing the unit of measurement you want to modify For example sele
46. timeline report 95 report selector 94 respect event size preferences 43 Romeo and Juliet 161 rotated event titles 88 ruler set ruler options 42 timeline features 10 ruler context menu 146 150 Run Lola Run 161 S save a copy dialog 119 save as dialog 119 save reminders 87 saving files 87 scale fit to single page 96 fit to specific dimensions 96 horizontal scale tool 35 menu commands 37 numpad 37 use onscreen scaling 96 vertical scale tool 36 view 37 121 zoom tool 34 scale view 37 Screenwriter export 111 112 export settings 84 treat track as character 78 scroll menu commands 33 numpad 33 tool 32 129 view 33 121 select all 120 152 154 select current level 120 150 152 153 select objects dialog 18 Page 170 selection selection properties toolbar 127 tool 17 129 selection properties toolbar 133 set event duration 122 horizontal scale 133 ruler options 121 vertical scale 133 set ruler options 42 type 10 shorten event 123 show all events 130 151 152 all tracks 48 53 connected events 53 56 connection lines 151 152 156 157 contents only 134 duration column 134 events connected to all tracks 53 level selector 134 margins between events 42 structure column 134 titles and contents 134 titles only 134 show levels button 21 splash screen 89 split both 41 horizontal 38 39 41 vertical 40 41 split event 135 Star Wars Saga 161 start point 133 status bar 2 89 structure column 134 style optio
47. you sure you want to continue 5 Click the OK button to delete the event type or the Cancel button to leave the event type on the hierarchy tree 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 65 StoryView Users Manual Event Types You modify the format of event types in the following panels e Title Sets the font type size color and display settings for the event title e Content Sets the appearance of event content e Duration Establishes the minimum and maximum duration of an event type e Layout Sets margin and sizing settings for an event type Formatting the Title of an Event Type Use this panel to customize the default font settings for the title area of an event type or for all event types 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Title to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings E x General Settings Setup Event Type E Event Hierarchies Nene Act gt Content Divitalici W Show title area E gt Layout Default appearance of title text Track Sets a te Font Times Mew Roman apa oe Track Properties BZ u a E Paragraph Styles Text Size 24 a Style Options a Units Test Color Ll Automatic display of event title event tupe and event number in title bar e Enable types number gt Inzert Autotest Show numbers as Decimals Number events Across timeline T Qutline tple num
48. 28 for more details View Settings Displays the General panel of the Options dialog The items in this panel set the program defaults for displaying events watermarks the status bar and flyovers See General Options on page 88 for more information Show All Events Displays any events hidden due fo their track status See Hiding Events Connected fo a Track on page 56 for more information Show Connection Lines Displays connection lines between tracks and events Selecting this command again hides connection lines This option is only available when the Track area is displayed Page 152 Appendix D Context Menus Event Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Event command Cut Deletes the selected event and places it on the i clipboard Copy Duplicates the selected event and places it on the clipboard E Moves the cut copied event from the clipboard to the 7 designated new location This command replaces any selected events in the designated new location pa ete eRe Selects the level in the timeline where an event is j selected Select All Selects all the visible events in the timeline This 7 command does not select hidden events ere gee Puts the selected event into edit mode and fits the event on screen in two thirds view EAN Scales a selected event or group of events to fit on j screen See Fitting an Event to View on page 29 for more details EEN Scales a selected event or group
49. 3 Panel Displays the panel currently selected in the Panel Selector area Defaults to the panel selected the last time the Report Options dialog was open 4 Action Buttons This area includes the following four buttons e Help Displays the Story View online help e OK Saves all changes and closes the Report Options dialog e Cancel Closes the Report Options dialog without saving changes e Revert Cancels all changes made to the Report Options dialog Page 94 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline Timeline Report Format This panel prints a timeline in a format similar to what displays in the Timeline window It includes options for setting the scale and appearance of a timeline Based on the scaling used with a Timeline report you may not be able to see the text in events Use the Outline report format if you need a report that clearly prints all the text in events Refer to Outline Report Format on page 98 for more information Selecting the Timeline Format 1 Open the timeline you want to print For example open the Godfather II syv example timeline N Select File gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog Sg Select Timeline from the Current Report drop down list to view this panel of the dialog If you select the Timeline report format skip Selecting the Outline NOTE Format on page 98 Report Options x Current Report Scaling Timeline Y Use onscreen scaling Timeline
50. 51 152 visibility 44 visibility sub menu 44 121 W watermarks 89 window menu 118 124 126 Z zoom tool 34 129 Page 171 StoryView Users Manual Page 172
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52. Files on page 162 1 Select File gt Open or click the Open 2 toolbar button to display the Open dialog Look irr story view Tl c Dramatica _E samples _ Examples _ Support_Files Templates Frequently Asked Questions syw Files of type StonMiew Documents sy Cancel Z 2 Double click on the Templates folder to view the contents of this folder Look in 3 Templates Tl c p E Screenplay Act Sequence Sce Commercial syw Screenplay Act Sequence Sce Dramatica syw El Screenplay Scenes Only syw m Novel Chapter Section syw Teleplay one hour dramatic Ac Novel Fart E pisode Secton syy El Two Act Play 4ct Scenel syw Screenplay Act Scenel sp 2 Blank syv El Files of type StonMiew Documents sv Cancel 3 Select the template file you want to modify For example select the Screenplay Act Scene syv file You can also open a template by dragging the file icon from Windows Explorer or your Windows desktop and dropping it on the Story View main window Page 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Click the Open button to display the selected template file Screenplay Act Sequence Scene Beat sy Read Only 3 5 T 10 Act 1 ttle first act here INSTRUCTIONS Select this event and press Control 2 ht to screen to view full screen Press Control 1 to mew the timeline in Panorama If Mum lock is on you can also u
53. Insert Act Before Reaching New York Insert Act After City by ship Vito Move Lett faces the immeration Move Fight officials alone and Close Gaps unable to Page 147 StoryView Users Manual e Text Use this menu to edit the text in an event An event must be selected and in edit mode to display this context menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 g 9 10 Mirtes E ay 7 Substory Act 1 Vito Meets TI This work pres NS Cut l hich unfold in alternating sequ ean separate in time and space yet linke Paste ers VITO Select All Seq 1 D boa seq 2 The New Vito accompan talic Reaching Hew York Underline mother to his fz S funeral Menw Character for his father s 1 baler City by ship Vite faces the tmrmeration oficials alone and e Not Connected Use these commands to add a new track and display the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog The cursor must be on the Not Connected row to display this context menu Not conmeded Lake Take Havana Her York City 1901 1917 34 Hear York City 1958 3 he Insert Track Track Sets 3 Hear York City 1941 Miami 5 Track Selector Use this menu to insert and delete tracks and to display the Track Sets and Track Properties panels of the Document Settings dialog A track must be selected in the Track Selector area to display this context menu Not conneded l4 Lake Tahoe 35 Harma illa Insert Track Remove Tracks Track Sets
54. Louise etc Expand Flyover A box that appears near the cursor as it passes over an event It lists the duration and timeline position of the event Hierarchy A collection of event types arranged in a hierarchical manner For example an Act may contain Sequences and Sequences contain Scenes An event that is directly above another event in the timeline is called a parent event Events that are below another event are called child events Events on the same parent event are called sibling events Horizontal Scale A tool used to adjust the width of a timeline Keyboard Locks An area on the Main window that indicates if the Caps Lock Num Lock and or Scroll Lock keys are in the lock position Keyboard Shortcut A combination of keystrokes used to execute a command directly from the keyboard Level A row in the timeline that contains events For example the Scene level would contain Scene events Level Selector An area on the Main window that lists all event types and event hierarchies defined for a timeline Main Window The primary program window in StoryView This window contains all the menus toolbars and other components required to complete work in Story View Menu Bar An area of the Main window that includes menus that are used to open program windows and execute commands Page 164 Glossary Merge Events NumPad An abbreviation for numerical keypad on the keyboard Options A dialog where
55. MC Pumpkin MC Vincent Vega Match by checking in Title and content Title Content Pumpkin The Gimp Esport to Screenwriter The Wolf Vincent Vega Treat this track as a Character Name Help Cancel Apply Revert 3 Click on a track on the Select Track list to select it For example select the Mia Wallace track 4 The options in the Track Color area are as follows e Text Click the Text Color LJ button to select a new text color from the Color dialog For example select the color blue if you want text in the Mia Wallace track to appear on screen in blue The default text color is black e Background Click the Background Color m button to select a new background color from the Color dialog For example select the color red if you want the Mia Wallace track to appear on screen with a red background The default background color is white 5 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 76 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Automating Track Connections You can save yourself valuable time by using the automatic connections feature This feature simplifies the track connection process by automatically searching for and connecting to the events that contain the track title and or keywords 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Track Properties to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings El Select Track Mia Wallac
56. Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Export to Screenwriter to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings E x Document type Screenplay Export Paragraph Styles to Movie Magic Screenwriter Paragraph styles Export style as Note Element Er Paragraph Styles Stole Options E Export to Screenwriter Export Event Types to Movie Magic Screenwriter Export title as Act Mote Element Scene Note Element Sequence Note Element Help Cancel Apply Revert 3 Select a format from the Document Type drop down list Screenplay Screenplay 4 Select an export format for each paragraph style on the Export Paragraph Styles list 5 Select an export format for each event type on the Export Event Types list 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 84 setting Program Options Overview Story View includes program options that let you define how to save files display items in the Main window and edit timelines These items can be modified in the Options dialog which contains sections or panels for File General and Editing default settings Any change made in this dialog affects all Story View timelines The File panel indicates if backup files should be automatically generated when you save changes to a timeline and whether file save reminders should display periodically See File Options on page 87 for more information The
57. StoryView s Export command to create an RTF file that can be opened by Microsoft Word and many other programs that support RTE The third method is of particular interest to screenwriters TV writers and playwrights that own Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 You can write your script in StoryView using paragraph styles then press a single button to launch Movie Magic Screenwriter Instantly your story will be exported from StoryView to Screenwriter 2000 and presented to you in perfect screenplay teleplay or stage play format All special screenplay formatting page breaks dialog breaks Introduction continueds scene numbering will be done for you automatically all you need to do is print the script How does Dramatica connect to StoryView StoryView can import Dramatica story files Events are automatically created for scenes you ve entered Tracks are created for characters you ve created and connections created for story points you ve attached to scenes Note that no events will be created if you haven t detailed scenes inside your Dramatica story In that case you ll import only the characters and story points which is still an excellent starting point for writing from Dramatica What s the best way to get to know the program The fact that you ve read this far indicates that you re curious about learning more The next step is to work through the tutorials They will walk you through the basic operation of the program Browse
58. Track Sets i i Copy gt gt pf Track Properties pr Er Paragraph Styles EE e Style Options Character format alignment and line spacing sua ss BZ A Paragraph indents First Jo Left 0 0 Right 0 0 Centimeter Help Cancel Apply Revert 4 Modify the font settings in the Character Format Alignment and Line Spacing area as necessary 5 Adjust the indentation settings in the Paragraph Indents area as necessary 6 Select an event type from the Styles for Event Type drop down list 7 Click the Copy button to assign the selected style to the event type Page 79 StoryView Users Manual 8 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog You can create a new style by selecting an existing style from the ME Select Styles to Edit From List area and clicking the Duplicate button Setting Timeline Indentations Use this panel to tell StoryView how much to reduce indentations in events when there is not enough room in events to display body text This function displays more text and less margin space in events 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Style Options to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings El Proportionally reduce paragraph indentations if less than 5 0 Inches are available Er Track Sets gt Track Properties El Paragraph Styles S Style Options Help Cancel Apply Revert
59. a Ue mida dialog Use this dialog to set search parameters and enter a search string See Finding Text on page 22 for more information Ei Find Next Locates the next occurrence of the designated search string i Helo Topics Displays online help for StoryView Timeline Tools Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Timeline toolbar a cion eee ais event mov events and text within events move Tool events and select toolbar and menu items Connection Connects events with categories in the Track Tool area and turns connections on and off See Adding a Track on page 50 tor more details Group Selects a group of events This tool is used Selection specifically tor selecting event s You cannot Tool move events or select toolbar or menu items with this tool See Selecting and Moving a Group of Events on page 17 for more information Zoom Tool Adjusts the magnification scale of your timeline Click the left mouse button to zoom in the right mouse button to zoom out or click and drag to create a box zoom In on the selected area See Using the Zoom Tool on page 34 for more details Creation Adds new events to your timeline This tool allows Tool you to quickly insert and create durations for new events See Creating a New Event on page 11 for more information Scroll Tool Grabs the timeline and scrolls in any direction f Refer to Using the Scroll Tool on page 32 for more in
60. acks listed in the Track Selector area any time you want The following instructions explain how to add a new track to the Locations track set 1 Click on the Track Selector area 2 Select Tools gt Tracks gt Insert Track or click the Insert Track toolbar button to add a new track to the Track Selector area The Select a Track to Insert dialog displays Select a track to insert EJ Select an existing track ta insert into the curent track set or create a new track Godfather Part References Connie s Return Corruption of a Senator Description Founding of Genco Importe Fredo s Descent Loyalty is the Highest Value Michael amp Kay Grow Apart Michael s Story Main Story Respect ls Greater Than Fear The Pentangell Trap The Roth Havana Plan Vengeance is a Duty Vito amp Don Fanucci meet Create 3 Click the Create button 4 Enter a name for the new track For example type Rome 5 Press the Enter key to add the new track to the list in alphabetical order Page 50 Hew York City 1901 1917 Hew York City 1958 Hew York City 1941 Miami Corleore Sicily Chapter 5 Setting Up Tracks Connecting an Event to a Track 1 Click on the event you want to connect to the Rome track 2 Drag the event down to the Rome track E Godfather Il_syv On the band stand an emcee introduces SENATOR PAT GEARY to make a Show Levels speech The content of the speech is a tha
61. ake Take Havana Pavan Mew York City 1901 1917 0 New York City 1901 1917 New York City 1958 PT New York City Y Hew York City 1958 New York City 1941 Hew York City 1941 Miami Corleone Sicily Corleone Sicil Washington D C pi 3 Events that include the Lake Tahoe track are hidden while all other events and tracks remain visible NOTE There is no limit on the number of tracks that can be hidden at the same time Page 56 Customizing a Timeline Overview Story View includes a series of settings that you can use to customize hierarchy trees events tracks paragraph styles and units of measurement for a timeline You enter this information in the Document Settings dialog The General Settings panel sets the duration of a timeline See General Settings on page 60 for more information The Event Hierarchies panel establishes the organization and structure of a hierarchy tree See Event Hierarchies on page 61 for more information The Event Title Event Content Event Duration and Event Layout panels set the format of the title and content portions of event types as well as the duration of different event types Refer to Event Types on page 66 for more details The Track Sets panel determines the content of each custom track set See Track Sets on page 73 for more information In addition the Track Properties panel sets the color connection and export settings for individual tracks Refer to Track
62. and does not select hidden events cre Selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is 7 currently placed where an event is selected or on the last point of keyboard focus Displays the Find dialog Use this dialog to set search parameters and enter a search string See Finding Text on page 22 tor more information eS Locates the prior occurrence of the designated search j string Locates the next occurrence of the designated search string Replace Displays the Find and Replace dialog Replaces a string of characters with a new string of characters See Replacing Text on page 23 for more information Replace Previous Replaces the prior occurrence with the new string of characters Replace Next Replaces the next occurrence with the new string of j characters Page 120 Appendix A Menu Commands View Menu The following table describes the function of each View menu command ps Reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to its original size Refer to Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline on page 28 tor more details Fit to View Scales a selected event or group of events to fit on screen See Fitting an Event to View on page 29 tor more details Pitto 2 Jda Siew Scales a selected event or group of events to fit in two 7 thirds of the screen See Fitting an Event to Two Thirds View on page 30 for more information oes Centers
63. and screenplays See Template Files on page 4 for information on creating and modifying Story View templates Story View also includes a set of example files Example files include complete sets of events and tracks that demonstrate how to structure a timeline Story View includes example files for a variety of writing forms including screenplays and stage plays Refer to Example Files on page 8 for instructions on selecting a Story View example file NOTE If you are not going to make any changes to a template you can skip ahead to Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Chapter Page StoryView Users Manual Features of the Main Window The Main window appears after you launch the program and open a timeline such as the Pulp Fiction example timeline shown below Title Bar Menu Bar Toolbars Timeline Window StorpView File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help D UA pelaj ajA 4 6 op aal i gt yl El a a Pulp EN Read Only 5 10 13 15 17 20 23 25 27 30 33 35 40 45 47 Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s Wife This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows a story through VINCE VEGA s eyes and centers on his relationship with his boss s wife MIA He is asked by his boss to take Mia out while his boss is out of town but he aware that his boss almost killed another man for rubbing Mia s feet Obviously this is a touchy situation but it only gets worse when Vince meets her and starts to like her They enjoy a
64. ant to continue OK 5 Click the OK button to demote the event type or the Cancel button to leave the event type in its current level on the hierarchy tree 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 64 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Deleting an Event Type If you decide to delete an event type any events of this type are also deleted As a result you should make sure that the event type does not contain any events you want to keep before deleting it If you delete the last or only event type on a level that level is deleted along with the event type 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Event Hierarchies to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select the event type that you want to delete For example select the Act event type Document Settings E E p General Settings E Narrative Events El Event Hierarchies S Act al Title E Scene a Content Sequence fon Duration Dark A Create Hierarchy oe Track Properties E Paragraph Styles Style Options Create Event Type 7 Esport to Screenwriter Edit Event Type Help Cancel Apply Revert 4 Click the Remove Eg button to delete the Act event type A Story View warning dialog displays if any events will be deleted along with the event type Storp iew F i There are currently 1 events of this type Deleting this Event Type will delete these events Are
65. apter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display Scrolling with the NumPad This method allows you to use the NumPad on your keyboard to scroll through the timeline 1 Make sure that the Num Lock key is in the locked position 2 Press the applicable key to move the window display area one click in that direction Scroll Up Num Num Lock Tock 7 8 4 9 Scroll Up Left mE Pg Up Scroll Left 4 6 lt gt Scroll Down Left 1 2 3 End w PgDn Scroll Down Scrolling with Menu Commands Scroll Up Right Scroll Right Scroll Down Right This method lets you use the Scroll sub menu to scroll through the timeline 1 Select View gt Scroll View to display the Scroll sub menu Scroll Left NumFad 4 Scroll Right MumFad 6 Scroll Up MNumPad 8 Scroll Down MumPad 2 2 Select any of the following options e Scroll Left Moves the window display area one click to the left e Scroll Right Moves the window display area one click to the right e Scroll Up Moves the window display area one click up e Scroll Down Moves the window display area one click down NOTE You can also use scroll bars on the right and bottom of the window to adjust the display area Page 33 StoryView Users Manual Scaling There are several methods for adjusting the magnification of a timeline You can use the Zoom Tool toolbar button the Set Horizontal Scale and Set Vertical Scale toolbar buttons the NumPad on you
66. ard timeline duration of two minutes Hours a Minimum Enter the minimum allowable duration for this event type You cannot resize events of this type below the duration entered in this field Maximum Mark the check box to activate this field then enter the maximum allowable duration for this event type You cannot resize events of this type beyond the duration entered in this field unless it contains child events that cause it to exceed the maximum duration 5 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 70 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Setting the Layout of an Event Type Use this panel to modify the default display settings for an event type These settings determine how much space is required between events on an event level as well as how much of the title and content portions of different types of events display in a timeline 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Layout to view this panel of the dialog Setup Event Type Mame Defaults for new Event Types When margine are enabled show W Margins of 8 0 Points between events of this type Event minimum size pretences Er Paragraph Styles Adjust timeline as necessary to always display E y Style Options Atleast 2 characters of the event title Units i Export to Screenwriter i Entire event titles When event contents are visible adjust timeline to always
67. ays any events hidden due to their track status See Hiding Events Connected to a Track on page 56 for more information Show Connection Lines Displays connection lines between tracks and events j Selecting this command again hides connection lines This option is only available when the Track area is disolayed Page 151 StoryView Users Manual Event Level Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Event Level command Paste rue Moves the cut copied event Moves the cut copied event from the clipboard to the the clipboard to the designated new location AE Selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is y currently placed Select All Selects all the visible events in the timeline This command does not select hidden events E e Adds a new event to the immediate left of the insertion j cursor The Event Level context menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document See Creating a New Event on page 11 for more information about events E Adds a new event to the immediate right of the i insertion cursor The Event Level context menu always disolays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Closes gaps between and around selected events P Reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to its original size Refer to Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline on page
68. bars Use the toolbars described in this section to execute program commands at the touch of a button File and Editing Use this toolbar to create modify save export and print documents a 2 OG HA BB So a e Timeline Tools Work with this toolbar to select events connect events to track elements and adjust how the timeline displays View Select icons on this toolbar to adjust the display of events and track lines Event and Timeline Use this toolbar to adjust and organize events in the Hap sequence AE 8 ae Event area Text Format Work with this toolbar to customize the appearance and Cae vue alignment of text forma Times New Homan fi2 Page 126 Appendix B Toolbar Commands Track Select icons on this toolbar to view and organize element tracking e E Horizontal Scale Use this toolbar to adjust the width of a timeline lt he Vertical Scale Use this toolbar to adjust the height of a timeline T Panoramic Button Click this toolbar button to display the entire timeline on screen oul Selection Properties Use this toolbar to adjust the duration of an event T 00E 25 00 25 0lMinutes 7 Outline Appearance Use this toolbar to adjust how a timeline displays in outline mode Outline Editing Use this toolbar to modify a timeline in outline mode gt ele Page 127 StoryView Users Manual File and Editing Toolbar The following
69. bering 1 1 1 2 1 3 etc Outline separator Help OF Cancel Apply 3 Select an event type from the Name drop down list or select Event Type Defaults to set a format for all new event types For example select Scene to edit the settings for the Event Title area of the Scene event type Page 66 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Mark the Show Title Area check box if you want the Event Title area of the event type selected in Step 3 to display This check box is marked by default If you unmark this check box the Event Title area for this event type will not display in the timeline and the rest of this panel is disabled The options in the Default Appearance of Title Text are as follows Font Select a new font for the event title from the drop down list Times New Roman Text Size Select a new font size for the event title from the drop down list Text Color Click the Text Color button to display the Color dialog Click on a color to use for the event title text then click the OK button to return to the Document Settings dialog Bold Click the B button to add remove bold formatting from the event title Italics Click the button to add remove italics from the event title Underline Click the U button to add remove underlining from the event title All Caps Click the af button to add remove CAPITAL LETTERS from the event title The options in the Automatic Display area a
70. bst O Godfather Il syv Read Only Follo wing the party Michael turns in for icheck father the first Act of Vito s Return g to the Substory ab out Seq 2 Al Following the party Michael turns in for Vito is a orownl man as the third Page 31 StoryView Users Manual Scrolling There are several methods for scrolling through a timeline You can use the Scroll Tool toolbar button the numerical keypad NumPad on your keyboard or the commands on the Scroll sub menu Using the Scroll Tool This tool lets you click on the timeline and move it in any direction 1 Click the Scroll Tool nul toolbar button or press the Space bar to activate the scroll tool 2 Click anywhere on the timeline to grab it with the hand icon Godfather Il_sypy The first Act of Michael Corleone s story introduces the many mn Seg 1 Anthony s Com Seg 2 The First Comeinunion of Michael s son Following Anthony is occasion for a pant family party at the party the new Corleone compound in Lake Tahoe Michael The fingers and thumb on the hand icon move in towards the palm AE to indicate that it has grabbed the timeline 3 Move the cursor in any direction to scroll the display area of the timeline in that direction Godfather yw Mal ES 65 70 Substory Act 2 Micha 4 Release the cursor when the timeline is correctly repositioned Page 32 Ch
71. button is dimmed Activate this radio button by clicking the Select Events button This action causes Story View to select all the events that contain the search string For example this is useful if you want to identify and assign a special color to all the events with Vito in them Page 22 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline e In All Events Looks for the string in all events 6 Click on one of the following radio buttons in the Title Content area if you want to specify which parts of an event to search in for the Vito string e In Title and Content Looks for the string in both event titles and event contents In Title Looks for the string in event titles only In Content Looks for the string in event contents only 7 Mark either both neither of the following check boxes e Match Case Looks only for exact matches to the case upper and lower used for the search string e Whole Words Looks only for exact word matches to the search string 8 Click the Find button to begin the search 9 Click the Find button again to locate the next match for the Vito search string A StoryView confirmation dialog displays when you reach the last occurrence of the search string in the timeline Story Y iew Stor view has finished searching the timeline 10 Click the Yes button to continue the search at the beginning of the timeline or the No button to return to the Find dialog 11 Click the Done button when you
72. cal display space on screen Expand Level Displays both the title and content areas of all the events on a level Page 10 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Events As you develop the content of your document you will need to adjust modify and reorganize events This section describes how to open modify and move events change the color of event boxes and delete events Refer to Template Files on page 4 for information on selecting a timeline template See Event Hierarchies on page 61 for instructions on adding a new NOTE ae event type level to the hierarchy tree for your timeline Creating a New Event 1 Open a timeline For example open the Godfather II example timeline 2 Click the Creation Tool toolbar button or press the C key to turn the cursor into an event creation icon If the cursor is to the right of the box the new event will be inserted to the right of the nearest event If the cursor Is to the left of the box the new event will be inserted to the left of the nearest event 3 Click ona level and ruler position in the timeline to insert a new event and drag it to the right to set the duration For example click on the Scene level at the 61 04 minute mark on the ruler and drag it to the 62 18 minute mark Then release the mouse button to create the new event with a duration of 1 14 minutes Godfather Il sp Seg 2 After Seq 7 3 Vito Learns H Following the party Vito is a grown
73. ch of these commands You will do a lot of scrolling and scaling as you work in a timeline To make these repetitive tasks as easy as possible Story View includes several methods for scrolling and scaling in your timeline Refer to Scrolling on page 32 and Scaling on page 34 for more information about each scrolling and scaling method If you want to work in two different parts of your timeline at the same time you will find it useful to split the timeline horizontally vertically or even both See Splits on page 38 for more information The View menu also includes three sub menus that let you control what displays in the Timeline and Main windows See Set Ruler Options on page 42 for information on adjusting how events appear on the timeline in relation to the ruler In addition refer to Visibility on page 44 for instructions on controlling what timeline elements such as events and connection lines display on screen And finally see Toolbars on page 45 to determine which toolbars to display on the Main window There are shortcut keys next fo many of the options on the View menu Feel free to use these shortcut keys instead of the View menu commands See Keyboard Shortcuts on page 138 for a complete list of shortcut keys Chapter 4 Page 27 StoryView Users Manual Timeline Display The View menu includes several commands that let you quickly adjust the magnification of a timeline These commands allow you to zoom in ona select
74. ck Set The Track Selector portion of the Track area lists all of the currently defined tracks and track sets in your timeline 1 Open a timeline For example open the Godfather II syv example file 2 Select View gt Visibility gt Show Tracks and Controls or press Cirl 5 to display all portions of the Track area including the Track Selector 3 Select a track set from the Track Set drop down list to display it on screen For example select the Locations track set Subplots T Two Stores Subplots Thematic Tracks Locations h All Tracks in Document The default selection is All Tracks in Document The other options on this list are custom track sets Refer to Creating a Track Set on page 73 for instructions on setting up a custom track set 19 20 21 22 Litotes li a Scene 11 Senator Ge Scer Godfather Il_syv On the band stand an emcee mtroduces Tn his SENATOR PAT GEARY to make a office speech The content of the speechis a Michael E thank you to Michael and Kay for a and generous donation But the Senator Senator mispronounces the name Corleone several Geary Lake Tabu Havana Havana Hew York City 1901 1917 Hew York City 1901 1917 Her York City 1958 Hew York City 1958 New York City 1941 e New York City 1941 ian ba Miri Corleone Sicily Corleone Sicily Washington D C Al Page 49 StoryView Users Manual Adding a Track You can add to the tr
75. cking on an Event Centers and Edits it check box if you want to be able to place an event in edit mode by double clicking on it This check box is marked by default 7 The options in the Tab Key Usage in Event Content area are as follows e Inserts a Tab Character Places a tab character into text when you press the Tab key This is the default selection e Rotates Between Paragraph Styles Switches to another paragraph style when you press the Tab key e Advances to Next Field or Event Moves to the next event text field when you press the Tab key 8 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 91 StoryView Users Manual Page 92 Printing a Timeline Overview In Story View printing a timeline is a four step process You begin by using the Report Options dialog to select a format outline or timeline to use for printing the timeline You also select events to include in the print job set print margins and enter a header and or footer in this dialog See Features of the Report Options Dialog on page 94 for more details Next you open the Print Setup dialog and select the destination printer paper size and print orientation to use for your timeline Refer to Print Setup on page 104 for more information Then you can use the Print Preview window to see how your printed timeline would look without actually printing it Using this window helps you to identify settings that need to be changed in
76. ct Page in the Paper group Document Settings E x Groups Singular Plural Conversions Minor Tick Se n General Settings aj Event Hierarchies a Faper Line Lines 1 10 Te HEEE RAEE IES Content Time Day Dave k 24 Hours 10 Hours H Duration Time Frame Frames 00333333 Se 10 L Layout Time Hour Hours 60 Minutes 3 Minutes El Track Sets Time Mirate minutes Paos seconds T ime on onths AWS ays T Dai de Es Time Second Seconds 0 0166667 Min 5 Frames E ar PER Time Week Weeks T Days 10 Days Style Options Time Year Years 12 Months 10 Months o Unit Inzert Delete Help Cancel Apply Revert 4 Double click on the Conversions column to display the Enter Conversion dialog Enter conversion One Page equals 55 0 Lines caro 5 Modify the number and or unit For example enter 40 0 and leave the unit as Lines 6 Click the OK button 7 Repeat Steps 4 through 6 for the Minor Tick column 8 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 83 StoryView Users Manual Export to Screenwriter This panel lists the paragraph styles and event types that are available for export to Movie Magic Screenwriter Story View automatically adds new paragraph styles and event types to this panel Modifying Export Settings This section describes how to enter conversion data for paragraph styles and event types you want to export to Screenwriter 1 Select Tools gt
77. d templates See Creating a New Template on page 4 for more information Disolays the Open dialog Use this dialog to open an existing document Refer to Customizing an Existing Template on page 6 for more information A Closes the active window after asking if you want to save any changes to the timeline Page 118 Appendix A Menu Commands Close Document ua Closes all windows associated with the active document all windows associated with the active document after asking if you want to save any changes fo the file Save Saves any changes made to the active document without closing It Save As Displays the Save As dialog Use this dialog to create and display a copy of the active document and close the original document Save a Copy Displays the Save A Copy dialog Use this dialog to create a backup copy of the active document without closing the original document The backup copy does not display Import Displays the Import Dramatica Story File dialog Use this dialog to import a Dramatica file dsf See Import from Dramatica on page 110 for more details Export Exports a document to Movie Magic Screenwriter in a Screenwriter dsw or rich text format rif See Exporting a Timeline to Screenwriter on page 111 for more details Report Options Displays the Report Options dialog Use this dialog to set print parameters for a timeline including format margins headers and footers Refer to Features
78. d Content 0 2 Inches Help Cancel Revert 4 Mark the Draw Frames Around Events check box if you want boxes displayed around each event This check box is unmarked by default 5 Draw Thin Lines Adds narrow boxes around each event This check box is marked by default 6 Mark the Omit Event Titles from Printout check box if you do not want event titles to print on the report This check box is unmarked by default 7 Enter the number of inches to indent each level in the event hierarchy in the Indent Each Level By field Each successive level will be indented by this amount on the report The default entry is 0 5 8 Enter the number of inches of space to insert between events in the Space Between Events field The default entry is 0 2 Page 98 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline 9 Enter the number of inches of space to insert between an event title and event content in the Space Between Event Title and Content field The default entry is 0 2 You can change the unit of measurement to centimeters on the Options dialog See General Options on page 88 for more information 10 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog 11 Select File gt Print Preview to display the Print Preview window and see how the outline report format looks Act 3 Michael Eliminates His Enemies The third act of Michaels story deals with all the loose ends left by Michaels scattered enemies Hyman Roth has not on
79. d by default 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page StoryView Users Manual Setting Treatment of Tracks for Export to Screenwriter If you plan to export your timeline to Movie Magic Screenwriter you should indicate which tracks you want Screenwriter to treat as character names This makes it easier for Screenwriter to accurately convert your StoryView file 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Track Properties to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings E gt General Settings Select Track Honey Bunny E Event Hierarchies Brett Track color gt Title Butch Coolidge Text Ll Background z e Content Capt Koons gt Duration elle M Enable automatic connections a Layout esa Jimmie tery ee H gaa Jody 4 Connect Events containing this track s title a Track Properties Jules Winnfield Connect Events containing ary of these E Paragraph Styles Lance Style Options Marzellus Wallace gt Units Marvin i Export to Screenwriter Maynard ME Butch Coolidge ME Jules Winnfield MC Pumpkin MC Vincent Wega Match by checking in Mia Wallace Title and content Title Content Pumpkin The Gimp Export to Screenwriter The Wolf Vincent Wega T Treat this track as a Character Name tip Caed tm Bowen 3 Click on a track on the Select Track list to select it For example select the Honey Bunny track 4
80. d down the Shift key and click the Show Connected Events 4 button for the each additional connection bullet you want to select For example click this button for the New York City 1958 track Godfather Il_sypv Show Levels Locations Not connected Lake Take Havana OL Hema Hew York City 1901 1917 de Mew York City 1901 1917 Hew York City 1958 Hew York Cit Hew York City 1958 Hew York City 1941 New York City 11941 Mimmi Corleone Sicily Corleone Sicil Washington D C Washington D C ul The Show Connected Events button turns into a Check Mark button if you move the cursor over it while pressing the Shift key 4 Events that include either the New York City 1901 1917 or New York City 1958 tracks remain active while all other events and tracks are hidden Page 55 StoryView Users Manual Hiding Events Connected to a Track You may also find it helpful to hide events that are connected to tracks you re not currently working with The following instructions explain how to hide events connected to a track 1 Select View gt Visibility gt Enable Event Hiding to activate the event hiding feature if not already selected 2 Hold down the Cirl key and click twice on a track to turn the Show Connected Events button into the Hide Connected Events rt button For example click on the Lake Tahoe track Godfather Il_syv Show Levels Locations Hot conneded L
81. e 10 EI Track Sets pe Hoar Fours Pa Minutes Minutes E E E Ine inute inutez ages econds op ea ile Time Month Months 30 Days 10 Dap eae Time Second Seconds 0 0166667 Min 5 Frames Style Options Time Week Weeks 7 Days 10 Days Units Time ear ears 12 Months 10 Months y Insert Delete Help Cancel Apply Revert 4 Complete the following columns for the new unit of measurement e Groups Enter the group the new unit belongs to For example enter Time The row is automatically moved to the correct alphabetical position in the Time group You can create your own measurement groupings if you don t want to use the default Paper or Time groups Page 81 StoryView Users Manual e Singular Enter a name for the new unit of measurement For example enter Decade e Plural Enter the plural version of the name of the new unit of measurement For example enter Decades e Conversions Enter the multiple of the most closely related unit of measurement required to equal the new unit of measurement For example enter 10 Years e Minor Tick Indicate how frequently you want lines to appear on the ruler between measurement marks For example enter 2 Years See Set Ruler Options on page 42 for more information about the ruler e Separator Enter the character to use to as a separator in the unit of measurement The default is a colon 5 Click the OK button to save your changes and close
82. e Brett Track color Butch Coolidge Text Ll Background Capt Koons Fabienne e Enable automatic connections Honey Bunny Jimmie E Tant sets Jody Connect Events containing this track s title on Track Properties Jules Winnfield e Connect Events containing any of these E Paragraph Styles Lance ie Stole Options Marsellus Wallace Mia Units Marvin Esport to Screenwriter Maynard MC Butch Coolidge MC Jules winnfield MC Pumpkin MC Vincent Vega Match by checking in f Title and content Title Content i Export to Screenwriter Vincent Vega Treat this track as a Character Name Help Cancel Apply Bevet 3 Click on a track on the Select Track list to select it For example select the Mia Wallace track 4 Mark the Enable Automatic Connections check box This check box is marked by default 5 The options in the Automatic Connections area are as follows e Connect to Events Containing this Track s Title Mark this check box to have Story View connect this track to all events that contain the title of this track Mia Wallace This check box is unmarked by default e Connect to Events Containing Any of These Mark this check box and enter keywords to use for connecting the track to events This check box is unmarked by default e Match by Checking Mark a radio button to indicate what parts of events to search in for the track title and or keywords The In Title and Content radio button is marke
83. e gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog 2 3 Select Outline or Timeline from the Current Report drop down list 4 Click on Events Range to view this panel of the dialog Report Options Current Report Timeline Y Choose a subset of events to print All Events Visible Events Only Selected Events Only Timeline Margins Headers amp Footers Chosen Level and Up Chozen level Chosen Level Only Act Chosen Level and Down Help Cancel Revert 5 The options in the Choose a Subset of Events to Print area are as follows All Events Prints all events in a timeline This is the default selection Visible Events Only Prints only events that are displayed in your timeline This is the only option that dims events in a printed report Selected Events Only Prints only events that have been selected in the timeline Chosen Level and Up Prints from the top of the timeline to the level specified in the Chosen Level drop down list Chosen Level Only Prints only the level specified in the Chosen Level drop down list Chosen Level and Down Prints from the bottom of the timeline to the level specified in the Chosen Level drop down list 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 100 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline Report Margins This panel sets page margins and determines if crop marks or edge lines print with the report You mu
84. e 165 StoryView Users Manual SYV An acronym for StoryView file format Template File A file with predefined event hierarchies event types tracks paragraph styles and document settings Timeline The area where you create place and edit the components of a story Timeline Window A window that contains the timeline which includes the Level Selector Event Track Selector and Track areas Title Bar An area in the Main window that lists the title of the program and the file name of the active or selected Timeline window Toolbar The portion of the Main window that includes buttons and tools used to perform commands Track An area of the timeline that shows where a specific element in the story is connected to events containing that element Track Area A portion of the Timeline window that lists all of the elements you are tracking in the timeline and indicates which element appears in which event Vertical Scale A tool used to adjust the height of a timeline Page 166 Index A about StoryView dialog 124 add horizontal split 38 121 vertical split 40 121 adopt 135 align ends 123 131 starts 123 131 all event types 21 automating track connections 77 autotext 68 Babylon 5 161 background colors 96 C cascade 124 center center and edit 122 130 153 events 121 center events 31 check for updates 124 choose event type 131 clear 120 close document 119 gaps 131 window 118
85. e with small gaps between events instead of the default thin line Show Marnging Between Events Keeps the duration of event types from being reduced past the minimum size set in the Document Settings dialog Refer to Setting the Duration of an Event Type on page 69 tor more details Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Page 150 Appendix D Context Menus Ignore Event Durations Displays all events with the minimum sizes designated in the Document Settings dialog regardless of the actual duration of each event When this option is selected you cannot adjust the horizontal scale of your timeline Select to use Paper as the unit of measurement category for the ruler See Setting the Duration of an Event Type on page 69 for information about specifying a unit of measurement Time Select to use Time as the unit of measurement category for the ruler Timeline Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Timeline command pea Reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to its original size Refer to Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline on page 28 tor more details View Settings Displays the General panel of the Options dialog The items in this panel set the program defaults for displaying events watermarks the status bar and flyovers See General Options on page 88 for more information Fe eal Seats Displ
86. ed event range of events or display all events on screen Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline The Panoramic command lets you display an entire timeline up to the preferred panoramic duration set in the Document Settings dialog on screen with one click of the mouse 1 Open a timeline For example open the Godfather II example timeline Fe Godfather ll spy _ O x Act 1 Michael is betrayed The first Act of Michael Corleone s story introduces the many members of the Corleone crime family at a Lake Tahoe celebration for Michael s son s first Seq 1 Anthony s Communi Seq Oe The First Communion of Michael s son Anthony is Following the occasion for a gant famiy party at the new Corleone party Michael 2 Click the Panoramic sd toolbar button to display the entire timeline on screen Godfather ll yw Al ES Seal Subs a a Pr y 2 Subst gt Seq Ss Mica Scere 86 Seg 1 Substo em mial m Scene 10 CAN Click the Panoramic sd toolbar button a second time to return to the original zoom level The ability of this command to display all events on screen may be limited based on the options selected on the Ruler sub menu See Set Ruler Options on page 42 for more information Page 28 Chapter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display Fitting an Event to View The Fit to View command is useful when you want to zoom in on one or more events It allows you to display just those events on
87. el Hierarchies are just groups of these levels So a screenplay might be made up of acts sequences and scenes Acts are composed of sequences which are in turn made up of scenes That s not how write Can use my own structuring methodology Yes You can either work from our pre designed templates or you can make your own hierarchy of levels and create your own event types to put in them You can visualize structure using almost any writing system developed Take the steps or methods of your favorite writing instructor or mentor and create empty story events in your timeline then fill them out with your own story How hard is it to create my own hierarchies Not difficult but it requires experience with many of the program s features Before attempting to design your own story hierarchies you should 1 work through the tutorials 2 play with the example stories and templates and 3 read the section of this manual that explains how to build a hierarchy Once I ve created a story hierarchy like can reuse it as a template Yes A StoryView template is just a StoryView document If you develop a custom set of hierarchies event types options levels and tracks you can just save that document and stick it into a folder called templates Then every time you create a new document you will be asked if you want to work from any of the available templates If you choose a template your new document starts out as an exac
88. elect events and text that is adjacent as you would in a normal word processor Use the Shift key to extend selection in the Outline window NOTE the use of these two different modifier keys for selection is consistent with accepted Microsoft standards for object and text selection e The Timeline window lets you set constraints see below on the positions of events the Outline window does not e The Timeline window lets you dim events by type or by connections the Outline window does not e You can have multiple windows open on screen that display the same hierarchies and events This can be helpful so you can utilize the best of both views It helps to have a large monitor or have your display set to higher resolutions if you re going to have multiple windows open Why did you pick the term event We picked that name because there isn t any word that is used to describe the variety of story pieces found in different forms of writing For example the term scene may be appropriate for screenplays and stage plays but not for novels A chapter makes sense for a book but not a television commercial Event is a generic term that fits a timeline well because an event starts at a specific point in the timeline and has a duration Why do story events have a duration One of the many useful features of StoryView is that you can see how much time or how many pages are taken up by specific areas of your story Thi
89. elect the Vincent Vega track Document Settings Objective Characters Main Characters Major Characters Track Properties E Paragraph Styles B incent Vega i Style Options Marsellus Wallace Marvin Maynard 5 Click the Remove button to delete the Vincent Vega track from the Jules amp Vincent track set Document Settings Objective Characters Main Characters Major Characters Track Properties E Paragraph Styles Style Options Marsellus Wallace Marvin Maynard 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 75 StoryView Users Manual Track Properties This panel determines the color connection and export settings for a track or group of tracks Changing Track Colors Follow these instructions to change text and or background color of a track 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Track Properties to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings Ea Select Track Mia Wallace Brett Track color Butch Coolidge Text Ad Background Capt Koons Fabienne IY Enable automatic connections Honey Bunny Jimmie E tad sets Jody Connect Events containing this track s title i Track Properties Jules Winnfield e Connect Events containing any of these E Paragraph Styles Lance ie Stole Options Marsellus Wallace Mia Units Marvin Esport to Screenwriter Maynard ME Butch Coolidge MC Jules winnfield
90. ent Pending Certain user interface elements including timeline based display of text patent pending Introduction You May Be Wondering What is StoryView StoryView is a remarkable new visual outliner for writers that lets you brainstorm create structure and organize your ideas StoryView uses a timeline format that is superior to index cards post it notes and traditional outlining systems Who needs StoryView StoryView is for all writers who want to plot or chart their story in a visual manner and want to create printouts that help them present their story to others StoryView is especially useful for outlining and developing complex stories and tracking throughlines Also writers who work with stories that have specific time limits i e commercials television live events can use Story View to lay out the pieces of their work and see how much time has been used What kinds of stories can write with StoryView You can write screenplays episodic television sitcoms mini series commercials stage plays novels novellas short stories live events presentations business plans historical timelines and a lot of other stuff we ve yet to discover What s a timeline format StoryView is the first writing tool that lets you create the pieces of your story on a timeline patent pending For example you might be writing a two hour movie and have an idea for the ending or for a scene in the middle of your story
91. ently selected in the Panel Selector area Defaults to the panel selected the last time the Options dialog was open 3 Action Buttons This area includes the following five buttons e Help Displays the Story View online help e OK Saves all changes and closes the Options dialog e Cancel Closes the Options dialog without saving changes e Apply Saves changes without closing the Options dialog e Revert Cancels all changes made to the Options dialog Page 86 Chapter 7 Setting Program Options File Options This panel sets the program defaults for saving timelines Setting File Options 1 Select Tools gt Options to display the Options dialog 2 Click on File to view this panel of the dialog Options z General ie Editing Saving Files T Create backup files Reminders I Save modified documents every his minutes Document Change Detection T Scrolling scaling and other view changes mark document for saving OF Cancel Apply Revert 3 Mark the Create Backup Files check box if you want to generate a backup file whenever you save a timeline This check box is unmarked by default 4 Mark the Save Modified Document Every check box if you want Story View to remind you at regular intervals to save your timeline This check box is marked by default and set to an interval of 15 minutes If you mark this check box specify the regular interval by selecting the number of minutes fro
92. ents of your choosing In the Timeline window event titles are limited by either the width or height of the event In the Outline window event titles are wrapped so you can see their entire text unless the event is collapsed or the title is Summarized In the Timeline window when you edit an event s title area the automatic text numbering for example disappears leaving only the actual title text In the Outline window automatic text remains while you edit titles though it will optionally dim so you can tell that it s not editable There are subtle differences in the way events are created and positioned in the Outline window all newly created events are assumed to be Introduction positioned as left as possible when viewed in the Timeline This helps eliminate undesired gaps To introduce gaps between events use the Timeline window to move events e In the Timeline window you can collapse or hide entire levels or entire event types In the Outline window you can selectively collapse or expand parts of an event s hierarchy This allows you to work selectively on only those areas of the outline that interest you with less extraneous clutter e In the Timeline window you can select events that are not adjacent to each other by holding down the Control key and perform formatting operations for example select several events at different areas of the timeline and set their color In the Outline window you can only s
93. ext Page 131 StoryView Users Manual ss AUR A A a a color to selected text Bold Adds or removes bold Vulcan for selected text Italic Adds or removes italic formatting for selected text Adds or removes underlining for selected me text ae Formats selected text so that it is left justified CI MOS Formats selected text so that it is right justified MC o Track Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Track toolbar me TrackSets Sets Displays the Track Sets panel of the Displays the Track Sets panel ofthe Document Settings dialog Use this panel to create track groupings to use with your timeline See Creating a Track Set on page 73 for more information Insert Track Adds tracks to the list in the Track Selector area See Adding a Track on page 50 for more details Remove Removes the selected track from the Track Track Selector area Refer to Deleting a Track on page 52 tor more information Toggle Displays hides the Track area tet Track Area Page 132 Appendix B Toolbar Commands Scale Toolbars The following table describes the function of the Horizontal Vertical and Panoramic toolbars Set Adjusts the horizontal display size of events in Horizontal a timeline without changing the duration of Scale the events See Using the Horizontal Scale Tool on page 35 for more information Set Vertical Adjusts the vertical display size of events in a
94. father Il sy Ml ES EE Expand All a A aa Act 1 Michael 1s betrayed The first Act of Michael Corleone s story introduces the many members of the Corleone crime family at a Lake Tahoe celebration for Michael s son s first Seq 1 Anthony s Communi Seq 2 A The First Communion of Michael s son Anthony is Following the eccasion for a giant family party at the new Corleone party Michael z o BE Bol DA an y O 2 A YN The Event area includes the following components 1 Ruler Uses the designated unit of measurement time or pages to indicate the duration of events and the entire story The duration of events is not affected by changes to the width or horizontal scale of the timeline Refer to Using the Horizontal Scale Tool on page 35 for more information Set Ruler Type Click this button to display the Ruler context menu See Set Ruler Options on page 42 for more details Event Levels Identifies with a watermark each level in the event hierarchy of the document Watermarks can be turned off in the Options dialog Refer to Setting General Options on page 88 for more information Event Signifies one dramatic unit Each event starts at a designated point in the timeline and has a specific duration They contain title and content sections although some only display the content sections Collapse Level Hides the content area of all the events on a level This function conserves verti
95. field or event OF Cancel Apply Revert 3 The options in the Numerical Key area are as follows e Always Scroll or Scale the Display Causes the Timeline window to scroll whenever you enter numbers using the NumPad This is the default selection e Always Enter Numbers Adds numbers entered with the NumPad to events when you are in edit mode If an event is not selected and in edit mode nothing happens e Enter Numbers into Text Fields Otherwise Scroll or Scale Adds numbers entered with the NumPad to events when you are in edit mode If an event is not selected and in edit mode causes the Timeline window to scroll note 18 Num Lock key must be in the locked position for these three options to work Page 90 Chapter 7 Setting Program Options 4 Mark the Warn When an Event s Type Changes check box if you want to have a StoryView confirmation dialog open whenever you try to move an event to a new level This check box is marked by default StonVview Performing move Scene event This operation will cause the type of one or more events to be changed to a different type Cancel Do pou want to continue 5 Mark the Show Warning When a Paste Operation Discards Some Text Formatting check box if you want to have a Story View confirmation dialog open whenever executing the paste command will result in the loss of some type of text format This check box is marked by default 6 Mark the Double Cli
96. formation Page 129 StoryView Users Manual View Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the View toolbar Show All Expands any collapsed or hidden event levels in Events your timeline so that all levels display This button also displays all the tracks so that any events dimmed or hidden due to their track connection become fully visible Enable Enables or disables event hiding Allows you to Event Hiding use the Level Selector to hide event levels and the Track Status buttons to hide events Refer to Level Selector on page 19 and Track Selector on page 49 tor more information Toggle Displays connection lines between events and Connection tracks in the Track area Lines Toggle Displays connection labels tor connection points Connection in the Track area Labels Event and Timeline Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Event and Timeline toolbar Pa Esmerena and Puts the selected event into edit mode and ru hos ser deven mios o eara Edit the event on screen in two thirds view Insert Before Adds a new event to the immediate left of the selected event or insertion cursor The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document See Creating a New Event on page 11 for more information about events Insert After Adds a new event to the immediate right of the selected event or insertion cursor The Event menu a
97. g a Horizontal Split on page 38 or select View gt Add Horizontal Split to divide the timeline horizontally 3 Follow the instructions for Adding a Vertical Split on page 40 or select View gt Add Vertical Split to divide the timeline vertically a Godfather Il_sypy of x Subst Act E E The Arot Art aF ao a 4 Use the split view to compare data in separate parts of the timeline Page 41 StoryView Users Manual Set Ruler Options Use the Ruler sub menu to change the display settings for the timeline 1 Select View gt Set Ruler Options to display the Ruler sub menu Show Marnging Between Events Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Ignore Event Durations Paper w Time TIP You can also click on the ruler or the Set Ruler Type button to display the Ruler sub menu 2 Select any combination of the following options e Show Margins Between Events Displays the timeline with small gaps between events instead of just a thin line This option unlike the other two is selected by default so you have go into the Ruler sub menu to turn it off gt Godfather ll spy 7 3 10 11 13 15 Substory Act 1 Vit Act 1 Michael This work presents two stories which The frst Act of Michael Seq 1 D Seq 2 Seq 1 Anthon Vito Reaching The First Commuruion of accompanies his New York Michael s son Anthony is mother to his city by ship occasion for a giant family Page 42 Chapter 4 Adjusting T
98. he Mito accomparies his Reaching Hew Page 146 Appendix D Context Menus e Timeline Use these options to modify display settings in the Event area The cursor must be over a blank part of the Event area i e not over an event or event type to display this context menu Substorv Panorama as o stories which unfold m alternating eparate im time and space yet Show All E vents L L u Show Connection Lines iccio Sed a The New Vito accomparies his Reaching New York mother to his father s City by ship Vite faces e Event Level Use these options to adjust the layout of an event level The cursor must be on an event type to display this context menu T 3 J 10 Mirtes li Select Current Level t I Vito Meets Tt Select All stories which untold in Tee Get Balers ey are separate in time and Insert Act After characters VITO Close Gaps ccio Seq 2 The New Reaching New York City by ship Vito faces the immieration officials alone and Panorama View Settings Show All Events Show Connection Lines e Event Use these commands to modify display settings for a selected event An event must be selected to display this context menu T 3 5 10 Trote Vito Meets T which unfold in e separate in time and Select Current Level VITO wien cters VITO Select All T AAA cter of the smaller and oj Sevier eral Bel the father of Fit to Yew Fit to arde View Sed ne The New
99. imeline Display Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Keeps the duration of event types from being reduced past the minimum size set in the Document Settings dialog Refer to Setting the Duration of an Event Type on page 69 for more details Cal Godfather Il_syyv 4 5 a se in a 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Minutes 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Substory Act 1 Act 1 Michael is betr This work presents two The first Act of Michael Corleone s story A Seq 1 L Seq 2 Seq 1 Anthony s Con Vito Reachin The First Communion of Michael s son accompanies o Hew Anthony is occasion for a sant family party at his mother to York the new Corleone compound in Lake Tahoe Ignore Event Durations Displays all events with the minimum sizes designated in the Document Settings dialog regardless of the actual duration of each event When this option is selected you cannot adjust the horizontal scale of your timeline al Godfather ll spy 70 75 20 35 on 95 100 105 110 115 Substory Act 1 Vito Meets New Worlc This work presents two stories which unfold in alternating sequences They are Seq 1 Don Ciccio s Revenge Mito accompanies his mother to his father s funeral Men who work for his father s killer DON CICCIO attack the funeral discovering Vito s brother Paolo and kaline him Vito s mother goes to Don Ciccio to bes him not to kill her only Selecting any of these options especially Ignore Event Durations may limit the ability of the Pan
100. in this folder Refer to Support Files on page 161 tor a description of support_files Folder the files included in this folder See Template Files on page 162 for information about each of the files included in this folder ee PES A list of FAQ s in a StoryView timeline format Questions syv Templates Folder information and FAQ s in a Microsoft Word format CN O swew o Page 160 Appendix E Program Files Dramatica Example Files The following Dramatica example files are located in the Story View Dramatica_Examples folder me es Sun Also Rises The dsf Example Files The following example files are located in the StoryView Examples folder e es Tiger Woods E E l Television Commercial Commercial syv Support Files The following support files are located in the Story View Support_Files folder ICI Page 161 StoryView Users Manual III Template Files The following template files are located in the StoryView Templates folder me en This template does not include any predefined event types Use it if you want to create your own template file from scratch You must create all of your own event types if you use this template l This template is specially formatted for writing a Commercial syv oe television commercial Novel Chapter This template is specially formatted for writing a book Section syv and includes two event types Novel Part Episode Section syv Blank
101. ind Next Replace Replace Previous Replace Next Ctrl Ctrl E Ctrl Delete Chrl 4 Ctrl S hift 4 Ctrl F Chrl Shitt l Ctri k Ctrl H Ctrl Shift J Ctrl Appendix A Menu Commands e View Use these commands to adjust how a timeline displays and to select which toolbars display on the Main window NOTE See Toolbars on page 126 for detailed information on each type of toolbar e Format Use the options on this menu to customize the appearance of text in an event e Event Use these commands to insert new events edit existing events and adjust the placement of events Page 117 StoryView Users Manual e Tools Use this menu to insert remove and organize tracks as well as to access the Options and Document Settings dialogs Tracks Settings for Romeo ndluliet spw Fe Options Fe Refer to Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline and Chapter 7 Setting Program Options for descriptions of the Document Settings and Options dialogs e Window Use these commands to organize multiple documents Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Cascade w 1 Document e Help Use this menu to access the online help and program release information Help Topics Fl About Story yew Check for Updates File Menu The following table describes the function of each File menu command Displays the Open From Template dialog Use this dialog to create a new document from one of the liste
102. ion to your new template e Duration Enter the minimum and maximum duration for your timeline See Adjusting General Settings on page 60 for more details e Hierarchy Create a hierarchy of event types See Creating a New Event Hierarchy on page 62 for more information e Events Edit the default font font size font color and duration of event types Refer to Event Types on page 66 for more information e Tracks Define a set of tracks Refer to Adding a Track on page 50 for more details 5 Select File gt Save As to display the Save As dialog 6 Enter a unique name for your new file For example enter newfile Save in E story view Tl c Dramatica _E amples _ Examples Support Files J Templates Frequently Asked Questions spw Save as type StonMiew Documents sy Cancel Z 7 Click the Save button to save your changes to the duration hierarchy event and track settings rip Click the Create New Folder a button if you want to add a new folder to save your custom templates in Page 5 StoryView Users Manual Customizing an Existing Template This section describes how to modify the Screenplay syv template to meet format and layout requirements of your own screenplay Select a template customize it and save it with a unique file name to create your own custom formatted template These instructions also apply to any other StoryView template listed NOTE i in Template
103. ired format and paper size Printing a Timeline 1 Open the timeline you want to print if not already open 2 Select File gt Print to display the Print dialog Print Setup Report Options Select report to print Preview Cancel Print Pe You can also click the Print amp toolbar button to open this dialog 3 Select Timeline or Outline in the Select Report to Print area This dialog also gives you a last chance to access the other print related dialogs Click the Print Setup Report Options or Preview buttons to access these dialogs 4 Click the Print button to open a second Print dialog Print ki x Hame ue Lasenlet 5000 Seres PCL E Properties Status Default printer Ready Type HP Laseret 5000 Series PCL E Where AbmMoremagic eng_Hp_ 5000r Comment Print to file Print range Copies Humber of copies ji i ANS pages Fages from f to je Me Selection Cancel Page 106 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline 5 The options in the Printer area are as follows e Name Select a destination printer for the timeline The destination printer can also be selected in the Print Setup dialog See Completing the Print Setup Dialog on page 104 for more information e Print to File Mark this check box to create a print file instead of actually printing your timeline TIP Click the Properties button to display more detailed information about the p
104. ite faces the immigration his father s kiler DON CICCIO oficials alone and unable to 3 Scen Scene 5 Don Alone young CICCI Vito sails isthe eno Minutes 1 00 6 00 scene 6 You can also use the Select Properties toolbar to change the position and duration of an event Refer to Selection Properties Toolbar on page 133 for more information 4 Release the mouse button to reset the duration of the event at five minutes Godfather Il_sypv a 9 10 Seq 1 Don Ciccio s Reve Vito accompanies his mother to his father s funeral Reaching Hew Men who work for his father s killer DOH York City by ship CICCI attack the funeral discovering Vito s Vito faces the Sesame ocene 3 scene 5 Superimposed Vito s Mama Alone young titles explam that MIES Vito sails Wito s father was ANDOLINT across the Page 13 StoryView Users Manual Moving an Event to a New Position You can move an event to any position on the timeline This section describes how to move an event to a new position on the same event level 1 Click on the event you want to move to anew position on the timeline For example click on Scene 5 2 Drag it to the new position The insertion point indicates where the event will be placed and the flyover indicates the current position of the cursor on the timeline For example drag Scene 5 to the left until the cursor rests between Scene 2 and Scene 3 Godfather Il_sypv 4
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107. lways displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Page 130 Appendix B Toolbar Commands Sequence Choose Event Displays the event type currently selected If Type event s are selected on a level that allows multiple event types Choosing an event type changes all events on that level to the selected type Use this drop down list to see what kind of event will be inserted and to change an existing event This drop down list is disabled unless the event level supports more than one event type Refer to Modifying an Event Hierarchy on page 61 for more information Align Starts Closes gaps fo the left of the selected parent and child events Compact Left Closes gaps fo the left of the selected group of events Move Left Closes gaps fo the left of a selected event Align Ends Closes gaps fo the right of the selected parent and child events Compact Right Closes gaps to the right of the selected group of events Move Right Closes gaps fo the right of a selected event z Close Gaps Eliminates gaps between and around selected Be event s Text Format Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Text Format toolbar Normal Paragraph Assigns a paragraph style to selected text Style Refer to Assigning Paragraph Styles to an Event Type on page 79 for more details inner Ae Font Assigns a font to selected text ma Fonte Assigns a font size to selected t
108. ly escaped Michaels grasp but he has arranged for Frankie Pentangeli to become a Federal witness in Senate Committee Hearings on organized crime This means Michael Corleone is in danger of being tried and convicted as a Mafia kingpin Feeling desperate over his failed family relations especially Fredo s betrayal Michael turns to his mother for advice He realizes that he faces new times and new troubles that werent an issue in his mother s day Seq 1 Michael Comes Home After all his dealings in Florida and Havana Michael finally returns to his Lake Tahoe home It has been a long time As his potential business deal in Havana have disappears Michael faces unex pected troubles in the States Frankie Pentagelis buttonman WILLIE CICCI testifies to a Senate Sub committee that Michael Corleone is the Godfather of organized crime in America Faced with betrayal at every turn Michael wonders how his father dealt with such problems He asks his mother what she thinks and she doesn t even understand what he s asking The troubles Michael faces particularly regarding Fredo are so modern that they seem impossible to her old fashioned sensibilities Scene 70 Michael Arrives in Tahoe After all his business in Cuba and Miami Michael begins the third Act of his story by returning to his home in Lake Tahoe where his wife and children await him The weather has changed and there s now snow on the ground No one is outside play ing and Michael slips in
109. m Timeline Duration 8 0 Hours v Appearance of event title areas Y Preview content in empty event titles _ Cancel Apply Revert Action Buttons This dialog includes the following areas 1 Panel Selector Lists all of the panels included in the Document Settings dialog Click on a panel on this list to display it in the Panel area 2 Panel Displays the panel currently selected in the Panel Selector area Defaults to the panel selected the last time the Document Settings dialog was closed 3 Action Buttons This area includes the following five buttons Page 58 Help Displays the StoryView online help OK Saves all changes and closes the Document Settings dialog Cancel Closes the Document Settings dialog without saving changes Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline e Apply Saves changes without closing the Document Settings dialog e Revert Cancels all changes made in the Document Settings dialog Page 59 StoryView Users Manual General Settings Setting the duration of a timeline helps you to visualize the scope of your story Use the General Settings panel to set the duration of the timeline and select the unit days hours pages etc to use to measure the duration For example if you are writing a screenplay you might set the maximum duration to 120 minutes A StoryView warning dialog displays if you try to insert an event on the timeline past the maximum duration Adjusting Gene
110. m the Minutes drop down list StoryYiew Homeo nd ulet sy Y 5 Mark the Scrolling Scaling and Other View Changes check box if you want Story View to save any changes you make to the display of a timeline using the scroll scale panoramic and other view commands This check box is unmarked by default 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 87 StoryView Users Manual General Options This panel how events display and if watermarks flyovers and the status bar are displayed or hidden Setting General Options 1 Select Tools gt Options to display the Options dialog 2 Click on General to view this panel of the dialog 3 The options in the Event Titles When Rotated area are as follows e Read Upwards Displays text from the bottom to the top of the event This is the default selection o 1 Here e Read Downwards Displays text from the top to the bottom of the event 2190H 18 Page 88 Chapter 7 Setting Program Options Mark the Show Watermarks of Event Type Names on Each Level check box if you want the name of event types to display in the background of the applicable level in the Event area This check box is marked by default Mark the Show Status Bar on the Bottom of the Application Frame Window check box if you want to display the Status Bar on the bottom of the Main window This check box is marked by default For Help press F1 Mark the Show a Flyove
111. man as the third Sequence of Michael turns in for bed his story begins His frend GENCO takes only to find the drapes Vito to a Vaudeville play where they run inte Scene Scene paeas efore gunmen leaving who Michael The box that appears below and to the right of the cursor is called a flyover It lists the duration and position of the selected event on the ruler See General Options on page 88 for more information 4 Enter a title for the new event in the Event Title area then press Enter to move to the Event Content area Page 11 StoryView Users Manual 5 Enter text for the new event in the Event Content area 6 Press the Escape key to deselect the event and exit edit mode 7 Repeat this process for each event you want to add to the timeline Editing an Event You can modify the title and content areas of an event at any time add special text formats and apply paragraph styles to selected text 1 Click on an event to select it For example click on Sequence 2 2 Click on either the Event Title or Event Content area to put the event in edit mode Seq 2 After The Party Following the party Michael turns in for bed only to find the drapes open for assassins to pet a clean shot at him Machine gun fire fills his bedroom but Michael and Kay manage to duck and sucmve Michael knows immediately that 3 Modify the existing text and add new text as needed 4 Add the following types of formatting
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113. n a Storie c Dramatica_Examples _ Examples _ Support_Files Templates Save as type RichText Documents rtf Cancel Z Select a destination folder for the rtf file Enter a name for the file in the File Name field For example enter GF Click the Save button to save the GF rtf file es ae Open the GF rtf file in any word processing program that can read rtf files For example open this file in WordPad girtf WordPad o File Edit View Insert Format Help Ojal Sal al ejeje 85 Opening Credits The opening credits reantroduce MICHAEL CORLECONE for this the sequel to the orginal The Godfather Audience members faruhar with the orginal story will recall this is the tender young man who reluctantly became a crime boss to protect his family s interests Unmtiated viewers will see immediately that this man is wealthy and respected as he receives a wisitor who bows and kisses the big ring on Michael s hand Michael receives a visitor Commands respect Michael calmly accepts the respect dl kiss from bis visitor establishing the comfort with which Michael carries his position We see instantly that no matter what inner doubts he may still have he displays his power without hesitation This is meaningful especially to viewers who remember the first flm Michael s character ascended to power at the end of the first film after gt NUM 4 For Help press Fl 10 Edit and refo
114. n building your own timeline Customize the template to suit the needs of your writing project and save it with a unique file name to save your custom formats See Template Files on page 162 for a complete list of template files included with Story View Creating a New Template This section describes how to use the Blank syv template to build your own template from scratch To create a template you need to set the length of your timeline create an event hierarchy select fonts to use with different event types and define tracks If there already is a template for your type of writing it is much easier and quicker to modify that template to suit your needs See Customizing an Existing Template on page 6 for more details 1 Select File gt New or click the New 3 toolbar button to display the Open From Template dialog Open From Template Look in E Templates EX HJ Blank sy Screenplay 4ct Sequence 5ce El Commercial sp Screenplay Act Sequence Sce m Dramatica syw Screenplay Scenes Only syw Novel Chapter 5 ection syy m Teleplay one hour dramatic Ac Novel Part E pizode 5 ection syv El Tivo Act Play ct Scene sv Screenplay Act Scene syw File name blank spy Files of type Stoyview Documents sy Cancel 2 Select the Blank syv template file 3 Click the Open button to display this file Page 4 Document Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Add the following informat
115. n intimate meal and return home in a romantic dancing glow That s when Mia mistakes Vince s heroin for cocaine and overdoses on it while he s not looking Vince has Jules amp Vince dri Vince amp Mia s Date TWO HITMEN Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife Mia He s Sequence He Bl Ale VINCENT VEGA long high on heroin when he meets her trying to stay cool But when he doesn t hair white very mellow get flustered by Mia s pointed questions his relaxed manner intrigues her and JULES WINNFIELD They have dinner and conversation at a retro restaurant which draws them tall black and tough Once they re home again Vince is afraid of going too far but he together ye se 4 Juse 5 2 2 se 9 Y se 10 At Jackrabt S E se 13 Lar E Going Vince a High Mia directs them to a Delivering Es inside and ariel stylized restaurant a o Mia s body z to Jules y heroin where Vince feels out to Lance s i a z of place Continuing cal lee F none mo time units a NUM A For Help press F1 Toolbars Status Bar Event Status Keyboard Locks This window includes the following components 1 Title Bar Lists the title of the program and the file name of the active or selected Timeline window 2 Menu Bar Includes a series of menus used to open windows and execute program commands Refer to Menu Bar Op
116. n optional title area and a content area In the Timeline window the amount of text that is visible depends on the scale you are viewing the Timeline This means that you may or may not see all of the text in an event In the Outline window you can easily see the entire text You can optionally select unique combinations of events and hierarchies to be visible on a per Outline or per Timeline window basis Why would you want them to be different For example you might want to display an outline with notes and a timeline with the actual body of your work You can switch back and forth between the Timeline and Outline windows by pressing F9 The window you switch to will try to select the same events you were working on when you pressed F9 In the Timeline window is a ruler and the width of the events are proportional to the number of pages or minutes duration of those events In the Outline window there is no ruler and the event durations are not visible on screen although there is an option to display those durations in titles using the lt duration gt autotext Because of its unique layout the Timeline window has many features that let you make and view connections to tracks The Outline window doesn t have any track related features The Timeline window lets you hide the content of an entire level of events but not for individual events The Outline window permits you to turn on and off the title or content for specific ev
117. nd click on the event again to deselect it if you decide that you don t want to move a selected event 2 Drag Scene 3 up between Sequence 1 and 2 The insertion point indicates where the event will be placed and the flyover indicates the current position of the cursor on the ruler Godfather Il_sypy 3 4 T caching ew York funeral Men who work for his father s City by ship Vite faces killer DON CICCIC attack the funeral the immotation officials na a E NO inde 625 47 Joy Vito s Mama Alone young MES Ciccio Vito sals across ANDOLINT is the the ocean to The cursor in the above screen shot indicates that the event will NOTE inserted between Sequence and 2 3 Release the mouse button to place the event on the new level and a Story View warning dialog displays oO o Y StonVview Performing move Scene event This operation will cause the type of one or more events to be changed to a different type Cancel Do pou want to continue Page 15 StoryView Users Manual 4 Click the OK button to place the event on the new level Godfather Il_syv Mito accomparies his mother to his father s imera Men who work for his father s killer DOM CICCIO attack the Cer Scene Spe Den rme Ciccio osed is the 5 Press the End key to scroll to the end of the timeline The duration of your timeline has increased by 2 22 minutes This increase reflects the addition of a new sequence with
118. ne Godfather Il_spyv 5 Subste Act Michael j is s betrayed The fret al af Wiiehael Carlene otari ites diced the mant Sec Seq Seq d Anthony s Com S eq 2 Wit a The First Gommunion of Michael s son Following o GO Anthony is o ccasion for a gant family party at the party 4 Release the mouse button to split the timeline vertically Godfather Il sp Subst Act 1 Michael i 1 J Sec gt Seq l Anthony Wit 3 The First Communion of QO Michael s son Anthony is occasion 5 Use the horizontal scroll bars to display different points in the timeline The vertical scroll bar moves both parts of the timeline at the same time You can also select View gt Add Vertical Split or press the F4 key to split your timeline vertically Chapter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display Removing a Vertical Split 1 Place the cursor over the vertical splitter 2 Drag the splitter back to its original position to the left of the bottom scroll bar Godfather Il_syv The The rot fet af fichar Thie oh Sea Seq 1 Anthony Vit dp The First Communion of VO Michael s son Anthony is occasion 3 Release the mouse button to remove the vertical split from the timeline NOTE You can also select View gt Remove Vertical Split or press the F4 key to remove a vertical split Adding Both a Horizontal and Vertical Split 1 Open the timeline you want to split 2 Follow the instructions for Addin
119. ng the height or vertical scale Changing the width of the timeline to display more or less of it on screen does not alter the duration of events or the total duration of the timeline 1 Select View gt Toolbars gt Horizontal Scale to display the Set Horizontal Scale toolbar if not already displayed 2 Use any of the following methods to adjust the horizontal scale of your timeline e Click on the Left Arrow to shrink the horizontal scale This increases the horizontal percentage of the timeline that displays on screen HT e Click on the Right Arrow to expand the horizontal scale This decreases the horizontal percentage of the timeline that displays on screen ME e Click on the Scale Bar and drag it to any position on the toolbar to adjust the timeline to that horizontal scale M gt e Click on any point in the toolbar to adjust the timeline to that horizontal scale R gt 3 Repeat Step 2 until your timeline displays at the desired horizontal scale TIP If you don t want to use the Set Horizontal Scale toolbar select View gt Toolbars gt Horizontal Scale to hide it Page 35 StoryView Users Manual Using the Vertical Scale Tool The Set Vertical Scale toolbar allows you to adjust the display height of a timeline without affecting the width or horizontal scale 1 Select View gt Toolbars gt Vertical Scale to display the Set Vertical Scale toolbar if not already displayed 2 Use
120. nk you te Michael and Kay for a Locations generous donation But the Senator Havana Havana Hew York City 1901 1917 Hew York City 1901 1917 Har York City 1958 Mew York City 1958 Har York City 1941 Hew York City 1941 Miami Whar Corleone Sicily Corleone Seil 3 Release the mouse button to manually link the event with the Rome track See Automating Track Connections on page 77 for detailed information on automating the track connection process Removing a Track Connection 1 Click on the track connection you want to delete For example click on the Rome track connection you made in the previous section fj Godfather II syy Read Only LO x a a E Drinte z SC 11 Senator Geary 5 pp sc 12 Michael ane an SC On the band stand an emcee In his office Michael introduces SENATOR PAT and Senator Geary show Levels GEARY to make a speech have a busmess The content of the speech is a meeting about ill Locatigns l thank you to Michael and Kay Michael s intention to gt j foo lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Lal oem S S C aves Har York City 1901 1917 a Hew York City 1901 1917 Hew York City 1958 amp New York City 1958 Hew York City 19413 e New York City 1041 CI Corleone Sicily A Corleone sicil ao Alla 2 Press Delete to remove this track connection from the timeline The Rome track is not deleted only the specified track connection Page 51 StoryView User
121. ns 80 support files 161 switch outline view 134 print layout view 134 T tab key usage 91 template files 162 templates creating 4 customizing 6 types 4 text context menu 148 154 text format toolbar 126 131 Thelma and Louise 161 Tiger Woods Commercial 161 tile horizontally 124 vertically 124 timeline event and timeline toolbar 130 features 10 level selector 19 report format 95 tools toolbar 126 129 window 2 3 timeline context menu 147 151 title bar 2 3 toggle connection labels 130 connection lines 130 track area 132 toolbars 2 45 121 126 tools menu 118 123 track adding 50 132 area 3 48 connection bullet 48 connection label 48 connection line 48 deleting 52 132 display area 48 53 features 48 highlighting 54 selector 3 49 show all tracks 48 show track area 44 status area 48 53 toolbar 132 track properties 76 78 track set 73 74 track toolbar 127 tracks sub menu 123 track display context menu 149 156 track properties automating track connections 77 Index changing track colors 76 export to Screenwriter 78 track selector context menu 148 155 track status context menu 149 155 U undo 120 128 units of measurement 81 83 89 133 users manual conventions 9 V vertical split 40 41 toolbar 127 133 view centering events 31 fitting an event on screen 29 fitting an event to 2 3rds view 30 menu 28 117 121 panoramic 28 scale 37 scroll 33 toolbar 126 130 view settings 1
122. nt if not already open Select File gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog Select Outline or Timeline from the Current Report drop down list Click on Headers amp Footers to view this panel of the dialog Report Options ES Current Report Header Text Timeline bd Timeline E Font Events Range Margins Justification Left Center Right Headers amp Footers Footer Text Jw lt page Font Justification Left Center Right Insert Automatic Text Help Cancel Revert The options in the Header Text area are as follows e Check Box Mark if you want a header to print with your timeline This check box is unmarked by default which means that no header prints with your report e Text Field Enter the text for the header exactly as you want it to appear on the printed timeline and click on the applicable Justification radio button e Font Button Click this button to display the Font dialog Use this dialog to select a font font style size color and script for the header The default font is Times New Roman Regular 12 point Repeat Step 5 for the Footer Text area This check box is marked by default which means your report will print with the default lt page gt footer This Page 102 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline footer prints the current page number at the bottom of each page of your report 7 Click the Insert Automatic Text button t
123. nt type to be inserted is displayed in the Choose Event Type drop down list There must be more than one type available for you to choose an event type Page 122 Appendix A Menu Commands Insert lt Event gt After Adds a new event to the immediate right of the selected event or insertion cursor The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Reduces the duration of selected event s Increases the duration of selected event s Align Starts Closes gaps to the left of the selected parent and child events Compact Lett Closes gaps to the left of the selected group of events Move Left Closes gaps fo the left of a selected event Align Ends Closes gaps fo the right of the selected parent and F child events Compact Right Closes gaps to the right of the selected group of events Move Right Closes gaps to the right of a selected event Close Gaps Closes gaps between and around selected events Tools Menu The following table describes the function of each Tools menu command ReneS Opens a sub menu that allows you fo insert and delete i tracks Refer to Chapter 5 Setting Up Tracks for more information Settings farDoecumenti Displays the Document Settings dialog Use this dialog to adjust the timeline event tracking style and unit settings for the selected document Refer to Features of the Document Settings Dialog on page 58 for more information Options
124. ntation for a Timeline report 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 104 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline Print Preview This window shows you how a timeline would look if you printed it This is a good way to save paper by helping you to spot problems prior to printing Viewing a Timeline On Screen 1 Open the timeline you want to print if not already open 2 Select File gt Print Preview to display the Print Preview window none lino time units Po NUM i 3 Click on any of the following buttons e Print Displays the Print dialog Refer to Print on page 106 for more information on this dialog e Next Page Displays the next page in your timeline e Previous Page Displays the previous page in your timeline e Two Page Displays two pages of your timeline at one time If your timeline is only one page long the Next Page Previous NOTE Page and Two Page buttons will be disabled e Zoom In Increases the magnification level of the timeline e Zoom Out Decreases the magnification level of the timeline 4 Click the Close button to exit from the Print Preview window Page 105 StoryView Users Manual Print The two Print dialogs take you through the steps necessary to print a timeline Make sure you have entered the necessary information in the Report Options and Print Setup dialogs before printing your timeline Otherwise your timeline may not print in the des
125. o display the following list Report Marne Page Page of Page as Row Column Current Time Current Date File Name File Name and Path 8 Select any of the items on this list to add to your header or footer Report Name Displays the name of the selected report format For example Outline Page Displays the number of each page of the report For example 1 Page X of Y Displays the number of each page of the report For example Page 1 of 3 Page as Row Column Displays the number of each page when the report is printed on multiple rows and or columns This format should only be used with timeline reports For example if a timeline is printed onto 2 by 2 pages they would be numbered as 1 1 1 2 2 1 and 2 2 Refer to Selecting the Timeline Format on page 95 for more information about fitting a report to specific number of pages Current Time Displays the current time when the report prints For example 10 47 Current Date Displays the current date when the report prints For example December 6 2000 File Name Displays the complete file name of your timeline on the report For example Godfather II syv File Name and Path Displays the complete file path and name of your timeline on the report For example C StoryView Examples Godfather II syv 9 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 103 StoryView Users Manual Print Setup This dialog sets the printer
126. ocations track set 3 Select View gt Visibility gt Enable Event Hiding to activate the event hiding feature if not already selected rip Ponot activate the Enable Event Hiding feature if you want events to be dimmed instead of hidden 4 Click the Show Connected Events button for the row in the Track Status area with the connection bullet you want to select For example click this button for the Corleone Sicily track Godfather Il_sypv Show Levels Locations Not conmeded 49 Lake Tahoe 35 Havana 15 Hew od Cite 1901 1917 34 Hew York City 19587 2 Hew York City 1941 1 Misni 5 Corleone Sicily 10 Washington D C 7 Ei 5 Events that include the Corleone Sicily track remain active while all other events and tracks are hidden Page 54 Chapter 5 Setting Up Tracks Displaying Events Connected to Multiple Tracks You can also use the Track Status area to select to display events connected to at least one track in a group of tracks 1 Select View gt Visibility gt Enable Event Hiding to activate the event hiding feature if not already selected rip Do not activate the Enable Event Hiding feature if you want events to be dimmed instead of hidden 2 Click the Show Connected Events button for the row in the Track Status area with the first connection bullet you want to select For example click this button for the New York City 1901 1917 track Hol
127. olbar icon Zoom Tool A Slider on top toolbar or Control Numpad 4 Control Numpad 6 Csi Vertical Seale Slider on side toolbar or Control Numpad 8 Control Numpad 2 Click on line between levels and drag What type of output do get from StoryView StoryView has two major types of printed reports the timeline report and the outline report The Timeline report looks just like the timeline It shows events similar to the way they look on screen You can select how many pieces of paper your timeline is printed on Typically a large story needs to be printed across several pieces of paper Multi page printouts can have crop marks and edge lines that will help you tape the pages together to make a single multi page timeline You can also print the timeline at any copy center that supports large format printout This allows you to print a timeline on a single sheet of virtually any length The Outline report looks like a standard outline It prints the full text of everything you ve written with different levels printed at different levels of indentation Can write in StoryView then transfer to another program Yes There are three ways to get your written work out of StoryView and into another program the first is to copy events and paste them into another program i e Microsoft Word that supports rich text format RTF You can even select all the events copy them and paste the entire work The second method is using
128. on page 79 for details on creating a paragraph style and assigning it to an event type 5 Click the Background button to display the Color dialog Click on the color to display in the background for this event type then click the OK button to return to the Document Settings dialog 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Setting the Duration of an Event Type Use this panel to set the default minimum and maximum duration of an event type The duration entered in this panel determines how much space events of this type initially occupy on the ruler See Set Ruler Options on page 42 for more details 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog Page 69 StoryView Users Manual 2 Click on Duration to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings El p General Settings Setup Event Type EF Event Hierarchies Hame Bee o gt Title Content mE S Duration uration ie Layout Default 60 0 a Seconds l Track Sets me bA E o Track Properties a E Paragraph Styles Masinurn ie Style Options Cee Units Help Cancel Apply Revert 3 Select an event type from the Name drop down list 4 The options in the Duration area are as follows Default Enter the standard duration to use for the event type and select a unit of measurement from the drop down list For example enter 2 and select Minutes from the drop down list to designate a stand
129. ontext menus available in the Timeline window These context menus provide a fourth method for executing program commands For added convenience some of these commands are included on more than one context menu Appendix D Page 145 StoryView Users Manual Context Menu Options You must right click on an area of the timeline to display a context menu This section identifies where to click to display each context menu e Level Selector Use these options to display dim hide collapse expand and select event levels The cursor must be on an event level in the Level Selector to display this context menu Dim Event Type Hide Event Type Collapse E spand Level Select Level Level Display Use these commands to collapse and expand event levels The cursor must be on the Level Bar to display this context menu 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 Mirotes nada EA Dra r 1 i i a gt De ColapselEpandLeve Michael is betrayer Subs Collapse All t of Michael Corleone s story Return Expand Al e many members of the Corleone ne to Seq 1 Anthony s Con peq 2 Seq 3 The First Communion of Mito Michael s son Anthony is is a Ruler Use these commands to adjust the display settings for a timeline The cursor must be on the Ruler or Set Ruler Type button to display this context menu 1 2 3 4 5 Ds Show Margins Between Events Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Ignore Event Durations Faper Time T
130. or more details Toolbars Page 121 StoryView Users Manual Format Menu The following table describes the function of each Format menu command Character ee Displays the DEI SINE Font dialogs Use A dialog Use this dialog to select a font font style and font size for selected text Paragraph Displays a sub menu that allows you to assign a paragraph style to selected text Next Paraoraph Stile Moves to the next available style on the Paragraph Style drop down list and changes the style of selected paragraphs Color Displays the Color dialog Use this dialog to select a color for selected text Adds bold formatting to selected text Adds italic formatting to selected text Adds underlining to selected text Event Menu The following table describes the function of each Event menu command Set Event Duration a Displays the Displays the Selection Properties toolbar with the Properties toolbar with the Duration field selected Puts the selected event into edit mode Center and Edit Puts the selected event into edit mode and fits the event on screen in two thirds view Adds a new event to the immediate left of the selected event or insertion cursor The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document See Creating a New Event on page 11 for more information about events Insert lt Event gt Before If there is an insertion cursor in the timeline the eve
131. orama command to display the entire timeline on screen Refer to Displaying a Panorama of the Timeline on page 28 for more information Select Paper or Time as the unit of measurement category to use for the ruler Refer to Setting the Duration of an Event Type on page 69 for information about specifying the unit of measurement hours minutes paper etc Page 43 StoryView Users Manual Visibility Use the Visibility sub menu to determine whether various parts of the Timeline window are displayed or hidden 1 Select View gt Visibility to display the Visibility sub menu Show Track Area Ctrl T Show Control rea Chrl F Show Tracks and Controls Crl 5 Show All E vents Show Events Hidden by Type Show Events Hidden by Track Enable Event Hiding Ctrl b Show Connection Lines Ctrl Show Connection Labels Ctrl a 2 Select any of the following options e Show Track Area Displays the Track area of the window e Show Control Area Activates controls for the Event area and if active the Track area e Show Tracks and Controls Displays the Track area and activates controls for the Timeline and Track areas e Show All Events Displays any hidden event levels and expands any collapsed event levels e Show Events Hidden by Type Displays any hidden event types and if all event types on a level are hidden displays the hidden event level e Show Events Hidden by Track Displays any events hidden based
132. p You can also click the Track Sets toolbar button to display this panel of the Document Settings dialog 3 Click the Create button to add a New Track Set box to the Track Sets area Document Settings Ea sola Setti anhi po aenea 2 tings Objective Characters E Event Hierarchies tain Characters i a Title Track Sets Major Characters Content New Track Set Duplicate pu Duration T Layout El Track Sets All Tracks in Document Tracks in New Track Set i Track Properties Brett E Paragraph Styles Butch Coolidge i Style Options Capt Koons Units Fabienne Export to Screenwriter Honey Bunny Jimmie Jody Jules Winnfield Lance Marsellus Wallace Marvin Maynard Irate mack Edit iach ajaj lt Hee OK Cancel Apply Revert 4 Enter a name for the track set For example type Jules Vincent and press the Enter key 5 Select the new Jules amp Vincent track set in the Track Sets area 6 Select Jules Winnfield in the Al Tracks in Document area This area includes all the tracks currently defined in a timeline and updates automatically whenever you add or remove a track Page 73 StoryView Users Manual 7 Click the Add to Track Set gt button to add this track to the Jules amp Vincent track set Document Settings x Objective Characters Main Characters Create Track Sets Major Characters Jules amp Vincent Duplicate All Tracks in Document Track
133. p your thoughts and organize them into a cohesive document Refer to Timeline Features on page 10 for a description of the components of a timeline Each idea you have for your story is represented as an event on the timeline Think of events as the building blocks for your timeline You place events at the point in the timeline where you think they should occur This point represents the position based on the selected unit of measurement where the event belongs in the story The insertion point of an event also represents a level in the story In Story View events are inserted at different levels in a hierarchical structure similar to an outline In a screenplay for example an Act event contains several Sequence events each Sequence event contains a number of Scene events and so on See Events on page 11 for more information See Event Types on page 66 for instructions on using the Document NOTE l DT Settings dialog to modify the display of your timeline Chapter 2 Page 9 StoryView Users Manual Timeline Features A timeline is a container for all of the events in a story A typical timeline has hundreds of events with each event containing text for a specific part of the story This approach which is similar to an outline allows you to create a story in a non linear manner The Event area of the Godfather II example timeline is shown below Collapse Level Collapse Expand Level Events Ruler Set Ruler Type D God
134. ppendix C Page 137 StoryView Users Manual Keyboard Shortcuts Use your keyboard to execute the command shortcuts described in this section Some of these shortcuts are also listed on the menu bar and the toolbar flyovers Edit Shortcuts Paste and Eliminate Gaps Between Ctrl Shift V Events Event Shortcuts Align Ends Ctrl Align Starts Ctrl Center and Edit Ctrl M Close Gaps CirltNumPad Page 138 Appendix C Keyboard Commands Move One Event Down and Switch to Ali Down Arrow Edit Mode Move One Event to the Left Left Arrow Move One Event to the Left and Switch Alt Left Arrow to Edit Mode Move One Event to the Right Right Arrow Move One Event to the Right and Alt Right Arrow Switch to Edit Mode Move One Event up and Switch to Edit Alt Up Arrow Mode Toggle Parent and Child Event CtrI Shift Mouse Click Selection State Page 139 StoryView Users Manual File Shortcuts Format Shortcuts Underline Ctrl U Text Shortcuts Beginning of Current or Previous Line Ctrl Up Arrow Beginning of File Ctri Home Beginning of Next Line Ctri Down Arrow Beginning of Next Word Cirl Right Arrow Page 140 Appendix C Keyboard Commands Page 141 StoryView Users Manual Timeline Tools Shortcuts View Shortcuts Page 142 Appendix C Keyboard Commands Page 143 StoryView Users Manual Page 144 Context Menus Overview This appendix describes the types of c
135. press Ctrl R to display the Level Selector 4 Click on the check mark next to the event type you want to dim For example click on the Scene check mark Godfather Il_sypy Mal ES 2 Act 1 Ve Act 2 Mia Seq 17 sip 2 Seq 2 W El Refer to Event Hierarchies on page 61 for information on adding NOTE eps and removing event types from the Timeline window Hiding an Event Type 1 Follow Steps 1 through 3 for Dimming an Event Type on page 19 to display the Level Selector 2 Click twice on the check mark next to the event type you want to hide For example click twice on the Scene check mark Godfather Il_sypy JE Act 1 Act 1 3 Act 2 Mi El T wr eq 12 ER 2 Seq 2 81010 Page 20 Chapter 2 Building a Timeline Setting All Event Types to the Same Display State 1 Click on the All Event Types check mark to switch every event type to the same display state Godfather Il syv Using the Show Levels Button 1 Click on the event level you want to display in the Event area For example select the Sequence level Click the Show Levels button to display the focus the Sequence event level on screen Godfather Il_sypv Al ES 10 30 50 80 100 crime gan inthe works 5 Yo aoe eke Ya J ab Tet leo ey E Le gaj m ee a E Seq 1 8 23 A Seq 2 OF The First gt 3 Michael s a at Commun ety E ti on of g
136. r keyboard and the commands on the Scale sub menu Using the Zoom Tool Use this tool to draw a box on part of a timeline and fit that area on screen 1 Click the Zoom Tool toolbar button or press the Z key to activate the zoom tool 2 Click and drag to draw a box around the events you want to zoom in on Godfather Il_syy Ox Bol 5 a 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 Mirtes a fee E AE rome i oe ny Pee Subst Act 1 Michael is betrayed 2 This The first Act of Michael Corleone s story introduces the many e First Communion of Michael s son Following thony is occasion for a giant family party at the party Michael Sr Press the Shift key while clicking and dragging if you want to limit changes to the size of the box to the horizontal or vertical axis 3 Release the mouse button to zoom in on the boxed area Vito accompanies hs mother to his Reaching New York city father s funeral Men whe work for his by ship Vito faces the father s kiler DON CICCIO attack immicration officials the funeral discovering Vito s brother alone and unable to Paolo and killine him Vito s mother communicate He TIP Right click to zoom out by just one click or left click to zoom in by just one click Page 34 Chapter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display Using the Horizontal Scale Tool The Set Horizontal Scale toolbar allows you to adjust the display width of a timeline without affecti
137. r of the Duration of Events check box if you want to display a box that lists the duration and position of events as the cursor moves over them This check box is marked by default 5 Minutes 20 25 The options in the Preferred Units of Measurement area are as follows e Inches Measurements are displayed in inches This is the default selection e Centimeters Measurements are displayed in centimeters Mark the Show Splash Screen at Startup check box if you want the Story View splash screen to display when you launch the program This check box is marked by default 9 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 89 StoryView Users Manual Editing Options This panel designates the program defaults for using the numerical keypad NumPad editing events and using the Tab key Setting Editing Options 1 Select Tools gt Options to display the Options dialog 2 Click on Editing to view this panel of the dialog Numerical key pad behavior when Hum Lock 12 ON e Always scroll or scale the display Always enter numbers Enter numbers into text fields othermize scroll or scale e Warn when an Events Type changes drag and drop or cut and paste V Show warning when a paste operation discards some text formatting Y Double clicking on an event centers and edits it Tab key usage in event contents areas Inserts a tab character Rotates between paragraph styles Advances to next
138. ral Settings 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on General Settings to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings lx EE ERC E Event Hierarchies Prefered Panoramic Duration fi a A Hours is Title ae 30 feo a anieri Maximum Timeline Duration al Hours Appearance of event title areas E Track Sets e Preview content in empty event titles Er Paragraph Styles i Style Options Help Cancel Apply Revert 3 Enter a number in the Preferred Panoramic Duration field and select a unit of measurement from the drop down list The default is 1 Hour 4 Enter a number in the Maximum Timeline Duration field and select a unit of measurement from the drop down list The unit of measurement must be the same as the one selected in Step 3 The default is 8 Hours 5 Mark the Preview Content in Empty Event Titles check box if you want the first line of event content text to display when no event title has been entered This check box is marked by default 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 60 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Event Hierarchies Most Story View templates include a default event hierarchy tree Use the Event Hierarchies panel to add event types to the default tree create a new tree and remove event types from an existing tree The structure you set in this panel defines the relationships be
139. rarchy box Narrative Events Act E Scene Sequence MiNew Type Hierarch 4 Enter a name for the new event hierarchy For example enter Music Events Click the Color m button if you want to change the background color for this hierarchy tree from the default white This color displays in the background behind events in the Timeline window 5 Click the Create Event Type button to insert a New Event Type box into the hierarchy 6 Enter a name for the new event type For example enter Background Music Page 62 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each event type you want to add to the hierarchy tree 8 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Promoting an Event Type Event types are not locked into their original position in a hierarchy tree The instructions on this page explain how to promote an event type 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Event Hierarchies to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select the event type that you want to promote For example select the Sequence event type Document Settings Ei Eg n General Settings Narrative Events Event Hierarchies E Act 2 Title El Scene a Content i Duration He Layout E Track Sets A Create H h e Track Properties ESA Faragraph Styles i Style Options Create Event Type i Export to Screenwriter Edit Event Type
140. re as follows Enable Mark this check box to activate the Automatic Display area This check box is marked by default Insert Autotext Drop down List Select a format from this drop down list to use for all event titles ette tithe gt number gt lt ttle gt type gt lt number gt lt Htle gt De title gt lt type gt lt number Page 67 StoryView Users Manual The following table shows how each autotext format would affect the display of the title of Act 2 of the Pulp Fiction timeline lt number gt lt title gt 2 The Gold Watch lt type gt lt number gt lt title gt Act 2 The Gold Watch lt title gt lt type gt lt number gt The Gold Watch Act 2 e Insert Autotext Click this button to display a list of autotext strings lt type gt lt number gt Select the lt type gt lt title gt or lt number gt string to add it to an existing autotext format Use these strings or your own text to customize one of the default autotext formats e Show Numbers As Select a numeric format to use with event titles from the drop down list For example select Roman Numerals if you want to use Roman numerals for numbering event titles Decimals Decimals Roman numerals he Spelled out Uppercase letters Lowercase letters e Number Events Select a numbering system from the drop down list to use for all event titles Select Within Parents if you want
141. ribed in the next step 6 The options in the When Event Contents Are Visible Adjust Timeline to Always Display area are as follows At Least Characters of the Event Contents Mark the check box to activate this field Then enter a number to designate the minimum number of alpha numeric characters to display in the contents for each event This is useful for verifying that text has been entered in the Contents area events This check box is unmarked by default and the default number of alpha numeric characters is 3 At Least of Width Mark the check box to activate this field Then select a unit of measurement from the drop down list Finally enter a number to designate the minimum width for events This check box is unmarked by default the default unit of measurement is Inches and the default width is 0 0 Inches 7 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 72 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Track Sets A track set is useful for grouping subsets of tracks in a timeline For example you might create a track set in the Pulp Fiction timeline that contains the Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega tracks so that you can see which events include at least one of these characters Creating a Track Set Follow these instructions to create a new track set 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Track Sets to view this panel of the dialog Ti
142. rinter you selected in Step 3 6 The options in the Print Range area are as follows e All Pages Prints the entire timeline e Pages From amp To Prints the specified pages in the timeline 7 Enter the number of copies of the timeline to print in the Copies area 8 Click the OK button to save your changes and print the timeline Page 107 StoryView Users Manual Page 108 Importing and Exporting Overview Another useful feature of Story View is its compatibility with both Dramatica and Movie Magic Screenwriter You can import a Dramatica file into Story View create a timeline and then export the Story View file to Screenwriter The first part of this chapter explains how to import a file from Dramatica See Importing a Dramatica File to StoryView on page 110 Then the second part of this chapter describes how to export a timeline to Screenwriter Refer to Exporting a Timeline to Screenwriter on page 111 NOTE You cannot import Screenwriter files into StoryView Chapter 9 Page 109 StoryView Users Manual Import from Dramatica This section describes how to locate select and import a Dramatica file into Story View Importing a Dramatica File to Story View 1 Select File gt Import gt Dramatica Story File to display the Import Dramatica Story File dialog Import Dramatica Story File EJ Look in Story view ex J Dramatica_Examples __ Examples Support_Files J Templates Files
143. rmat the file as necessary Page 113 StoryView Users Manual Page 114 Menu Commands Overview This appendix identifies the commands in the File Edit View Format Event Tools Window and Help menus See the other appendices for information on using toolbars keyboard shortcuts and context menus to execute program commands Appendix A Page 115 StoryView Users Manual Menu Bar Options Use the menu bar to execute the program commands described in this section For example you would select File gt Export to display the Export dialog Underlined letters indicate that there is a keyboard shortcut available for the command To use a shortcut hold down the Alt key and press the underlined keys In the example above you would hold down the Alt key and press F then E to display the Export dialog e File Use these commands to open close save export and print a timeline and also to exit the program Hew Open Close Window Close Document Save Save z Save a Copy Import Esport Report Options Print Setup Print Preview Print 1 Screenplay syw Exit Ctrl M Chrl U Chile Chrl S rift Ctrl 5 Ctrl S hift 5 Ctrl F Ctrl L e Edit Use this menu to cut copy and paste text and events You can also access the Find dialog from this menu Page 116 Undo Redo Cut Copy Faste Clear Select All Select Curent Level Find Find Previous F
144. rning dialog displays when you reach the last occurrence of the replace string in the timeline Find and Replace es Stor view has reached the end of the timeline 23 replacements were made Do you want to continue searching at the beginning 10 Click the Yes button to continue the search at the beginning of the timeline or the No button to return to the Find and Replace dialog 11 Click the Done button when you are finished replacing text TIP Click the Less button to transform the Find and Replace dialog into the Find dialog Page 24 Working In Outline Mode Outline Mode Documentation for the Outline window is located in the Version 2 0 Addendum Manual New Feature pdf Chapter 3 Page 25 StoryView Users Manual Page 26 Adjusting Timeline Display Overview A key benefit of using Story View is that it helps you to clearly visualize the flow of your story However as you add events to your timeline it soon becomes impossible to display the entire timeline on screen in normal view As a result it is important that you be able to control how your timeline displays on screen Story View includes a number of methods on the View menu for adjusting the display of your timeline There are several general commands available that let you quickly adjust the timeline display These commands are Panorama Fit to View Fit to 2 3rds View and Center Refer to Timeline Display on page 28 for information about ea
145. s Manual Deleting a Track You can also remove a track from the timeline anytime you want The instructions below explain how to remove the Rome track that you created in the last section 1 Click on the track you want to delete For example assume that you change your mind about adding the Doctor character to the play Her York City 1901 1917 Hew York City 1958 Hew York City 1941 Miami Corleore Sicity 2 Select Tools gt Tracks gt Remove Track s or click the Remove Track toolbar button and a StoryView confirmation dialog displays Deleting Track from Document Delete Removing track Doctor from All Tracks in Document also deletes it from every track set it appears in Are you sure you want to delete it TIP You can also press the Delete key fo display this dialog 3 Click the OK button to proceed with the deletion or click the Cancel button to return to the Timeline window without deleting the track Page 52 Chapter 5 Setting Up Tracks Track Status The Track Status area is used to customize which tracks are visible in the Track Display area This is useful for focusing your attention on certain tracks by dimming or hiding tracks you re not working with at the present time The possible display states of individual tracks in the Track Status area are as follows e Show Connected Events Displays events that are connected to at least one track of this type This is
146. s can help give you a general sense of the flow of the story as well as spot pacing problems The concept of laying a story across a timeline wouldn t really work well if you couldn t tell how much time or space the parts of your story used How do the pieces of my story look with different durations Think of each story event as an index card that has a width proportional to the time or pages it occupies in your story That means that a four minute scene is four times wider than a one minute scene A chapter that is 20 pages long is twice as long as a ten page chapter StoryView Users Manual What if don t care about the length of the pieces of my story That s OK you can use StoryView without entering durations In that case each piece will be the same size Used in this manner StoryView acts like an advanced index card system You can also enter the durations when you are finished writing If you don t want to see durations you can choose preferences that temporarily turn off the display of the durations see you use the terms levels and hierarchies What are those Levels are the areas where the events are placed in the timeline You probably will have different levels for different story concepts For example a screenwriter might have an act level a sequence level and a scene level A novelists might have a chapter level and a section level A commercial writer might have an audio level and a video lev
147. s in Jules amp Yincert Brett Jules Winnfield Er Paragraph Styles Butch Coolidge Style Options Capt Koons oo Units Fabienne Export to Screenwriter Honey Bunny Jimmie Marsellus Wallace Marvin Maynard Create Track Edit Track loje lt o Hep Cancel Apply Revert 8 Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to select and add the Vincent Vega track to the Jules amp Vincent track set 9 Use the following buttons to organize the tracks in your track set e Up Click the button to move a track up one space e Down Click the button to move a track down one space e Promote Click the button to move a track up one level e Demote Click the button to move a track down one level 10 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog The new Jules amp Vincent track set will appear on the Track Set drop down list in the Timeline window The tracks in your track set will display in the Track Selector area exactly as set in this section of the Document Settings dialog You can return to this dialog at any time to reorganize your track set Page 74 Chapter 6 Customizing a Timeline Removing Tracks from a Track Set 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Track Sets to view this panel of the dialog 3 Select a track set in the Track Sets area For example select the Jules amp Vincent track set 4 Select a track to delete For example s
148. s setup information for the Timeline and Track areas Demote Document Settings A dialog where you modify the default settings for a Timeline window DSF An acronym for Dramatica story file format DSW An acronym for Movie Magic Screenwriter file format for export from Story View to Screenwriter Duration The amount of time or number of pages an event takes up in the story For example one Act may have a duration of 30 minutes Element An item of information such as a character or location that you want to track in a timeline Event The basic building block for outlining a story An event consists of two parts the Event Title and Event Content Page 163 StoryView Users Manual Event Area A portion of the Timeline window that contains all of the events included in the timeline and measures the time required for each event Event Bar An area in the Main window that displays the type and duration of a selected event Event Content The area under the Event Title that contains body text Event Title A one line heading area at the top of an event Event Type A level in a timeline hierarchy that contains a specific event or events For example scenes are one level in a screenplay hierarchy Example File A file with a complete set of events and tracks that demonstrates how a timeline should be structured Story View includes a number of example timelines Gone With The Wind Pulp Fiction Thelma and
149. screen making it easier to edit the title and contents 1 Click on an event to select it For example click on Act 1 Michael is betrayed A Godfather Il_syv 2 Select View gt Fit to View or press Ctrl 2 to fit the selected event to view on screen O Godfather IIl_spv pa 3 Select the Fit to View command again to return to the original zoom level Page 29 StoryView Users Manual Fitting an Event to Two Thirds View The Fit to 2 3rds View command is useful when you want to zoom in on one or more events but still want to be able to see the surrounding events 1 Click on an event to select it For example click on Act 1 Michael is betrayed ac C y the new Corleone compound in Lake Tahoe Michael lalalala A O A OA A ere eS a a lara ma D a a E a i he e F t 1 t 1 ALE E BEE o AA OF om E e ee A A F al oF ul A 2 Select View gt Fit to 2 3rds View to focus two thirds of the screen on the event Godfather I s This work presen Substory ts Pare about stories Michael s 3 Select the Fit to 2 3rds View command again to return to the original zoom level Page 30 Chapter 4 Adjusting Timeline Display Centering Events The Center command is useful when you want to display a group of events at the center of the screen without changing the magnification 1 Select an events S Godfather Il_syv Read Only Act 1 Michael is betrayed Su
150. se the 5 key on your numeric keypad ht te 2 Srds wiew This instruction text is designed to be deleted and replace by you r m seq 1 Title your seq 2 Title you seq 3 New Seq Enter some text to describe the first SEQUENCE in your 5 Modify the following information in the template e Duration Adjust the default duration of your timeline See Adjusting General Settings on page 60 for more details Hierarchy Modify the existing event type hierarchy See Modifying an Event Hierarchy on page 61 for more information e Events Edit the default font font size font color and duration of event types Refer to Event Types on page 66 for more information e Tracks Define your own set of tracks or modify existing tracks Refer to Adding a Track on page 50 for more information 6 Select File gt Save As to display the Save As dialog 7 Enter a unique name for the new file For example enter modfile Save In a Templates c Blank spw Hj Screenplay Act Sequence 5ce Commercial sy El Screenplay 4ct Sequence 5 ce Dramatica syw Screenplay Scenes Only syw Novel Chapter Section sw El Teleplay one hour dramatic Ac m Novel Fart E pisode Section syy Two Act Play Act Scene syv Screenplay Act Scenel sy y Save as hype StonMiew Documents sy Cancel ve 8 Click the Save button to save your changes to the duration hierarchy event and track settings
151. side to his wife s sewing room to find her sewing without her even noticing he s there His emotions are as ever guarded and torn between dealing with his wife and dealing with the family business Scene 71 Senate Committee Interview W Inside a Senate Subcommittee hearing room a committee of Senators examine a witness in their investigation of organized crime The witness is Frankie Pentangelis buttonman Willie Cicci Wille was apparently arrested after his run in with the Rosato brothers and believing himself set up and betrayed by Michael Corleone he s decided to testify against the family He answers questions openly admitting that he ss a hired killer for the Corleone family and that his boss is Michael Corleone Scene 72 Michael Talks With Mama Back m Tahoe Michael seeks advice and consolation from his mother He finds her relaxing in her home and asks her to tell him what his father used to believe in his heart when so many things are conflicting and he had to be strong to protect the family did he ever fear he may lose Refer to Print Preview on page 105 for more information about this function Page 99 StoryView Users Manual Events Range This panel determines which event types are included in a report You must enter these settings separately for the Timeline and Outline report formats Selecting a Range of Events to Print 1 Open the timeline you want to print if not already open Select Fil
152. st enter these settings separately for the Timeline and Outline report formats Setting Print Margins 1 Open the timeline you want to print if not already open 2 Select File gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog 3 Select Outline or Timeline from the Current Report drop down list 4 Click on Margins to view this panel of the dialog Report Options El ES Current Report Timeline Left jo Top 1 0 Right 1 0 lt Bottom 1 0 Timeline Events Range Headers amp Footers Adornments Crop Marks T Edge Lines Help Cancel Revert 5 Enter a new amount in the Left Right Top and Bottom fields in the Margins area as necessary The default is 1 0 for all four margins 6 The options in the Adornments area are as follows e Crop Marks Includes crop marks on the printed timeline This check box is unmarked by default Edge Lines Includes edge lines on the printed timeline This check box is unmarked by default NOTE Adornments are only available with the Timeline report format 7 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 101 StoryView Users Manual Report Headers and Footers This panel defines the use and placement of headers and footers in a report You must enter these settings separately for the Timeline and Outline report formats Creating Headers and Footers 1 2 3 4 Open the timeline you want to pri
153. t Q activities p as 7 Michael s E E Q change F E ATI E Page 21 StoryView Users Manual Find and Replace Use the find and replace functions to quickly locate or replace a specified search string in an event group of events or entire timeline These features are useful for identifying and updating tracks and connecting events to tracks Finding Text 1 Select an event or group of events to search in Skip this step if you want to search in all events 2 Select Edit gt Find or click the Find toolbar button to display the Find dialog 3 Enter a search string in the Find Text drop down list For example enter Vito Find E Find Test vito Invisible events i n selected events C In all events Select Events Direction From Selection Forward f n title and content C In title i In content Match case Help More E whole words Done 4 Click on the Direction drop down list and make a selection to indicate the way to look for occurrences of the Vito search string From S lection Forward a From Start From Selection Forward From Selection Backward From End 5 Click on one of the following radio buttons in the Events area if you want to specify which events to search in for the Vito string e In Visible Events Looks for the string in visible events only e In Selected Events Looks for the string in selected events only If no events were selected in Step 1 this radio
154. t copy of the template you selected noticed you mentioned the word tracks What are tracks Tracks are another powerful feature of StoryView Displayed below the timeline they allow you to track any character concept throughline virtually anything and show all the events where that element is used in your story For example you may wish to track the growing relationship between two characters Or you may want to track the development of a theme such as man vs society You Introduction might want to track all the scenes that are told in flashback Or locations Or specific props or special effects How do I use the track feature First you create a track and give it a name Once you have a track you can make a connection to the track in a number of ways you can click on one of your events and drag it to the track or vice versa click on a track and drag it to an event A connection line will appear between the track and the event The track will also contain a dot which signifies the actual connection Can the program make connections automatically Yes Each track can be set to look for specific words in your text If you type those words then a connection will be made automatically If you delete those words then the connection is removed automatically So now that I have these tracks and connections what can I do with them Click on the button to the left of each track to display onl
155. tercom and keeping him waiting but Vince is too cool or too high to really care Scene 54 Aly F 264 Vince wants to quickly shoot up before he leaves The extended lyrical way it s presented emphasises Vince s love for his drugs but the beat continues until he reaches Marsellus place to pick up his wife Here the beat is tumed as it suddenly seems he s taken the drugs to prepare for this Show Levels Objective Characters Track Selector Track Area This window includes the following components 1 2 Title Bar Lists the Story View file name of the Timeline window Level Selector Indicates what event types appear in the Event area Refer to Level Selector on page 19 for more information Event Area Contains all of the events included in the timeline and measures the duration of each event This area also includes a ruler that measures the position and duration of each event See Timeline Features on page 10 for more information about the Event area Track Selector Lists existing tracks and the number of connections to each track See Track Selector on page 49 for more information Track Area Indicates which tracks are connected to specific events in the timeline Refer to Track Features on page 48 for more detailed information about the Track area Page 3 StoryView Users Manual Template Files Use a Story View template files as a starting point i
156. the default display state for all tracks Click the Show All Tracks 4 button to restore all tracks to the Show Connected Events i display state e D Don t Affect Visibility Hides events that are only connected to this type of track e Hide Connected Events Hides all events connected to the track e E Dim Connected Events Dims all events connected to the track If an event is connected to more than one track Hide Connected Events overrides Show Connected Events Likewise Show Connected Events fakes precedence over Dim Connected Events e i Show Events Connected to All Tracks Displays the events that are connected to all of the marked tracks This option is useful if you want to see which events two or more tracks appear in together Hold down the Ctrl key and click on a Track Status button to cycle forward through the five visibility states or hold down the Shift key to cycle backwards through the five visibility states Page 53 StoryView Users Manual Displaying Events Connected to One Track When you are working with a large number of tracks it is difficult to see what events are connected to a particular track The following instructions explain how to display the events connected to a single track 1 Open a timeline For example open the Godfather II syv example file 2 Select a track set from the Track Set drop down list to display it on screen For example select the L
157. this manual also appear in italics For example See Keyboard Shortcuts on page 138 for a complete list of keyboard shortcuts File Names All references to StoryView files and files for other applications also appear in italics For example Select the Screenplay syv template file Keyboard Entries Text entered in a field appears in a bold Courier font For example Enter Family syv in the File Name field Field Names Check box drop down list field icon and radio button names display in bold For example Select an event type from the Name drop down list Menu Commands Menu commands appear in bold with each command divided by a right bracket gt with the shortcut letter underlined For example Select File gt Save to save your timeline changes Buttons and Panels Command buttons and panels on a dialog in a bold sans serif font For example Click the OK button to save your changes Keyboard Commands Keyboard commands appear in a sans serif font For example Press Ctrl 7 to display the connection lines Table of Contents Related Docus a Users Manual Conventos ninia Overview of Working with StoryVleW oooconconnonocnnnncocnonnconcnancnnnonnonos Features OF the Mai VV VC OW ices sles earns ies ark ieee Features of the Timeline Window suspirio iiron o Template end crc eer pene cesado O E Tere ne eee Creating a New Templateresnadssateina cios Customizing an Existing Temp
158. tions on page 116 for more information 3 Toolbars Includes a series of buttons and tools used to execute program commands See Toolbars on page 126 for more details 4 Timeline Window All open timelines appear in this area Refer to Features of the Timeline Window on page 3 for more information 5 Status Bar Indicates what command can be executed from the current mouse location The status bar also includes the following items e Event Status Displays the name and duration of the selected event e Keyboard Locks Indicates if the Caps Lock Num Lock and or Scroll Lock keys on your keyboard are in the lock position Page 2 Chapter 1 Getting Started Features of the Timeline Window The Timeline window appears as shown below after you open a timeline such as the Pulp Fiction example timeline and press Ctrl 5 to display the Control and Track areas Title Bar Level Selector Event Area O Pulp Fiction sy Read Only 1570 1580 1590 1600 1620 1630 1 Seconds TIPA A A E A E A eres rarer AAA AAA O AA ARA oF All Event Types 327 aay 1 ees se E Vince gets stoned Vince shows up at Mia screws with Vince Vince doesn gt 2 Sequence 6 The final beat of this scene is that When Vince arrives to meet Mia she s hidden behind the walls of her home security office where she watches Vinee on video monitors She hopes to throw Vince off balance by talking over the in
159. tween parent and child event types Modifying an Event Hierarchy Follow these instructions to add a new event type to an existing event hierarchy tree 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Event Hierarchies to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings E E El Narrative Events Act aa Create Hierarchy E Paragraph Styles Style Options Beate Event ippe z Export to Screenwriter Bdk Event PE ej x oHe Cancel Apply Revert 3 Click on the level in the hierarchy where you want to add the new event type For example click on the Scene level 4 Click the Create Event Type button to insert a New Event Type box Narrative Events E Act Scene Sequence 5 Enter a name for the new event type For example enter Beat 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Page 61 StoryView Users Manual Creating a New Event Hierarchy Follow these instructions to create a new event hierarchy tree instead of modifying the existing tree 1 Select Tools gt Settings for to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Event Hierarchies to view this panel of the dialog Document Settings E Narrative Events I Act E Sequence Create Hierarchy este Event Ippe Edit Esen pe El ee Cancel apy Beer 3 Click the Create Hierarchy button to insert a New Type Hie
160. uild a set of tracks Refer to Track Selector on page 49 for more information about the Track area After creating a set of tracks and linking them to events you can change the status of tracks This function helps you to organize a timeline by allowing you to dim and hide events you re not currently working with based on their track connections Refer to Track Status on page 53 for more information about organizing tracks Refer to Track Sets on page 73 and Track Properties on page 76 for information on using these panels of the Document Settings dialog to create track sets add custom colors to tracks and automate the Track Event connection process Chapter 5 Page 47 StoryView Users Manual Track Features Use Story View s tracking feature to identify story elements that you want to track The Track area of the Timeline window is shown below Timeline Area E Godfather Il sy On the band stand an emcee introduces SENATOR PAT GEARY to make a speech The content of the speech is a thank you to Michael and Kay for a generous donation But the Senator muspronounces the name Corleone several Tn his office Michael and Senator Geary have a business meeting about Michael s intention to take over more casinos in Nevada Michael insists on having his associates with him so in front of Tom Hagen and Michael s Track e o o e 9 gt gt a Staus le SCS i E Conrue s Rethmn
161. ve ES Outline View timeline E Switch to Print Switches to a print layout view of the active El Layout View timeline NOS Expand All Displays all events z Collapse All Hides all events leaving only the top level displayed Show Level Displays the Level Selector dialog Use this selector dialog to control the hierarchy and event type Visibility Show Displays the structure column Structure Column Show Duration Displays the duration column Column Expands the selected event Collapse Collapses the selected event Show Titles Displays event titles Event contents and Only events without titles are hidden Show Displays event contents Event titles are Contents Only hidden Show Titles Displays event titles and contents and Contents Page 134 Appendix B Toolbar Commands Outline Editing Toolbar The following table describes the function of each item on the Outline Editing toolbar tin name Raton OO MS Moves the selected event up one level MOS Moves the selected event down one level Move Up Moves the selected event up one space on t the same level tl Move Down Moves the selected event down one space on the same level Adopt Split Event Merge Events le Page 135 StoryView Users Manual Page 136 Keyboard Commands Overview This appendix lists the keyboard shortcuts available in Story View These shortcuts provide a third method for executing program commands A
162. will equal the total number of pages W x H Page Total 5 The options in the Appearance of Timeline Report area are as follows e Draw Event Frames Draws a box around each event This check box is marked by default e Draw Colored Backgrounds For Adds a background color to the items you check The options are Ruler Levels Events and Tracks This check box is marked by default e Use Level Height Proportionate to On screen Makes the height of each level on the printed report equivalent to its on screen height For example if one level equals 25 of the total height of the timeline on screen the level will also occupy 25 of the total height of the printed timeline This check box is marked by default Page 96 Chapter 8 Printing a Timeline e Draw Thin Lines Adds narrow boxes around events This check box is marked by default e Draw Watermarks Click a radio button to determine if and how watermarks appear on the printed timeline 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog 7 Select File gt Print Preview to display the Print Preview window and see how the timeline report format looks with the Fit to a Single Page radio button selected The first Act of Michael Corleones story introduces the many members of the Corleone crime family at a Lake Tahoe celebration for Michaels son s first communion This large family gathering is a chance for many Slipping forward to
163. y those events that are connected to the track You can even disable event hiding so that other events don t disappear they become dim instead This allows you to see where the connected events are in relationship to the rest of the timeline The manual occasionally refers to parent child and sibling events How do these terms relate to my story These terms which are used only in the documentation and not in the program describe the relationship of one event to another Unlike a traditional outlining system StoryView allows you to position events in relation to each other We want to make sure you know which events we re talking about when we describe certain specialized operations A parent event is an event that is above another event one level up A child event is an event that is below an event one level down A sibling is an event that is on the same level Some of the events look tiny on screen How do work in them Your monitor has only so much screen space When you zoom back to see all the pieces of your story a panorama the events may be too small to work in Have no fear StoryView provides many tools for quickly changing scale so you can work comfortably Some common scale tools are Fit to 2 3rds View Numpad 5 StoryView Users Manual Press and hold the Z key when not in edit mode Left click zoom in Right click zoom out Control 1 Control NumPad 5 or click on to
164. you are working with a large number of event levels in your timeline it can become difficult to differentiate between different event types To avoid this problem you can click the check marks on the Level Selector to dim and hide specific event types These check marks can be in any of the following states e Display Event Level Displays the level normally This is the default display option for all event levels e Dim Event Level Dims all events on the level but leaves the level displayed in the timeline This option is useful if you want to move event levels that you re not working with into the background EE 4 Hide Event Level Hides the event level so that it does not display in the timeline This option is useful if you are working with a lot of event levels and want to save display space Hidden event levels are not deleted from the timeline NOTE See Event Hierarchies on page 61 for details on creating event types Dimming an Event Type 1 Place the cursor over the lower left corner of the window 2 Drag the cursor to the right Godfather Il_sypy Sul mts Sag Acta Act 4 Ti Subst DEC AG Seq 1 Dc med 2 Siete Seq 3 Mic meq 3 meq 4 Sonat 11 4 Seg 1 Co a7 al Scenei Seg 1 Substo Scene OCC Page 19 StoryView Users Manual 3 Release the mouse to display the Level Selector area You can also select View gt Visibility gt Show Control Area or
165. you modify the default program settings Orphan Panorama A command that resizes a timeline so that every event included in the timeline fits into the display area of the Timeline window Parent Event The event directly above another event 1 e one level up For example an Act would be the parent of a Sequence event and the Sequence the parent of a Scene event Promote Report Options A dialog where you enter layout settings for your timeline including headers footers and margins RTF An acronym for rich text format Ruler An area on the Main window that indicates how much time or space is being used by events and by the entire timeline Scale The horizontal and or vertical display size relative to the actual duration of a timeline Scene Selection Properties A toolbar used to view and modify the position and duration of an event Sequence Sibling Events that reside on the same level are called siblings For example one Scene would be the sibling of another Scene Split A command that divides the active Timeline window into two separate views of the same timeline Split Event Status Bar An area on the Main window that indicates which commands can be executed from the current mouse location Story The timeline you re working on While it is most likely a story short story novel screenplay stage play television commercial it could also be a live event or presentation Pag
166. ys all events connected to the track This returns the Show Connected Events button to the normal position as Displays all events that contain the tracks marked to All Tracks with the Show Events Connected to All Tracks button M Dims the track and all connected events The Show o Connected Events button turns into a Dim Connected Events i button Up Soe ee nears Hides the track and all connected events The Show F Connected Events button turns into a Hide Connected Events fy button Page 155 StoryView Users Manual Don t Affect Visibility Keeps the track and all connected events visible The Show Connected Events button turns into a Don t Affect Visibility button rea Displays all tracks and connected events normally Dim All Tracks Dims all tracks and connected events Hide All Tracks Hides all tracks and connected events Enable Event Hiding Activates the hide function This option must be activated to use the Hide command Track Display Context Menu The following table describes the function of each Track Display command Displays all events connected to the track a Gar Stee Displays events containing tracks marked with to All Tracks the Show Events Connected fo All Tracks button Dim Connected Everts Dims the track and all connected events Hide Connected Events Hides the track and all connected events Don t Affect Visibility oe the track and all connected events

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