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1. Narrative Events Act gt Substory Act Create Hierarchy Sequence Scene Example hierarchy of three levels Act Sequence Scene with two types of Act level events Act and Substory Act O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Introduction ta 1 12 That s not how write Can I 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 1 13 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 in the Outline 4D Tutorial Manual 2 Play with the example stories and templates 3 Read the chapter of the Outline 4D Users Manual that explains how to build a hierarchy 1 14 Once I ve created a story hierarchy like can reuse itas a template Yes An Outline 4D template is just an Outline 4D 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 c
2. H 50 2 Fhill Gets A New Producer Phil grouses about his assignment around the newsroom until an executive pomts out Phal s new producer RITA Fita has never worked with Phil before and has the opposite point of view on alinest everything Where Fhil is arrogant and moody Puta is humble and upbeat His frst impression of her is to notice her playfulness she walks onto the weatherman s green sereen map Wearing a preen coat so that the map ofthe U S is superimposed over her body on the studio mentors Phil hides his reaction and prepares to leave for his distasteful assignment with Fita and ther cameraman LARRY Phi Kita and Larry dive in a news van to Punzsutawney in a scene presented over the opermne music and credits of the picture Puta s opturusm jumps out and she says she Ends thus whole Groundhog Day celebrahon cute Phil stomps on her optimism as best he can by maleng Bun of her and bebttino Larry for agreemo with her Puta has a good sense of humor though and laughs alone with Fha Phil isn t just mean he s a bttle charmung and is trying to impress Fita He seems to think of her as an attractive challenge and lus style is to use sarcasm and humor to interest her and it works to a certan degree sc 3 Phil Rejects The Hotel Fulling mte Purzsutaymey Larry parks the news van in front of a bie hotel Phil immediately announces he will net stay here he s ted before and hates it As soon as Fhi finishes his spo
3. j exvolio eCapulet o Capet pia Laverty alist z E 5 Capulet Montague IA Prince Escalus Famen E b An example of the Tracks feature in the Timeline Window using the Romeo and Juliet example file How do 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 do with them Click on the button to the left of each track to display only 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 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Introduction 21 1 19 How do the terms parent child and sibling relate to my story These terms which are
4. E Fibrele odin Ca ii IEJ 2 Hold down the Alt key and click on the Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace s Wife event to select all the children of this event na au Minutes 3 Jules This first Act of Pulp Fiction The third Act would follows as eee ee l Xer fall chronologically fin The Bc Jule Reunited with his o hifting After girlfriend back in their sc 4 Jul i A 3 Press Ctrl 3 to fit the selected events to view on screen 2009 Write Brothers Inc 92 Outline 4D 10 aU Pia 30 40 46 50 IA A DN al i l oe eb he A fee sl IR aye armen Aer Meera en beeen a 7a me w LAIT l IT II 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 MIS He is asked by his boss to take Mia out while his boss is
5. EA Ha knows how to handle a poma doona Eke Fla and treats tem Eke the star be thnks be 15 Bt when they rash reeegeing ther sews doy seed ey te leave Pensemos Bey re Hewad nn by a bemad Fld stays ene soe tots bis room at a Bed aed Breakfast and wakes up to a bere nepose The new mateng amp faf Eke the previous morrmeng mero det Gro doy apt To bus horror Pidi the enh ene whe n bocr Gad ut happen Fral as much at he bopti the btng el po ay be proves to kamm E beyond a doubt that he is deed stuck in Eme md wakes up in a ird Groundhog Day at the end tthe Pow Act Poo some metaphyacal rtia Fool har been condemned bo inte thir diy over aed over aod there o sota Fhe can de ot o ee seq 1 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney The Fest Seqoence takes weatbermon PHIL CONNORS fom Pitebegh io Puecutaamey and establshes what bnd Fina he He ie Decs and hire when he wants to be bu rede and eine most ef the bme Ha emo ce lebroy status as a TV personales has gone bo dis head He hink fs bumdiatne bo cover the Groundhog Day elebraece and mocks hos producer RITA and cieta LARRY for ct haing of at much as he doce When they pet bo the mial bean of Piera mer Fha rebis to say at the heel wrth Eta and Lary Era expected this and booked PE a room in a ter place Ad to bos owen This is the kard of thong Pia peema very good OA EE Sentado Contant por Tips rare bre der HHI E O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 48 Outline 4D 3 1 3 1 Manipulat
6. 2009 Write Brothers Inc 64 Outline 4D A IE A AAA E Narrative Events 116 0f 116 visible Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp The First Act of Groundhog Day introduces arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman PHIL CONNORS and his relentlessly cheery producer RITA They are thrown together to cover the Punxsutawney Groundhog Day festival for ther sta on Phil hates the assienment and beliewes n sienals the decline of hus career but Fita finds the whole thing charming Rita knows how to handle a prima donna like Phd and treats him like the star he thinks he is But when they firush recording ther news story and try to leave Punxsutawney they re snowed in by a blizzard Phil stays one more meht in lus room at a Bed and Breakfast and wakes up to a bizarre surpnse The new Moraga 15 just like the previews morning in every detal it s Groundhog s day again To lus horror Fhill ts the only one who notices this is happening Finally as much as he hopes the feeling will eo away he proves to himself beyond a doubt that he is indeed stuck in time and wakes up in a third Groundhog Day at the end of the First Act For some metaphysical reason Phil has been condemned to hve this day over and ower and there 15 nothing Phil can do about it seq 1 Fhil Goes To Punxsutawney The First Sequence takes weatherman PHIL CONNORS from Pittsburgh to Punzsutawney and establishes what land of man he is He ts funny and charmung when he wants to b
7. 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 39 Open Ei Ea Look ir E Examples 7 EX Babylon 5 first season sp Huckleberry Finn spw Tiger ood Godfather Il spy Pulp Fiction syw Gone With The Wind sp Romeo and Juliet spw Grifters syv Run Lola Run syw Groundhog Day ayy Star Wars Saga syw Thelma and Louise syw File name Groundhog Dap spy Files of type Outline 40 Documnents sy Cancel 3 1 2 3 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 3 we e Hit F9 on the keyboard to go into Outline mode i Cali HO gt Gia Boy sp acl Abri BEE mi Fle Edi View Foma Evert Too lindos Hels 18 x 06 84 x telg so oh cl het i et e it tsar Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp The First Act of Groundhog Day muroduces arrogar Pittsburgh TV weatherman PHIL CONKOERS and lis relerdienty cheey producer RITA They ace thrown together lo coreg the Pree Greindhog Day dertrral for Pees station Pel habes the asstenment and bekewes t sigsods the deckne of bes career but Rita feds the whole thine ichaerma Ha knows how to handle a poma doana Eke Fla and treats tem Eke the star be thnks be is But when they imh nepang ther pe doy aed ey te leave Perseo Bey re Hewad nn by a bemad Fld stove one soe rd a t bis room at a Bed aed Breakfast and wakes up to a hHosre sepoise The new mateng faf Eke the previous omg mero de 2 reos dry An To bis ho
8. File Menu 143 Report scaling makes the text in events larger or smaller than the size of the font you ve selected While this is generally useful you may wish to set limits on how small or large the fonts can get Setting a minimum size and maximum font size in points insures that you don t have text that is so small that it cannot be read NOTE readability of scaled fonts depends on the resolution of your printer For example a font printed on a laser printed at 1200dpi resolution is going to be more readable than the same font printed on a 300dpik ink jet printer Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog without saving changes Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Optionsdialog 4 11 1 2 Appearance The Appearance options for the Timeline report let you control various aspects of the way the Timeline is printed 2009 Write Brothers Inc NOS Outline 4D Report Options 4 g x Curent Report Timeline Y Layout amp Scaling Draw colored backgrounds for e Ruler jw Events M Levels e Tracks Draw watermarks Events Range Margins Headers amp Footers Same asor screen C Always C Never Make level
9. Lancel Apply Revert 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 221 E Narrative Events El Act E 5 equence L Grene El H oles This is a view of all your hierarchies and the events they contain Events that are indented to the same level appear on the same level in the Timeline w indow Create Hierarchy Click the Create Hierarchy button to insert a new event hierarchy tree Create Hierarchy Click the Create Event Type button to insert a new event type onto the selected hierarchy tree Edit Event Type Click the Edit Event Type button to go to the Event Title panel Rename Click the Rename button to go into edit mode on an event name or hierarchy name same as clicking tw ice on the name Delete Click the Delete button to delete an event type or entire hierarchy tree e Click the Move Hierarchy Up button to move an entire hierarchy up the tree E Click the Move Hierarchy Down button to move an entire hierarchy dow n the tree 2009 Write Brothers Ina 222 Outline 4D gt Click the Promote button to promote a selected event type Click the Demote button to demote a selected event type T Click the Color button to display the Color dialog Select a background color on this dialog to apply to the selected hierarchy tree This button is disabled w hen an event type is selected Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel
10. Minutes ee eee One Screenplay Page has 57 lines of tert IM Round estimates to intervals of fio Seconds Include event titles Estimation rules Track Sets Track Properties Faragraph Styles o Style Options M Enable automatic estimation All events Specific event types Customize Cancel Apply Revert The Estimation Rules preferences tell Outline 4D w hat to count and w hat duration it s worth Each document has only one estimation rule but you may change the settings that make up that rule There are four parts to an estimation rule 1 NUMBER OF UNITS This is the amount of whatever unit you ve selected in the next field 2 UNIT The unit type you wish to be counted 3 PER A factor for the Duration field 4 DURATION What duration you w ant the estimation converted to see examples below For example you may w ant to estimate that a single page is made up of 1800 words That w ould look like this freno Words per fio Pages 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 231 Another common estimation rule is one used for estimating screenplay pages f Screenplay Pages per fio Minutes One Screenplay Page has 57 E mes of text These settings mean that one page screenplay text equals a duration of one minute and that a screenplay page is composed of 57 lines of text These numbers are the accepted standards for feature motion picture scri
11. Adds underlining to selected text Highlight Adds highlighting to selected text HYPERLINK Adds hyperlink to selected text STRIKE THROUGH Adds strikethrough to selected text FONT 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 Use this dialog to select a color for selected text Timeline Context Menu Use the options on this menu 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 right click and display this context menu Panorama 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 295 Reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to its original size 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 Show All E vents Displays any events hidden due to their track status 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 12 4 9 Track Display Context Menu Use this menu to edit tracks and adjust the display of tracks A track must be selected in the Track Display area to r
12. Beginning of Current or Previous Line Press Ctrl Up Arrow to move the cursor to the beginning of the current or previous row of text Beginning of Event Press Ctrl Home to move the cursor to the beginning of the first row of text Beginning of Next Line Press Ctrl Down Arrow to move the cursor to the beginning of the next row of text Beginning of Next Word Press Ctrl Right Arrow to move the cursor to the beginning of the next word Beginning of Previous Word Press Ctrl Left Arrow to move the cursor to the beginning of the current or previous word Delete Next Character Press Delete to remove the character to the immediate right of the cursor Delete Previous Character Press Backspace to remove the character to the immediate left of the cursor End of Current Line Press End to move the cursor to the end of the current row of text End of Event Press Ctrl End to move the cursor to the end of the last row of text O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 288 Outline 4D Exit Edit Mode Press Escape to take a selected event out of edit mode Insert Line Press Enter to start a new line Insert Tab Press Tab to rotate between paragraph styles The function of the Tab key can be changed in the Editing Panel of the Options dialog Move One Character to the Left Press the Left Arrow to move the cursor one character to the left Move One Character to the Right Press the Right Arrow to move the cursor one character to the right Mo
13. Delete 11 Click the Apply button to save your new paragraph style 3 2 3 4 Reformatting Event Type Content The Content panel assigns a default paragraph style to an event type Each new event of that type subsequently defaults to the assigned paragraph style 2009 Write Brothers Inc 122 Outline 4D 1 Click on Content to view this panel of the Document Settings dialog settings for MyNovel syv General Settings Son tino Timeline Settings ine Seti Name Chapters Outline Settings ame Chapters e 3 Event Hierarchies Default appearance of content text Layout Event color E stimate Durations l a Tse Background Track Properties Paragraph Styles Style Options Units Export to ATF Esport to Screenwriter Import 2 Select the Chapters event type from the Name drop down list if not already selected Defaults for new Event Types w Farts Chapters Defaults for new Event T 3 Select Chapter Style from the Styles drop down list All content for the Chapter event type will now display in Times New Roman 11 point naw blue text Chapters 1 New Chapters Testing testing one two three 4 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 3 2 3 5 Changing the Measurement Type The correct type of measurement for a novel is paper Since the default measurement type is time you will need to change it to paper 1
14. Once upon a time there lived a family of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and little Baby Bear The Bear family enjoyed living there very much Outline Events 3 of 3 visble Oe te See aren E A Set Up the Story z 1 Introduction of the Bears Once upon a time there hved a famiy of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and littl Baby Bear The Bear family enjoyed vino there very much 3 1 1 6 Creating an Outline Step 6 e Click the New Event button on the top toolbar to add a new event If you do not see the button click View gt Toolbars gt Event and Timeline e Click in the title area and type in Enter Goldilocks HA BD o bh NewEven 9509 J m Outline Events 40f 4visple 2 1 While the Cat s Away E A Set Up the Story a 1 Introduction of the Bears Once upon a time there hved a family of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and little Baby Bear The Bear family enjoyed mino there very much E Enter Goldilocks 2009 Write Brothers Inc 34 Outline 4D 3 1 1 7 Creating an Outline Step 7 Let s say you want to insert an event before the current one e Select the Enter Goldilocks event and hit Ctrl Shift Enter This is the Insert Before command which will insert an event before and on the same level as the currrently selected event e Enter Bear family leaves to get some
15. Stageplay w Outline Settings Event Hierarchies Export paragraph styles to Movie Magic Screenwriter Content Paragraph styles Export style az Duration Normal Note Element Normal for Full Test Acton Description Element Esso Duio Description Acton Description Element Character Hame Character Name Element El Track Sets Dialog Dialogue Element Track Properties Normal for Acts Action Description Element E Paragraph Styles Style Options Export event types to Movie Magic Screenwriter o gt Units Export to ATF S Export to Screenwriter Event Types Export tithe as Act Centered Title Scene Centered Title Full Test Omit 2 Select Screenplay or Stageplay from the Document Type drop down list Document type Screenplay wt 3 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Exporting a Timeline to Screenwriter This section describes how to export a Outline 4D file to Movie Magic Screenwriter 1 Select File gt Export to display the Export dialog 2 Click on the Events Checked radio button in the Choose a Subset of Events to Export area Make sure Act Scene and Full Text are all checked 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials Choose a subset of events to export O Events displayed in current window O Events selected in current window Events checked ye we Marrabrre Events l iw Act 2 Scene 3 Full Text Export file format Screenwriter 005 e
16. Create Event Hierarchy lets you quickly create a new event hierarchy the collection of levels that contain events Start by selecting the Tools gt Create Event Hierarchy commana Outline 4D Create Event Hierarchy Add Enter a unique name for a new event hierarchy and y Enter a name for the hierarchy You can always change the name later Your new hierarchy will be added to the bottom of your Timeline and Outline wndows You can move hierarchy positions in the Event Hierarchies panel of the Document Settings dialog A new event type will be automatically created so you can immediately begin entering events in your Outline or Timeline NOTE you can also create events in the Event Hierarchies panel in Document Settings where there are more options for naming arranging and setting the color of hierarchies 9 2 Tracks This command opens a sub menu that allows you to insert and delete tracks You select Tools gt Tracks to execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Tracks sub menu O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 208 Outline 4D 9 3 Event Tools Window Help Create Event Hierarchy Track Sets Spelling FF w Enable Automatic Connections Word Count J l Track Properties Estimate Selected Durations Estimate Timeline Durations Document Settings Fe Story view Options Fo Insert Track Select this command to add a new track to the Track area You must h
17. Mimtes e ent Ve ga was Butch amp Vi her Butch double crosses Marsellus it happens off SCreet Butch not only Wits 6 At this point you could add more information about this event modify existing text or delete text Selecting a Parent and All Child Events You can hold down the Shift key and click on an event to select that event and all the events below it Selecting events with the Shift key is useful when you want to work with a specific group of events 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 91 In Outline 4D an event is the parent of all the events directly beneath it Likewise the events directly below another event are the children of that event 1 Click the Panoramic too button to return to a panoramic view of the Pulp Fiction timeline oe a p X oe we oe i e 110 120 130 Mimtes Act l Vincent Veg Act 2 The Gold Act 3 Jules This first Act of Pulp Fiction The second Act follows The third Act would follows a story through VINCE boxer BUTCH COOLIDGE fall chronologically in Jul Vince amp Mia Butch amp Mars TheBc Jule Vince prepares Reunited with his bit After himself for the worst gt girlfriend back in their gt o E z wl ot a E ES sc 54 Jul Li 1 a
18. Romeo and Julet dst Sun Also Rises The dst Files of type AI Importable Files def ecw hws 5 rtf a Lancel Dramatica Story Files def Screenwriter Script Files cw Hollywood Screenwriter Script Files uz Ach ext Files rth ves 3 Select the file you wish to import If you don t see your file it may not be located in the folder that s shown when the file selection dialog is first displayed Use the standard Window s folder navigation icons to find your file then select it 4 Now you ll be presented with the Import Options dialog In this dialog you select the template or document to import into Import Options E Import destination e a Toa C Create new document based on template Click to select a template bd Browse Import action Add to existing events f Replace existing events Help Impatt Selecting the proper template is important because each template contains a set of import options that tell it how to translate the text from another program into Outline 4D s hierarchies You must select one of tw o Import Destinations Enstomie Import into current document Use the currently open document as the destination for the import Advanced users will find this option useful for testing changes to a particular template s import rules O 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 139 Start by using File gt New to create a new document from the desired
19. Viewing the Timeline Hierarchy 116 Viewing the Track Area 94 Text Context Menu 294 Text Format Toolbar 280 Text Options 255 Text Shortcuts 287 Visibility 175 Tile Horizontally 265 Tile Vertically 266 Timeline 82 102 106 108 W Timeline Context Menu 294 Timeline Hierarchy 116 Window Menu 276 Timeline Report 96 Word 136 Timeline Report Appearance Options 143 Working with the Screenplay Template File 100 Timeline Report Layout and Scaling Options 141 Timeline Settings 216 va Timeline Settings Tutorial 115 Timeline Tools Shortcuts 289 Zooming in on an Event 86 Timeline Tools Toolbar 278 Timeline Window Options 257 Title 118 Title Settings 222 Toolbars 178 183 Tools Menu 276 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc j 1 S Visit Screenplay com for the best in Software for Writers including Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica Pro
20. la My Recent Documents My Documents pr My Computer Ej Babylon 5 first season syw Tiger Woods Commercial ss 3 Documentl sy Ej Godfather II syw 8 Goldilocks syw Ej Gone With The Wind syw El Grifters syw Ej Groundhog Day syw Hamlet syv Ej Huckleberry Finn syw Lord of the Rings syw EllFulp Fiction Syv b Ei Romeo and Juliet syw Ei Run Lola Run syw Star Wars Saga syw Ei Thelma and Louise syw 4 Click the Open button to display the Pulp Fiction syv example file Viewing a Panorama of the Timeline The Pulp Fiction timeline includes three acts and has a total length or duration of 150 minutes However you will not be able to see all three acts when you first open this timeline since the timeline is focused on Act 1 This section teaches you how to use the Panoramic command to display the entire timeline on screen at the same time 1 Make sure that the Pulp Fiction syv example timeline file is open as described in the previous section 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 83 T Outline 4D Pulp Fiction syv Read Only lan File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help DHUA E de a Mar 20 30 40 50 70 20 20 Act l Vincent Vega Act 2 The Gold W This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows The second Act follows boxer a story through VINCE VEGA s eyes BUTCH COOLIDGE Where and centers on his relationship with Vincent Vega was the Ma
21. 218 220 225 226 228 230 232 234 236 239 241 242 244 2009 Write Brothers Inc 302 Outline 4D tes General Options Outline 4D 251 General Settings document 214 H Hollywood Screenwriter 136 Horizontal Scale 84 Horizontal Scale Toolbar 282 Horizontal Splits 176 Ignore single letter words 261 Ignore words in UPPERCASE 261 Ignore words with numbers 261 import 22 125 136 Import Dramatica Story File Dialog 136 Import Settings 245 Importing a Dramatica File to Outline 4D 126 Insert Event After 197 Insert Event Before 198 International Dictionaries 261 ltalic 188 sL Layout Settings 228 Lengthen 203 Level Display Context Menu 292 Level Selector Context Menu 292 Level Selector Dialog 174 182 Measurement Type 123 Modifying Export Settings 131 Movie Magic Screenwriter 21 22 136 MS Word 136 N New 135 Next Paragraph Style 187 Not Connected Context Menu 293 0 Open 81 135 Open Window 135 Opening the Pulp Fiction Example File 81 Options Dialog 248 250 251 253 255 257 259 261 Organizing a Timeline 106 Outline 4D Options 248 250 251 253 255 257 259 261 Outline Report 98 Outline Report Appearance Options 150 Outline Settings 218 Outline Window Options 259 P Panorama 82 171 Panoramic Button 283 Paragraph 186 Paragraph Style 120 Paragraph Styles Settings 236 Parent Event 90 Paste 161 Print Dialog 157 Print Preview Window 157 Print S
22. 3 Click on the Export File Format drop down list and select the Screenwriter DSW format 4 Click the Export button to export the Romeo and Juliet timeline to Movie Magic Screenwriter You may now mport the file while in Move Magic Screenwriter 6 or Open the file in Movie Magic 4 x Congratulations You have successfully completed the Screenwriter Export tutorial At this point you should know how to export an Outline 4D file to Movie Magic Screenwriter O 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 135 4 File Menu New Ctrl M Open Chrl 0 Close Window Ctrl Close Document Ctri4 ShiFk 4 Save Chrl 5 Save s Chrl Shifk 5 Save a Copy Import Export Send to Mail Recipient Report Options Print Setup Print Preview Print Ctrl F 1 Romeo and Juliet syw Star Wars Saga syv 3 Godfather IL syw 4 Romeo and Juliet sy Exit Ctrl g 4 1 New This command displays the Open From Template dialog Use this dialog to create a new document from one of the listed templates Use any of the following methods to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt New 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the New toolbar button 3 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl N 4 2 Open This command displays the Open dialog Use this dialog to create a new document from one of the listed templates You can use any of the following methods to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Ope
23. Audience members familiar with the original story will recall this is the tender young man who reluctantly became a crime boss to protect his family s interests Uninitiated viewers will see immediately that this man is wealthy and respected as he receives a visitor who bows and kisses the big ring on Michael s hand E Substory Act 1 Vito Meets The New World B lil II POR cE gt gt lE EE This work presents two stories which unfold in alternating sequences They are separate in time and space yet linked After HET ma Seq 1 Don Ciccio s Revenge e aixsg oo a Meets With Te Seq 2 Seq 3 Vito Seq 4 Vito Gets Inv Seq 3 Cont Seq 4 The Blo Midhad 23 e 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 window s e In both the Timeline and Outline window s the pieces of your story are broken up into story events Each event has an optional title area and a content area e Inthe Timeline window the amount of text that is visible depends on the scale you are view ing 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 e You can optionally select unique combinations of events and hierarchies to be visible on a per Outline or per Timeline window basis Why would
24. Harlan comes up to them Thelma is Si Insert Before This command adds a new event to the immediate left of the selected event The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Select an event or click on the timeline then use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Event Menu Select Event gt Insert Event Before 2 Event and Timeline Toolbar Click the Insert Before toolbar button 3 Event Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift Enter 4 Event Context Menu Right click and select Insert Event Before O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 199 Thelma and Lourse syy Read Only 8 2 5 Time Constraints Outline 4D introduces Time Constraints a new concept that improves ease of use and event positioning in the Timeline window Constraints are preferences that may be applied to selected events which limit or affect the way those events move themselves after various editing operations NOTE If you just read the following section and still have no idea why you would use Constraints that s OK Constraints are an advanced feature of Outline 4D Beginning users don t need to be concerned about Constraints as your templates are already set to use the most typical Constraint options Types of Constraints There are six types of Time Constraints No Constraint Sticky Gravitate Left Fixed Lead Time Gravitate to Parent and Gravitate to Ruler Sticky descri
25. OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 5 1 Title This panel sets the font type size color and display settings for event title portion of an event type Each option on this panel is described below 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 223 Settings for Groundhog Day s x Timeline Settings Hame Defaults for new Event Types Outline Settings Event Hierarchies M Show title Show vertical tithes Automatically Default appearance of title text Times New Roman 12 Estimate Durations Track Properties El Paragraph styles Automatic display of event type tithe and number in event s title bar n Style Options z r Enable lt type gt numbers Inzert Autotest Number events Across timeline Show numbers as 1 2 3 Start with number 1 O Qutline tyle numbering 1 1 1 2 etc Outline separator Setup event type Hame Defaults for new Event Types of Click the Name drop down list to select an event type Iw Show title Mark the Show Title check box if you w ant the event title area of the selected event type This check
26. Sequence Note Element Scene Hote Element O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 245 Document type Screenplay Select a w riting format from the Document Type drop down list Export Paragraph Styles to Movie Magic Screenwriter Paragraph styles Export style as Normal Note Element Copy of Normal Note Element Select an export format from the Export Paragraph Styles list for each event type Export Event Types to Movie Magic Screenwriter Export title as Act Hote Element Scene Hote Element Beat Hote Element Select an export format from the Export Event Types list for each event type Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 17 Import Most users will not need to customize the import process w hen importing from Movie Magic Screenw riter Dramatica Pro Writer s DreamKit and most outliners that generate Rich Text Format files 2009 Write Brothers Inc 246 Outline 4D There may be times how ever w hen you have a very customized document you wish to import The process of custo
27. The Document Styles area displays all of the currently defined paragraph styles Create Click the Create button to create a new paragraph style Duplicate i Click the Duplicate button to make a copy of a selected paragraph style Copy gt gt 2009 Write Brothers Inc 288 Outline 4D Click the Copy button to assign the selected paragraph style to the event type selected on the Styles for Event Type drop dow n list lt Delete Click the Delete button to delete a paragraph style from the Document Styles area Styles for event type Act i Normal for Acts The Styles for Event Type area lists the paragraph styles assigned to the event type selected fromthe drop dow n list ejz uj a E SaS The Character Format Alignment and Line Spacing area includes the follow ing options Bold Click this button to add bold formatting to text in the paragraph style Italics Click this button to add italics to text in the paragraph style Underline Click this button to add underlining to text in the paragraph style All Caps Click this button to add CAPITAL LETTERS to text in the paragraph style Color Click this button to display the Color dialog and select the text color Align Left Click this button to left justify text in the paragraph style Center Click this button to center text in the paragraph style Align Right Click this button to right justify text in the paragraph style Justify C
28. WO MCE unctory performance atid is immediately ready to leave town But the road secomes blocked by a blizzard which Phi with all his powers as a erman had predic ote ld never come Stuck in town Phil goes directly to bed hoping to avoid as much contact with this town as possible ES A eee ej Selected seq 1 The First OE Day Ex 43 Minutes C Sticky Type nonet no duration Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 5 Adopt Orphan While it sounds like a scene from Annie adopting orphaning events allows you to disconnect a child from a parent event and reconnect it with a different parent event Like moving a scene from Act 1 to Act 2 Again this shows the flexibilit y and power in being able to structure and organize dynamically WITH A VISUAL REFERENCE e Sequence 1 First Groundhog Day should already be expanded but do so if it is not Expand Sequence 2 Phil Goes to Punxsutawney Keyboard shorcuts none Culew dL Groundhog Dog ayy Laa Ord TA Da Est Yew Fama Lora Tear nio a Lt l CS uai t elal a AA rt Eor j gt 0177 Meal los Saquinee Terres Hew Rosan Sfi i a F y e a or 6 The Reads Close se 1 Pal Comfreacs a Cop as Phil Trios Talking His Way Dot e Pol Mita amp Larry Have a Drink gt 10 Pho Goes To Bed seq 2 Phil Goes To Purgsuawiey The Fes eguas takes rn PH CONNORS fom Pireo Pororclawncy md crlabirler what fond olas beis Mes fone dad charming when he woes to be but ri
29. me a Ur ie i liil i Fn esk he d E 7 3 2 Click and drag the mouse down to increase the display height of the Act level 4 ar prear J des a bel Mi 2 hii a sha Da dd aia Wii plas sal mmi Smii hee pe he a Ai 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 93 Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s Wite 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 an 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 to save her or face his deadly boss wrath He returns to his heroin dealer and through desperate measures they revive Mia and save her life Vince returns Wha to her house and blows her a kiss goodnight feeling affection for her that he will never reveal Jules amp Vince l Vince amp Mia s Date TWO HITMEN Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife VINCENT TEGA Wha He s high on heroin when he meets her tying to stay cool But T i 2 Alan A se 10 AtTacl 4 ee 14 3 2 1 10 Collapsing an Event Level 1 Click
30. the Man Character of the smaller and chronologically earher story is the father of MICHAEL CORLEONE the Main Character of the more substantial story set about 40 years later These two characters are presented at approximately the same age allowing the viewer to compare and contrast the lite of the father with the lite of his son Selected nothing Constraints none Type none no duration 6 1 3 Switch to Outline Switches the view to the Outline window This command has a command key F9 and in the Outline window this command does the opposite it switches you to the Timeline window 6 1 4 Panorama This command reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to its original size Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 View Menu Select View gt Panorama 2 Panoramic Toolbar Click the Panoramic toolbar button 3 View Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl 1 or Ctrl Num Pad 5 4 Event Level and Timeline Context Menus Right click and select Panorama 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D E Thelma and Louise yw Read Only EL 50 60 70 0 90 100 PE i i 1 1 1 SEE O AA il a E LA a O nee u A miy e E 7 E t Tr mt t y j Cae Sa i am ahs oo E oe LY da 7 w E Tr ine TIP Select the Panorama command again to return to the original zoom level 6 1 5 Fitto 2 3rds View This command scales a selected eve
31. 2 3rds only if editing The events you have selected or are editing are fit into 2 3rds of your Timeline w indow s view ONLY if you are editing the event M Double clicking on an event centers and edits it Mark the Double Clicking on an Event Centers and Edits it check box if you w ant to be able to place an event in edit mode by double clicking on it This check box is marked by default If Show watermarks of Event Type names on each level Mark the Show Watermarks of Event Type Names on Each Level check box if you w ant the name of each event type to display in the background of the applicable level in the Event area This check box is marked by default Help y Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 259 9 8 7 Outline Window Outline 40 Options File Pressing Enter in content General 7 i Editing 8 Inserta new paragraph C Split the event Text Timeline Window Outline winda Spelling Enter at beginning of event inserts before _ Enter at end of event creates new event Merging selected events Merg
32. 4 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 4 Split Merge Being able to split events enables you to take a block of text an idea concept and split it off in its own event You can also merge two events to combine ideas e Expand Sequence 1 First Groundhog Day e Place your cursor at the beginning of Then Phil makes his way and click the Split button on the left toolbar Notice it is now in it s own event You can also merge them back together e Select Sequence 2 and click the Merge button Keyboard shortcuts Split at cursor must be editing an event Shift Enter Merge Alt Shift Backspace Note if your cursor is at the beginning of the title of an event hitting Backspace will merge with the previous event 2009 Write Brothers Inc 50 Outline 4D Split Elements Merge Elements eras de a baj nd a ri rn bieli rs RD ps Hl Le la al rs ds La ee a dr a ee esla sa eee ary mirra e Parr dee reir eee De a oe ot el rarka a m e a ke pian Je ran ee an mia rren a im ee m i a bare eee Ti er emar ee ee e rs ds A el rt bl e ie er rr E Seer a e ree ij e si e pae e mae pep ied A Era res Ti la kema Pa dr ap r e ds pr Par E m mali a larga da eri ibid a i i ki a Matas ipe a i La rji ki ere riha k a eed iri a ier ed ee ee eg ee Fr e r 40 Dye Parres std rara latin Jo plc LET o Boe is ps pl cm fF sh g ogy Yii Pad Gira Er Eu la a ri o ety th wove bh mi we ayer rr hres s hadr nadra 1 fks IH rn da a ee rl AP de rerb
33. A on sane uewsate sabe vousaberenaruueucutactemoeusntooeatcauewecwexnrevayes 18 That s not how write Can use my own structuring MEMO is 19 How hard is it to create my OWN hierarchies oooococononcccocononconocononcncararonnncararornanarararnanarananas 19 Once I ve created a story hierarchy I like can reuse itasa template il va 19 noticed you mentioned the word tracks What are traCKS cccceseseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 19 Mow dol use the rack feature Paco AA RR 20 Can the program make connections automatically ooononcnnoconcnnonocononcararoroncararanonnanananns 20 So now that have these tracks and connections what can do WIN Men 20 How do the terms parent child and sibling relate to my SONY 2 A E a 21 Some of the events look tiny on screen How do I work in them cceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 21 What type of output do I get from Outline 4D cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeneeeeneeeonsesnseeeesnees 21 Can I write in Outline 4D then transfer to another program cccccsceseeeeeseceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 21 How do other programs connect to Outline 4D oo ooccococococccnococononcarocononcararonnncarararannanaranos 22 What s the best way to get to Know the Program cccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeneeeeseeeneaeeeeeeeeaeeeoeees 22 Quick Tour 24 Outline 4DTutorials 30 Outline Window Tutorials irse owe detec doi a E E Ea 30 Creating am OUTING casina cede desea alo o deal don dde el edo do od
34. Dramatica file Characins fl Characters 12 Essential Question Story Engine Settings Story Pomts Level One Storyguide Level Two Storp a nde Level Three StoryGuid All Tracks in Docume 6 Select the Characters track set if not already selected 7 Look at the Track area in the lower portion of the window Many character tracks Abram Apothecary Balthazar etc were created during the import process Mot connected a le E CIAO ET S torre PEE ET MAS Apothecary 81 Apobtetare o Bathasar 8 Pts 3 a lt 7 gt w e a a SS E E ee a 8 Us the scroll bar on the far right of the Track area to scroll down to Romeo s track O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 130 Outline 4D Prince Escalas e scajus Romeo a Ror Sampson Sar sop t fil aetna ae J iw E ER A Congratulations You have successfully completed the mporting from Dramatica tutorial By now you should be able to import any Dramatica file to Outline 4D See the Screenwriter Export Tutorial to learn how to export a timeline to Movie Magic Screenwriter 3 2 5 Exporting to Screenwriter Tutorial Overview This tutorial explains how to export a timeline to Movie Magic Screenwriter You will use the Romeo and Juliet syv example file for all of the tasks described in this section After completing this tutorial you will be able to o Indicate which tracks if any sho
35. E E ENS 68 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 8 roisean Ea AEAEE EN Era ieina EESE NEE 69 Screenplay TOM late it aaa E e a e aa E E 69 Screenplay Template Step laca ina a E a EEA T 69 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D screenplay Template Step iii is 70 Screenplay Template Step Sesiones 70 screenplay Template Step A er E E E E E E E EAS 71 Screenplay Template otep lan ido 72 screenplay Template Step G ii ic 72 Screenplay TEnPlalS EDT ii dali 73 screenplay Template eco 73 Screenplay Template SO aid di as daanacvns ico saessauadiovatad vents 74 screenplay Template Step TD dE 74 Screenplay Template Step dd aromaticas 75 Screenplay Template Step 12 a E A AE ER EAS 75 Screenplay Template Step 13 iii E A E a 76 screenplay Template Step Taara E a E dio aio 77 Screenplay Wemplate Step ica A A A neees 77 screenplay Template Step Ticas 78 Screenplay Template SEP 17 rina E yy suse canedicd metcsarssenad osaead vents 79 Screenplay Template Step a ed 79 2 Timeline Window TUS A ERRE 80 Pulp Fiction Exalead 80 Opening the Pulp Fiction Example lea a 81 MIGW ING a Panorama Ortho MeN Att 82 Adjuusting g eu Honzonal Scale cenir A ro 84 Adustingihe Vertical SC ln is tl 85 Ao A O 86 Usa ne CTO Me BAE late di err athena le ld dtr lec shan dln dit 87 Selecting ane Editing Am dee 88 Selecting a Parent and All Child EventS cccccononococonoccnccononcccnonanonanonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn non nro rnnnnnn
36. Event colar Background 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 Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes i Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 7 Duration This panel sets the minimum and maximum duration of an event type Each option on this panel is described below 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 227 Settings for Groundhog Day s x General Settings Setup event type Timeline Settings H Defaults for new Event Types Cutline Settings Name Defaults for new Event Types Event Hierarchies E Duration Default 60 0 Seconds h Minimum f q Estimate Durations Maximum 60 0 Track Sets Track Properties Er Paragraph Styles Gee Stole Options Setup Event Type Mame Event Type Defaults kd Click the Name drop down list and select an event type Duration Default 60 0 Seconds Minimum 1 0 DT Masmum J00 The Duration area
37. Fallos along tr mi Elo Ed View Foma Event Took Iiri Help 218 x joes By A y Hew vere B wit a Masa rs TEBE e E et 3 Enter Geldilacke Hears are kagan for geting oniy the beat hawey ao they take thea ime While the Bears were oat gathenng honey a ttle gol with bright blonde curis whore name wad Galdhlerka came apon the Beare howie T have hoes walking ia long Tt looks like no one is home so thas will be a great place to take a rest the said happily m Goldlocks epened he dos and looked aroud intide do make sure that po one was heme She decided te look arennd for a place to rest when all of a sudden her tusrony made a loud rumble gramble Oh I am xefal hungry Act 2 ee seq 2 2 BD aa B63 ao Timeline Window Tutorials There are five Timeline related tutorials in this section Exploring the Time Line using the Pulp Fiction example A Screenplay Tutorial Adjusting Timeline Settings Importing from Dramatica Exporting to Movie Magic Screenwriter Pulp Fiction Example Overview This tutorial shows you how use Outline 4D tools to move around in a timeline You will use the Pulp Fiction syv example file for all the tasks described in this section After completing this tutorial you will know how to Select and open a Outline 4D example file Display a panorama of a timeline on screen Change the horizontal and vertical display of a timeline Zoom in on a selected area o
38. Mia s Date Butch TWO Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting When HITMIEN the boss wife Mia He s high on heroin when he Butch VINCENT meets her trying to stay cool But when he doesn t double VEGA dong get flustered by Mia s pointed questions his relaxed crosses hair white manner intrigues her They have dinner and Marsellus very mellow conversation at aretro restaurant which draws them it happens 4 Press the Right Arrow key to select the Vince amp Mia s Datesequence 2009 Write Brothers Inc 90 Outline 4D 3 2 1 8 6 l 14 2 30 34 40 46 50 54 Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows a story through VINCE VEGA s eyes and centers on his relationship with his boss s wife MIS 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 ti intimate meal and return home i ma romantic dancing glow Jules amp V TWO HITMEH VINCENT VEGA long hair white very mellow sad TITT OC the boss wife Mia He s high on heroin when he manner intrigues her They have dinner and att fata rn Tian om a m m E Ma i Ma 1 TT 7 ia aa 1 aMMa dbh a aa aT Ms l eM 5 Press Ctrl M to center this event on screen and put it
39. Paragraph Styles i Style Options Setup event type Hame Scene When margins are enabled show 4 Margins of 3 0 Points between events of this type Event minimum size preferences Adjust timeline as necessary to always display M Entire event titles When event contents are visible adjust timeline to always display At least foo inches of width Cancel Apply Revert 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 229 Setup event type Name Scene Click the Name drop down list and select an event type When margins are enabled how I Margins of 3 0 Points between events of this type Mark the When Margins are Enabled Show check box to activate this area This check box is marked by default Then enter a number to designate the amount of space required betw een events Then you should select a unit of measurement from the drop down list The default selection is Points Event minimum size preferences Adjust timeline as necessary to always display e Entire event titles When event contents are visible adjust timeline to always display At least foo Inches of width The Adjust Timeline as Necessary to Always Display area includes the follow ing options Entire Event Titles Mark this check box if you w ant to display the entire title of each event This check box is marked by default If you mark this check box you do not need to mark the At Least Ch
40. Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 11 Track Properties This panel sets the color connection and export settings for a track or group of tracks selected in the Track area Each option on this panel is described below 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 235 Settings for Groundhog Day p xX n General Settings ae Groundhog Time Time p Track color e Alot Trying Can Achieve Z Background ME eral Real Time Time that h El Event Hierarchies Desperation Makes Goal l Title Larry Y Enable automatic connections Content Nancy Taylor Connect events containing this track s title Duration Med Aperzon Pe oe es A Ned Ryerson Insurance onnect events containing any of these H Estimate Durations one nancy lanio Track Set Phil amp Rita s Love Story metan Phil Befriends Guy In Th So Phil Befriends Larry E Paragraph Styles Phil Connors ee Stole Options Phil Perfects His News Fi 2 Upi Phil s Time Manipulation o mals Fit j Match by checking irr ju Export to RTF pa l 7 metio serena Self bzorbton Leads To f Title and content Title Content B ipai Selflessness Creates Hap Esport to Movie Magic Screenwriter gt Treat this track as a character name Track color Tex Background The Track Color area includes the follow ing options Text Click this button to select a new text color fromthe Color dialog T
41. SCale wctetcwsesccicdetccsaciecdesssecnnssnewtenscadaicueestiusacsseeectseies Panoramic Button cuina Selection PODES ovisnom adoro neiaa atia anaiai 3 Keyboard Commands Edit SNOTTCUTS crisisen a aa Taai 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Shortcuts aiii da 285 PHE SNOU pmersene sep Beas a RS EE SEE OER EEE Se RIES Eee oT Oe Ee eRe tT eer REP eT 286 POM AU SOLE CUNS ean ete tane cecedteh street tcee A 287 TU SIO CUES as aa OO 287 Timeline Tools SNOMICUUS ains eiii 289 VIEW SORIA ideici n 289 4 Context Menu COoMMandS aiii a a a a 290 Event Cont xt MENU cnn E 291 Event Level Context Menuai a a aaa Ea a a Aaaa 291 Level Display Conte xt M On Usina Ea E NEn 292 Lover Selector Context Men ia 292 Not Connected Context Meninas 293 Ruler Context Men ninia a 293 Text Context Menu sisi TIO AI IO Ia 294 VICIO Conte Menu as 294 Track Display Context Menu si aa a 295 Track Selector CONTE Xt Menu in 296 Track Status Conte xt Menu isasi a a aa aED 297 Part XIII Video Tutorials 299 Ab VIGGO Tutora INGO aia ir 299 Index 301 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Introduction 13 1 Introduction Welcome to the Outline 4D Help Outline 4D is a remarkable outliner that lets you brainstorm create structure and organize your ideas Outline 4D has a familiar vertical outline format and a unique horizontal timeline format to outline projects visually that is superior to index cards post it notes and traditional outlining systems
42. The new morning is just lke the previous morning m every detail t s Groundhog s day agan To his horror Phi is the only one who notices this is happenmg Finally as much as he hopes the feeling will go away he proves to himself beyond a doubt that he is indeed stuck in time and wakes up in a third d Groundhog a at the Done modiy preferences Conslraints none Act 1D 24 05 Minutes NUM 3 1 4 5 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 5 The next set of options are under Tools gt Outline 4D Options F8 gt Outline Window e Pressing Enter in content Insert a new paragraph Split the Event Inthe example below Groundhog s Day the program was set to insert a paragraph in Scene 2 Then the program was set to split the event for scene 3 hence the new scene 4 e Enter at beginning of event insert before adds a new event if cursor is at beginning of event title and Enter is pressed not shown e Enter at end of event creates new event adds a new event if cursor is at end of event content and Enter is pressed not shown 2009 Write Brothers Inc 66 Outline 4D Ah Cudins 4D Groundhog Dap sv Read Only me Edo Ed View Forme Eve Tools window a pe le x a SA BAS oe E f E Ds Dil mits toa ey P sE Dona Urdaira NM i Tel ae Times Mew Roman f 2 E 7 y L E 3 E Have fun m Punxsutaamey taunts the anchorperson sc 2 Fhill Gets A New Pro
43. VIEW NON PRINTING CHARACTERS is a new application option that lets you turn on the display of paragraph marks tabs and spaces e DUPLICATE EVENTS creates duplicates of selected events and places them after the events you are duplicating e HYPERLINK STYLE converts a text URL e g www screenplay com or an e mail address e g mailto Support screenplay com into a clickable hyperlink e STRIKETHROUGH STYLE applies the strikethrough attribute to text e HIGHLIGHT STYLE places a yellow background around text you select e SPACE BEFORE SPACE AFTER amp LINE SPACING are new options that allow users to set the line spacing to single 1 5 or double spacing You can also set the amount of space before or after a paragraph To use this feature select the Format Paragraph button in the Paragraph Styles document settings panel NOTE spacing features can be applied to paragraph styles but not to individual paragraphs e APPLYING FONTS STYLES amp ATTRIBUTES TO MULTIPLE EVENTS in the Timeline is now supported That means you can select multiple events and set their font or style e SYMBOLS DISPLAYED IN TIMELINE EVENTS indicate if events are having their durations estimated automatically You may notice these in the lower right corner of the event A tiny TRIANGLE means the event is being automatically estimated You cannot manually resize an event which is being automatically estimated A tiny SQUARE means the event has a manual duration set and w
44. You must use the follow ing methods to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Report Options 2 Press the Report Options button in the Print Dialog 3 Press the Options button in the Print Preview window Report Options E X Curent Report Report layout Timeline E Use onscreen scaling Total pages E Fit to a single page Appearance Fitto specific dimensions Events Range Margins width E Pages Headers amp Footers Height f2 Pages Report scaling Limit text scaling Events and Tracks Minimum size jas ps Tracks Ruler Maxinum size 200 pts Header Footer Act Titles Act Content Preview Cancel Revert This panel prints your timeline in a format similar to w hat displays in the Timeline w indow lt includes options for setting the scale and appearance of a timeline Click here to return to the Report Options Dialog topic NOTE Depending on your options for scaling used with a Timeline report you may not be able to see the text in events Use the Outline report format if you w ant to see all the text in events 2009 Write Brothers Inc 142 Outline 4D There are also Report Options for the Outline Report w hich you can access if you change the Current Report from Timeline to Outline Current Report Timeline The combo box above lets you select w hich report options you re interested in the Timeline report or the Outline report Report layo
45. all the text within an event This command does not select hidden events The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctril A 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 273 Select Current Level This command selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is currently placed where an event is selected or on the last point of keyboard focus The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift A Find This command displays the Find dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl F Find Previous Locates the prior occurrence of the designated search string The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift G Find Next Locates the next occurrence of the designated search string The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl G Replace This command displays the Find and Replace dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl H Replace Previous Replaces the prior occurrence with the new string of characters The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift J Replace Next Replaces the next occurrence with the new string of characters The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl J 12 1 3 View Menu Use the commands on this menu to adjust how a timeline displays and to select what toolbars display on the Main window Panorama This command reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to its original size The keyboa
46. and ebbst most of the tirme His menor celebrity status as a TW personabty has gone to has head He thinks it s humtatne to cover the Groundhee Day celebration and mocks his producer RITA and cameraman LARE Y for not hating it as much as he does Ge ao nats When they get to the small town of Punxsutawney Phil rebises to stay at the hotel with Fita and Larry Rita expected tus and booked Phil a room in a nicer place all to his own Thus ts the kind of thing Puta seems very good at and it mpresses Phil a lot not that he tells her sc 10 Fhil Does The Weather Report Groundhog Day Take l sc 12 Phil Gets A New Producer se 13 The Drive To Punxsutawney sc 14 Phil Rejects The Hotel seq 3 Phil Learns The Truth eo Act 2 The Tortures of Groundhog Day Act 3 Phil Reborn E Ej l f i Customizing the Outline Settings This tutorial explains the different options for customizing the outline Customizing the Outline Settings Step 1 e The first group of options are under Tools gt Document Settings F2 gt Outline Settings 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 59 WM Draw colored event backgrounds Talii do tds Di ip Doma Lara Trina Sette Dui Setra Eseri Hayir D Dia peni aa T a ied Cirit bebri spt bead ar d a iA Diran A Lace Spats aip ord En H in Eira Diratora Elan ho cipal A Settings Windows The first option is D
47. any of these Match by checking in Title and content Title Content Export to Mowe Magic Screenwriter Treat this track as a character name 9 If not already set mark the Enable Automatic Connections and Connect Events Containing this Track s Title check boxes 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Outline 4D will automatically connect all events that contain the word Europa to this track 7 Press Ctrl 7 to display connection lines between events and tracks 2009 Write Brothers Inc ma Outline 4D 3 2 2 8 3 2 2 9 34 36 se seq 2 Trouble is Brewing The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world sc 2 Disaster Show Levels All Tracks in Doc lt Not connected 6 Battles l Europa l Meetings l Meetings lt lt P A Deleting a Track Outline 4D allows you to delete tracks that you are not using or no longer need in your timeline 1 Select the Battlestrack 2 Click the Remove Track gt toolbar button or right click and select Remove Track from the displayed context menu to delete this track An Outline 4D warning dialog displays Outline 4D Deleting Track Removing track Battles from Al Tracks in Document also deletes it from every track set it Appears Ir Are you sure you want to delete it 3 Click the Delete button to remove this track from the timeline Printing th
48. box is marked by default If you unmark this check box the title area for this event type will not display in the timeline and the rest of this panel is disabled Default appearance of title text Times New Roman 12 mz yan The Default Appearance of Title Text area includes the follow ing options Font Select a new font for the event title from the drop dow n list Text Size Select a new font size for the event title from the drop down list Text Color Click this 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 this button to add remove bold formatting from the event title O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 224 Outline 4D Italics Click this button to add remove italics from the event title Underline Click this button to add remove underlining from the event title All Caps Click this button to add remove CAPITAL LETTERS from the event title Automatic display of event type tithe and number in event s title bar M Enable lt type gt number gt Insert Autotext Number events Across timeline Show numbers as fi 2 3 Start with number i Outline separator The Automatic Display of Event Type Title and Number in Event s Title Bar area includes the follow ing options Enable Mark this check box to activate the Automatic Display area This check box is marked by defa
49. cr Unsummarize All Ctrl 2 Level Selector CErI L l Summarize Ctrl Toolbars Unsurimarize trl Collapse All Chrl 3 Expand All Ctrl 4 Collapse Chrl Expand Chrl w Always Title and Content Chrl Always Title Only Chrl 9 Always Content Only Chrl 0 w Custom Visibility Ctrl Shifk 7 Titles and Content Ctrl S5hiFt 8 Titles Only Ctrl S5hiFt 3 Content Only Ctrl ShiFt 0 6 2 6 Level Selector The Level Selector is a list of the hierarchies levels and event types in your document Using the Level Selector you can optionally hide or show hierarchies levels or events in the Timeline and Outline Windows Number of events of a specific type Click here to select p YP deselect all event types Level Selector a subset of events to view in the current window X Hierarchy name Click on SL La 37 check to hide show details ele Cancel 2 v Sequence 8 level numbers show you which 7 a gt Hop events are at what levels a rea a VO Thama and Louise 1 5 The breckdowm method 1 These checks hide or show specific event types e Press Ctrl L or select View gt Level Selector O 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 183 e Click on the Level Selector icon in the View Toolbar Level Selectors appear as part of the Timeline Window the Outline Window and in some preference dialogs NOTE The Level Selector for the Timeline Window has an additional feature not available for
50. create a three minute Scene event 9 Hold down the Alt key and click on the Trouble is Brewing sequence to select this event and the three 2009 Write Brothers Inc 104 Outline 4D scenes directly beneath the event 10 Press the 5 key on the numerical keypad with the Num Lock key in the locked position to fit these events on screen in two thirds view 25 50 31 32 33 34 35 36 av 35 39 40 41 Mimtesi Act Act2 title second act here i The dark clouds of war are gathering around the sc 2 Disaster on sc 3 5 3 2 2 3 Deleting an Event As you build a timeline you will sometimes need to delete an event This section explains how to remove the Reaction on Earth event from your timeline 1 Click on the Reaction on Earth event to select it 2 Press the Delete key to remove this event from the timeline El Ele 45 34 35 z6 Ei la 39 Act Act 2 title second act here gt seq 2 Trouble 1s Brewing The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world se 2 Disaster on _ _5c 3 Strate e O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 105 3 Click the Close Gaps M toolbar button with the cursor still placed between the Disaster on Europa and Strategy Meeting events to eliminate the gap created when you deleted the Reaction on Earth event EP 33 34 35 36 av 38 ct Act 2 title second act here seq 2 Trouble is Brewing T
51. dialog to export a Outline 4D file to Screenwriter or save it as an rtf file 1 File Menu Select File gt Export Choose 4 subset of events to export Events displayed in current window C Events selected in current window f Events checked All Event Types Narrative Events 06 1 at 3 Sequence a Part 20 Scene 52 4 bplot Scene 13 ny Thema and Louse 1 gt 5 wall We eo a eee Export file format Screenwriter DSW I Start Screenwriter Help Export Cancel 2009 Write Brothers Inc 140 Outline 4D 4 10 Listed below are definitions for each option on the Export dialog The Choose a subset of events to export area includes the follow ing options for selecting events to include in the report Events displayed in current window Export all the events currently displayed in the Timeline or Outline w indow This is the default selection Events selected in current window Prints only the selected events in the current Timeline or Outline w indow Events checked Prints event types w hich have check marks in the Level Selector control Export file format Rich Text RTF a Click the Export File Format drop dow n list to display a list of the available file formats Screenwriter dsw Select this format to export a Outline 4D file to Movie Magic Screenw riter 2000 4 x or 6 x Rich Text Format rtf Select this format to export a Outline 4D export
52. directly beneath Act 2 on the Sequence level This changes the event from a scene to a sequence sc 2 Disaste Act 1 Act 2 title second act here seq 2 The dark clouds E E Q 5 3 Release the mouse button and the Strategy Meeting event has now moved from the Scene level to the Sequence level O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 108 Outline 4D Actl Act 2 title second act here sc 2 Disaste 3 2 2 6 Tracking Timeline Content Outline 4D gives you the ability to track any type of information characters locations concepts included in a timeline Tracks help you to spot and correct problems with the flow of your story You create tracks in the Track area of the timeline and link them to all the events they appear in It takes a little time to build a group of tracks but the effort is well worth it 1 Press Ctrl 5 to display the Track and Control areas 32 34 36 38 Minutes seq 2 Trouble is Brewing seq 3 4 The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world sc 2 Disaster Show Levels All Tracks in Docu Notconnected La 2 Click on the Not Connected row to select it O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 109 m 3 Click the Insert Track toolbar button or right click and select Insert Track from the displayed context menu to create a new track 32 34 36 48 40 42 Mimites seq 2 Trouble is Brewing seq 3 8 A The dark c
53. for this command is Ctrl l Underline This command adds removes underline formatting for text selected in an event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl U 12 1 5 Event Menu Use the commands on this menu to insert new events edit existing events and adjust the placement of events Set Event Duration This command displays the Selection Properties toolbar with the Duration field selected The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl D Edit Selection This command puts the selected event into edit mode The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl E Center and Edit This command puts the selected event into edit mode and fits the event on screen in two thirds view The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl M Insert lt E vent Before This command adds a new event to the immediate left of the selected event The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift Enter Insert lt E vent After This command adds a new event to the immediate right of the selected event The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Enter Shorten This command reduces the duration of selected events The keyboard shortcut for this command is NumPad Lengthen This command increases the duration of selected events The keyboard shortcut for this
54. frends 4 o gt i sc 2 The Funeral is attacked Superimposed titles explain that Vito s father was killed by DON CICCIO and that Vito s brother PAOLO has sworn vengeance and hidden in the hills of Sicily During his father s funeral however Paolo is discovered and attacked by Ciccio s men Selected nothing Sticky Type none no duration 15 Whatis a timeline format Outline 4D is the first w riting tool that lets you create the pieces of your story on a timeline 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 Outline 4D lets you position those ideas visually along the timeline Story structuring and development is greatly enhanced by allow ing 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 2009 Write Brothers Inc 6 Outline 4D EJ a ma a tm we aU 40 j0 20 100 120 140 Act 1 Mich Su The first Act of Ret Michael Corleone s urn story introduces the ng many members ofthe to Corleone crime family seq 1 An The First Communion of Michael s son Outline 4D Timeline
55. heights i Proportionate to on screen O Fixed size Adjustable in Print Preview Appearance M Dran thin lines M Draw event frames Edge lines W Crop marks Preview Cancel Revert Dra colored backgrounds hor e Ruler Iv Events W Levels I Tracks The Draw colored backgrounds for options add a background color to the items you check The options are Auler Levels Events and Tracks This check box is marked by default Unchecking these options results in a plain w hite background Draw watermarks Same az orrscieen Always Never Draw Watermarks Click a radio button to determine if and how watermarks appear on the printed timeline Watermarks are the ghosted display of event type names that print behind the levels The Same As On Screen radio button is marked by default 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 145 Make level height O Froportionate to on screen C Fixed size Adjustable in Print Previews Make level heights Controls the height of each level on the printed report There are three choices 1 Proportionate to on screen prints levels equivalent to their on screen height For example if one level equals 25 of the total height of the timeline on screen the level w ill also occupy 25 of the total height of the printed timeline This check box is marked by default 2 Fixed size The height of the levels are divided up equally by the amount of available spa
56. immediately ready to leave town But the road out becomes blocked by a blizzard which Phil with all his powers as a i C ALLL EELT had predi Dit wy Cte LLE y E TILE be LL 11 EL hy 817 ha Done Split Sequence event Sticky Type none mo duration e EA 4 3 1 3 4 2 Merge Example Example of merging two Sequences lE n 5 seq 1 The First Groundhog Day 4 The Second Sequence introduces all the rituals of this particular Groundhog F gt Day in which Phil will become imprisoned First he wakes at 6 00 to the voice a of some bantering DJ s seq 2 Then Phil makes his way out of the Bed amp Ereaktast to the Groundhog ceremony where Fata and Larry wait to tlm Phil s news story He gives a ra perfunctory performance and is immediately ready to leave town But the road out becomes blocked by a blizzard which Phil Garth all his powers as a hi EEE nad predi A AA E YE LLE ba LL rift Cy Y hy ile CqMerge Events alt Shift Backspace E event Sticky Type none mo duration Es After the merge O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 52 Outline 4D 3 1 3 5 seq 1 The First Groundhog Day The Second Sequence introduces all the rituals of this particular Groundhog Day in which Phi will become imprisoned First he wakes at 6 00 to the of some bantermng D J s Then Phil makes his way out of the Bed amp Breaktast to the Groundhog ceremony where Fita and Larry wart to film Phil s news story He sves a g
57. includes the follow ing options Default Enter the standard duration to use for the event type and select a unit of measurement from the drop dow n list Minimum Enter the minimum allow able 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 allow able duration to this event type You cannot resize events of this type above the duration entered in this field unless it contains child events that cause it to exceed the maximum duration This check box is unmarked by default Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel 2009 Write Brothers Inc 2238 Outline 4D DF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog without saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 8 Layout This panel sets the default display settings for an event type Each option on this panel is described below Settings for Thelma and Louise g x General Settings Timeline Settings H Outline Settings Event Hierarchies Content Duration gt Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties
58. into edit mode l4 a ae 30 34 40 46 50 54 or face his deadly boss a He ee to his heroin dealer and een desperate measures they revive Mia and save her life Vince returns Mia to her AA rn Jule Vince amp Mia s Date TWO Mince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife HIT lia He s high on heroin when he meets her trying to stay cool EH But when he doesn t get flustered by Mia s pointed questions his VINCE relaxed manner intrigues her They have dinner and conversation HT at aretro restaurant which draws them together Once they re TEGA home agair Vince is afraid of going too far but he never gets the dong chance because Wha overdoses on the heroin he s been carrying hair around He barely manages to get Mia some help and revive her white before she dies ad he returns her home once aga and they Sow Sale x se 10 AtJac a 2 E 9 28 2 2 Mia directs them Go E an A TT Vince amp Mia s Date Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting meets her trying to stay cool But when he doesn t get flustered by Mia s pointed questions his relaxed conversation at aretro restaur em which draws them id E 50 66 Mimites Act 2 The second ll ct follows boxer BUTCH Bae i Vi her Butch double crosses Wlarsellus it happens h E aMi aMi dhb Ma sM dhs
59. number at the bottom of the page Text Field Enter the text for the footer exactly as you w ant it to appear on the printed timeline or outline Font Button Click to open the Font dialog Use this dialog to select a font font style size color and script for the footer The default font is Times New Roman Regular 12 point Justification Click on a radio button to justify your footer text The default is Center justified Insert Autotext Click the Insert Autotext button to display a list of options you can add to a 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 w ould be numbered as 1 1 1 2 2 1 and 2 2 Current Time Displays the current time w hen the report prints For example 10 47 Current Date Displays the current date w hen the report prints For example August 1 2000 File Name Displays the complete file name of your timeline on the report For example Pulp Fiction s yv File Name and Path Displays the complete file path and name of your timeline on the report For ex
60. octane sacar on ee age cA ean ia a eater SN ie ea ae aoc Oana 157 15 Dl a 158 Part V Edit Menu 160 NN O tas ses aslvnchmenuvatesabevcaasuusectesntwsse 160 2 SHAOGO iaa aa 160 3 Gl sitiado 160 4 CODY aSr ai 160 5 PASS uo 161 O DUPICA lE usina leeis 161 TL O E APA on AA a E ORNE 161 B Selectas 161 9 Select Current Level Hierarchy sice i a aaia 162 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc MES Outline 4D 10 11 12 13 14 15 Part VI 1 Part VII O ON OO OF FB WD N oak Part VIII A vctasest ice cesuliduueeseeetubuek vauwuastecavadaleds 163 FINA Pre VIO US e a a do E 164 FINA NO Eco io naaa 165 FRO DIA A a 165 Replace Pre VIOUS ioar ee Sees ncteccasasoesiciteriiaseaunetdendesusccubeaccddddestsanskvectvensuevensiaer 167 aci In a encuentra tan 167 View Menu 169 View Menu Timeline WiINdOW ocoocccccoccncoconcncaconcncaconcncananancanancncanananrnnnnanrananenennanenennanens 170 O a 170 QUe A eR PRP ae Rn OPEC SPIE APRS Eo 171 SW IEC Hic FO OME TING assoc e o eee ioam 171 PAMOMAIN a A o 171 PAULO 2 SPOS VIG We o oa 172 FARO NW ccc A E A A ae E eR E 172 Center aa US a o e is 7 RC 173 LGV USO IO CHOON PEE E E E S ca o e a al in ee 174 O O 174 VISIDIIY A A A o 175 Add Horizontal Spik oza anos inriabolaciudn s 176 ACA Vertical Sout aaea eSatiecas douse a constr aaa 176 SOLO VIG WW sore rro res atc consent edo erecto nero eros pa orense dera raro 177 A A O a a lle aoa ee a eto 177 FOCAL A umes anew cue cea mte ne
61. of tp ire La Pis caer es Lie a ei per 2 Fh Gets A Sew Pew i Fii wots acid hie aoe aoe the tr und a eee ci out Ps ee producer E Hua MO LEWET AS hal bes oar t an has de pori peude Lee on Menu EOS Keyboard shortcuts All events Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Single events Ctrl Ctrl Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 8 The next feature we will look at are the Titles amp Content Titles Only and Content Only display modes These change how all events in the outline are displayed The buttons are located on the top toolbar If you do not see the buttons click View gt Toolbars gt Titles Content Visibility e Click the Titles amp Content button and compare it with the screenshot Do the same with Titles Only and Content Only Titles amp Content Click for larger image oe Titles Onh Content Onk a mi a JUN Al nr y j Tal oe ET E hor pi ca i A ee gt eama T pr E Click for larger image Click for larger image Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl Shift 8 9 and O respectively O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 43 3 1 2 8 1 Example Titles and Content Window Outline showing event Titles and Content Gap Outline 4D Groundhog Day syv Read Only Lal File Edit wiew Format Event Tools Window Help Debug oh A Narrative Events 116 0116 visible E A nt 1 Dhl Mata rm ne Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp The First Act of Groundh
62. or enable automatic duration estimation Normally you won t need to select this command since it s set for each event This command would be useful if you applied Manually Set Durations on some or all your events and wanted to change some event back to being eligible for duration estimation NOTE Allow Estimated Durations doesn t cause any duration to be calculated it simply turns off the option that inhibits an event from being estimated If you ve never used Manually Set Durations then you will not need to use this command You can tell if an event has been set to Manually Set Durations if there s a small square in the lower right corner of the event To turn this option on for events 1 In the Timeline window select the events you wish to wish to be eligible for duration calculation 2 Select Event gt Allow Estimated Durations Manually Set Durations Manually Set Durations overrides Allow Estimated Durations and permits you to manually set the duration of an event that would otherwise be calculated automatically What do you do when you know the specific durations of some events yet you want others to have their durations calculated automatically Is there a way to override automatic duration estimation for specific events Yes For any selection of events choose the Event gt Manually Set Durations menu item When you do this you will see a special symbol a small square appear in the lower right of the event s TIT
63. out of TWA HITMEN Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife VINCENT VEGA Mia He s high on heroin when he meets her tring to stay cool But oh Mia directs them to Deliverin gj a stylized a g Mias ae E a 4 OE 4 4 1 Julesbond sc 2 Ju Sia pla 5 i ie mT da 24 loa ali Dell a Ca oe le vl Ea fil Al 3 2 1 9 Resizing an Event Level With a large timeline like Pulp Fiction on screen display space is a valuable commodity To help you save display room Outline 4D includes the option to adjust the height of event levels This function changes the ratio of one level to another independent of the overall scale of the timeline Resizing an event level has no effect on the duration of the timeline 1 Place the cursor over the dashed line that divides the Act and Sequence event levels The cursor turns into a double ended arrow MF vi Lil j TT if Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s Wite This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows a story through VINCE VEGA s eyes and centers on his relationship with his boss s i MIA He is asked by his boss to take Mia out while his boss is out of Jules amp Vince Vince Mia s Date TWO HITMEN Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife VINCENT VEGA Mia He s high on heroin when he meets her trying to stay cool But lia directs them to a stylized bar STi EE aa d rr ra bl des ii
64. perform the demote enfer a Cancel unique event bape name and press Add This concludes the Outline Window tutorial 3 15 Screenplay Template This tutorial is designed to give the user a better understanding of the Outline window and the usefullness of its functions We will be adapting a popular children s story Goldilocks to use in Outline mode In the tutorial we will only be doing the first act 3 1 5 1 Screenplay Template Step 1 e Open Outline 4D and click File gt New 2009 Write Brothers Ina Outline 4D 6 Outline 4D File View Tools Help Chrl h Ctrl O pen Import Recent Bile E sit 3 1 5 2 Screenplay Template Step 2 e Select the Act Sequence Scene syv template and click Open Templates help start the organization froma variety of standard structures which can be modified to suit your needs You can also start froma completely blank document and create your own hierarchy which allows limitless types of structures hierarchies Create New File from Template ki E Look ir E Templates x t c 4 Level Outline syy Screenplay Act Scene spv Bramnstorming spw Commercial syw Screenplay 4ct Sequence 5ce Dramatica yw Screenplay Scenes Only syw Novel Chapter 5 ection sy Teleplay one hour dramatic Ac Novel Fart E pisode Section spw Two Act Play Act 5 cene syv p File name Screenplay ct Sequence 5cene spw Files of type Outline 40 Documents s
65. save any changes to the timeline Close Window Press Ctrl W to close the active window after asking if you want to save any changes to the timeline Document Settings Dialog Press F2 to display the Document Settings dialog Exit Press Ctrl Q to save changes to any modified windows and close the program Help Topics Press F1 to display the Outline 4D online help New Press Ctrl N to display the Open From Template dialog Open Press Ctrl O to display the Open dialog Print Press Ctrl P to display the Print dialog Options Press F8 to display the Options dialog Save O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 287 Press Ctrl S to save any changes made to the active window without closing it Save As Press Ctrl Shift S to display the Save As dialog 12 3 4 Format Shortcuts Bold Press Ctrl B to add remove bold formatting for text selected in an event Italic Press Ctrl l to add remove italic formatting for text selected in an event Next Paragraph Style Press Ctrl to apply the next available paragraph style to all the text in an event There must be more than one paragraph style assigned to the event type in the Paragraph Styles panel of the Document Settings dialog to use this command Underline Press Ctrl U to add remove underline formatting for text selected in an event 12 3 5 Text Shortcuts Beginning of Current Line Press Home to move the cursor to the beginning of the current row of text
66. selected the spell checker ignores words written in UPPERCASE W Always check hidden text e Always check hidden text When selected text in non visible events is spell checked 2009 Write Brothers Inc 262 Outline 4D International dictionaries Choose which dictionary bo use when checking your spelling Language English 11 5 e International Dictionaries This pop up menu lets you select a foreign dictionary instead of the default U S English dictionary Foreign dictionaries must be purchased separately from Write Brothers Call customer services at 818 843 6557 for purchasing information Custom dictionary Stephen Story Tew Add Remove e Custom Dictionary This is a list of all the words you ve added to your custom dictionary w hile spell checking You may also press the Add button to add words from within the options dialog To delete words from the dictionary select them in the list and press the Remove button i Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes i Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 263 Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 2009 Write Br
67. television sitcoms mini series commercials stage plays and a lot of other stuff we ve yet to discover 2009 Write Brothers Inc Introduction 15 1 4 Whatis the Outline Window The Outline window provides a familiar w ord processor interface which lets you w ork with text in a familiar vertical top to bottom manner similar to other outliners amp Outline 4D Godfather Il syv Read Only File Edit wiew Format Event Tools Window Help Debug a y tontas Somme lo sc 1 Opening Credits The opening credits re introduce MUCHAEL CORLEOME for this the sequel to the original The Godfather Audience members farniliar with the original story will recall this is the tender young man who reluctantly became a crime boss to protect his family s interests Uninitiated viewers will see immediately that this man is wealthy and respected as he recerves a visitor who bows and kisses the big ring on Michael s hand Seq 1 Don Ciccio s Revenge Vito accomparies 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 killing him Vito s mother goes to Don Ciccio to beg him not to kil her only remaining son Vite but Don Ciccio refuses her He is afraid Vito wall want revenge when he grows up so he feels obligated to kil the boy while he can Vito s mother sacrifices herself so that Vito can escape and he is soon sent away from Sicily by
68. 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 1 22 Can write in Outline 4D then transfer to another program Yes There are three ways to get your written work out of Outline 4D and into another program the first is simply to copy events and paste them into another program 1 e Microsoft Word that supports RTF You can even select all the events copy them and paste the entire work The second method is using Outline 4D s export function to create an RIF file that can be opened by Microsoft Word and many other programs that support RIF The third method is of particular interest to screenwriters TV writers and playwrights that own Movie Magic Screenwriter You can write your script in Outline 4D using paragraph styles then press a single 2009 Write Brothers Inc 22 Outline 4D 1 23 1 24 button to launch Movie Magic Screenwriter Instantly your story will be exported from Outline 4D to Screenwriter and presented to you in perfect screenplay teleplay or stage play format All special screenplay formatting page breaks dialog breaks continueds scene numbering will be done for y
69. thee Boma banas TI huve bora walking 09 long Te lowke l amp r me ome iThome ta hirud he x rrp piire te take a rent ales tid bap pal Cobdocks spremi ihe der seed le aand eny lo made mr dlia ee oe ht s She decided be low sd ea Aplice be THL wien all a sudden her tewny made a lod rele und SO 1 see ed boing Act hile second act here 3 1 5 15 Screenplay Template Step 15 Let s say we wanted to make scene 4 actually be Act 2 Is there an easy way Yes 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D e Select the event and hit the Promote button twice on the toolbar left Notice how easy it is to promote events to different levels Keyboard shortcut Alt Shift Left Arrow or Shift Tab if set to do so under Tools gt Outline 4DOptions F8 el The Pasa oe dar Da e a Pd e Ms De qe ep e es ee a a eta Rial pde A pee rd o bby bs ii Tire a ma si larry h p ap al Lee rr ie de ee gp ia eed fees da mh ee dr Ce ee eee a ee ee ed a ibe hi in br ome a me EI ea rbd di Dran mr berre ke rr emy Tr be ri bwer vr iep hkr ire aer r ie PF mi el eg er A al Ad Higa Pee da le lapa Cll peop er de Cerdo ee kap Ba ee H rl dr e oe PR Vie nef AA Seite peed be doers ed bender eee eee edo r r he ee Ee A 1 A ee a Lee dl ade E ee ed eg 3 1 5 16 Screenplay Template Step 16 e Hit Ctrl Enter to add an event Let s say we want this to be Sequence 2 It s just as easy to demote events as wel
70. their child events It also make it easier to select events with the Structure Column visible 2009 Write Brothers Inc XOS Outline 4D pal eins 40 roer D ayay tad Ori lee Eres Libor las S RA ae a uci 1 Pull Gets Caushi In A Tunewa p L ure Column 2291 Phil Gogs To Funrsutawme 3 1 2 5 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 5 If you would prefer to view the outline as a word processing document you can toggle the structure column on and off If you do not see the toolbar on the left click View gt Toolbars gt Outline Appearance e Click the Toggle Structure Column button on the left toolbar to turn it off and back on to see the difference e Er ci ii rbd oH Phil Getz Caught In A Tunewarp The Fra ae of Cece Duy ee acted Pee Te rithms PHIL COMICAS 154 los relent chemp pedra HA They mr Been lepeter do cover r Poco Dro Dr eta oe the rasa Fi bares Gor ered wed balers epale ba deck of bar career bu Fia Beds the wheels dang cher Errar ds p e apreta doe bite Fil ae ead Tees bite the pii he edo het Fo when hep Ed recorde lb cere hay get Gees berr Praney beet ewed n braa besed Fid rum oe mar gl ile romm E t Er and Errar op to a bome rap The ore meg part he a ed ecg E every desd e Ora ge day age Te ka horror Pd e ony one bo bel el of perra Pe de re eh a Be hpt de eg ed gee E pireri t hea epon a de tha be y der re a e ed deri p D rd dz Day e E dl of the Feet Act Fa oras m orator Pia b
71. to the content portion of event types 1 Click on Paragraph Styles to view this panel of the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on the Normal paragraph style to select it Settings for My ovel syw General Settings Timeline Settings Outline Settings E Event Hierarchies Title Content Duration Layout Estimate Durations E Track Sets Track Properties a Paragraph Styles Style Options Units Export to RTF a Export to Screenwriter Import Styles for event type Chapters bal Document styles Moral Create Duplicate Copy gt gt 07 49 B E rara O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 3 Click the Duplicate button to make a copy of the default Normal paragraph style 4 Enter Chapter Style as the name for this paragraph style Document styles Normal Chapter Style 5 Select Times New Roman as the font for the new paragraph style from the Font drop down list 6 Select 11 as the font size for new paragraph style from the Text Size drop down list 7 Click the Color hd button to display the Color dialog 8 Select Navy Blue from the Basic Colors area 9 Click the OK button to return to the Paragraph Styles panel 10 Click the Copy button to make this paragraph style available to the Chapter event type Document styles Styles for event type Mormal Create Chapters w Chapter Style Chapter Style i o Duplicate ag Copy gt gt
72. too narrow to display their content text The follow ing options control how titles are rotated Rotate event tithes Automatically When events are narrower than as iri When rotated titles Read upwards Read downwards The Event Titles When Rotated area includes the follow ing options Automatically Events are rotated based on Outline 4D s internal analysis of w hat looks best When events are narrower than You select how narrow events need to be before their titles w ill rotate Read Upwards Make rotated text run from the bottom to the top of the event when events are displayed vertically This is the default selection Read Dow nw ards Make rotated text run fromthe top to the bottom of the event w hen events are displayed vertically NOTE you can force event titles to alw ays be rotated never be rotated or to rotate automatically for any specific event types See the Title panel of Document Settings for more information 2009 Write Brothers Inc 258 Outline 4D Gwich to Timeline Window I No scaling Fitto 2 3rds view e Fitto 2 3rds only if editing Switch to Timeline Window controls w hat happens to the Timeline w indow scaling w hen you switch from working on events in the Outline w indow No scaling No changes to the previous Timeline scale Fit to 2 3rds view The events you have selected or are editing are fit into 2 3rds of your Timeline w indow s view Fit to
73. toolbar e If you do not see it click View gt Toolbars gt View e Uncheck the Scene level and click OK Notice all the scenes are gone They still exist that level is just not being displayed e Hit F9 to go to the Timeline to better see how the level selector affects the display e Bring up the Level Selector again recheck Scene and click OK The scene level is displayed again e Hit F9 when you are done to return to the Outline 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 47 E Level Selector Level Selector E4 Choose a subset of events to wiew in the curent window All Event Type 7 Hanraine Events 117 w ct E PARA Sequence 13 3 Scene Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl L This concludes this section of the tutorial Please go to the next tutorial Manipulating Events 3 1 3 Manipulating Events in an Outline This section of the tutorial uses the example file of Groundhog s Day continued from Modifying the Outline Appearance ais Chobe ad Girih Do sp ad hil fl or ee ee Niel al eS BS oie F A F En Narrative Events 11407 11d ved a Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp The Fest Act of Groundhog Day miroduces arrogant Pittrbargh TV westermanni PHL CONNORS and hs releer cheery producer RITA They see thrown together lo coreg the Posin Greindhog Day feral for thes station Pel habes the asstenment and bekewes t ngmals the deckne of bes career but Bite feds the whole thine chaser
74. used only in the documentation and not in the program describe the relationship of one event to another in a hierarchy Unlike a traditional outlining system Outline 4D 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 1 20 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 Outline 4D provides many tools for quickly changing scale so you can work comfortably Some common scale tools are 1 Fit to View 2 Fit to 2 3rds View 3 Zoom Tool 4 Panorama 5 Set Horizontal Scale 6 Set Vertical Scale 1 21 What type of output do I get from Outline 4D Outline 4D has two major types of printed reports the timeline report and the outline report The Timeline report looks just like the timeline lt shows events similar to the way they look on screen You can select how many pieces of paper your timeline prints 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
75. useful to be able to display titles or only titles to get a quick overview of your project f you don t put your own text into a title you can have Outline 4D automatically display the first line of text from the event s content The Appearance of empty event titles setting controls whether to do this or not and under w hat conditions O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 215 Appearance of empty event titles C Empty C Show preview of event contents f Show preview only if content area is hidden Empty ff the title is empty you haven t typed in any or your own text then display nothing Show preview of event contents ff the title is empty then display a preview of the first line of the event s content In the Outline w indow clicking in the title w ith preview ed content causes the preview to be dimmed so you know that it s not text that you typed The moment you start typing your own title text the dimmed preview disappears Show preview only if content area is hidden This is the default and quite useful if the title is empty it is displayed empty unless the content area is hidden In that case the first line of content is previewed This gives you the flexibility to hid content especially in the Outline window and see meaningful titles even if you ve never filled in title text for all your events Mark the Preview Content in Empty Event Titles check box if you want the first line of event content tex
76. 3 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog 4 Select File gt Print Preview to display the Print Preview window and see how the outline report format would look if printed 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 99 e d Hom Emo Prod Act 1 tert Vega barse bi Wallace s Waite Tales amp Vrece doe tomes 5 Press the Close button to exit from the Print Preview window 6 Press Ctrl W to close the Pulp Fiction example file Congratulations You have successfully completed the Pulp Fiction tutorial By now you should feel more comfortable moving around in Outline 4D See the Screenplay Tutorial to learn how to create your own timeline 3 2 2 Screenplay Tutorial Overview This tutorial will help you to create your own timeline You will use the Screenplay Act Sequence Scene syv example file for all the tasks described in this section By the time you finish this tutorial you will understand how to o Select open and make a copy of a Outline 4D template file o Add events to a timeline o Remove an event from a timeline and get rid of any gap created by deleting the event o Apply a new color to selected events o Move an event to a new location in a timeline o Create a track and connect it to an event o Use the Track Properties panel of the Document Settings dialog to automate the track connection O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 100 Outline 4D 3 2 2 1 process o Remove
77. 3 Ester Geddilarks Ifran er kanea bes gelig sady die bead banry 25 Ln y dake dive iene Whale the Fram vere sat gather hamry a lie gul mie brght blonde couris whom nie Wad Geldisidos caret opea thee Bows banao I boive boca walking 15 Inne Tt loedss like me one ir home t3 hutut be a ead place be ake a pena idee arid ppal cerrar renal ob docks speed Er dear ded ld ardido in make re a pa oe was bee She decided be loak ard fea a placa be rest wien all al a mulia her tcs made a load nele gobs POR 1 an seid bing Act 2 tile second act here ali ol 67 Act 3 tile third act here 3 1 5 14 Screenplay Template Step 14 Now we will show how to demote promote events The option of promoting and demoting events making it possible to move events to different levels of the hierarchy thereby dynamically restructuring your story e Hit Ctrl Enter to create a new event hver Eert very euch w gt The Era et anp Idra On amp le ud ae Alan Beer paap 6 le be co rr a ro brealfast peridge Yumy parir asad Diaky Tar Grkicg hia lips Ve are all eat ef bene ds pot ob dep toed hiena Hea Why dont we all ge ba Hee wart bee in ark the bees fer came more Sa ol hore Beaded off ap thee hdi is ee adit hee we 3 Faber Geblilerks Tears mr kanea ba pr Li sady ilir Fra bey 1s bey dake iira anr Viele de Eran were sat galerias hoary a Lie gul mik beght hlode ruris wopr Bakst a Geld sEsa caret opos
78. 30 reang an Quilmes Step iran pao 30 Creating an Qutine Step Lira a 31 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Creating an Quine SED arre a 31 Creating an Quine Ste ua las 32 Creating A Outline SA idas 32 Creating an QuUmING Step les lcd iia ia 33 Creating ah Outline Stew Pa A oia 34 Creating an Outline SEDO asin dla is idad 34 Creating A O od 35 Creating an OuiliNeStepal Disaster econ oido 36 Greatind an Outline Sel paa 36 Creating an Outline Step daa tea Vice Attu oa oia is 37 Modifying the Outline Appearance nui ads 37 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 1 ooo occccnnncccccononoconononcnncnnnoccncnnnnnnannonononnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnn nn nr nrnnnnnannnninns 38 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 2 oooo occccnnncccccnnonoconononcononnnnccncnnnnnnnnn no nonnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnn nn nn rrnnnnnnnnnninns 38 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 3 ooooococccnnnccccnononocooononncnonnnnccccnnnnnnanononnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnn nono nrnnnnnnnncnnnns 39 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 4 oocccncncccccnnnncconononnnncnnnncccnnnonnnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnccrnnnnnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnnneninns 39 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 5 0ooooooccccccnnnccccononononononnonononncccconnnnnnan nono nnnnnnnnnnncrnrnnnnnnn no nr rrnnnnnnnnnnnnns 40 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 6 oooocccccnnccccccononoconononcnnononoccccononnnnnn nono nonnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnnnn nn nn rrnnnnnnnneninns 41 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 7 ooo
79. Character Name check box if you w ant the track be converted as a character name if you export the timeline to Screenw riter This check box is unmarked by default Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply i Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert i Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 12 Paragraph Styles This panel is used to create and format a paragraph style and assign it to event types Each option on this panel is described below 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 237 Settings for Groundhog Day i Y x General Settings Timeline Settings Outline Settings Normal Create Act Normal for Acts Normal for Sequences Normal for Acts Duplicate Normal tor Scenes Action Dialog Copy gt gt Character Mame Estimate Durations scene Heading lt lt Delete Er Track Sets Transition Track Properties Parenthetical Document styles Stiles for event type Event Hierarchies Biz ula Ml S EomatPaagaph Document styles Normal Normal for Acts Normal for Sequences Normal for Scenes Action Dialog Character Name Scene Heading Transition Parenthetical
80. Click on any of the following links to learn more about the program Contact and Miscellaneous Information Who needs Outline 4D What kinds of projects or stories can write What is the Outline Window What is a timeline format Outline Window vs Timeline Window Why did you pick the term event Why do story events have a duration How do the pieces of my story look with different durations What if don t care about the length of the pieces of my story see you use the terms levels and hierarchies What are those That s not how write Can use my own structuring methodology How hard is it to create my own hierarchies Once I ve created a story hierarchy like can reuse it as a template noticed you mentioned the word tracks What are tracks How do use the track feature Can the program make connections automatically So now that have these tracks and connections what can do with them How do the terms parent child and sibling relate to my story Some of the events look tiny on screen How do work in them What type of output do get from Outline 4D Can write in Outline 4D then transfer to another program How does Dramatica connect to Outline 4D What s the best way to get to know the program Outline 4D Tutorials Video Tutorials NOTE Video tutorials require an Internet connection to run All videos may be found at http www youtube co
81. D has taken otf with all the monev TIP Select the Fit to View command again to return to the original zoom level 6 1 7 Center This command centers a selected event or group of events in the timeline Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 View Menu Select View gt Center 2 View Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl 3 E Thelma and Louise syv Read Only Part 1 Will Thelma a How that Lowse understands that the 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D 6 1 8 Level Selector The Level Selector is a list of the hierarchies levels and event types in your document Using the Level Selector you can optionally hide or show hierarchies levels or events in the Timeline and Outline Windows Number of events of a specific type Click here to select deselect all event types Level Soles x hoose a subset of events to view in the current window Hierarchy name Click on R All Event Type 97 check to hide show details ra rn Cancel 2 wf Sequerce 8 level numbers show you which 2 gt o He events are at what levels MPA E Thema and Louise 1 5 The breakdown method 1 These checks hide or show specific event types e Press Ctrl L or select View gt Level Selector e Click on the Level Selector icon in the View Toolbar Level Selectors appear as part of the Timeline Window the Outline Window and in some preference dialogs NOTE The Level Selector for the T
82. ES 34 z6 35 seq 2 Trouble is Brewing The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world sc 2 Disaster Battles Meetings TIP Press Ctrl 7 to display connection lines between events and tracks 3 2 2 7 Automating Track Connections Use the Track Properties panel of the Document Settings dialog to instruct Outline 4D to automatically make connections for a track 1 Use the procedure in the last section to create an Europa track O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 112 Outline 4D E Ele a4 z6 35 L 40 42 Mimtes seq 2 Trouble is Brewing seq 3 8 The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world sc 2 Disaster Show Levels 5 All Tracks in Docur ry Battles Europa l cm Meetings 16 Meetings E a ja m 2 Press the F2 key to display the Document Settings dialog 3 Click on Track Properties to view this panel of the dialog 4 Click on the Europa track in the Select Track area 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials Settings for Document General Settings ae Timeline Settings Battles Outline Settings Ue LJ Siete fe CJ i l Meetings Event Hierarchies Title Enable automatic connection Content Duration Layout Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties Paragraph Styles Stile Options Units Export to ATF Export to Screenwriter Import Connect events containing this track s tithe Connect events containing
83. Ele Edt View Foma Event Tools Window Hep Debug 158 xj paa as Do hh A e 7 Phal Tries Talking His Way Out se 8 Phil Ruta Larry Have a Drink se 9 Plul Goes To Bed seq 2 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney The First Sequence takes weatherman PHIL CONNORS from Pittsburgh to Punxsutawmey and establishes what kind of man he is He is fanny and charming when he wants to be but rude and elinst most of the time His menor celebrity status as a TV personabty has gone to los head He thinks it s huubatng to cover the Groundhog Day celebration and mocks his producer RITA and cameraman LAREY fer not hating it as much as he does When they get to the small town of Punxsutawney Phi refuses to stay at the hotel with Puta and Larry Rita expected thus and booked Phil a room in a rucer place all to bis own This ts the kind of thing Erta seems very good at and st impresses Phil a lot not that he tells her c 19 Plul Does The Weather Report c 11 Groundhog Day Take 1 12 Pl l Gets A Mew Producer _ 13 The Drive To Punxsutawney 14 Fhil Rejects The Hotel seq 3 Phil Learns The Truth J Act 2 The Tortures of Groundhog Day a Act 3 Phil Reborn 5 Selected sc 11 Groundhog Day Take 1 1 45 Mirtes 24 09 25 54 By Eee lanas NUM Uz A HE AO EERE Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 8 e Click the Adopt button on the left toolbar There It will automatically reconnect the current orphaned siblings as well as the mov
84. Frame Frames 0033333358 Content Hour Hours 60 Minutes 5 Minutes Duration Minute Minutes 71 Pages A Secon 8 Layout Month Monthe 30 Days 5 Days E Second Seconds 00 0166667 Min 5 Frames s le Week Weeks 7 Days 1 Days a ae See Yea Years 12 Months 1 Months Track Properties E Paragraph Styles ee Stole Options Export to RTF Export to Screenwriter an Import Create Delete Cancel Apply Revert The Units area includes the follow ing options Groups Lists units of measurement by group The two groups are Paper and Time Singular Lists units of measurement by name For example Page Plural Lists units of measurement by name For example Pages Conversions Displays the multiple of the most closely related unit of measurement required to equal the new unit of measurement Minor Tick Displays the frequency that you w ant ticks to appear on the ruler in betw een the measurement marks Separator Displays the character used as a separator in the unit of measurement The default is a colon Create Click the Create button to create a new unit of measurement 2009 Write Brothers Inc 242 Outline 4D Delete Click the Delete button to delete the selected unit of measurement Help i Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to cl
85. IONS You can press a button and go right into the PRINT PREVIEW mode from within Report Options handy for immediately seeing the effect of a change in options e REPORT OPTIONS FROM PRINT PREVIEW Once in Print Preview you can press a button and return back to the REPORT OPTIONS dialog Very handy for adjusting those options once you ve seen how they look e APPEARANCE OF EMPTY EVENT TITLES in the Tools gt Document Settings General Settings panel adds a wonderful new preference that improves the way titles work In addition to your previous choices of Empty and Show preview of event contents you now have Show preview only if event content is hidden This last option makes empty event titles show copies of the event s content only when the content isn t visible That reduces confusing duplicate text on screen STARTING NUMBER can now be set for the numbering of events This is very helpful when numbering years in timeline events because you can set the first number to be a year like 1900 versus the old way where the number would start at 1 e CLEARING CONNECTIONS is now a lot easier Click on a track or multiple tracks and then select the Edit gt Select Track Connections command followed by Edit gt Clear or the Delete key If you click anywhere in the Track area where the connections are displayed you can also press Ctrl A to select all the connections at once e TIMELINE TOOL SELECTION You h
86. Inc 154 Outline 4D Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog without saving changes Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Optionsdialog 4 11 2 3 Report Margins Options This panel sets page margins for the report You must enter these settings separately for the Timeline and Outline report formats Report Options x Curent Report Timeline Layout amp Scaling Appearance Events Range Top Headers amp Footers Bottom Preview Cancel Revert The Margins area includes the follow ing options Left Enter anew amount for the left margin of your report Right Enter anew amount for the right margin of your report Top Enter anew amount for the top margin of your report Bottom Enter anew amount for the bottom margin of your report NOTE The default is 1 0 for all four margins Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 155 Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog without saving changes Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Optionsdialog 4 11 2 4 Report Headers amp Footers Options This panel defines the use and pl
87. LE SEQUENCE FADE IN TITLES roll over images of an old wooden square rigger as 1t cuts through the waves of a rough sea In the above example a title sequence is described with a single sentence As the writer you might plan a sequence like this to be a two minute montage But if we allowed standard screenplay rules to estimate its duration it would come up with an inappropriately short time such as 5 10 seconds By manually setting the duration to two minutes you can allow Outline 4D to automatically estimate the rest of your script and leave the title sequence alone O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 203 8 2 8 Shorten This command reduces the duration of selected events Select an event then use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Event Menu Select Event gt Shorten 2 Event Keyboard Shortcut Press NumPad Thelma and Louise syv Read Only sc 6 On the dance floor Thelma dances with Harlan and enjoys it She is drunk and Harlan spins her till she gets nauseous Lowise wants soon and heads tor FTH 1 8 2 9 Lengthen This command increases the duration of selected events Select an event then use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Event Menu Select Event gt Lengthen 2 Event Keyboard Shortcut Press NumPad 2009 Write Brothers Inc 204 Outline 4D Thelma and Louise syv Read Only sc 6 Un the dance floor
88. Mirmtes Act 3 Jules The third Act would fall chronologically in terms of the events described in this work within the first act between Brett s execution and Vincent s date with Wlarsellus Wallace s wife For thematic reasons however this NOTE You can also click the UP and Down Arrow to shrink or expand the vertical scale by one click Zooming in on an Event The Zoom Tool toolbar button lets you click and drag over any part of a timeline to focus on that part of the timeline 1 Click the Zoom Tool amp toolbar button to activate the zoom tool 2 Move this tool over the Act 2 The Gold Watch event Mimtes Act 3 Jules The third Act 20 40 50 60 a0 20 100 110 120 130 Act 1 Vincent V Act 2 The Ge This first Act of Pulp The second Act 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 ias feet Obviously this is a touchy situation but it only gets worse when Vince meets follows boxer BUTCH COOLIDGE Where Vincent Vega was the p Man Character now z Butch is Butch has been asked to take a dive by Wharsellus Wallace in a small scene played out between the two sequences of Act 1 Faced with this humiliating request would fall chronologically in terms of the events described
89. Outline 4D O 2009 Write Brothers Inc An Outliner on Steroids with a Timeline View and Element Tracking Outline 4D An Outliner on Steroids with a Timeline and Element Tracking by Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D is a remarkable outliner that lets you brainstorm create structure and organize your ideas Outline 4D has a familiar vertical outline format and a unique horizontal timeline format to outline projects visually that is superior to index cards post it notes and traditional outlining systems A Product of Write Brothers Inc the premier producer of software for writers since 1982 Outline 4D O 2009 Write Brothers Inc All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be l
90. Press S to activate the multiple event selection tool Scroll Tool Press the Space Bar to activate the timeline scrolling tool Selection Tool Press A to activate the default event and text selection tool Zoom Tool Press Z to activate the timeline scaling tool 12 3 7 View Shortcuts Add Horizontal Split Press F3 to split a timeline horizontally Add Vertical Split Press F4 to split a timeline vertically Center Press Ctrl 3 to center the selected event on screen Enable Event Hiding Press Ctrl 6 to allow event levels to be hidden from view Expand Horizontal Press Ctrlt NumPad 6 to increase the horizontal scale of a timeline without affecting the vertical scale Expand Vertical Press Ctrl NumPad 2 to increase the vertical scale of a timeline without affecting the horizontal scale Fit to 2 3rds View Press NumPad 5 to focus two thirds of the screen on the selected event Fit to View Press Ctrl 2 to fit the selected event to view on screen Panorama Press Ctrl 1 or Ctrl NumPad 5 to display the entire timeline on screen Scroll Down Press NumPad 2 to scroll one click down Scroll Left O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 290 Outline 4D 12 4 Press NumPad 4 to scroll one click left Scroll Right Press NumPad 6 to scroll one click right Scroll Up Press NumPad 8 to scroll one click up Show Connection Labels Press Ctrl 8 to display labels next to track points in the Track a
91. Right click on the ruler to display the Ruler context menu 6 30 40 46 S0 Show Margins Between Events Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Ignore Event Durations Paper Line Page wf Time Day Frame Hour Minute Month Second week Year 2 Select Paper to change the measurement type from Time to Pages Notice that the measurement type displayed in the upper right corner of the Timeline window changed from Time to Pages ah MI O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 124 Outline 4D 3 2 3 6 Setting the Default Durations for an Event Type The Duration panel sets the default size for an event type This section describes how to use this panel to change the default duration of the Chapters event type 1 Press F2 to display the Document Settings dialog 2 Click on Duration to view this panel of the the Document Settings dialog Settings for MyNovel syv i General Settings Setup exent type Timeline Settings Gulnes cing ame Defaults for new Event Types w S Event Hierarchies Te Duration gt Content Default Layout Estimate Durations Masimum S Track Sets Track Properties Paragraph Styles _ Stile Options Miniman Export to ATF Export to Screenwriter gt Import A Cora a Ca 3 Select the Chapters event type from the Name drop down list if not already selected Setup event type Mame Defaults for new Event Types hd arta Chapters Defaults for new Even
92. Scale View This command opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust the horizontal vertical scale and zoom level in your timeline You select View gt Scale View to execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Scale View sub menu oom In Select this command to zoom one click in oon Lut 2009 Write Brothers Inc 178 Outline 4D Select this command to zoom one click out Expand Horizontal Select this command to increase the horizontal scale by one click Shrink Horizontal Select this command to reduce the horizontal scale by one click Expand Vertical Select this command to increase the vertical scale by one click Shrink Vertical Select this command to increase the vertical scale by one click 6 1 15 Toolbars This command opens a sub menu that allows you to designate which toolbars appear in the Main window You select View gt Toolbars to execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Toolbars sub menu File and Editing Timeline Tools View Event and Timeline Text Format Track Horizontal Scale Vertical Scale Panoramic Button E AR A A A A A AAA Duration Properties Cutline Appearance Outline Editing w Time Constraints Title Content Visibility File and Editing Select this command to display hide the File and Editing toolbar Timeline Tools Select this command to display hide the Timeline Tools too
93. Thelma dances with Harlan and enjoys it She is drunk and Harlan spins her till she gets nauseous Lowse wants to leave soon and heads tor the bathroom svime Thelma a fve warming While Louse is in 1 1 11 1 q NOTE The duration of the parent event also increases w hen you execute this command 8 2 10 Align Starts Compact Move Left 8 2 11 8 2 12 This command appears in the following three states 1 Align Starts 2 Compact Left 3 Move Left Align Ends Compact Move Right This command appears in the following three states 1 Align Ends 2 Compact Right 3 Move Right Close Gaps This command provides a manual method for closing gaps between and around selected events To explore automatic methods of keeping gaps from ever appearing read about the Gravitate Left constraint and Always Gravitate Left Document Option Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Event Menu Select Event gt Close Gaps 2 Event and Timeline Toolbar Click the Close Gaps toolbar button 3 Event Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl NumPad 4 Event Context Menu Right click and select Close Gaps 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 205 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 207 9 Tools Menu Create Event Hierarchy Tracks Spelling FF Word Count Estimate Selected Durations Estimate Timeline Durations Document Settings Fe Cutline 40 Options F 9 1 Create Event Hierarchy
94. You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Strikethrough 2 Text Context Menu Right click and select Strikethrough 3 Font Dialog Select Format gt Font and click on the Strikethrough checkbox The words melancholy Romeo are formatted with Strikethrough in the following example A metanchoty Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love 7 10 Hyperlink This command adds removes Hyperlink formatting for text selected in an event When text has this attribute clicking on the text will launch your Internet browser and attempt to go to the address contained in the text If the text is an email address prefixed with mailto then your mail client will be launched and a new mail message created addressed to the text you specified No attempt is made to verify the text as legitimate Internet URLs or email addresses Hyperlinked text displays with blue text and an underline You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Hyperlink 2 Text Context Menu Right click and select Hyperlink 3 Font Dialog Select Format gt Font and click on the Hyperlink checkbox For example www screenplay com and mailto support screenplay com are examples of hyperlinked text 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu NOS 8 Event Menu Event Menu in the O
95. a eer e E ati ee m Pa ide Fe ae per e i mip b smmm Ll Bai aed eai Tie ama il Lg Beid A lA a da 3 1 3 4 1 Split Example Example of splitting a Sequence sed 1 The First Groundhos Day a The Second Sequence introduces all the rituals of this particular Groundhog _ Day in which Phil will become imprisoned First he wakes at 6 00 to the voice F of some bantering DJ s Then Phil makes his way out of the Bed amp Breakfast to the Groundhog cer here Fita and Larry wait to tlm Phil s news x story He gwes ape performance and is iminecdiately ready to leave town But the road o es blocked by a blizzard which Phil wath all his powers as a weathe predicted would never come Stuck in town Es Phil goes directly to bed hoping to avoid as much contact with this town as a possible ER sp eplit Event Shift enter tiple events Sticky Type none fno duration After the split O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials dy CET ALG ET ALG MACIE ls MOMUS FIU Lal A ADO LL lE l _ z seq 1 The First Groundhog Day 4 The Second Sequence introduces all the rituals of this particular Groundhog gt Day in which Phil wall become wnprisoned First he wakes at 6 00 to the voice r of some bantering D J s seq 2 Then Phil makes his way out of the Bed amp Breaktast to the Groundhog ceremony where Fata and Larry wait to film Phil s news story He gives a perfunctory performance and is
96. a track connection from an event o Use the Print dialogs to print a timeline Working with the Screenplay Template File A template is a file with predefined structure for writing A typical template includes predefined event types tracks paragraph styles and document settings 1 Click the New E toolbar button to display the Open From Template dialog 2 Select the Screenplay Act Sequence Scene syv template file Create New File from Template 4 Level Outline syw 1 Brainstorming syw My Recent Commercial sy Documents Dramatica syw Movel Chapter Sectionj syw Novel Part Episode Section yw EJ Screenplay Ack Scene syw f Screenplay Act Sequence Scene syv EJ Screenplay Act Seatence Scene Beath syy Screenplay Scenes Onlyi syw EJ Teleplay one hour dramatic 4ct Scene syv TUTORIAL Outline syv Two Act Play Act Scene syw a User Defined syw My Computer May Documents i File name Screenplay Act Sequence Scene syy e My Network Filez of type Outline 40 Documents sv 3 Click the Open button to create a new file from this template 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 101 10 20 40 50 60 70 a0 20 Act 1 title l Mirnites Act 2 title second act he Act a gt gt MT vyl a it 4 Select File gt Save As to display the Save As dialog 5 Enter Tutorial syv in the File Name field as the name of the new file Sav
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98. acement of headers and footers in a report You must enter these settings separately for the Timeline and Outline report formats Report Options E x Current Report Header text Outline Appearance E Font Events Range Margins Justification Left Center Fight Footer text e lt page Fort Justification Left Center Right Insert Autotest Preview Cancel Revert 2009 Write Brothers Inc 156 Outline 4D Header text a Justification Let e Center Right The Header Text area includes the follow ing options Check Box Mark if you want a header to print with your timeline or outline report Text Field Enter the header text for the header exactly as you want it to appear on the printed timeline or outline Font Button Click to open 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 Justification Click on a radio button to justify your header text The default is Center justified Footer text we lt page gt Font Justification Left Center Right The Footer Text area includes the follow ing options Check Box Mark if you want a footer to print with your timeline This check box is marked by default w hich means your report will print w ith the default footer text lt page gt which will print the appropriate page
99. ages it occupies in your story That means that a scene that is 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 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc NOS Outline 4D 1 10 1 11 sc 1 Oper sc 2 The Fume sc 3 Vito s Mama pleads for sc 4 Don Cicciohm sc S The Superimposed Wito s Mama MES ANDOLINT Don Ciccio is the local Alone opening titles explain that realizes that Don Ciccio wall not crime boss who is young credits re Vito s father was stop hunting her sons unless she practically the ruler of Vito introduce killed by DOH does something So she takes Vite his city So when he sails MICHAEL CICCIO and to Don Ciccio and begs the Don to realizes Vito has across COREE that Vito s spare her last son Don Acci escaped he sends his the HE for this brother PALO refuses because he knows Vito will men inte the streets to ocean the cerniel has quran ene dar want revenoe nan cheat wararnings ta all tr Scene Durations Example from The Godfather example file Notice that Scene 3 is about twice as wide as Scene 1 That means Scene 3 is about two times longer than Scene 1 What if don t care about the length of the pieces of my story That s OK you can use Outline 4D without entering durations In that case each piece will be the same size Used in this manner Outline 4D acts like an advanced index card system You can also enter the durations wh
100. alled templates Then every time you create a new document you will be asked if you want to work from any of the available templates lf you choose a template your new document starts out as an exact copy of the template you selected 1 15 Inoticed you mentioned the word tracks What are tracks Tracks are another powerful feature of Outline 4D 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 might want to track all the scenes that are told in flashback Or locations Or specific props or special effects O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 20 Outline 4D 1 16 1 17 1 18 30 30 50 60 7 a 100 110 120 130 140 Lime Verona A Enter ABRAHAM Enter several of MONTAGUE E public place and BALTHASAR both houses Who set this SAMPSON who join fhe ancient quarrel Enter My naked weapon is Far then enter new abroach AUP SO out quarrel I will Citizens with Speak nephew and back thee clubs were you by GREGORY of GREGORY FIRST CITIZEN when it began the house of Howl tum thy back Clubs bills and BENYOLIO Capulet and ran partisans strike Here were the armed with SAMPSON beat them downl servants of your El
101. ample C Outline 4D Examples Pulp Fiction s yv O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 4 12 4 13 4 14 File Menu 157 Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog w ithout saving changes Revert i Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Options dialog Print Setup This command displays the Print Setup dialog Use this dialog to set the printer paper size and print orientation for your printed reports Use the following method to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Print Setup Print Preview This command displays the Print Preview window Use this window to see how your report Timeline or Outline would look if you printed it There are two different Print Preview windows Print Preview for Outline reports and Print Preview for Timeline reports Previewing Timeline reports offers unique and powerful options for Interactively Scaling your Timeline printouts 1 File Menu Select File gt Print Preview 2 Click on the Preview button available in Report Options and the first Print Dialog Print This command displays the Print dialog Use this dialog to print your report Use any of the following meth
102. an 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 Vinee has to save her or face his deadly boss wrath He returns to his heroin dealer and through desperate measures they revive Mia and save her life Vince returns Mia to her house and blows her a kiss goodnight feeling affection for her that he will never reveal h Jules amp Vince Vince amp Mia s Date TWO HITMEH Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife VINCENT VEGA Wha He s high on heroin when he meets her trying to stay cool But 3 B Li s 3 2 1 12 Viewing an Event Level The Track area shows all the existing tracks in a timeline This feature is very useful for identifying where a story element such as a character or location occurs in a timeline This section describes how to display the Track area 1 Hold down the Alt key and click on Scene 9 in the Pulp Fiction timeline to select this event and all its child events 2 Press Ctrl 3 to fit these events to view on screen HH l 3 Click the Toggle Track Area nH toolbar button to display the Track Status and Track Display portions of the Track area 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 95 1660 1700 1200 sc 9 Vince Picks up Mia A High on heroin Vince meets MIA WALLACE a beautiful young woman who likes to manipulate men Vince s c
103. ar bora cindra Ss ber Bs diy core dd ver ed hee od Pd can Lo so sel Pal Goes To Purrcalaney Te En ep e dl Sere thee PE CONNORS Gea Pri bado Pastis del cid bei Al El Aca bra He op rr m cares rr be es lo be bt reie eed el eet of lr bee Ho eet cb ru a V persa hae pora Eo bu bawd He hk Es mg amp corer de roads Dorp celebrate ed cto ba podam ITA sd cameramen LAO Y doo net acy 10 mechs on be dca lee hep el do De ead een of Pea ee Pid bir o ee e baki mA Ea ed Lar Fa peti n ed ested Fh icri or plas ato be cere The o he ded ef eg Ft ees ee pe at mee Eprerer Peale ket eect that be tells ber er l Peal Deed The Weotker 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 41 3 1 2 6 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 6 e Collapse Expand buttons allow events to be collapsed or expanded as in a standard Windows list You can also use your left right arrow keys to collapse expand individual events that are selected not in edit mode e Click the Collapse All button then click the Expand All button to see what they do e Then highlight Act 1 and hit the left arrow key to collapse it then the right arrow key to expand it O AN Gomera Dar ere Hel Dadri gt la foe Yew Fore Ever Took incor Help 0500 15F 4 gt eet a Sil FAT AN Narrative Evento Ghori veik Act 1 Phil Gets Caught ln A Timewarp P Act 2 The Tortures of Groundhog Day The Seceted da of Cra Der Todoar Pad through de mas of eng e cae day o
104. aracters of the Event Title check box The When event contents are visible adjust timeline to always display area includes the follow ing options At Least of Width Mark this check box to activate this field Next you should select a unit of measurement from the drop dow n list Then enter a number to designate the minimum w idth for events This check box is unmarked by default the default unit of measurement is Inches and the default w idth is 0 0 Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes i Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc 280 Outline 4D Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 9 Estimate Durations Estimate Durations is a feature that allows Outline 4D to calculate the durations of events Durations affect the displayed w idth of an event in the Timeline window and Timeline report Durations may be calculated manually Tools gt Estimate Timeline Durations or Tools gt Estimate Selected Durations or automatically see below Settings for Thelma and Louise xX General Settings Timeline Settings Outline Settings f 5 Screenplay Fages per ji 0
105. archies vw Show title Show vertical titles Automatically Content Default appearance of tithe text Duration PP Estimate Durations E Track Sets B 7 Uaf Uy Track Properties B Paragraph Styles Style Options Units Enable lt tpes lt number gt ho Insert Autotext Export to ATF i Esport to Screenwriter Import Show numbers as 1 2 3 se Stark with number _ Qutline style numbering 1 1 1 2 etc Outline separator Setup event type Automatic display of event type ttle and number in event s title bar 2 Select the Chapters event type from the Name drop down list Setup event type Name Defaults for new Event Types hi Chapters Shows ttl ae Defaults for new Event T 3 Select Arial as a new font for the event title from the Font drop down list Default appearance of tithe text Arial Black oe Arial Narrow jd number in event s title bar 4 Select 18 as a new font size for the event title from the Text Size drop down list 5 Click the 7 button to add bold formatting to the event title 2009 Write Brothers Inc 120 Outline 4D Default appearance of tithe text RZ u aja E 6 Click the Apply button to save your changes to the event type All titles for the Chapter event type will now display in Arial 18 point bold text Chapters 1 New Chapter 3 2 3 3 Creating a Paragraph Style The Paragraph Styles panel is where you create custom text styles to apply
106. arks and spaces are not visible on screen This option lets you make some or all of those characters visible on screen Tab key while editing test Inserte a tab character Rotates between paragraph styles Advances to next field or event The Tab Key while editing events option gives you the follow ing choices Insertsa Tab Character Places a tab character into text when you press the Tab key Rotates Between Paragraph Styles Switches to another paragraph style w hen you press the Tab key This is the default selection Advances to Next Field or Event Moves to the next event text field w hen you press the Tab key W Use Windows scheme text colors 2009 Write Brothers Inc 256 Outline 4D Use Windows scheme text colors will set the color of your text and text background to match w hatever color scheme you ve chosen in your Window s display options NOTE that w hile you are in edit mode text will alw ays be black and selected text w ill alw ays be inverted e Dim automatic test when editing outline event titles Some event titles may contain text which is automatically generated Automatic Text can include the names of the event type event numbering and event duration as well as other text When you edit an event title in the Outline Window any automatic text is dimmed In the follow ing example the text sc follow ed by the numbers 90 91 and 92 are all automatically gene
107. ation Layout Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties 3 Paragraph Styles Style Options Units Export to ATF Esport to Screenwriter Import 5 Click the Create Hierarchy button to insert a New Type Hierarchy box 6 Enter a name for the new event hierarchy For example enter Novel Notice that it creates a sub event type automatically IN ovel Shore Structure Event 7 Click on the Story Structure Event type and enter a new name for the new event type For example enter Parts Novel 8 Select the Parts event type and click on the Create Event Type button to create a new event type Novel Parts 8 Enter a name for the new event type for example enter Chapters 2009 Write Brothers Inc m8 Outline 4D Novel Parks Chapters 9 Click the Apply button to save your changes to the hierarchy Notice that the title of each level of the new hierarchy automatically displays in the background of the timeline eo lt mM 3 2 3 2 Reformatting an Event Type Title The Title panel sets the appearance of text for the titles of event types 1 Click on Title to view this panel of the Document Settings dialog O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 119 Settings for My ovel syw General Settings Timeline Settings ine Seti Name Defaults for new Event Types Outline Settings ame Defaults for new Event Types w E Event Hier
108. ation Layout Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties Paragraph Styles Style Options Units Export to ATF Export to Screenwriter Abraham Apothecary Balthasar Benvolio Capulet Capulet s orchard churchyard in it a ton Dagger Death Dreams Fights First Citizen First Musician First Servant First Watchman Friar John Friar Lawrence s cell Friar Lawrence Track color Test y Background Enable automatic connections Connect events containing this track s ttle Connect events containing any of these Match by checking in Title and content Title Content Import God Gregory O hell ha A A PA Export to Mowe Magic Screenwriter Treat this track az a character name 5 Select Abraham from the Select Track list 6 Mark the Treat this Track asa Character Name check box if not already selected Esport to Movie Magic Screenwriter 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the Juliet Romeo and as many other character tracks as you wish 8 Click the Apply button to save your changes 3 2 5 2 Modifying Export Settings This section describes how to enter conversion data for paragraph styles and event types you want to export to Screenwriter 1 Click on Export to Screenwriter to view this panel of the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc 132 Outline 4D 3 2 5 3 Settings for Romeo and Juliet syv General Settings Timeline Settings Document type
109. ature Autoconnect events containing title Automatically connects all events containing 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 12 4 11 Track Status Context Menu Use this menu to adjust the display of tracks A track must be selected in the Track Status area to right click and display this context menu Show Connected Events Displays all events connected to the track This returns the Show Connected Events button to the normal position Show Events Connected to All Tracks Displays all events that contain the tracks marked with the Show Events Connected to All Tracks button Dim Connected Events Dims the track and all connected events The Show Connected Events button turns into a Dim Connected Events button Hide Connected Events Hides the track and all connected events The Show Connected Events button turns into a Hide Connected Events button Dont Affect Visibility Keeps the track and all connected events visible The Show Connected Events button turns into a Don t Affect Visibility button Show All Tracks 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
110. ave a track selected in the Track area to enable this command The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Enter Enable Automatic Connections Turns on or off the feature that makes automatic connections to tracks Turning off automatic connections can help you determine w hat manual connections you ve made Track Sets Select this command to display the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog You must have a track selected in the Track area to enable this command Track Properties Select this command to display the Track Properties panel of the Document Settings dialog Y ou must have a track selected in the Track area to enable this command Spell Checker Outline 4D introduces an integrated spell checker similar those found in other word processors in fact its almost identical to the spell checker used in Movie Magic Screenwriter To start the spell checking process choose what you want to spell then selecting Tools gt Spelling F7 e No events or text selected Outline 4D spell checks the entire document e From any point forward Click anywhere inside the text of an event and Outline 4D will check from that point to the end of the document then check everything up to that point e Selected text While editing an event in either Timeline or outline mode select the text you wish to check When the selected text has been checked you will be given the option to continue checking the rest of the document e Sele
111. ave two options when selecting a Timeline Tool e g Event creation Scale Tool Zoom Tool etc If you tap one of the shortcut keys for example Z for the Zoom Tool you ll change your current tool to that tool If you press and hold down the shortcut key you can temporarily use that tool until you release the key Once you release the key the cursor returns to the previous tool e SETTING RULER TO DESIRED UNIT makes it so the ruler doesn t change between different units when you scale the timeline This is a welcome change for screenwriters using minutes and novelists using pages e TOOLBARS REMEMBER THEIR POSITIONS and so do toolbars that have been pulled off as floating pallets Toolbars will also wrap if the window is resized smaller and will unwrap to their desired position when resizing larger You can also independently select which toolbars you want for either Timeline or Outline windows Right clicking in the toolbar area gives you a list of available 2009 Write Brothers Inc Quick Tour 27 toolbars e EXPORT TO RTF controls if title content or both are exported and if there is to be a blank line between each event This can be useful if you just want to export the titles or only the content to an RIF file The preferences to control this are in the Document Options Export to RIF panel e USER DEFINED SYV Use the User Defined syv template when you want to create your own hierarchy from scratch Otherwise use o
112. ay here he s ted before and hates it As soon as Phil finishes hes spoded rant Pita tells hom she knew he would feel this way That s why she booked turn a room of fas own of a nearby bed amp breakfast Phil s stunned and unpressed and dees lus best to seem posed but Eita s insieht has shaken hum Piul s reputation precedes hm and tus seems like one of the E EA Eee Dihs HUM 3 1 4 6 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 6 Merge titles into content when enabled the title s of the event s being merged will be placed into the content area Option disabled Option enabled Te a j Fien s T eee Tell rr a ben gee rl dr PA A TE A E A z AAA d e ee ee lee Foe ee a aT A A a mi cs A Bin ere eed a Fi lei e Tka Le et pogl el Se pi a dee rr Mee Phi e resi miee Mia r rF e ge Fre de z ter repr Yhn Mhi e eri ees Biar bar omi yiee Se i aja la ee ee ee ee A A a a e ee E adi ee 1m l SA i Ai A ee A A AAA E AA A sa Ad a el re A A H eS mire de he i hi Hale e ed e A ri rl popa de le be de dl rl rei Arie rr Mal her s rei ed pa e lero be e rel eri eF i a La am n a aT lis ad iak iman ee Ji ire el La eds ps pri Sa De Di y pe pe pee el is ot De ikony Fi Pi Ma La a iad Lap ds la job T a A ee ee ae ay mu sa mid a ra besi a a a A rd e a le ml ee ee be ee ed ee ed ale seme Bae oe ods e Pl ere e le le pe ee es b gt of m dgk A Palasi e i i Min aj a ee Daa Da a an mapa Larr las apeg miki mo Piihi pi
113. bed below is the most commonly used constraint and is the default in most of our templates We use the term gravitate because an event with Gravitate Left Gravitate to Parent or Gravitate to Ruler will try to remain close to its position in the timeline when the constraint was applied However other events or constraints may block that desired positioning as explained below Constrai Icon What It Does Benefits Side Effects nt No re Events with No Events in the timeline After editing in the x i i Constraint Constraint may be generally stay where Outline window events moved freely around they are placed in the timeline will 2009 Write Brothers Inc the timeline Events try to stay where they are placed generally move back to their desired start time this is a good thing However outline editing can sometimes open up gaps 200 Outline 4D Sticky Gravitate Left Fixed Lead Time Gravitate to Parent Gravitate to Ruler Hi Events with the Sticky Constraint may be moved around the timeline freely However ifthe left edge of an event touches the right edge of another event then that event will gravitate left 1 e stick together for operations in the Outline window Events with Gravitate Left always try to move as far leftas possible until they either bump into another event or get moved to the start of their enclosing event i e parent The empty space to the l
114. bred a Early of bears in a hose i the woods There was Papa Bear Marna Bear and bile Baby Bear The Bear Emily engoyed ining there very much a 2 Bear family leaves bo get some honey g 3 Enter Goldilocks Keyboard shortcut Alt Shift Left or Shift Tab if set to do so under Tools gt Outline 4D Options F8 2009 Write Brothers Inc 36 Outline 4D 3 1 1 10 Creating an Outline Step 10 e Select the event II and hit the Demote button on the left toolbar three times Notice how easy it was to demote the event to a different level a which is now automatically a sub topic of the previous event 3 A Set Up the Story 1 Introduction of the Bears Once upon a time there hved a famiy of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Marna Bear and little Baby Bear The Bear famiy enjoyed lming there very much 2 Bear family leaves lo gel some honey Enter Goldilocks Ea ola Keyboard shortcut Alt Shift Right or Tab if set to do so under Tools gt Outline 4D Options F8 3 1 1 11 Creating an Outline Step 11 Hit Ctrl Enter to add a new event b Let s say you want to make event b a subtopic of a Select event b and hit Tab to demote the event What happened Since the template we started with only has four levels Outline 4D will by default prompt to create a new level if an event is demoted past the last level in the hierarchy Type in Level 5 fo
115. by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love Underline This command adds removes underline formatting for text selected in an event You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Underline 2 Text Format Toolbar Click the Underline toolbar button 3 Format Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl U 4 Text Context Menu Right click and select Underline 5 Font Dialog Select Format gt Font and click on the Underline checkbox The words melancholy Romeo are underlined in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love Highlight This command adds removes yellow highlight formatting for text selected in an event You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Highlight 2 Text Context Menu Right click and select Highlight 2009 Write Brothers Inc Format Menu 189 The words melancholy Romeo are highlighted in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love NOTE Currently the highlight color is set to yellow and cannot be changed 7 9 Strikethrough This command adds removes Strikethrough formatting for text selected in an event
116. c umacmaueeonen yautenae cance ma aceseacaaceeees 178 View Menu Outline WIN dO Wisin aia 179 TIMENE O e a aaro ae sacesncessisearacseaneseaececcsecce 179 QUIN ects eet da ena la e ed a e ea an ett dee A e 180 Switch to TIME lihe A o aiaad 181 Show Structure Column sssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn 181 VISIOI ooo E OO TO S 181 Ea ESA ee o ci A E o e tes o dl E E o a AE A A TE as 182 FOOIDarS Cia id e a a aa e aaa a e E 183 Format Menu 186 O a a ectevennunecuceshodeneoawuadicouveaewnascu 186 Paraga DN na EEan 186 Next Paragraph Style cissie dnni A a OE 187 O E AAE 187 BO A a a enelosloe aiaaoehele erteetaiee tak ala gues a tioanclawiananiaee 188 A A OE OG E SEO ee RES OO eS LENS Pe OO NONE A 188 OT ale lt 1 a Iia eee EE E ee e ed di ae ena ene 188 HONNO Narra Ri 188 SEIKO TNFOUGM PP A a a AORE 189 e A eee nee onan Sr ee Se ee eae oe Se eer een ene eee eae meee oon no ae ne eee anos 189 Event Menu 191 2009 Write Brothers Inc 1 Event Menu Outline WINdO Wisin 192 O N 192 E A A A O 192 META o e A o a a 192 INS EFT SUDIODI C iira aa a a id ad 193 A iors E R a AaS 193 AM A a 193 Merge AS suei aaa owtesbenscsuccsauneesetectoncastasnecesscsyaeceeusebeescetscunadsavesvecedewesseanes 193 Promote ii N a a S E aAa ES a AEE E E E EEAO 194 DEMO sensccecesccceieostccensecesescwsctoccceccacauceuce codteentewnetanuaeceus seccteccseceeuaetectoeeset ncuceensuedeopeccscteentenaemantacwneesi
117. cameraman LARRY The Drive To Ponxsutawney Phil Fata and Larry drive in a news van bo Punzsutawney in a scene presented over the opermga music and credits of the picture Fata s optumusm jumps out and she says she Ends this whole Groundhog Day celebrahon cute Phil stomps on her optirrusm as best he can by making fun of her and bebtthng Larry for asreeme with her Puta has a good sense of humor though and laughs along with Phil Phil isn t just mean he s a bttle charming and is trying to impress Kita He seems to think of her as an attractive challenge and lus style is to use sarcasm and humor to interest her and it works to a certain degree sc 3 Phil Rejects The Hotel Pulling mte Punzsutarmey Larry parks the news van in front of a bie hotel Phil immediately announces he will not stay here gt he s ted before and hates it As soon as Pol finishes his spoiled rant Ruta tells him she knew he would feel this way That s why she booked him a room of lus own in a nearby bed amp breakfast Phil s stunned and impressed and does his best to seem poised but Eita s msignt has shaken him Phil s reputation precedes him and this seems like one HEH ee e ellig Geo gt ADD iit ES E al he Fret fires LaL TE s a ee L a Selected sc 1 Phi Does The Wealher Report 2 42 Minutes 0 24 Sticky Seene D418 Minutes NUM Z Customizing the Outline Settings Step 7 Tab and Shift Tab demote promote when tells Outline 4D under what con
118. ce on the printed area 3 Adjustable in Print Preview the levels have been dynamically resized in Print Preview You don t need to select this option to make level adjustments in Print Preview the moment you make any level adjustments this option becomes automatically selected Select one of the other tw o options if you wish to revert any custom level changes you ve made Appearance W Draw thin lines M Draw event frames Edge lines W Crop marks Appearance Turns on or off the draw ing of special lines on the Timeline report 1 Draw Thin Lines Prints event lines and connections using thin high resolution lines If not selected you may find that some lines are too thick depending on the DPI dot per inch resolution of your printer This check box is marked by default 2 Draw Event Frames Draws a box around each event This check box is marked by default 3 Edge lines Draws a line around the edge of the page show ing w here the paper should be cut in order to join a multi page report 4 Crop Marks Draws marks in the corner of the page show ing w here the paper should be cut in order to join a multi page report Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Report Option
119. ck on the Move Up icon in the toolbar 2 Click on the selected events and drag them to the desired position 3 Press Alt Shift Up Arrow The selected events will be moved up in front of the previous event 8 1 11 Move Down Move Down lets you change an event s order in the Outline window The Move Up command is the same as clicking on an event and dragged it down below the next event Changing the order in the Outline window will also change the event s position in the Timeline window First select the event or events you wish to move then do one of the following 1 Click on the Move Down icon in the toolbar 2 Click on the selected events and drag them to the desired position 3 Press Alt Shift Down Arrow The selected events will be moved down below the next event 8 1 12 Adopt Adopt is a special command that lets you take an Orphaned event one that has no parent events about it and return it to normal To understand the Adopt and Orphan commands and under what circumstances you might use them please read Understanding Adopting and Orphaning Outline Events To Adopt an event select the event you wish to be adopted then do one of the following 1 Click on the Adopt icon in the toolbar 2 Select Event gt Adopt NOTE if the event is not an Orphan the Adopt icon will not be enabled nor will the Adopt command be available in the Event menu 8 1 13 Orphan Orphan is a special command that lets you take a
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121. command is NumPad Move Left This command appears in the following three states Align Starts Closes any gap to the left of the selected parent and child Compact Left Closes any gap to the left of the selected group of events Move Left Closes any gap to the left of a selected event 2009 Write Brothers Inc 276 12 1 6 12 1 7 12 2 Outline 4D The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Move Right This command appears in the following three states Align Ends Closes any gap fo the right of the selected parent and child Compact Right Closes any gap to the right of the selected group of events Move Right Closes any gap to the right of a selected event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Close Gaps This command closes gaps between and around selected events The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl NumPad Tools Menu Use the commands on this menu to insert remove and organize tracks as well as to access the Options and Document Settings dialogs Tracks This command opens a sub menu that allows you to insert delete tracks automate track connections and access the Track Sets and Track Properties panels of the Document Settings dialog Settings for Document This command displays the Document Settings dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is F2 Options This command displays the Options dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is F8 Window Me
122. contiguous selection of events is not permitted More Click the More button to change the Find dialog into the Find and Replace dialog 5 11 Find Previous Searches backwards towards the beginning of the document for the last string you entered in the Find command O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Edit Menu 165 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Find Previous 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift G Click here for more information on the Find command 5 12 Find Next Searches forwards towards the end of the document for the last string you entered in the Find command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Find Next 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl G dh 3 Toolbar click on the Find Next icon 5 13 Replace This command displays the Find and Replace dialog Use this dialog to enter a string of characters to replace in an event group of events or entire timeline You can use the following methods to display this dialog 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Replace 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl H xi Find what Match case Whole words Replace with Select Events Keep existing case Less Direction Forward Replace In events Visible bg In test E Test Replace All did Find what Enter the text you wish to search for in the Find What combo box or select a previous search string from the drop down list Replace with Enter a replacement string in the Replace wi
123. cted events Select any number of events either in the Timeline or Outline window and Outline 4D will spell check the text of those events When the selected events have been checked you will be given the option to continue checking the rest of the document When a misspelled word is found it is presented in the Spelling Dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 209 Bot in dictionary begining Change to Beainning Suggestions Ignore eer es loe begriming begirding Change Change All beguiling 7 bedizening Add suggest Help Options Close Mot in dictionary begining Not in dictionary Shows you the word that the spell checker can t locate The word may be correctly spelled but just not in the dictionary Change to beginning Change to A text field that show s w hat the unknow n w ord w ould be changed to if you pressed the Change button You can also edit this field to enter your ow n corrections Suggestions beginnings begriming begirding beguiling bedizening Suggestions List of suggested words The words at the top are usually the most likely candidate for being the correct w ord Ignore Ignore Pressing the Ignore button tells the spell checker to ignore this one occurrence of the unknow n word and to go on to the next word If the same word is encountered later you will be asked about it again unless you press Ignore All Ignore All i Ignore All Pressing Ig
124. d 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 Write Brothers Inc Patent Notice Parts of Outline 4D are protected under Patent No 6 544 294 Trademarks Outline 4D StoryView and Screenwriter are trademarks of Write Brothers Incorporated Dramatica and Write Brothers are registered trademarks of Write Brothers Incorporate Microsoft Word is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation a others are registered trademarks of their respective holders 092509001 Who needs Outline 4D Outline 4D is for everyone who w ant to plot or chart their project or story in a visual manner and w ant to create printouts that help them present their projects or stories to others Outline 4D is especially useful for outlining and developing complex projects and stories and tracking elements throughout the project Also anyone who works with porjects that have specific time limits 1 e commercials television live events can use Outline 4D to lay out the pieces of their work and see how much time remains What kinds of projects or stories can I write with Outline 4D You can create detailed outlines for novels novellas short stories live events presentations business plans historical timelines screenplays episodic
125. d You may not move events that have been set to Gravitate to Ruler Use Locked if you are positioning events in the Timeline that absolutely must be constrained to specific start times Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes 2009 Write Brothers Inc 218 Outline 4D Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 4 Outline Settings The Outline Settings are your preferences for controlling the appearance of the Outline window for each document Position your mouse pointer over areas of the dialog below to discover w hat they do Settings for Star Wars Saga x General Settings Settings for outline windows and reports Timeline Settings Outline Settings El Event Hierarchies Draw event frames Draw colored event backgrounds Indent each level by Space between events gt Estimate Durations E Track Sets Space from tithe to content Track Properties E Paragraph Styles Outline window style Options O Wrap text Fixed text width Cancel Apply Revert Draw colored event backgrounds Check this option if you w ant the event
126. de and esto ofthe te His unos celebrity Haber ar a TV pereonabty har gene be hir bead Hi aet Er batihe by cover the Goede Day celebrates dd esocks He producer RITA and canermen LARET fer aw hat as roth 29 be does Wires they ge to the nal ews of Parveraawacy Pil rebises 16 300 at the Ketel with Bota aed Lary Pua expected this and besked Phd aroma ner place all to bar oan Thar is he and of hng Rita premi very gd at 1001 epee Ped lot eee thar be eels her e 1 Fh Does The Weather Report or It Phi Gets A New Prodorer se 13 The Daie Te Peiuenney s 14 F Rejects The Herel seq 3 Phil Lennas The Truth oe iw De ea s a ee n The Tarte of Groamidhec Day 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 3 1 3 6 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 6 e Select Scene 5 in Sequence 1 e Click the Orphan button on the left toolbar What happened It orphaned 6 7 8 9 and 10 Not to worry Any siblings under the orphaned event will be temporarily disconnected until the orhpaned event is moved or deleted Select Scene 5 Orphan Scene 5 sc 4 Phil Meets Ned Ryerson sc 5 Groundhog Day Take 1 sc 6 The Roads Close Done Orphan Scene event Click for larger images 3 1 3 7 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 7 e Drag and drop scene 5 Groundhog Day Take 1 into Sequence 2 under scene 11 Oh no Now it orphaned the other scenes in Sequence 2 Same rules apply An
127. de titles in the estimation of events I Include event titles If you have placed scene headings in the titles of your scene events then make sure to set the Include event titles 2009 Write Brothers Inc 232 Outline 4D checkbox so they will be counted as part of your scene s estimation You can enable this setting for other document types too providing you w ant the event titles to be calculated as part of the event s duration Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 10 Track Sets This panel is used to create a custom group of tracks froma list of existing tracks Each option on this panel is described below 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 233 Settings for Groundhog Day s x General Settings Timeline Settings Cutline Settings Real Time Time that a Themes Create Desperation Makes Go Characters Event Hierarchies i Subolal TE army ubplots a Nancy Taylor Timelines eli Ned Ryerson Ned Averson Insuranc Tracks in Characters Phil amp Mancy Taylor Phil amp Rita
128. de to execute this command O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Window Menu 267 Y Outline 4D Fie Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help Debug Aegan BE Boe Jaa E UT IL Gi Groundhog Day syv Read Only aada Selected sc 5 At the Idle Hour 4 47 Minutes 8 43 13 2 Sticky 10 4 New Timeline Window Opens a new Timeline window which is a view into your open document You may have multiple Timeline and Outline windows open at the same time viewing the same or multiple documents 10 5 New Outline Window Opens a new Outline window which is a view into your open document You may have multiple Timeline and Outline windows open at the same time viewing the same or multiple documents O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Help Menu 269 11 Help Menu Help Topics Fi About Cutline 40 Check For Updates 11 1 Help Topics Calls up on line help this document If you press a HELP button on line help will move to the contextually correct help area 11 2 About Outline 4D Tells you the version and build of your copy of Outline 4D 11 3 Check for Updates Connects to the World Wide Web and searches the Outline 4D site for any relevant updates which you can download for free 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 271 12 Program Commands e Menu Commands e Toolbar Commands e Keyboard Commands e Context Menu Commands 12 1 Menu Commands File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Fo
129. ditions Tab Shift Tab will demote promote events Demote Tab Promote Shift Tab Events are selected selected event s can be demoted promoted using Tab O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 69 Shift T ab Editing Event Titles if an event is in edit mode and the cursor is in the title area the event can be demoted promoted using Tab Shift T ab Editing Event Content Always the event can be demoted promoted using Tab Shift Tab with cursor anywhere inside the event content Editing Event Content At the beginning of content the event can be demoted promoted using Tab Shift Tab only if cursor is at the very beginning of the content area If the cursor is not at the beginning of the content hitting Tab or Shift Tab will cycle through any available paragraph styles for that event type 3 1 4 8 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 8 Prompt to create new events when enabled demoting an event past the last level in the hierarchy will bring up a prompt asking for a name to create a new event level In the example file Groundhog s Day syv e Select Scene 2 and hit Tab on the keyboard The prompt states that there are not enough levels to demote the event e Type in a new level name and click Add to create a new level and demote the event ge epee es re ee Qutlina 40 Not Enough Levels to Demote There ate not enough levels m the event hestarchy Lo demote He selechon To
130. ducer Pl srouses about lus asnenment around the newsroom intl an execubve pants out Phil s new producer RITA Fata has never worked wath Phil before and has the opposite point of view on almost everthing Where Phillis aregant and moody Rota is humble and upbeat His first mmpresscon of her is to notice her playfulness she walks onto the wenhennan s greenscreen map Wearng green toat so that the map of the U S as supenmposed over her body on the studio monsters Phil hides his reaction and prepares to leave for bus distasteful assignment with sta and ther cameraman LARRY This is with the option set to insert new paragraph sc 3 The Drive To Pmxsutawney Piu Fita and Larry dnve in a news van to Purccsutawney m a scene presented over the opening music and credits of the picture Esta s optimism jumps out and she says she finds thes whole Groundhog Day celebration cute Phil stomps on ber epinugin as best he can by makime fun of her and bebtthog Larry for agreeing with her Fota has a good sense of lumer though and laughs alona with Phi Phil isn t pest mean he s a lle charming and is toying te ampress Esta He seems to think of her as an attractive challenge and his style is to use sarcasm and memor to interest her and t werks to a certain degree se 4 This is with the option set to split event 5 Phil Rejects The Hotel Pulling inte Purcceutawney Larry parks the news van in front of a big hotel Pha immediately announces he wall not st
131. e but rude and elitist most of the time His minor celebrity status as a TV personality has gone to his head He thinks it s hurruliating to cover the Groundhog Day celebration and mocks has producer RITA and cameraman LAREY for not hating it as much as he does Selected nothing Congrats none Type none no duration NUM a 3 1 4 4 2 Example Fixed Width Word Wrap Fixed Width wrap at a fixed point independenily of the right side of the window It does not re wrap as the window is re sized 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 65 H Cutine 4D Groundhog Day syv Read Only Eje Edt View Foma Bra Toots Window Help Debug A Do A A He Act l Phil Gets C aught In A Timewarp The First Act of Groundhog Day introduces arrogant Fittsbureh TV weatherman PHIL CONMORS and his r lentlesely cheery producer RITA They are thrown together to cover the Punxsutawney Groundhog Day festrral for their station Fhil hates the assignment and believes it signals the dechne of lus career but Rita nds the whole thing charming Rita knows how to handle a prrna donna lke Phil and treats him like the star he thinks he is But when they Arnish recording their news story and try to leave Punxsutawney they re snowed m by a bhezard Phil stays one more night m his room at a Bed and Breakfast and wakes up to a bizarre surprise
132. e gt Print Preview to display the Print Preview window and see how the timeline report format would look if printed 2009 Write Brothers Inc 98 Outline 4D 3 2 1 15 mira a dl Pal Fama Tha dl el ee de e Gat ds a PIAL be ME ILHE gt OAM OG hi Alaa Y BLANS d iai AS co a ee cal al La y fl ll a dt aia Lia da dt Me Hi MIA He pear lariat Dada a Mli lali bR bii A d Mad li A i i i A das wi dd ra ia a al la a a en sad q Li Fana ll rs A al al li Dl ata 1 a aia Pet tbe eed fd aa ad ns la dl a 1 hr a Ti iW aa 1 F a a a E ERA Pm gla rT jaa EU ns Fi ia baa by uaa G dia ha a e de as el ree als ll ah Bidik ee le dede i i ana chested oem imal aani ba biana Fall ii has ribis raii de ME al Si gp Tasa ba ml Bo pe a 1 2 Wines are Alco Seco Biren Lc 54 Trike talas contra HEN E t 3 i E A E J A ai E a E 4 i _ OF rr Fi Pits see meme ne ss pja anam Z oid EEL al 2 n PFF 8 Press the Close button to exit from the Print Preview window Printing an Outline Report The outline report format is more useful than the timeline format when you need to print all the text in each event usually for editing This section explains how to print the Pulp Fiction timeline in an outline format 1 Select File gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog 2 Select Outline from the Current Report drop down list
133. e on the Level Bar to right click and display this context menu Collapze Expand Level Hides or displays the event type level to the right of the cursor Collapse All Hides the content area of events on all levels Expand All Displays the content area of events on all levels Level Selector Context Menu Use the options on this menu to display dim hide collapse expand and select event levels The cursor must be on an event level in the Level Selector to right click and display this context menu Show Event Type O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 293 Displays the selected event level if it is currently dimmed or hidden Dim Event Type Dims the selected event level Hide Event Type Hides the selected event level Lollapze Expand Level Hides or displays the event type level to the right of the cursor Select Lewel Selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is currently placed 12 4 5 Not Connected Context Menu Use the commands on this menu 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 right click and display this context menu Insert Track Adds a new track in the Track area Track Sets Displays the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog Use this panel to create and modity track sets 12 4 6 Ruler Context Menu Use the commands on this menu to adjust the display settings for a tim
134. e A tee A 8h AO y 8 z E sc 101 Vito s Birthday Seq 1 Compare Cont Act 4 Michael Reminis E Narrative Events 131 of 131 visile sc 1 Opening Credits al lt Act 1 Mich Su ii The first Act of Ret Q Michael Corleone s umi VAN story introduces the ng 5 many members of the to AI Corleone crime family the 8 E Seq 1 An 385 The First OF x g2 Communion of l A amp Michael s son Vito accompanies his mother to his father s funeral Men who work for his father s killer DON CICCIO attack A Anthony is the funeral discovering Vito s brother Paolo and killing him Vito s mother goes to Don Ciccio to beg him not to amp E occasion for a y U kill her only remaining son Vito but Don Ciccio refuses her He is afraid Vito will want revenge when he grows 3 E 2 2 up so he feels obligated to kill the boy while he can Vito s mother sacrifices herself so that Vito can escape and 3 A aie k he is soon sent away from Sicily by friends AIE 5 L 1 sc 2 The Funeral is attacked E i i l FEF Superimposed titles explain that Vito s father was killed by DON CICCIO and that Vito s brother PAOLO fal EE i 5 has sworn vengeance and hidden in the hills of Sicily During his father s funeral however Paolo is discovered EA y i and attacked by Ciccio s men w gt all itl The opening credits re introduce MICHAEL CORLEONE for this the sequel to the original The Godfather
135. e Report Options dialog 4 11 1 5 Report Headers amp Footers Options 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 Report Options y x Curent Report Header text Outline Appearance E Font Events Range Margins Justification Left Center Aight Justification Left Center Right Insert Autotent Preview Cancel Revert 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 149 Header text ae Justification Left Center Right The Header Text area includes the follow ing options Check Box Mark if you want a header to print with your timeline or outline report Text Field Enter the header text for the header exactly as you want it to appear on the printed timeline or outline Font Button Click to open 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 Justification Click on a radio button to justify your header text The default is Center justified Footer text we lt page gt Font Justification Left Center Right The Footer Text area includes the follow ing options Check Box Mark if you want a footer to print with your timeline This check box is marked by default w hich means your report will print w ith the default foo
136. e Timeline Printing the Timeline You can print a copy of your timeline at any point in the development process If you have access to a large format printer you can also print your timeline on a large continuous sheet of paper O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 1 Click the Print toolbar button to display the Print dialog Select report to print Print Setup Timeline Outline Report Options Preview Cancel Print 2 Select a report format in the Select Report to Print area 3 Click the Print button to open a second Print dialog Printer Mame Status Type HF Lazerdet 5000 Seres PELE Whee Shepkhen amp Charis Printer Comment Print to file Print range Copies 5 All Number of copies 1 3 O Pages from 1 to 5 E 4 Adjust the settings in this dialog as needed Congratulations You have successfully completed the Screenplay tutorial By now you should have a better idea of how to create your own timeline from scratch See the Timeline Settings Tutorial to learn how to customize the duration structure and appearance of your Tutorial timeline 3 2 3 Adjusting Timeline Settings Tutorial Overview This tutorial shows you how use the Document Settings dialog to customize the appearance of a O 2009 Write Brothers Inc m6 Outline 4D 3 2 3 1 timeline for a novel Outline 4D ships with a template for writing a novel However for the purposes of this tutorial pre
137. e and modify track sets Enable Automatic Connections Activates Outline 4D s automated track connection feature Autoconnect events containing title Automatically connects all events containing the title of track to that track Enable 4utomatic Connections Activates Outline 4D s automated track connection feature Autoconnect events containing title Automatically connects all events containing 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 12 4 10 Track Selector Context Menu 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 right click and display this context menu Insert Track Adds a new track in the Track area Remove Tracks Removes the selected track from the Track area Track Sets Displays the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog Use this panel to create and modity track sets Enable 4utomatic Connections Activates Outline 4D s automated track connection feature Autoconnect events containing title Automatically connects all events containing the title of track to that track Enable 4utomatic Connections 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 297 Activates Outline 4D s automated track connection fe
138. e between each event You can choose to add blank lines betw een events during the RIF export This can improve readability especially w hen including titles Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel 2009 Write Brothers Inc 244 Outline 4D OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 16 Export to Screenwriter This panel lists the paragraph styles and event types that are ready for export to Screenwriter Each option on this panel is described below Settings for Groundhog Day xX General Settings Timeline Settings Document type Screenplay Outline Settings Er Event Hierarchies Export paragraph styles to Movie Magic Screenwriter Paragraph styles Export style as al Normal Note Element Normal for Acts Acton D escnption Element Normal for Sequences Acton D escniption Element Estimate Durations A Mormal for Scenes Acton sDescrption Element Er Track Sets l Action Mote Element Track Properties Dialog Note Element Er Paragraph Styles ee Stole Options Export event types to Movie Magic Screenwriter Export title as Act Hote Element
139. e clipboard Copy Duplicates the selected event and places it on the clipboard Paste Moves the cut copied event from the clipboard to the designated new location Select Current Level Selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is currently placed Select All Selects all the visible events in the timeline This command does not select hidden events Center and Edit Puts the selected event into edit mode and fits the event on screen in two thirds view Fit to View Scales a selected event or group of events to fit on screen Fit to 2 Srds View Scales a selected event or group of events to fit in two thirds of the screen Insert lt E vent Before Adds a new event to the immediate left of the insertion cursor The Event context menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Insert lt Event gt After Adds a new event to the immediate right of the insertion cursor The Event context menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Move Lett Closes gaps to the left of a selected event Move Right Closes gaps to the right of a selected event Close Gaps Closes gaps between and around selected events 12 4 2 Event Level Context Menu Use the options on this menu to adjust the layout of an event level The cursor must be on an event type to right click and display this context menu Paste Moves the cut copied event from the clipboard to the designat
140. e following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Color 2 Text Context Menu Right click and select Color The words melancholy Romeo are colored purple in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love 2009 Write Brothers Inc 188 7 9 7 6 1 1 7 8 Outline 4D Bold This command adds removes bold formatting for text selected in an event You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Bold 2 Text Format Toolbar Click the Bold toolbar button 3 Format Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl B 4 Text Context Menu Right click and select Bold The words melancholy Romeo are bolded in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love Italic This command adds removes italic formatting for text selected in an event You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Italic 2 Text Format Toolbar Click the Italic toolbar button 3 Format Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl I 4 Text Context Menu Right click and select Italic The words melancholy Romeo are italicized in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned
141. e in Ej Hy Recent Documentz aa La Desktop My Documents er My Computer a hy Network 4 Level Cutline sy J Brainstorming syw J Commercial sy J Dramatica syw E Novel Chapber Section sv E Novel Part Episode Section yw Screenplay Ack Scene sy Screenplay Act Sequence Scene sy E Screenplay Act Sequence Scene Beakj syw Screenplay Scenes Only syw Teleplay one hour dramatic Act Scene syw 128 TUTORIAL Outline sy Two Act Play Act 5cene syw User Defined syw File name Tutorial sy e Outline 40 Documents P spw e Cancel Save as type 6 Click the Save button to save the template file with the new Tutorial syv file name 2009 Write Brothers Inc 102 Outline 4D 3 2 2 2 Developing Timeline Content In Outline 4D the content of a story is placed into events with each event containing your ideas for a unique part act sequence scene etc of the story The ruler that runs across the top of the timeline measures the duration of individual events as well as the entire story Use this ruler as a guide for adding events to the timeline This section describes how to add several new events to the Tutorial timeline 1 Click the Toggle Track Area ea toolbar button to hide the Track area 2 Click the Creation Tool a toolbar button to turn the cursor into an event creation tool 3 Click on a level and horizontal position in the
142. e timeline Select this command again to restore the timeline to one view Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 View Menu Select View gt Add Remove Horizontal Split 2 View Keyboard Shortcut Press F3 3 Window Drag the Horizontal Splitter dow n fromthe upper right corner of the Timeline window Thelma and Louise spy Read Only 6 1 12 Add Vertical Split This command divides your timeline vertically into two separate views This option allows you to view different portions of the same timeline Select this command again to restore the timeline to one view Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 View Menu Select View gt Add Remove Vertical Split 2 View Keyboard Shortcut Press F4 3 Window Drag the Vertical Splitter over from the low er left corner of the Timeline window O 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 177 Thelma and Louise spy Read Only 6 1 13 Scroll View This command opens a sub menu that allows you to scroll left right up and down in the timeline You select View gt Scroll View to execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Scroll View sub menu Scroll Lett Select this command to scroll one click left Scroll Aight Select this command to scroll one click right Scroll Up Select this command to scroll one click up Scroll Down Select this command to scroll one click dow n 6 1 14
143. e tithes into the content Menge empty events Tab and Shift T ab demote promote when Events are selected Editing event titles Editing event content gt Always 2 At the beginning of the content Prompt to create new event levels Pressing Enter in content O Insert a new paragraph o Split the event Enter at beginning of event inserts before Enter at end of event creates new event K Insert anew paragraph the default behavior If you press the Enter key w hile editing Outline content a new paragraph w ill be inserted Split the event Pressing Enter anyw here in the content or title area of an Outline event w ill split the event at the insertion point creating a new event Enter at beginning of event inserts before If you are positioned at the beginning of the event s content and press Enter a new event is created in front of the current event Enter at end of content creates new event If you are positioned at the very end of an event and press Enter a new event will be created follow ing the event you are editing Merging selected events Merge titles into the content e Merge empty events O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 260 Outline 4D Merge titles into the content With this option selected titles are merged into the content of events If this option is off then titles are deleted and only the content is merged Merge empty events If selected this option causes empty events to be me
144. ected text fi 0 The Font Size drop down list assigns a font size to selected text The Color drop down list assigns a color to selected text B The Bold button adds removes bold formatting for text selected in an event The words melancholy Romeo are bolded in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl B ri The Italic button adds removes italic formatting for text selected in an event The words melancholy Romeo are italicized in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl I U The Underline button adds removes underline formatting for text selected in an event The words melancholy Romeo are underlined in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl U The Align Left button formats selected text so that it is left justified as shown in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love The Center button
145. ed orphaned event to its new parent This concludes this part of the tutorial O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 57 Be Ho Ps Dl Ja e E ies nR Gadea fer E AA pera jaS sar Hiem ee ee a o a 1 EJ Ea 7 a ED a pi N Mel Pn fe d a E em i Pe laen Ta purai rang Ta ha Lis es a des la e Paii ds E oil e Disil a o Daa baar m a l ld A Al a a d i ririri ra m Tr prre i LA Tr Fair Als ee Erin Ema E ndri ha ml eee eee LTA muer LALDT Ir me on j a mhk ah ba 5 ni BE Be d is haj aiaa i EA he MI ms ryme iia mi hr Ew par deh T a d ma g ee ee en an E hban Tie ann L ee p2 ul n pi fe Pees El L a is H Pl ses Ths ed E a E al Loans Thr ets al Aa Fha Tirada Dayi Eire SNA Ace Mal Rda SS eee brii bar nri A hi 3 1 3 8 1 Adopt Adopt Scenes 11 14 have been adopted by Sequence 2 Notice the line on the left connects them to the parent sequence 2009 Write Brothers Inc 58 Outline 4D 3 1 4 3 1 4 1 BE Te Ee A E Outine 4D Groundhog Day syv Read Only Aj Bie Edt View Foma Evept Took window Help Debug le x OG BB amp t Re B aw E Scene EE rA r IE nur New Roman aji gt E 7 U E E 3 se 5 Phal Larry Have a Dra a sc 9 Phil Goes To Bed HA seq 2 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney The First Sequence takes weatherman PHIL CONNORS from Pittsburgh to Punxsutawney and establishes what kind of man he is He is fanny and charing when he wants to be but rede
146. ed by his second boss to take Mia out while his boss is out of town but he aware that his boss Agt almost killed another matifor rubbing Mia s feet al this is a touchy follows situation but it only gets O and starts to like her boxer They enjoy mw ari intimate imie de z E neti ee 60 anto darc ing glow Jules amp V Vince e Mia s Date TWO Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting HITMEH the boss wife Mia He s high on heroin when he VINCENT meets her trying to stay cool But when he doesn t double VEGA long get flustered by Whia s pointed questions his relaxed crosses hair white manner intrigues her They have dinner and Marsellus very mellow conversation at aretro restaurant which draws them it happens el lt tL w 3 Press the Down Arrow key to select the Jules amp Vince Drive to Meeting event Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s Act2 This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows a story through VINCE VEGA s eyes The and centers on his relationship with his boss s wife MILA He is asked by his second boss to take Mia out while his boss is out of town but he aware that his boss A ct almost killed another man for rubbing Mia s feet Obviously this is a touchy follows situation but it only gets worse when Vince meets her and starts to like her boxer They enjoy a ar intimate meal and return home 1 ina romantic dancing glow BUTCH Jules amp V Vince amp
147. ed new location 2009 Write Brothers Inc 282 Outline 4D 12 4 3 12 4 4 Select Current Level Selects the level in the timeline where the cursor is currently placed Select All Selects all the visible events in the timeline This command does not select hidden events Insert lt Event gt Before Adds a new event to the immediate left of the insertion cursor The Event Level context menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Insert lt Event gt After Adds a new event to the immediate right of the insertion cursor The Event Level context menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Close Gapz Closes gaps between and around selected events Panorama Reduces the size of a timeline so that all events display on screen Selecting this command again returns the timeline to ifs original size 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 Show All E vents Displays any events hidden due to their track status 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 Level Display Context Menu Use the commands on this menu to collapse and expand event levels The cursor must b
148. ed with his buin ga Ate S a o a ot E me th 5 l0 14 20 30 34 40 46 50 54 Act 1 Vicent Vega amp Marsellus Wallaces This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows a story through VINCE VEG A s eyes and centers on his relationship with his boss s wife MIS He is asked by his boss to take Wia out while his boss is out of town but he aware that his boss Jules amp Vi Vince amp Mia s Date Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife Mia He s high on heroin when he meets her trying to stay cool But when he doesn t sc 10 Af Mia directs them to a sc Jules amp sc 4 Jules ince mi iI EN E acl 3 2 1 3 Adjusting the Horizontal Scale The Set Horizontal Scale toolbar provides you with another way to control how a timeline displays on screen This tool can quickly adjust the amount of horizontal real estate that displays on screen without changing the vertical scale 1 Locate the Set Horizontal Scale toolbar and drag the Scale Bar to the left or click on the left end of the scale to reduce the width of the Pulp Fiction timeline HEE 1 Notice that the horizontal scale of the timeline decreased without any change to the 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 85 vertical scale shown in the screen shot at the end of the last section Act 3 un T T 3 Ca Butch amp Act 2 End Fy arm Wa The Bonme Tuk Fool m amp H
149. ee A dr Oe Fat TA bal ee pman an Bd edd Bele ped wade ee a eee pepe Thee eg A a ee ral 0 cae a bg Ter thes beeper Pid m Bes miy ee mha mip a e epee Tera a azh ae br bay a pee Banca Teepe k dede da ds a cee rc A al A te athe he Al Pa eee eee ee PH bar ken z ie dem ie r a der vedere Peat cay obo atom _ L Piel Goti To Pimat Settings Window Diagram 3 1 4 3 1 Diagram Examples of Spacing 2009 Write Brothers Inc 62 Outline 4D Narrative Events 116 0 116 visible E i Il 77 5 Y i F e l Act 1 Plul Gets Caught In A Timewarp The First Act of Groundhog Day introduces arrogant Pittsburgh TY weatherman PHIL relentlessly cheery producer RITA They are thrown together to cover the Purnzsutawney thei station Phi hates the assignment and believes tt signals the decline of lus career but E charming Fita knows how to handle a prima donna lke Phil and treats him like the star he thinks he 1 recording ther news story and try to leave Punxsutawney they re snowed in by a blizzard in his room at a Bed and Breaktast and wakes up to a bizarre surprise The new morning i mornings in every detail it s Groundhog s day acan To his horror Phil is the only one who notices this is happermng Finally as much as he hop he proves to himself beyond a doubt that he is indeed stuck in tene and wakes up in a third ofthe First Act For some metaphysical reason Phil has been condemned to lore this day lt
150. eft of an event its lead time is maintained The event tries to maintain a position relative to the start of the event above it its parent The event tries to maintain a position relative to the ruler Applying Constraints Permits the greatest freedom for moving events and creating deliberate gaps in the Timeline while preventing operations in the Outline window from introducing accidental gaps Gaps in the timeline are automatically eliminated leading to a compact gap free timeline Useful when using the timeline as a scheduling tool to insure that no other events are placed in that empty space Useful for Events that must start at a specific time relative to their parent This is the closest method Outline 4D offers for locking the position of an event Very useful when using the software as a scheduling planning tool Events that are positioned in the Timeline window against other events i e no gaps between them will remain together when working in the Outline window Events with Gravitate Left can t be moved to create empty space before them Gaps in timeline are persistent When in locked mode user cannot reset those gaps by moving events When promoting or demoting an event the offset from the original parentis maintained Can t move events with Gravitate to Ruler in locked mode You apply Time Constraints by selecting events then clicking on the de
151. eline The cursor must be on the Ruler or Set Ruler Type button fo right click and display this context menu Show Margins Between Events Displays the timeline with small gaps between events instead of the default thin line Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Keeps the duration of event types from being reduced past the minimum size set in the Document Settings dialog 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 Paper Select to use Paper as the unit of measurement category for the ruler Time Select to use Time as the unit of measurement category for the ruler 2009 Write Brothers Inc 294 Outline 4D 12 4 7 Text Context Menu 12 4 8 Use this menu to edit the text in an event An event must be selected and in edit mode to right click and display this context menu Cut Deletes the selected text and places it on the clipboard Copy Duplicates the selected text and places if on the clipboard Paste Moves the cut copied text from the clipboard to the designated new location This command replaces any selected text in the designated new location Select All Selects all the text within an event Bold Adds bold formaiting to selected text Italic Adds italic formatting to selected text Underline
152. en 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 sc 1 Opening Credits sc 2 The Funeral is attacked sc 3 Vito s Mama pleads for I The opening credits re introduce Superimposed titles explain that Vito s Mama MES ANDOLINT MICHAEL CORLEONE for this Wito s father was killed by DOH realizes that Don Ciccio will not stop the sequel to the original The CICCIO and that Vite s brother hunting her sons unless she does Godfather Audience members PAOLO has sworn vengeance and something So she takes Vite to farmliar with the orginal story will hidden in the hills of Siciy During Don Ciccio and begs the Don to An example from The Godfather example file where scene durations are ignored This displays each scene at the same size despite their actual length I 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 level Hierarchies are just groups of these levels So a screenplay might be made up of acts sequences and scenes cts are composed of sequences which are in turn made up of scenes
153. eneiapeapennass 194 A A AAE 194 MOVe DOWN cis ainia 195 Adopt sunn a ee cece ede ciate ete aaae 195 Orpham acne 195 2 Event Menu Timeline WiINGOW ccccccecececeecececeeeeeeeeneeseeeneneeeeneeseeesseseeeeseseoesenseeneeess 196 Set Event Duration inunda 196 EA a 196 SSA a A e A 197 Center MU cleaned 198 INS Cr BETONO nana a a S A a a aa e ONES 198 TME CONSTANTS aain O E a E beuenveeeeeusenaee 199 Allow EStimated DUrati ris uni A a a aaa aaa arean 202 Manually Set Dur ALON Sisco aces ace E a ata kwon aca ee ececacteeedalcadveadks 202 Saloa eT p A S e e E E ences eres ee A E E E E E E ieee 203 nn A 203 Align Staris COm Pact MOVE Lei A 204 Align Ends GCom Pact MOVE Righi sci coco cce cala 204 CIOS SAA ice 204 Part IX Tools Menu 207 1 Create Event AICC iaa 207 2 MACS doi 207 3 Spell CHECK Gi cni ina 208 A A EA E a A 210 5 Estimate Selected DUratlONS ua e 211 6 Estimate Timeline D rationS a 211 7 Document Setas nec 212 DOCUMENT S tings Dialog aaa 212 General Sting Sinia a aa A aiea ara a E A a SS 214 DIC Se tihng S srice O E AA A A sun secveunenees 216 OUTING SetUNg S ntsi a Eaa a EA E 218 Event Hierarchies Sening S icen a E iniidn s 220 TS a r E a a es a E til Al ccleuantceleadanlenrees 222 Content ao e a E races ata aE A OE E to 225 Duration ici 226 A O eo sduv ce taceubeuaseamueeveeneenceanen 228 ES CIM are Durations cn ic 230 MACK SCIS ii 232 TraCK Properes A E aeae Ea AAEE
154. ere epot EAE An E Act 3 htle turd act here Dw Bea 3 1 5 6 Screenplay Template Step 6 e Click into the title area for Scene 1 and type in Introduction of the Bears fea CUT iE 401 gt hee SUBE A A ri js ATTE 05080 0 48 emi 3 J EE on ae 3 My Screenplay Events Aaa Act 1 While the Cat s Away seg 1 Set Up the Story Introduction of the Beard EE Act 2 tile second act here a Act 3 title third act here 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 73 3 1 5 7 Screenplay Template Step 7 e Click in the content area for Scene 1 and type or copy and paste from this screen Once upon a time there lived a family of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and little Baby Bear The Bear family enjoyed living there very much k Unipa ee ria hall ara ra a Da jes Fra Cet as dos Bab ee Lele Oe BS nagos AA etn i Las za 131 Eri rg z mln il or E DIS ERE SG q My Sereenplay Evia af vrb Ast L Whale the at s Away s F sey 1 Set Up the Story r i er L Le ede bee of ie Hoe Dare apa s cas there bed a Deeb ef hence ia a basa ake ceeds There ea Popa Haor Alums Hear asi bhlr Ester Erir The Fear Porte espe id s iiag Hre very rear x 19 Act2 itle second act here if Fi AE a l Act ile third act here 3 1 5 8 Screenplay Template Step 8 e Click the New Event button on the top toolbar to add a new sce
155. ete file path and name of your timeline on the report For example C Outline 4D Examples Pulp Fiction s yv O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 180 Outline 4D Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog without saving changes Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Optionsdialog 4 11 2 Outline Report Options 4 11 2 1 Outline Report Appearance Options When you display the Report Options dialog you can select either the Timeline or Outline report These specific panels control how the outline appears when it is printed Use the following methods to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Report Options 2 Press the Report Options button in the Print Dialog 3 Press the Options button in the Print Preview window 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 151 Report Options l E x Current Report Print events as seen in the Outline Window Outline f Print using these settings Events Range Show Titles and contents Titles ony Contents only Margins Headers amp Footers Page break between event hierarchies Page break after events Draw event hierarchy titles Fort Skip when empty lw E
156. etup Dialog 157 Printing a Timeline Report 96 Printing an Outline Report 98 R Redo 160 Reformatting an Event Type Title 118 Reformatting Event Type Content 121 Report Events Range Options 146 153 Report Margins Options 147 154 Resizing an Event Level 92 RTF 21 22 136 Ruler Context Menu 293 lt lt Save 136 Save a Copy 136 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Save As 136 Track 94 114 Saving the Dramatica File 127 Track Connections 111 Scale View 177 Track Display Context Menu 295 Screenplay Template File 100 Track Properties Settings 234 Screenplay Tutorial 99 Track Selector Context Menu 296 Screenwriter 21 22 130 136 Track Sets Settings 232 Screenwriter6 21 Track Status Context Menu 297 Screenwriter Export Tutorial 130 Track Toolbar 282 Scroll Tool 87 Tracking Timeline Content 108 Scroll View 177 Tracks 207 Select All 161 Tutorial 115 125 130 Select Current Level 162 Tutorials 30 Selecting a Parent and All Child Events 90 Selecting an Event 88 E U Selection Properties Toolbar 283 Set Event Duration 196 Set Ruler Options 174 Setting the Default Durations foran Event Type 124 Setting Treatment of Tracks for Export 130 Underline 188 Undo 160 Units Settings 241 Shorten 203 Spell Checker 208 m V Spell Checker Dialog 208 Spelling Options 261 Vertical Scale 85 Style Options Settings 239 Vertical Scale Toolbar 283 Vertical Splits 176 T View 82 E View Menu 273 View Shortcuts 289 View Toolbar 279
157. everal improvements have been made to give you more control over the automatic rotation of vertical titles Titles become vertical automatically when there isn t enough room to effectively display an event s content You now have a choice of Always Automatic and Never Plus the program is smarter about trying to make the timeline more consistent when most of the titles are rotated This means that it will be less likely for you to have a couple of events that aren t rotating Also a new Outline 4D Option lets you set the minimum width required of an event before it will rotate e DURATIONS ARE DISPLAYED ENTERED IN MINUTES SECONDS NOTATION You can set the durations of events using a minutes seconds notation The notation will display as 3 30 for three and a half minutes and 3 10 for three minutes ten seconds You may enter durations in minutes seconds notation in the Duration Properties toolbar The alternative notation continues to function so if you enter 3 5 it will be converted to 3 30 automatically e PASTING OVER EVENTS In the timeline if you select an event then paste the pasted event will appear IN FRONT OF the selected event The selected event will NOT be replaced Use Edit gt Duplicate Ctrl Y to quickly make copies of events e CREATE DEFAULT TITLE FOR NEW EVENTS There is a preference in the Editing Options panel to enable disable the automatic creation of event titles for new events This is the text that
158. f a timeline 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 283 12 2 8 Vertical Scale ill j T The Set Vertical Scale toolbar adjusts the height of a timeline 12 2 9 Panoramic Button cl The Panoramic button displays the entire timeline on screen The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl 1 or Ctrl NumPad 5 12 2 10 Selection Properties Use this toolbar to adjust the position and duration of an event 5 DD The Starting Point field lists the starting point on the timeline for the selected event Enter a new number to change the starting point of the selected event E 25 0 The Ending Point field lists the ending point on the timeline for the selected event Enter a new number to change the ending point of the selected event D 25 0 The Duration field lists the total duration on the timeline for the selected event Enter a new number to change the duration of the selected event Minutes The Unit of Measurement field lists the unit of measurement being used to determine the duration of the selected event You can select a new measurement unit from the drop down list 12 3 Keyboard Commands Edit Shortcuts Event Shortcuts File Shortcuts Format Shortcuts Text Shortcuts Timeline Tools Shortcuts View Shortcuts 2009 Write Brothers Inc 284 Outline 4D 12 3 1 Edit Shortcuts Clear Press Delete to remove the selected text or event If no text is selected this command deletes the cha
159. f the Bears Gace tapon a tiene there bed a faraly of beard in a hosie on the woods There was Papa Hear Kiama Bear and tte Baby Hear The Hear family enjoved living Chere very each zc 2 The Beara Get an Ides Oe a fine Sunday mamang Alama Hear got up tarle to cook everyone s faverite breakfast porridge Yammy porridge said Baby Bear brking hit bps Me are all owt of honey to put on dop ab hiama Fear Why don t we afl po to the walnut tree bo ask dhe bees for some more So all three beaded off up the hell to the waleat tree BES ee ee Boe 140 ME Selected peng uribe Leh Sere E T Mees CH E 3 1 5 12 Screenplay Template Step 12 e Click in the title area for Scene 3 and type in Enter Goldilocks O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D ES Duling 40 T iial SecA Follow along tpv SEE Elo Est View Fiel Eveg Took indies Heb 17 3 0 H Ee g o n A pha Scone gE ql e e ee A EB 5 sed 1 Sel Up the Story e sr 1 Introduction of the Brars an Cote upon a tiese there bved a faraly of beard in a haaie sn the weeds These was Papa Hear Mlama Bear and Atie Baby Dear The Hear family enjoved r having Chere vere reach E de zc 2 The Beara Gel an Idea ri On a fine Sunday maming Alama Hear go up ark to cook everyone s faverite e breakfast powder Yammy porridge said Baby Bear beking his bps E We are all owt of honey to put on diop said Alama Hear Whey don t
160. f the timeline Scroll through a timeline to display different areas on screen Select an event and place it in edit mode Select a parent event and all its connected child events Adjust the display height of an event level Hide and display the content area of events on a selected event level Display the Track area of a timeline O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 81 e Display and hide connection lines and connection labels for tracks e Print a timeline in the timeline and outline report formats NOTE There is no correct way to build a timeline the Pulp Fiction example file demonstrates just one of many possible approaches to building a timeline 3 2 1 1 Opening the Pulp Fiction Example File Outline 4D includes several example timelines that show you how a completed timeline should look By exploring an example timeline you can get a better idea how the pieces of a timeline fit together Each example timeline includes a complete set of events and tracks along with customized document and program settings 1 Click the Open amp toolbar button to display the Open dialog 2 Double click on the Examples folder to view the contents of this folder Look ir 4 Outline 40 Dramatica Examples i 4 jm Examples My Recent C Support Files Documents Templates rot 3 Click on the Pulp Fiction syv example file 2009 Write Brothers Inc 82 Outline 4D 3 2 1 2 Look in on
161. file in a rich text format RTF file You can open this file in any program that supports RTF such as Microsoft Word T Start Screenwriter Mark the Start Screenwriter check box if you w ant Screenwriter to start automatically w hen you export the Outline 4D file You must select the Screenwriter dsw format from the Export File Format drop dow n list to activate this check Help o O Click the Help button to display this online help topic Export Click the Export button to export your Outline 4D document to Screenwriter or as a rtffile Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Export dialog without exporting your Outline 4D document Send to Mail Recipient Sends your Outline 4D document via email You must have an email client already installed on your system Select the File gt Send To Mail Recipient command Your default email client will be started and the currently open Outline 4D document will be saved and placed into an attachment Add any comments to your message and send the messagel NOTE Sometimes it can take a while 10 to 30 seconds from the time you activate this command until the time the mail message appears on your screen ready to send 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu NOS 4 11 Report Options 4 11 1 Timeline Report Options 4 11 1 1 Layout and Scaling This command displays the Report Options dialog Use this dialog to determine how a timeline appears w hen it is printed
162. format de The Cut button deletes the selected text or ev ent and places it on the clipboard The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl X The Copy button duplicates the selected text or ev ent and places it on the clipboard The keyboard shortcut for this command is Cirl C 2009 Write Brothers Inc 278 Outline 4D B The Paste button mov es the cut copied text or ev ent from the clipboard to the designated new location in the document This command replaces any selected text or ev ent that already exist in the designated new location The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl V The Print button displays the Print dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl P at The Undo button cancels the last change made in the active timeline document The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Z Cu The Redo button restores the last action you canceled with the Undo button The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift Z de The Find button displays the Find dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl F ore The Find Next button locates the next occurrence of the designated search string The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl G The Help button displays the Outline 4D online helo The keyboard shortcut for this command is F1 12 2 2 Timeline Tools Use this toolbar to select events connect events to track elements and adjust how the timeline displays C
163. format if not already selected 8 Click the Save button to save the file with the new file name 3 2 4 3 Exploring the Dramatica File Now that you have the Dramatica file imported and saved in an Outline 4D format lets take a look at it to see what you have imported 1 Press F9 to switch to the Timeline view 2 Press Ctrl 5 to display all areas of the Romeo and Juliet timeline 3 Press Ctrl 1 to expand to panorama view O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 129 ah Never was Show Levels sc 3 IT look to ke ac 4 True I talk c 5 NEY andy love f ac 6 Can I go for ac 8 Wieb and z 5 2 Ahere the Dev T Patma is such si 18 Not stepping a 19 Romeo He ac 12 CI defy vou st ac 23 1 rre ac Tia Mot connected Abram ee am III gt CL _dpothecay 8 aeoe TT TT Balthaser CIA eee EE AN vel lt x A w gt 4 Look at the Level Selector area in the upper left portion of the window Two event levels Act and Scene were created by Outline 4D when you imported this file from Dramatica The Scene events were imported However no Act events were created You must add individual Act events yourself a Click on the Track Set drop down list to see what track sets were created during the import process As you can see Outline 4D creates detailed sets of tracks using data from the
164. formats selected text so that it is centered as shown in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love 2009 Write Brothers Inc 282 Outline 4D 12 2 6 12 2 7 The Align Right button formats selected text so that it is right justified as shown in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love The Justify button formats selected text so that it is fully justified as shown in the following example A melancholy Romeo enters and is questioned by his cousin Benvolio who learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love Track Use this toolbar to select icons on this toolbar to view and organize element tracking The Track Sets button displays the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog Use this panel to create track groupings to use with your timeline m H The Insert Track button adds tracks to the list in the Track Selector area The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Enter The Remove Track button removes the selected track from the Track Selector area The keyboard shortcut for this command is Delete saa The Toggle Track Area button displays hides the Track area Horizontal Scale The Set Horizontal Scale toolbar adjusts the width o
165. g Select this command to display hide the Outline Editing toolbar Time Constraints Select this command to display hide the Time Constraints toolbar Title Content Visibility Select this command to display hide the Title Content Visibility toolbar O 2009 Write Brothers Inc MES Outline 4D O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 186 Outline 4D T 17 1 7 2 Format Menu Fone Paragraph j Next Paragraph Style Ctrl Color Bold Ctrl B Italic Ctrl I Underline Ctrl U Highlight Strikethrough Hyperlink Font This command displays the Font dialog Use this dialog to apply a new font font style and font size to selected text You may also apply the font attributes Underline Strikethrough All Caps and Hyperlink Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Font 2 Text Context Menu Right click on text while editing and select Font Font ee x Font Font style Size Times New Roman Regular fio d Trajan i Cancel O Trebuchet MS F Tw Cen MT F Tw Cen MT Condense F Tw Cen MT Condens O Verdana hi F Underline Strikethrough P Allcaps T Hyperlink Sample AabbYyZzz Paragraph This command a sub menu that allows you to select a paragraph style to apply to all the text in an event There must be more than one paragraph style assigned to the event type in the Paragraph Styles panel of the Document Settings dialog to use
166. g Day festural for their staton Phil hates the assienment and believes it sienals the declne of his career but Rita finds the whole thing charming Eita knows how te handle a poma donna kke Phil and treats him bike the star he thinks he is But when they fish recording ther news story and try to leave Purssutawney they re snowed in by a blizzard Phil stays one more might m Fus room ata Bed and Breakfast and wakes up to bizarre surpnse The new morrune s ust bke the previous moming in every detal it s Groundhog s day agan Te lus horror Phil ts the only ont who notces thes 1s happening Finally as much as he hopes the feeling wall go away he proves to himself beyond a doubt that he is indeed stuck in time and wakes up in a Hurd Groundhog Day atthe end of the First Act For some metaphysical reason Fhill has been condemned to live thus day over and ower and there 15 nothing Phil can do about tt The First Sequence takes weatherman PHIL CONNORS fem Pittsbureh to Punxsutawney and establishes what knd of man heis Hews Anny and charming when he wants to be but rude and elinst most ofthe time His minor celebrity status as a TV personality has gone to his head He thinks it s hurrubating to cover the Groundhog Day celebration and mocks hus producer RITA and cameraman LARRY for not hating it as much as he does th EA A hil When they get to the small town of Fumtsutawmey Phi refuses to stay at the hotel with Buta and Larry Fa
167. ges made to the Report Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 153 4 11 2 2 Report Events Range Options This panel determines which event types are included in a report Timeline and Outline reports have their own copy of these settings even though the dialog is exactly the same Report Options f x Curent Report Timeline Layout amp Scaling Appearance Choose a range of events to print Events displayed in current window Events selected in current window f Events checked Margins All Event Type Headers amp Footers Narrative Evends l t Segr Fart a Serve plot Scere w Thema and Louise 5 y The breakdown method Preview Cancel Revert The Choose arange of events to print area includes the follow ing options for selecting events to include in the report Events displayed in current window Prints all the events currently displayed in the Timeline or Outline w indow This is the default selection Events selected in current window Prints only the selected events in the current Timeline or Outline window Events checked Prints event types w hich have check marks in the Level Selector control Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog O 2009 Write Brothers
168. h Styles Gee Stole Options The document Settings Dialog lists panels w hich group the different types of settings 1 General Settings Timeline Settings Outline Settings Event Hierarchies Title Content Duration Layout 9 Estimate Durations 10 Track Sets 11 Track Properties 12 Paragraph Styles 13 Style Options 14 Units 15 Export to RTF 16 Export to Screenw riter 17 Import o NONIAN Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog O 2009 Write Brothers Inc ata Outline 4D Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 2 General Settings Settings for Pulp Fiction x Appearance of empty event tithes Timeline Settings i e H Dutline Settings Empty Event Hierarchies Show preview of event contents f Show preview only if content area is hidden Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties Paragraph Styles _ Style Options Cancel Apply Revert Event titles serve as summaries for event content Sometime you have clear ideas for w hat those titles should be but if you don t it is still
169. h option on this panel is described below Outline 4D Options File Numerical key pad behavior when Num Lock is ON A General Always scroll or scale the display a Text Always enter numbers Timeline Window C Enter numbers into test fields otherwise scroll or scale Outline Window Spelling Show warning when a paste operation discards some text formatting Create a default title for new events Numerical key pad behavior when Num Lock is ON f Always scroll or scale the display C Always enter numbers Enter numbers into test fields otherwise scroll or scale f Num Lock is ON then the numerical key pad behaves in the follow ing manner Always scroll or scale the display Pressing the numbers on the numerical keypad will scale or scroll the display see numeric keypad shortcuts Always Enter Numbers Pressing the numbers on the numerical keypad will insert those numbers into events while editing text Enter Numbers into Text Fields Otherwise Scroll or Scale Adds numbers entered on the numerical keypad to events when editing text If an event is not in edit mode then pressing keys on the keypad will cause the Timeline window to scroll or scale 2009 Write Brothers Inc 254 Outline 4D if Show warning when a paste operation discards some text formatting Mark the Show Warning When a Paste Operation Discards Some Text Formatting check box if you want to have a Outline 4D confirmatio
170. he dark clouds of war are gathering around the world sc 2 Disaster on sc 3 Strate 3 2 2 4 Changing the Color of an Event Use the Color drop down list to change the background color of any event This feature allows you to create your own color code system for a timeline and if you have access to a color printer print the timeline in color 1 Hold down the Alt key and click on the Trouble is Brewing event to select this sequence and the two scenes directly beneath the event 2 Click on the Color drop down list on the Text Format toolbar to display a list of available colors 2009 Write Brothers Inc 106 Outline 4D E A _ Za A E 7 pee pS 7 _ _ 7 _ ima 7 7 3 Click on the Light Yellow color on this list to apply it to the selected event 3 2 2 5 Organizing a Timeline Outline 4D allows you to move events around as much or little as necessary When you move an event you change its relationship with surrounding events For example an Act event is the parent of all the Sequence events located directly beneath it If you move one of these Sequence event to another level you change its event type 1 Click on the Strategy Meeting event O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 107 Act 1 Act 2 title second act here i seq The dark clouds 3 Minutes 35 38 2 Drag Strategy Meeting to the 40 minute mark on the ruler placing it
171. he default text color is black Background Click this button to select a new text color fromthe Color dialog For example select the color red if you want the Romeo track to appear on screen with a red background This w ould make it easier to identify this track when you work in the Track area The default background color is white W Enable automatic connections Mark the Enable Automatic Connections check box to activate the automatic track connection feature This check box is marked by default Automatic Connections T Connect Events containing this track s title T Connect Events containing any of these Match by checking in amp Title and content Title Content 2009 Write Brothers Inc 286 Outline 4D The Automatic Connections area includes the follow ing options Connect to Events Containing this Track s Title Mark this check box to have Outline 4D connect this track to all events that contain the title of the track This check box is unmarked by default Connect to Events Containing Any of These Mark this check box and enter keyw ords to use for connecting the track to events This check box is unmarked by default Match by Checking Mark a radio button to indicate w hat parts of events to search in for the track title and or keyw ords The In Title and Content radio button is marked by default Export to Screenwriter T Treat this track as a Character Name Mark the Treat this Track as a
172. he online help topic for this panel Or Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 6 Content This panel sets the paragraph styles available for an event type Each option on this panel is described below Settings for Groundhog Day E x General Settings Setup event type Timeline Settings H Defaults for new Event Types Outline Settings Name Defaults for new Event Types Event Hierarchies E Default appearance of content text Style Normal Edit This Style Event color gt Estimate Durations Er Track Sets O la Track Properties E Paragraph Styles ee Stole Options Cancel Apply Revert Setup Event Type Name Event Type Defaults kd Click the Name drop down list and select an event type Default appearance of content text Normal a Edit This Style Click the Style drop dow n list and select a new text style to apply to the event Click the Edit This Style button if you w ant to modify this style in the Paragraph Styles panel Style 2009 Write Brothers Inc 225 Outline 4D
173. he same timeline Select this command again to restore the timeline to one view The keyboard shortcut for this command is F4 Toolbars This command opens a sub menu that allows you to designate which toolbars appear in the Main window Format Menu Use the commands on this menu to customize the appearance of text in an event Character This command displays the Font dialog Use this dialog to apply a new font font style and font size to selected text Paragraph This command displays a sub menu that allows you to select a paragraph style to apply to all the text in an event There must be more than one paragraph style assigned to the event type in the Paragraph Styles panel of the Document Settings dialog to use this command Hest Paragraph Style This command applies the next available paragraph style to all the text in an event There must be more than one paragraph style assigned to the event type in the Paragraph Styles panel of the Document Settings dialog to use this command The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Color This command displays the Color dialog Use this dialog to select a color to apply to the selected text Bald 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 275 This command adds removes bold formatting for text selected in an event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl B Italic This command adds removes italic formatting for text selected in an event The keyboard shortcut
174. honey in the new heading Outline Events 5 of 5 visble i While the Cat s Away E A Set Up the Story a 1 Introduction of the Bears Once upon a time there hved a famiy of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and little Baby Bear The Bear taruly enjoyed lino there very much E Bear family leaves to get some honey F 3 Enter Goldilocks 3 1 1 8 Creating an Outline Step 8 e Select the Set up the Story event e Hit Ctrl Alt Shift Enter on the keyboard This is the Insert After command which which will insert an event after and on the same level as the currrently selected event 2009 Write Brothers Inc I While the Cat s Away A Set Up the Story 1 Introduction of he Bears Once upon a time there hved a famiy of bears in a house in the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and litte Baby Bear The Bear tanuly enjoyed loving there very much 2 Bear family leaves lo gel some honey 3 Enter Goldilocks 3 1 1 9 Creating an Outline Step 9 Now we will show how to demote promote events The option of promoting and demoting events makes it possible to move events to different levels of the hierarchy thereby dynamically restructuring your story e Select the new event B and hit the Promote button on the left toolbar Notice how easy it was to promote the event to a different level II Lo O A Set Up the Story a 1 efedueban of the Bear Once upon a time there
175. iable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed October 2009 in the USA Publisher Write Brothers Inc Managing Editor Chris Huntley Technical Editors Kynan Jones Ken Haberman Cover Designer Ken Haberman Team Coordinator Chris Thorne Production Stephen Greenfield Ken Johnson Outline 4D Table of Contents Part O ON OO OF FB WD N a k N 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Part Il Part Ill 1 Foreword 0 Introduction 13 Contact and Misc Information uti les 13 Who needs OQUUING 4D cintia dia sd 14 What kinds of projects or stories can write with Outline 4DP o oococcccocconocoonoconraconcarannanos 14 Whats the Outline WINdOW cciiianica iii 15 What IS a timeline format sii ences ae aa a NE a eta itiwwasindss 15 Outline Window vs Timeline WiNdOW c cscccceeeeeeeeeeceeeceeeeenseeeeeeenenseseeensnsnseeonsnsnsesonens 16 Why did you DICK the term event ira A a 17 Why do story events have a Curation cccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeseeeesneeseeoeensaseeeesneneeseens 17 How do the pieces of my story look with different durations ocococcccccocococacacacanananannno 17 What if don t care about the length of the pieces Of My StorYB ooooconoccccococoncocoraronnanananannss 18 see you use the terms levels and hierarchies What are MOSE
176. ight click and display this context menu Show Connected Events Displays all events connected to the track This returns the Show Connected Events button to the normal position Show Events Connected to All Tracks Displays all events that contain the tracks marked with the Show Events Connected to All Tracks button Dim Connected Events Dims the track and all connected events The Show Connected Events button turns into a Dim Connected Events button Hide Connected Events Hides the track and all connected events The Show Connected Events button turns into a Hide Connected Events button Dont Affect Visibility Keeps the track and all connected events visible The Show Connected Events button turns into a Don t Affect Visibility button Show All Tracks 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 Show Connection Lines 2009 Write Brothers Inc 296 Outline 4D Displays connection lines between tracks and events Show Connection Labels Adds a new track in the Track area Insert Track Adds a new track in the Track area Remove Tracks Removes the selected track from the Track area Track Sets Displays the Track Sets panel of the Document Settings dialog Use this panel to creat
177. iled rant Ruta tells him she knew he would feel this way That s why she booked him a room oflus own in a nearby bed amp breakfast Phil s stunned and impressed and does lus best bo seem poised but Eita s msight has shaken him Fhi s reputation precedes him and this seems like one of the first times that he s seen that BES aie ela q rua ES CE Selected sc 1 Phi Does The Weather Report 2 42 Minutes 0 24 Sticky Scene D 1 Minutes NUM E 3 1 4 6 2 Example Merge Titles Enabled Merge Title Into Text Option enabled Notice that the title The Drive To Punxsatawney is merged into the scene 2 text O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 68 Outline 4D 3 1 4 7 Q Outine 4D Groundhog Day syy Read Only A File Edi es Fomai Event He Window Help Debug Ss xx oa a e ee E sc 2 Pal Gets A New Producer Phil prouses about his assignment around the newsroom until an executive pomts out Phil s new producer RITA Fita has never worked with Phil before and has the opposite point of new on almost everything Where Fhil is arrogant and moody Ruta is humble and upbeat His first impression of her is to notice her playfulness she walks onto the weatherman s green screen map Wearing a green coat so that the map ofthe U S is superenposed over her body on the studio merubors Phi hides las reaction and prepares bo leave Por lus distasteful assignment with Fita and ther
178. ill not be automatically estimated You may resize that event No symbol means the event duration is not being automatically estimated e MANUAL VS AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION lets you manually set the duration of any event so its duration is not calculated automatically This is helpful for writers who want to make use of the 2009 Write Brothers Inc 26 Outline 4D Estimate Durations features but have specific events they want to set the duration of manually e AUTOCONNECT BY WORD NOT PARTIAL WORD Autoconnect now looks at the EXACT word you type rather than partial words This corrects a problem where you wanted to create automatic connections for Cat but other words like Catalog or Catastrophe would also make connections erroneously e SPLIT EVENTS BY PARAGRAPH In the Outline View you can select a single event then select Event gt Split Event By Paragraph This will create separate events for each paragraph Useful when taking long blocks of text from another program and breaking them up into events SELECT EVENTS amp CHILDREN CHANGED TO ALT CLICK Previously holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on an event would select that event and all of the events beneath its children The modifier key has been changed to ALT CLICK e DURATION AUTOTEXT In the setup of event titles you can now add the autotext lt duration gt which will display the duration of the event in the event s title e PRINT PREVIEW FROM REPORT OPT
179. ima diun dingh rhi a mah aika a os do a p a aR el e E a N ias Dmg rad Pd Pl an par aa naa winks emenn alk rey Sage la a aa gp cl la p ap pi p e ela dl pr lema m ba e aag rs pl De ba id a Ca airada a p mri A T AAA E A a eg sed ee sa apars sm Las mi h ee aer br maa br ra rar ha min ae ee ra in E de o pta ita Mal pl al h pr del ps nce i w i gt buda ad F emih P m kai CERTIO ee hih eni ae ee Pa ir ee ee ed ee eee rr i FE deaan Aa bri ra ir an mi o bhain a rr a e a ram un AS La En Tine dl As in the example above Groundhog s Day O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 67 e Select and Merge scene 2 with scene 1 and you will see that the title for scene 2 is not kept Option disabled e Hit Edit gt Undo e Enable the option F8 gt Outline window and merge scene 2 again Notice the title of scene 2 is merged into the content Merge empty events when merging multiple events that include empty events this option tells Outline 4D whether or not to include the blank events in the merge i e adding a blank space not shown 3 1 4 6 1 Example Merge Titles Disabled Merge Title Into Text Option disabled Notice that the title The Drive To Punxsatawney is NOT merged into the scene 2 text 3 Oufine 4D Groundhog Day syv Read Only e Ele Edt View Format Evert Took Window Help Debug BEET DHA 4 BH SB a dh Hwee Scone EE E ESS Siurs IE E EA
180. imeline Window has an additional feature not available for the Outline Window an additional check option to let you dim events 6 1 9 Set Ruler Options This command opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust the appearance of your timeline in relation to the ruler You select View gt Set Ruler Optionsto execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Set Ruler Options sub menu Show Margins Between Events Select this command to display the timeline w ith small gaps betw een 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 Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Select this command to keep the duration of event types from being reduced past the minimum size set in the Document Settings dialog Ignore Event Durations 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 175 Select this command to display 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 Paper Select this command to use Paper as the unit of measurement for the ruler Time Select this command to use Time as the unit of measurement for the ruler 6 1 10 Visibility This command opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust track control and event display options You select View gt Visibil
181. imeline 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 E CIE Gur The Enable Event Hiding button enables or disables event hiding Allows you to use the Level Selector to hide event levels and the Track Status buttons to hide events The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl 6 The Toggle Connection Lines button displays connection lines between events and tracks In the Track area The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl 7 The Toggle Connection Labels button displays connection labels for connection points in the Track area The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl 8 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 230 Outline 4D 12 2 4 12 2 5 Event and Timeline Use this toolbar to adjust and organize events in the Event area Click a button to display the applicable help topic 17 The Center and Edit button puts the selected event into edit mode and fits the event on screen in two thirds view The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl M a The Insert Before button adds a new event to the immediate left of the selected event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift Enter The Insert After button adds a new event to the immediate right of the selected event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Enter Sequence The Event Type drop down list displays the event t
182. in his boss s wife MLA Heis asked by Character now Butch is Butch has his boss to take Mia out while his been asked to take a dive by bogs is out of town but he aware that Marsellus Wallace in a small scene Jule Vince amp Mia s L But Butch amp Marselh Vince prepares himself Reunited with his for the worst before girlfriend FABIENME meeting the boss wife Butch is ready to leave Mia He s high on heroin town and never return when he meets her until he learns Fabienne Selected nothing Constraints none inane no time units 2 Click the Set Ruler Type El button located in the upper right corner of the Timeline window to display the Ruler context menu w Show Margins Between Events Respect Event Minimum Size Preferences Ignore Event Durations Paper Line Page w Time Day Frame Hour Minute Month Second week Year 3 Click on Show Margins Between Events to deactivate this option and display a thin line between events instead of gaps A little more of the Pulp Fiction timeline displays on screen with this option turned off 4 Click the Panoramic ua toolbar button to display the entire Pulp Fiction timeline on screen O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 84 Outline 4D 20 40 50 A0 rai 90 100 110 120 130 Minutes Act 1 Vincent VY Act 2 The Gc Act 3 Jules This first Act of Pulp The second Act The third Act Jul Vince amp Mii 3 Butch amp Ma TheE Juli Vince prepares Reunit
183. in this work within the first act between Brett s execution and Vincent s date with Wlarsellus Wallace s wife For thematic reasons however this 3 Click twice to increase the screen magnification and focus on Act 2 The Gold Watch 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 87 40 50 20 ab 20 100 ah VEGA s eyes and sequences of Acti Faced with this humiliating centers on his request Butch finds he cant doit Instead he double relationship with crosses Marsellus and tries to escape town with his his boss s wife silfriend FABIENNE But Fabienne forgets to pack the WIA He is asked one thing that Butch values above all else his father s by his boss to take watch Butch s daring attempt to retrieve his watch Kia out while his results in a deadly confrontation with Marsellus and boss is out of finally brings him to an even worse evil hidden in the town but he aware neighborhood that his boss TA almost killed Ey another iman for rubbing Mia s feet Obviously this is a touchy situation a gt 3 2 1 6 Using the Scroll Bar The Scroll Tool toolbar button allows you to click anywhere in the timeline and drag it to scroll the timeline in that direction 1 Click on Act2 TheGoldWatch to select this event 2 Press 5 on the numerical keypad with the Num Lock button in the locked position to focus two thirds of the screen on the event 3 Click the Scroll Tool Ni toolbar button to activate the sc
184. ines F toolbar button to display connection lines between events and track in the Pulp Fiction timeline 2009 Write Brothers Inc 96 Outline 4D 3 2 1 14 1660 1700 1200 sc 9 Vince Picks up Mia A High on heroin Vince meets MIA WALLACE a beautiful young woman who likes to manipulate men Vince s cool demeanor makes him a tough nut for Wha to crack though Miia screws with Vince Vince doesn t care Mia and Vince get higher independently When Vince arrives to meet Via she s hidden behind the Through cross cutting we see Mia has walls of her home security office where she watches Vince on her own drug habit getting high on video monitors gt he hopes to throw Vince off balance by cocaine while Vince has a drink waiting talking over the intercom and keeping him waiting but Vince is for her Finally Mia reveals herself to too cool or too high to really care Vince striking him with her beauty Continuing to try to get under Vince s skin she shuffles them out the door without much ceremony E vw de II Coolidge A A Marsellus Wa ol Vincent Ver e e Tha Wallace rlia Wallace de Brett ri Lance las vje gt 3 Click the Toggle Connection Lines E toolbar button a second time to hide the connection lines NOTE Click the Togle Connections Labels Es toolbar button to hide connection labels which are displayed by default Printing a Timeline Report The timeline report format prints the timeline i
185. ing Events in an Outline Step 1 e If you do not have it open please open it now and hit F9 to go to the Outline window O Chobe ad Girih Do sp os Ah Ele ER View Format TO p 7 lala e a E h Heal 1144 Narrative Events it of 11d vrbi pal Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp The Fest Act of Groundhog Day miroduces arrogant Pittrbargh TV weatherman PHL CONEKOES and hes cibh cheey producer RITA They ace thrown together lo coreg the Puse Greimdhog Day feral for Pees station Pel habes the asstenment and bekewes t ngaah the deckne of bes career but Bite feds the whole thine hame A e F Bta knows how bo handle a poma doana Eke Phl and treats Hm Eke the star be thnks bes But when they imh recording her mewy tery weed ey be lero Ponce Bey re e wed a by a bieeard Phd stays one eee tog bis room at a Bed aed Breakfast and wakes up to a Hoere meprise The new mateng faf Eke the previous morrmeng merry det 2 s Grounds dy Ap To Bas horror Piar the ony one whe n bocr Git i hiper Finally as much at he bope the Geng il po away be proves to heel beyond a doubt that he is deed stuck in Eme md waked up in a ird Groundhog Day at the end ofthe Fins Act Fer some met pimacal reaa Pha har been condesnmed bo ive thar d cover aed cover and Sere ot aap eee 5 seq 1 Plul Goes To Punssutawney The Fest Seqoence ta
186. ipts created by Hollyw ood Screenwriter Note that Outline 4D does not directly export to Hollyw ood Screenw riter how ever Import from MS Word and other programs using Rich Text Format rtf Most programs that process or edit text support a standard file format called Rich Text Format rtf filename extension If you save your document as an rtf file Outline 4D can read that file and generate an initial outline timeline Different programs may have different w ays of creating an rtf file but usually there are two standard commands Save As or Export For example in Microsoft Word you open the file you wish to export then use Word s File gt Save As command When you see the Save As dialog there w ill be a combo box for selecting the file type you wish to save as Select Rich Text Format A Rich Text Format version of your file w ill be created and it will have an rtf extension Itis this RTF file that can be imported into Outline 4D RTF Outlines Some outlining programs including Microsoft Word will use special features of the Rich Text Format to export as much information about the outline structure as possible Outline 4D automatically senses if this additional information is available and uses it to help import a more faithful representation of your outline Dramatica Pro Dramatica Writer s DreamKit Importing a Dramatica Pro or Dramatica Writer s Dreamkit file is not new to Outline 4D but there have been some minor ad
187. it gt Duplicate 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Y 3 Event Context Menu Right click and select Duplicate Duplicate vs Copy amp Paste Unlike using Copy and Paste Duplicate places the new copies of the selected events after the selected events Paste places the new ly pasted events before the selected evenis In many programs a copy operation follow ed by two paste operations is the same as duplicating the selection because the first paste typically overwrites the selection and the second paste places another copy after the first How ever Outline 4D does not let you paste over selected events Instead it pastes in front of the selected events Doing a copy paste paste of events in Outline 4D will simply insert two new copies of the selected events in front of the original selection Use Duplicate instead NOTE Duplicate w ill not w ork w hile editing text 5 7 Clear This command deletes the selected text or event If no text is selected this command deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Clear 2 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Delete 5 8 Select All This command selects all the visible events in the timeline or Outline When editing all the text within an event This command does not select hidden events Use either of the following methods to execute this command 2009 Write Brothers Inc 162 O
188. itioning of events on the timeline with precision and reliability With Gravitate to Ruler you can fix the position of an event to a location in the timeline The new Gravitate Left and Sticky options prevent gaps from opening up in the timeline Time Constraints is an advanced feature read its documentation before using e SCALE TOOL lets you quickly scale the Timeline Press and hold the X key or select the Scale tool from the Timeline Tools toolbar it looks like an X As you click and drag the timeline scales in both horizontal and vertical directions e SEND MAIL TO RECIPIENT will send an Outline 4D document to a user selected e mail address Available in the File menu e WORD COUNT gives you a count of the paragraphs words and characters in your document or in a selection of events e NEW EVENT BUTTON For those of us who always like to have a button to press you now have a clearly marked button in the toolbar area labeled New Event Pressing this button adds a new event immediately after the event you have selected or are editing Holding down the SHIFT key while clicking the button adds the event BEFORE the selected edited event e CREATE EVENT HIERARCHY is a new Tools menu command that lets you create a new hierarchy right from the Timeline or Outline window And now when a hierarchy is created a default event type is automatically created so you can begin using that hierarchy immediately e
189. ity to execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Visibility sub menu Show Track rea Select this command to display the Track area of the window Show Control Area Select this command to activate controls for the Event area and if active the Track area Show Tracks and Controls Select this command to display the Track area and activates controls for the Timeline and Track areas Show All E vents Select this command to display any hidden event levels and expands any collapsed event levels Show Events Hidden by Type Select this command to display any hidden event types and if all event types on a level are hidden displays the hidden event level Show Events Hidden by Track Select this command to display any events hidden based on their track status Enable Event Hiding Select this command to activate the hide function This function allow s you to use the Control area to hide event levels This command also allow s the Track Status buttons to hide events based on their connection to tracks Show Connection Lines Select this command to display connecting lines betw een events and tracks Show Connection Labels 2009 Write Brothers Inc 176 Outline 4D Select this command to display identification labels for tracks 6 1 11 Add Horizontal Split This command divides your timeline horizontally into two separate views This option allows you to view different portions of the sam
190. justments that correct import defects Importing a Dramatica Pro story file dsf file w ill take the characters and settings of your storyform and build tracks so you can make connections to the story events you ll create Importing from Dramatica Writer s DreamKit w ill only create events in your Outline 4D Outline Timeline if you ve first created scenes in your Dramatica storyform If you haven t the characters and settings will still be imported but no events will be created RTF files created by Final Draft Outline 4D has some special definitions to handle importing from an rtf file generated by Final Draft Although import and export is stronger and more automatic betw een Outline 4D and Movie Magic Screenwriter if you own Final Draft you can move your work into Outline 4D The Import Process 1 Start the import process by selecting the File gt Import command 2 You ll be asked to select the file you wish to import Normally the file chooser dialog will show you files of all the possible files types you can import Screenwriter scw Rich Text Format rtf Dramatica Story Files dsf and Hollyw ood Screenwriter hw s Files that you can import w ill normally have the proper three letter extension but if they don t you can still see them if you select the All File file type from the combo box at the bottom of the dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc 188 Outline 4D Import File Ed al c En El
191. kes weatherman PHIL CONHOES fom Patehborgh to Puecutaamey and establshes what End fiman he it He ie firey and chorro whin he want to be bu rede and eine moet ofthe Eme Ha anar celebroy status as a TV personales has gone bo dis head He hinka fs bumdiatne bo cover the Groundhog Day celebrinsa and mocks lor producer RITA and tiratan LARRY for net hiing of at much as he doce When Sey pet bo the mial boom of Punime Fha rebtes bo Flay at the hotel with Kita and Larry Era oo and pill alee ag ate hes own This is the led of cheng Fee prema very good 3 1 3 2 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 2 e To set up the screen for easier viewing hit the Collapse All button or Ctrl 3 on the keyboard Then expand Act 1 only e Guilis 10 Picar Dep ope Plead r mj Fie Edi Mow Fea Esq Took Window Hop Pob OA Ao clas a 0143 rss 3 Ra Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp The Fri Act of Groundtvog Day msde arep Pesta TW weather PHIL CONNORS ad te miale cheery producer RITA They ace theron together e cover de been Groso Diep femive Tor ther aca Pel huis the assesment and bekewer of agas the deckeve of los career bat Bite Ends Lhe while feng charm Bota kasari h r to bands a prai Es Pid and Grete bem Eke the star be bees be ia Pod when Ley Erh recording Ges news stecy oad try to leave Pumeutaweey Bey ne merod a by a bkerord Fd stays one more cache hos room at a Bed and Becas and wakes ep to a binare arpir The new mamang is pe
192. l e Click the Demote button on the toolbar Keyboard shortcut Alt Shift Right Arrow or Tab if set to do so under Tools gt Outline 4D Options F8 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 79 Tu i la Lan a Ma Da qa al rara rara flo parda Tem pardo dl lar Fr a a Lg Ses bga Mas e ll el el dy e pl s po el A e Ada ls ds e bi de ls dp e ee ee sl dr ld al eg l il a a ee ma a b Den alar tii fe 1 ks P hehe hie pe eet JLI dl baer li ks spriti r irr eed brek ri m rad ds m ee ee ed oe ee eri kee He dede h bei med hei pli ee he ll te A TT fuel 3 de soci wel here 3 1 5 17 Screenplay Template Step 17 e Hit Ctrl Enter to add an event Let s say we want this to be Scene 4 Demote the event e Hit Ctrl Enter to add another event Scene 5 What if we want to make this a beat instead e Demote scene 5 Notice since there are only three levels Act Sequence Scene it will prompt to create levels for you automatically Simply type in a name for the new level e g Beat and click Add Not Enough Levels to Demote dd There are not enough levels in the event hierarchy to demote the selection To perform the demote enter a Cancel unique event type name and press Add Mame Beal di 3 1 5 18 Screenplay Template Step 18 This concludes this portion of the Screenplay Template tutorial O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 80 Outline 4D 3 2 3 2 1 foot Oui 40 Tutorial Seok
193. l a Proportianally reduce paragraph indentations Timeline Settings 7 a PARETE Outline Settings It less than 5 0 4 Inches are a vailable Event Hierarchies Estimate Durations aj Track Sets Proportionally reduce paragraph indentations if less than 5 0 Inches are available The Proportionately Reduce Paragraph Left Right and First Line Indentations area includes the follow ing options f Less than Enter a number to use for proportionately reducing indentations for events The default is 5 0 are available Enter the unit of measurement to use w hen reducing indentations The default is Inches Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu at Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 14 Units This panel contains the formulas used by Outline 4D to calculate the duration of a timeline Each option on this panel is described below Settings for Groundhog Day i x ee 10 Timeline Settings l Line Lines DUE Selina Page Pages 55 Lines El Event Hierarchies Day Days 24 Hours Title
194. lbar View Select this command to display hide the Viewtoolbar Event and Timeline Select this command to display hide the Event and Timeline toolbar Text Format Select this command to display hide the Text Format toolbar Track Select this command to display hide the Track toolbar Horizontal Scale Select this command to display hide the Horizontal Scale toolbar Vertical Scale Select this command to display hide the Vertical Scale toolbar O 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 179 Panoramic Button Select this command to display hide the Panoramic button Duration Properties Select this command to display hide the Selection Properties toolbar Outline Appearance Select this command to display hide the Outline Appearance toolbar Outline Editing Select this command to display hide the Outline Editing toolbar Time Constraints Select this command to display hide the Time Constraints toolbar Title Content Visibility Select this command to display hide the Title Content Visibility toolbar 6 2 View Menu Outline window Timeline w Outline Switch to Timeline Fa wf Show Structure Column Visibility Level Selector Cbrl Lb Toolbars d 6 2 1 Timeline Switches the view to the Timeline window If the view is already a Timeline window then this command does nothing A checkmark in front of this command indicates your current window is a Timeline window 2009 Write Brothers Inc 180 Outli
195. lick a button to display the applicable help topic k The Selection tool selects events and text within events moves events and selects toolbar 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 279 and menu items The keyboard shortcut for this command Is A ki The Connection tool connects events with categories in the Track area and turns connections on and off The keyboard shortcut for this command is T The Group Selection tool selects multiple events at the same time This tool is used specifically for selecting event s You cannot move events or select toolbar or menu items with this tool The keyboard shortcut for this command is a The 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 and release the left mouse button to zoom in on the box The keyboard shortcut for this command is Z The Creation tool adds new events to your timeline This tool allows you to quickly insert and create durations for new events The keyboard shortcut for this command is C Ni The Scroll tool grabs the timeline and scrolls in any direction The keyboard shortcut for this command is Space 12 2 3 View Use this toolbar to adjust the display of events and track lines Click a button to display the applicable help topic The Show All Events button expands any collapsed or hidden event levels in your t
196. lick this button to fully justify text in the paragraph style Format Paragraph Calls up the Format Paragraph Dialog see below 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 289 Paragraph Alignment Left Indentation Left 0 0 Right 0 0 I First 0 0 in Spacing Before 0 0 After 0 0 i Line spacing Single Alignment Also sets the paragraph alignment Left Center Right Justify Indentation How much to indent the paragraph on the left side the right side and the first line Spacing Before After How much space to place before and after the paragraph Line Spacing How much space to put betw een lines inside the paragraph Single 1 5 Lines Double Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 13 Style Options This panel tells Outline 4D how to reduce indentations in events when there is not enough room to display all body text Each option on this panel is described below 2009 Write Brothers Inc 240 Outline 4D Settings for Groundhog Day xX General Settings
197. louds of war are gathering around the world se 2 Disaster L ME Mot connected ps fy ew Track HE 4 Enter Meetings as the name of the new track and press the Enter key to add this track to the list in the Track Selector area z 34 36 38 40 42 Mimtes 2 T seq 2 Trouble is Brewing seq 3 8 A The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world se 2 Disaster L Mestings A 2009 Write Brothers Inc mo Outline 4D 5 Repeat Steps 2 through 4 to create a Battles track Outline 4D automatically places new tracks in alphabetical order in the Track Selector area E ae a4 z6 35 40 J Mumtes E ie seq 2 Trouble is Brewing seq 3 8 The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world sc 2 Disaster Show Levels All Tracks in Docur Battles h Meetings at EJ S MT i 6 Click on the Strategy Meeting event and drag it down to the Meetings track 32 34 36 38 seq 2 Trouble is Brewing The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world se 2 Disaster Show Levels All Tracks in Docur Not connected E Battles Meetings aja gt 7 Release the mouse button to connect the event with the track 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 8 Repeat Steps 7 and 8 to connect the Disaster on Europa event with the Battles track Show Levels All Tracks in Docur Not connected T Battles Meetings l
198. ls Window Help a 40 50 60 70 20 20 Act 1 Michael Sut The first Act of Michael Retur Corleone s story introduces l the many members of the Corleone crime family at a Lake Tahoe celebration for Michael s son s first MU ese E y Anthi The First a ihi PO ann enti o 1 Communion of Whehael s son EIE Constraints none none no time units X 2nonzesr 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 171 6 1 2 Outline Switches the view to the Outline window If the view is already an Outline window then this command does nothing A checkmark in front of this command indicates your current window is an Outline window T Outline 4D Godfather Il syv Read Only E E File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help Bag aD 3 de H Narrative Events 131 of 131 visible sc 1 Opening Credits The opening credits re introduce MICHAEL CORLEONE for this the sequel to the original The Godfather Audience members tamiliar with the original story will recall this is the tender young man who reluctantly became a crime boss to protect his family s interests Urumtiated viewers will see trotnechately that this man is wealthy and respected as he receives a visitor who bows and kisses the big ring on Michael s hand Substory Act 1 Vito Meets The New World This work presents two stories which unfold in alternating sequences They are separate in time and space yet linked by ther characters VITO CORLEONE
199. m screenplaydotcom 1 1 Contact and Misc Information CONTACT INFORMATION Sales and Customer Service non technical support e Phone 1 818 843 6557 e Email seruce screenplay com e Fax 1 818 843 8364 Technical Support http t lay tact 24 hour Online Web Support LBP Support screenplay cony contact e Phone 1 818 843 7819 2009 Write Brothers Inc NOS Outline 4D 1 2 1 3 Monday Friday 9 00 AM to 12 Noon PST and 1 30 PM to 5 00 PM PST e Fax 1 818 843 8364 COPYRIGHTS PATENTS 8 TRADEMARKS The software described in this book is furnished under license and may be used only in accordance with the terms of such license Disclaimer Write Brothers Incorporated makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Outline 4D for Microsoft Windows is provided as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied Write Brothers Incorporated shall have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused by Outline 4D for Microsoft 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 Copyright Write Brothers Inc 2000 2003 2008 2009 All rights reserve
200. mand displays the Print dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl P Exit This command asks if you want to save changes to any modified windows and then closes the program The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Q Edit Menu Use the commands on this menu to cut copy and paste text and events You can also access the Find dialog from this menu Unda This command cancels the last change made in the active timeline window The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Z Redo This command restores the last action canceled with the Undo command The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift Z Cut This command deletes the selected text or event and places it on the clipboard The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl X Copy This command duplicates the selected text or event and places it on the clipboard The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl C Paste This command moves the cut copied text or event from the clipboard to the designated new location in the document This command replaces any selected text or events that already exist in the designated new location The keyboard shortcut for this command Is Ctrl V Clear This command deletes the selected text or event If no text is selected this command deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor The keyboard shortcut for this command is Delete Select All This command selects all the visible events in the timeline or
201. mizing the Import settings is pow erful and flexible and not intended for the novice user Import settings are accessed from the Import Document Settings panel You only need to fiddle with these settings if you re customizing the import process As you can see below each section has tw o choices Use Automatic Rules and Use Custom Rules Click here for information on Custom Rules button Settings for Documentl n General Settings y ds o C Use automatic rules H Outline Settings 3 Beene erences f Use custom rules Customize Screenwriter import pa ATF import Paragraph styles l E f Use automatic rules gt Estimate Durations Er Track Seta C Use custom rules Eustanmee ke Track Properties Paragraph Styles Outline levels Style Options f Use automatic rules s T ju Export to RTF Use custom rules Eustamee z Esport to Screenwriter C Outline level rules override style rules gnore outline level rules Cancel Apply Revert Screenwriter import C Use automatic rules f Use custom rules Customize SCREENWRITER IMPORT Controls settings for importing from Movie Magic Screenw riter 2000 4 x or 6 x f Use Automatic Rules is selected then Outline 4D will use its defaults for importing Use Custom Rules allows you to select specific actions for importing events Click here for information on Customize button Paragraph styles f Use automatic rules C Use custom rules Eos
202. n 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Open toolbar button 3 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl O 4 3 Close Window This command closes the active window after asking if you want to save any changes to the document You can use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 File Menu Select File gt Close Window 2 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl W 2009 Write Brothers Inc 136 Outline 4D 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 Close Document This command closes all windows associated with the active document after asking if you want to save any changes to the document You can use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 File Menu Select File gt Close Document 2 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift W Save This command saves any changes made to the active window without closing it You can use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 File Menu Select File gt Save 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Save toolbar button 3 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl S Save As This command displays the Save As dialog Use this dialog to create and display a copy of the active document and close the original document You can use either of the following methods to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Save As 2 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift S Save a Copy This command displays the Save A Copy dialog Use this dialog to crea
203. n e Keyboard Press Ctrl E e Mouse Click on the selected event O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 197 Thelma and Louise syy Read Only Me ES i Sw E A z m 8 2 2 1 Insert After This command adds a new event to the immediate right of the selected event The Event menu always displays the name of the event type currently selected in the document Select an event or click on the timeline then use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Event Menu Select Event gt Insert Event After 2 Event and Timeline Toolbar Click the Insert After toolbar button 3 Event Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Enter 4 Event Context Menu Right click and select Insert Event After Thelma and Louise syy Read Only E fi 2 E E O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 198 Outline 4D 8 2 3 8 2 4 Center and Edit This command puts the selected event into edit mode and fits the event on screen in two thirds view Select an event then use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Event Menu Select Event gt Center and Edit 2 Event and Timeline Toolbar Click the Center and Edit toolbar button 3 Event Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl M 4 Event Context Menu Right click and select Center and Edit Part U Will Thelma have fun at the Thelma makes Lowse despite her concerns stop at a truck stop to have some fun Thelma starts drinking and motivates Louse to jom m When
204. n edit mode Move One Event Right Press the Right Arrow to move one event right from the selected event Move One Event to the Right and Switch to Edit Mode Press Alt Right Arrow to move one event right from the selected event and place the event in edit mode Move One Event Up Press the Up Arrow to move one event up from the selected event Move One Event Up and Switch to Edit Mode Press Alt Up Arrow to move one event up from the selected event and place the event in edit mode O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 236 Outline 4D 12 3 3 Move One Screen Left Press Page Up to display events to the left of the currently displayed events Move One Screen Right Press Page Down to display events to the right of the currently disolayed events Select Parent and All Child Events Press Shift and click the Mouse to select a parent event and all its children Set Event Duration Press Ctrl D to display the Selection Properties toolbar with the Duration field selected Shorten Press NumPad to reduce the duration of selected events Toggle Event Selection State Press Ctrl and click the Mouse to switch between selection states for an event Toggle Parent and Child Event Selection State Press Ctrl Shift and click the Mouse to switch between selection states for an event and all its children File Shortcuts Close Document Press Ctrl Shift W to close all windows associated with the active document after asking if you want to
205. n a format similar to what you see displayed on screen This format is good to use when you want to create a single or multi page printout to help you visualize the flow of a story This section explains how to print the Pulp Fiction timeline in the timeline format 1 Select File gt Report Options to display the Report Options dialog 2 Select Timeline from the Current Report drop down list to view this panel of the Options dialog 3 Click on the Fit to a Single Page radio button in the Scaling area so that the entire Pulp Fiction timeline will fit onto one page 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 97 Report Options Current Report Report layout 05 Use onscreen scaling Total pages 1 Layout amp Scaling 2 Fit to a single page Appearance 0 Fit to sapito dimensions Events Range Margins width Eg Headers amp Footers Report scaling Limit text scaling Report area Events and Tracks Tracks Ruler Header Footer Act Titles Act Content 4 Click on Events Range in the Panel Selector area to display this panel of the Options dialog 5 Click on the Events Checked radio button and unselect Beat from the list of event types This will keep the Beat level from printing Choose a range of events to print Events displayed in current window O Events selected in current window Events checked 6 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog 7 Select Fil
206. n dialog open w henever executing the paste command will result in the loss of some type of text formatting This check box is marked by default Create a default title for new events If selected new events will have text inserted into the title that reads new lt event type gt w here lt event type gt is the type of the event just created For example if this option is selected and you create a new Scene event the title text w ill read New Scene Help i Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes Apply i Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 255 9 8 5 Text Outline 4D Options File Mumerncal key pad behavior when Num Lock 13 ON General a Text Timeline lindo Enter numbers into text fields otherwise scroll or scale Outline Window Spelling Show warring when a paste operation discards some test formatting Always scroll or scale the display Always enter numbers Create a default title for new events Wem non prnting characters Tabcharacters Paragraph marks Spaces Normally non printing characters tabs paragraph m
207. n event that has parents and make it so that it does not belong to the events immediately above it To understand the Adopt and Orphan commands and under what circumstances you might use them please read Understanding Adopting and Orphaning Outline Events To Orphan an event select the event you wish to orphan then do one of the following 1 Click on the Orphan icon in the toolbar i 2 Select Event gt Orphan NOTE if the event has no parent the Orphan icon will not be enabled nor will the Orphan command be available in the Event menu 2009 Write Brothers Inc 196 Outline 4D 8 2 8 2 1 8 2 2 Event Menu Timeline window Set Event Duration Ctrl D Center and Edit Chrl M1 Insert Scene Before Chrl Shifk Enter Insert Scene fter Ctrl Enter Time Constraints wf Allow Estimated Durations Manually Set Durations Shorten MumPad Lengthen MumPad Move Left Ctrl Move Right Ctrl Close Gaps Ctrl humPad Set Event Duration This command displays the Selection Properties toolbar with the Duration field selected Select an event then use either of the following methods to execute this command e Menu Select Event gt Set Event Duration e Keyboard Press Ctrl D 5 E 3 25 D 3 25 Minutes Edit Selection This command puts the selected event into edit mode Select an event then use either of the following methods to execute this command e Menu Select Event gt Edit Selectio
208. nd mocks kus Selected nothing Constraints none Type none fno duration 3 1 2 8 2 Example Titles Only Outline example displaying event Titles only O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Ooa Outline 4D amp Outline 4D Groundhog Day syv Read Only Li File Edit wiew Format Event Tools Window Help Debug Tad ealistfe 22 aa 5 Narrative Events 116 of 116 visible EB Act 1 Phil Gets Caught In A Timewarp seq 1 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney se 1 Phil Does The Weather Report sc 2 Phil Gets A New Producer se 3 The Drive To Punxsutawney se 4 Phi Rejects The Hotel The First Groundhog Day The First Mornmg Phil Meets The Guy In Hall 7 Phil Meets The Innkeeper sc 8 Phil Meets Ned Ryerson se 9 Groundhog Day Take 1 se LO The Roads Close se 11 Phil Confronts a Cop Phil Tnes Talking His Way Out Selected nothing Constraints none Type none ino duration 3 1 2 8 3 Example Content Only Outline example showing event Contents only O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 45 A Outines 40 Groundhog Dap 277 Head Ondy Sis BE dos Hen Event Teele Window Ho Debug le x lDn EAB BM BS WA lSnewevent At x it tH ae ma am E E Times New Roman gt 0 BE 7 U F EZ 2H The First Act of ie Day introduces arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman PHIL CONNORS and his r lentlessly cheery producer RITA They are thrown together to cover the Punxsutawney Groundho
209. ne e If you do not see the button click View gt Toolbars gt Event and Timeline i oe LUNES Taio Sek Pole cer opr a Del er ip Et Joo fairer frie jong ea OB aoc ae ja N P fer go My Screenplay Events core vet oe F Act 1 While the Cat s Away E HA New Evert seq 4 Set Up the Story A ee l Intbeduches of the Home Chace pee a Gane Deere bed a fisnik of bre m a hee ibe weods There ai Pagu Bear Mama Bea ged bri Bey Era The Erar far taj a Lic iite ver imie h a ih E Act gt lle second act here A a E Act 3 title third act here E ixi E Don islets ant 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D 3 1 5 9 Screenplay Template Step 9 e Click in the title area for Scene 2 and type in The Bears Get an Idea A AI nl 7 ho Rot Yew Moat Ceri eon ree Heb ATTE O o ds O AE EA NA EE O_O y My Serecnplay Evirar otto ZE Act I While the Cats Away se 1 Set Up the Story x wt d eia boo of dhe Tirar Unos egen a bee dha Eve a doy ef bean n s banir m ike veods Tharr wos Popa Bror Alami Hear osd ble Esty Eror The Hear hm roped a E i The Hears Cri an fees ee ath ti Act ile stogi net here El Act i lle third act here ry ast ee et A AAA CP Dee Caen tae amm 3 1 5 10 Screenplay Template Step 10 e Hit Enter to go to the content area for Scene 2 and type or copy and paste from this screen On a fine Sunda
210. ne Step 3 e Click where it says Click here to add new event so it changes to Start typing to create a new Level 1 or paste and type in While the Cat s Away Titles contain AutoText to display the type of event you are editing in this case Level 1 This gives immediate recognition of what level that event is on You can enable disable this feature per level Titles are also consistent from Outline to Timeline mode making O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 32 Outline 4D events easily recognizable fee Outine 4D Document ZA me Fie Edt View Foma Event Tools Windu M k gt H t Eii S F Outline Evers i of vee H ia While the Cat s Away d F du Outline Events i y E 3 1 1 4 Creating an Outline Step 4 e Hit Ctrl Enter to add a new event e Hit Tab on the keyboard to demote more on promote demote later in this tutorial the event to the next level in the hierarchy Level 2 E Pa Outline Events 2 of 2 visible While the Cat s Away e Type in the title Set Up the Story ee a _ 1 While the Cat s Away 4 i E Set Up the Story E 3 1 1 5 Creating an Outline Step 5 e Hit Ctrl Alt Enter to add a new sub topic event Level 3 e Type in the title Introduction of the Bears O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials e Hit Enter to go to the Content Area and type in or copy and paste from this screen
211. ne 4D tT Outline 4D Godfather Il syv Read Only fan File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help El Ey aU 30 40 50 60 70 Act 1 Michael Sut The first Act of Michael Retur Corleone s story introduces ning the many members of the Corleone crime family at a the Lake Tahoe celebration for Michael s son s first ory Seq 1 Anth 4 The First cl Communion of a l D M chael s son un E EN O ha e ES UN a ieee ve Je a L El iil seq 2 The Ne EH MSO Ons seq 1 Don mo time units Selected nothing Constraints none none 6 2 2 Outline Switches the view to the Outline window If the view is already an Outline window then this command does nothing A checkmark in front of this command indicates your current window is an Outline window O 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu tet Y Outline 4D Godfather Il syv Read Only T E x File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help de E sc 1 Opening Credits The opening credits reantroduce MICHAEL CORLEONE for thus the sequel to the orginal The Godfather Audience members familhar with the original story will recall this is the tender young man who reluctantly became a crime boss to protect his farnuly s interests Unuirntiated viewers will see immediately that this man is wealthy and respected as he recerres a visitor who bows and kisses the big ring on Michael s hand Subs
212. ne levels are present in the document you re importing use them instead of paragraph styles Ignore outline level rules Use paragraph style rules not outline level rules Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc 248 Outline 4D Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 8 Outline 4D Options Outline 4D Options Saving files IMA Create backup files Editing Text Timeline Window c died d 45 A Cutline Windin ave modified documents ewer minutes Spelling Reminders Document change detection Scrolling scaling and other view changes mark document for saving 9 8 1 Outline 4D Options Dialog This dialog is used to modify the default file save display and editing settings that apply to all timeline documents You can use either of the follow ing methods to display this dialog 1 Tools Menu Select Tools gt Outline 4D Options 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press F8 Here s an example of one of the Outline 4D Options Dialog s many panels of preferences you can click on the headings
213. ne of the other pre defined templates e OPTIONAL FIXED OUTLINE TEXT COLUMN WIDTH You can set a FIXED WIDTH for the text column in the Outline view by using the preference in the Outline Settings panel in Document Settings For example you could set the width to 6 inches and the text would stay wrapped to that width regardless of window size This is helpful if you have text such as a screenplay that you wish to always appear with proper screenplay margins so you do not want the text to wrap based on the width of the WINDOW e OUTLINE AND TIMELINE VIEWS CAN BE VISIBLE AT THE SAME TIME You can display BOTH Timeline and Outline windows on screen at the same time in separate windows using the New Timeline window and New Outline Window menu items located in the WINDOW menu Changes you make in one window will appear in the other window Try it e TEXT AND WINDOWS CAN OPTIONALLY USE WINDOWS SCHEME TEXT COLORS You can request that Outline 4D use the Windows text and background color schemes while viewing events This preference is available in the Text panel of the Options Dialog e ADJUSTING HIERARCHY POSITIONS You can move hierarchies up or down in the timeline by using the up or down arrows now available in the Event Hierarchies panel in Document Settings Also in this panel the Delete button has been changed from an icon to a textual button in case you re wondering where it went e CONTROL OVER THE ROTATION OF VERTICAL TITLES S
214. ng the Horizontal Scale 84 E E Adjusting the Vertical Scale 985 Automating Track Connections 111 Edit Menu 272 Edit Selection 196 m B Edit Shortcuts 284 Editing an Event 88 Editing Options 253 a O Estimate Durations Settings 230 Event 104 105 C a Event and Timeline Toolbar 280 Event Context Menu 291 Cascade 266 Event Hierarchies Settings 220 Center 173 Event Level Context Menu 291 Center and Edit 198 Event Menu 275 Changing the Color of an Event 105 Event Shortcuts 285 Changing the Measurement Type 123 Event Type 124 Character 186 Event Type Content 121 Checking your spelling 208 Event Type Title 118 Child Event 90 Exit 158 Clear 161 Expanding an Event Level 94 Close Document 136 Exploring the Dramatica File 128 Close Gaps 204 Export 21 22 132 Collapsing an Event Level 93 Export Dialog 139 Color 105 187 Export Settings 131 Connection Lines 95 Export to RIF Settings 242 Connections 111 Export to Screenwriter Settings 244 Content Settings 225 Copy 160 E a Creating a Paragraph Style 120 Custom Dictionaries 261 File and Editing Toolbar 277 ee aon File Menu 271 File Options 250 D File Shortcuts 286 Find and Replace Dialog 165 Default Durations 124 Find Dialog 163 Deleting a Track 114 Fit to 2 3rds View 172 Deleting an Event 104 Fit to View 172 Developing Timeline Content 102 Format Menu 274 Dictionaries 261 Format Shortcuts 287 Displaying Connection Lines 95 Document Settings Dialog 212 216
215. nmarked by default Help 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 251 Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 9 8 3 General This panel sets the general defaults for the Outline 4D program Each option on this panel is described below Outline 4D Options Preferred unit fe General E Editing oe Tet Timeline Window Qutline window Show status bar on the bottom of the application frame window Inches Centimeters Show splash screen at startup Spelling Show a flyover of the duration of events under the cursor Use level background colors in level selector 2009 Write Brothers Inc 252 Outline 4D Preferred unit f Inches Centimeters The Preferred Units of Measurement area includes the follow ing options Inches Click this radio button to enter and display measurements in inches This is the default selection Centimeters Click this radio button to enter and display measurements in centimeters W Show splash screen at startup Mark the Show Splash Screen at Startup check box if you w ant to the Outline 4D splash screen to display ever
216. nnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn non nn rnnnnnnnnrcnnnanannnns 126 Saving the Dram tica File Mn QUINS 4D A a 127 O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Contents Exploring the Dram tica Flema al 128 Exporting to Screenwriter TU a aaa 130 Setting Treatment of Tracks for Export to Screenwriter oooocoonnnnnnnccoccccnccccnnnnccccnnnnnnannncnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannncnnnnno 130 Modit Ig EXPO SSUUINGS sia tia add ti cis 131 Exporting a Timeline to ScreenW Tiera erneer aaa Ea E E e aa E aa E aia Rid 132 Part IV File Menu 135 e a A a 135 LOPNA 135 3 CLOSE WNOOW annoa ae aio 135 4 Glos Docume Ni id auegeery 136 Bs Dal VEn a a utaaaaente anaes 136 G Save AS leo a dis 136 L SAVE A COVA A A A A a 136 8 MIMD OM A A unen E E E e A EENES 136 9 EXPO auii a a cece a Ea a N A 139 10 Send to Mail Recital 140 11 Report OPIO Sii ia 141 TICA Repor O cada 141 Layour and SC al ranita lala 141 FADD CAN ANC ORO OOPOPEO n E seen ee ae 143 Report Events Range OPINAS da A E das 146 Repor Margins OPINAS tara di di AT 147 Report Headers 8 Footers Options cessere tresi r riea EEREN EEEE EERTE EEEE EEEE EEEE ENEE EEE AREE AONNE EN 148 Outline Report Op tons ea 150 Outline Report Appearance Onions ivi a dia 150 Report Events Range OPINAS cid ca 153 Reporb args OOO NS uterina aii edi dot 154 Report Headers amp FOoters OPI da 155 12 PROS recientes 157 13 PENE PRO VIEW aoni a ath isu eice ps ei ciel antk ons a cate gti aS 157 Ge POPU A set
217. nnrrnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 90 Recing an Event EVO sa enc karst 92 colapsing an Event Level ana A a 93 EX ICING an EV OVA oa 94 al A A eusetastas 94 DiS la Ving Connection LINGS ara et caudnunratednlauciceebsuem cident h mel aut adertabnetanes 95 Entidad IMSS TRS OO srta 96 Pining an QUIN REO a a E E 98 Screenplay on 99 Working with the Screenplay Template File o ooooocccccccccnoncoononononnononnnncccnnnanonn non onnnnnnnnnrnrnnnnnannnnnnnnnos 100 Developing Timelne CORTE Liria Ate lotbi s 102 DOS TS TIC AIA EVO ssc AO POC Po a deactivate ade en aneeat ele Cease a nena apacetanamunence 104 changing ihe Color Ol aii EV EMersiecne a od rely t tdo 105 Organizing pea ile gs zs asi AA eee 106 Tracking imene SO MSN hitter cnn nde A 108 Automating TEAS Ke COPS TIONS sen rtd ca etapa ss E cade 111 BLO ee A a ecg eee O techn aha a E rea eS nae 114 FARINA TTEN o 114 Adjusting Timeline Settings Tuto Hal ai a 115 View mg the Tinelne HSA E 116 Rerormating an Eent TYDE TUG estreia e a e a o laico 118 Creating a Paragraph Sile anien E a s 120 Relormatiing Event TYDE COMEM Teui aeie dd a a 121 Gnanging the Measurement Lye sarcosine e a A as gente E E EA E 123 Setting the Default Durations for an Event Type oooooococcccccnnnncccconnnonononnnnnnonnnncncnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 124 Importing from Dramatica Tutorial icon ini 125 Importing a Dramatica File to Outline 4D ccccccnnnnccocononcccononocccc
218. nore All tells the spell checker to ignore all occurrences of the unknow n w ord in the document How ever you will be asked about the w ord the next time you run the spell checker If the word is truly permissible use the Add button 2009 Write Brothers Inc 210 Outline 4D 9 4 Change Change Replace the unknown word with the suggestion or edited w ord in the Change To field Change All Change All Replace the unknown word and any future occurrences of the unknown word with the suggestion or edited w ord currently in the Change To field Add Add Add the unknown word to your custom dictionary You will no longer be asked about this w ord Suggest Suggest Show alist of suggestions based on the current edited text in the Change To field Help Help Get online help on using the spell checker Options Options Bring up the Spell Checker Options Panel Cloze Close Stop checking spelling and close the spell checker window You can alw ays start the spell checker at any point if you wish to continue checking spelling See Spell Checker Options for information on setting spell check preferences Word Count Outline 4D provides a new Word Count feature that gives you a count of the words paragraphs and characters with and without spaces You can count the text in the entire document in selected events or in the event you re editing O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 211 Word Count Charac
219. nothing Phil can do about it Epace Between Events seq 1 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney 3 1 4 4 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 4 Wrap text Fixed width text can be set to wrap based on window size or set to wrap at a fixed width 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 63 At 1 Pal Cta Col n A Ti Mas Pas dora Visa Ea tardas aran Poni Tras Hd et fen lees Cs BG See et Prot sete eo ie Den ered Deer ears Piil kaier Bi cera sillon E ipali elas of re ba Paok tr rie drg Jewry Has kaan lra n lado a paa bas ba Mal mim kn Bra r la haila hr im dry kieren ea r ainkin Paene ara i abimi Pira o id ie ll ii ai PA Ph Pa pi e e A A at To n Teee Fil AS RAR SL eT eee ee er eral hdi da der ke ea b a ir eel dr a abril A A el Pal kere Ta Porad raray Se Pes rg r kin rro PS CAES e Dog de Parr rl radianes dr Pa a Lrg rl dr e de rn n de ba rd nl ia aa de a Ju marian era a l Ti par Las aa a dal Ee ds Fi cala a a ir a ds ts or ed l rE LAKET Pa sa kaag a all da aa AAA Settings Window Spates sc Pai karn a ba la i pra baa La Tad al ers bair a nako dabus arim iam Dai Bae i Rg Sg Bati il ls pa A EH rete tP r Male 2 PH A ee E H h ler al Seed ed mi ie et rn eel Sermon a cir pipa tl Lar Pad ii mrt bi mu pi pl e rt pit Baik he el raid apa il Bree Dir Fixed width at 3 5 3 1 4 4 1 Example Word Wrap Wrap flows to the right edge of the window and re wraps as the window is re sized
220. nt or group of events to fit in two thirds of the screen Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 View Menu Select View gt Fit to 2 3rds View 2 View Keyboard Shortcut Press NumPad 5 3 Event Context Menu Right click and select Fit to 2 3rds View E Thelma and Louise syy Read Only seq 4 Will Louise change Thelma Lowse and J D arrive in Oklahoma City When Louse goes te pick up the money from the wire transter office she finds Jimmy there in person While TIP Select the Fit to 2 3rds View command again to return to the original zoom level 6 1 6 Fitto View This command scales a selected event or group of events to fit on screen Use either of the following methods to execute this command O 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 173 1 View Menu Select View gt Fit to View 2 View Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl 2 3 Event Context Menu Right click and select Fit to View E Thelma and Louise syy Read Only EX 52 55 8 60 62 seq 4 Will Louise change her plans bec Thelma Louise and J D arrive m Oklahoma City When Louse goes to pick up the money trom the wire transter office she finds Jimmy there in person While J D and Thelma get it on im one room Jimmy proposes inthe other Louise declines the offer to marry him and also doesnt want him to come along The next mornne over breakfast Thelma gushes about her might with J L Returnne to the room the women realize J
221. nu Use the commands on this menu to organize multiple documents Tile Horizontally This command aligns all open windows so that they display on screen from top to bottom Tile Vertically This command aligns all open windows so that they display on screen from left to right Cascade This command arranges all open windows so that they overlap each other diagonally Toolbar Commands File and Editing Timeline Tools View Event and Timeline Text Format Track 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 277 Horizontal Scale Vertical Scale Panoramic Button Selection Properties 12 2 1 File and Editing Use this toolbar to create modify save export and print documents Click a button to display the applicable help topic x DHU BBE 22 amp D The New button displays the Open From Template dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl N it Lar The Open button displays the Open dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl O HH The Save button saves any changes made to the active document without closing it The keyboard shortcut for this command is Cirl S t If you have Movie Magic Screenwriter installed on your computer the Export to Screenwriter button conv erts the activ e 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 sav es the active file in Screenwriter
222. nwriter Microsoft Word or any program that supports Rich Text Format including Final Draft INTERACTIVE SCALING OF PRINTED TIMELINE Allows you to quickly customize your timeline reports in order to maximize the amount of printed information while creating a pleasing balance between font sizes and printed layout Use the controls at the top of the Print Preview window to adjust font scaling ESTIMATE DURATIONS This will analyze the text in the story and will set the durations of events based on how many pages of text words or characters were written A special option performs calculations for the running time of a screenplay If Enable Automatic Estimation is turned on then durations are recalculated automatically after an event is edited SPELL CHECKER Outline 4D has a new integrated spell checker complete with a customizable user dictionary as well as optional foreign dictionaries You can spell check a word a selection of text or events or the entire document F7 is the shortcut to bring up the spell checker IMPROVED OUTLINE REPORTS match the power and flexibility of the Outline window A new feature lets users place one event per page making it possible to print stacks of index cards and placing a single event per card 2009 Write Brothers Inc Quick Tour 25 e TIME CONSTRAINTS allow Outline 4D to be both a superb outliner and a great time planning management tool by giving power users the tools they need to control pos
223. ods to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Print 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Print toolbar button 3 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl P 2009 Write Brothers Inc 168 Outline 4D 4 15 Exit This command asks if you want to save changes to any modified windows and then closes the program You can use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 File Menu Select File gt Exit 2 File Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Q O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 160 Outline 4D 5 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 Edit Menu Undo Insert Text Chrl z Redo Insert Text Crri ShiFt 2 cut Chris Copy Chrl C Paste Ctrl Duplicate Ckrl Y Clear Delete Select All Ctrl Select Current Level Crri ShiFt 4 Find Ctrl F Find Previous CrrheshiF 6 Find Mest Cra Replace CErI H Replace Previous Ctrl ShiFt J Replace Next Ctrl J Undo This command cancels the last change made in the active Timeline or Outline window Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Undo 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Undo toolbar button 3 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Z Redo This command restores the last action you canceled with the Undo command Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Redo 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Redo toolbar button 3 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift Z C
224. of the document for the last string you entered in the Find command and replaces it with the last text you entered in the Replace With field 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Replace Next 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl J 2009 Write Brothers Inc View Menu 169 6 View Menu Outline View Menu Timeline w Outline Switch to Timeline FQ wf Show Structure Column Visibility Level Selector Chrl L Toolbars d Timeline View Menu w Timeline Outline Switch to Cutline FI Panorama Ctrl 1 or Crri MumPad 5 Fit to 2f3rds View Ctri4z or NumPad 5 Fit bo view Ctrl 3 Center Ctrl 4 Level Selector Crrl L Set Ruler Options d visibility 7 Add Horizontal Split F3 Add vertical Split F4 Scroll view b Scale View b Toolbars b 2009 Write Brothers Inc 170 Outline 4D 6 1 View Menu Timeline window we Timeline Outline Switch to Cutline FI Panorama Ctrl 1 or Crri MumPad 5 Fit to 2 Srds View Crri4 2 or NumPad 5 Fit bo view Ctrl 3 Center Ctrl 4 Level Selector Crrl L Set Ruler Options d visibility H Add Horizontal Split F3 Add vertical Split F4 Scroll view b Scale View b Toolbars 6 1 1 Timeline Switches the view to the Timeline window If the view is already a Timeline window then this command does nothing A checkmark in front of this command indicates your current window is a Timeline window Outline 4D Godfather Il syv Read Only fan File Edit View Format Event Too
225. of the width of the Outline window If necessary a horizontal scroll bar appears to allow you to scroll right and left The Fixed Text Width has an advantage for structured documents such as screenplays These documents have specific fixed margins that view and print more naturally with the Fixed Text Width option selected Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers i e 220 Outline 4D Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 5 Event Hierarchies Settings This panel is used to add events to the default tree create a new tree and remove events from an existing tree The structure you set in this panel defines the relationships betw een different event types Each option on this panel is described below Settings for Groundhog Day i x General Settings E Narrative Events Timeline Settings Er Act 3 ERA Sequence Create Hierarchy o Notes Ideas for Characters Create Event Type l l Edit Event Type Estimate Durations Track Sets i Track Properties Rename Si Paragraph Styles uo Style Options Delete
226. og Day introduces arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman PHIL CONNORS and his relentlessly cheery producer RITA They are thrown together to cover the Purzsutawney Groundhog Day festival tor their station Phil hates the assignment and believes it signals the declme ot lus career but Eata finds the whole thing charming Buta knows how to handle a prima donna like Phil and treats hirn like the star he thinks he is But when they firish recording ther news story and try to leave Funzsutawney they re snowed in by a blizzard Phi stays one more night in his room at a Bed and Breaktast and wakes up to a bizarre surprise The new mornme is just like the previous mornne in every detail it s Croundhoeg s day agan To tus horror Phil is the only one who notices this is happening Finally as much as he hopes the feeling will go away he proves to himself beyond a doubt that he 13 indeed stuck in time and wakes up ina third Groundhog Day at the end of the First Act For some metaphysical reason Phil has been condemned to love this day over and over and there is nothing Phil can do about it seq 1 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney The First Sequence takes weatherman PHIL CONNORS trom Pittsburgh to Purssutawney and establishes what kind of man he is He is funny and charming when he wants to be but rude and eltist most of the time His minor celebrity status as a TV personality has gone to his head He thinks it s hurmbating to cover the Groundhog Day celebration a
227. om NOTE You can also click the Left or Right Arrow to shrink or expand the horizontal scale by on click 3 2 1 4 Adjusting the Vertical Scale The Set Vertical Scale toolbar works the same way as the Set Horizontal Scale toolbar The only difference is that it adjusts the vertical scale of a timeline without changing the horizontal scale 1 Locate the Set Vertical Scale toolbar and drag the Scale Bar all the way down or click on the bottom of the scale to increase the height of the Pulp Fiction timeline Notice that the vertical scale of the timeline increased without any change to the horizontal scale shown in the screen shot at the end of the previous section 2009 Write Brothers Inc 86 Outline 4D 3 2 1 5 20 40 50 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 Whia s feet Obviously this is a touchy situation but it only gets worse when Vince meets 60 a0 20 100 Act 1 Vincent V Act 2 The Ge The second Act follows boxer BUTCH COOLIDGE Where Vincent Vega was the Man Character now Butchis Butch has been asked to take a dive by Marsellus Wallace in a small scene played out between the two sequences of Act 1 Faced with this huruliating request 110 120 130
228. ool demeanor makes him a tough nut for Wha to crack though Miia screws with Vince Vince doesn t care Mia and Vince get higher independently When Vince arrives to meet Wla she s hidden behind the Through cross cutting we see Mia has walls of her home security office where she watches Vince on her own drug habit getting high on video monitors She hopes to throw Vince off balance by cocaine while Vince has a drink waiting talking over the intercom and keeping him waiting but Vince is for her Finally Mia reveals herself ta too cool or too high to really care Vince striking him with her beauty Continuing to try to get under Vince s skin she shuffles them out the door without much ceremony E w de A s Butch Coolidge de Wwlarsellus Wallace e e Vincent Vega Vincent Vega Se lia Wallace e Ilia Wallace de Brett Lance he e m gt NOTE The dimmed list of track names that runs down the center of the Track area lists all the tracks that are available but not connected to any of the displayed events This list helps you see the name of an otherwise empty track 3 2 1 13 Displaying Connection Lines A connection line is a vertical line that connects events to tracks If you see a connection line it means that the event is connected to one or more tracks This section describes how to display connection lines 1 Select View gt Toolbars gt View to display the View toolbar 2 Click the Toggle Connection L
229. ooooccccnnncccccnnonononononnononnnncncnonnnonnnn no non nrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnnneninns 41 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 8 occccccncccccnnonccooononnncnnnoncnccnnnnnnnan nono nnnnnnnnnnnncrnnnnnnnn nn nn rrnnnnnnnneninns 42 Example Titles and Content Window oooocooooooooccccnnnncccnononononononnnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnn a A E 43 Example Tes Ola das 43 EXantle ComentOn Vassallo cacao siii caia 44 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 9 ooocccccncccccccononocooononnnnonnnncccnonnnannnn nono nnnnnnnnnnnccnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnneninns 45 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 10 cccccnccccnnnnnccooononncnonnnnccccnnnnnnnnrnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnninns 46 Manipulating Events in amn QUINE id TAAA 47 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 1 occcccnccccnnnnnocooononncnonnnncccnonnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnncncnnnnnnn nono nrnnnnnnnneninns 48 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 2 o occccccnccccnnonocooononcncnnnnncccnnnnnnnnnrnonononnnnnnnnnccncnnnnnnn nn nn rrnnnnnnnncnnnns 48 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 3 oocccnnnncccnnnonocooononncncnonnccnnnnnnnnnannonononnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnn nono nrnnnnnnnneninns 49 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 4 ooooncnccccnononocooononcnncnnonccnnonononnnnnonononnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnn nono rrnnnnnnnneninns 49 SPIRENDE arcas odo cr dica evaudaene abs 50 A O 51 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 5 ooocc
230. ose the Document Settings dialog without saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 9 7 15 Export to RTF RTF is a standard file format that most w ord processing programs understand Exporting to RIF provides one of many methods of transferring your w ork from Outline 4D into another program The settings below give you preferences to control some aspects of the RIF export 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 243 Settings for Pulp Fiction x General Settings Export or copy to ATF Timeline Settings Outline Settings El Event Hierarchies All test Event titles C Event content M Export blank line between each event gt Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties Paragraph Styles Style Options Cancel Apply Revert When you export to RTF you might w ant to include or exclude the title or content of events For example you might w ant to transfer into MS Word a list of all your event s titles Or if you re writing a book you might w ant only the content and none of the titles Esport or copy to ATF f All text Event titles Event content ALL TEXT Both event title and event content are exported EVENT TITLES Only event titles are exported EVENT CONTENT Only even content is exported W Export blank lin
231. others Inc Window Menu 265 10 Window Menu Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Cascade New Timeline Window New Outline Window 1 Pulp Fiction syw Read Only Documenti 3 Document 4 Myblowel sy 5 Romeo and Juliet syw w 6 Romeo and Juliet syw 10 1 Tile Horizontally This command aligns all open documents so that they display on screen from top to bottom Select Window gt Tile Horizontally to execute this command Outline 4D Fie Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help Debug EEEREN MA 17 5 Wide shot Liger bounces ba 10 20 30 40 hee ee Act 1 Phl G Act 2 The Tortures of uz lt ti E Selected sc 5 At the Idle Hour 4 47 Minutes 8 43 13 2 Sticky O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 266 Outline 4D 10 2 Tile Vertically This command aligns all open documents so that they display on screen from left to right Select Window gt Tile Vertically to execute this command Outline 4D SEE File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help Debug ind A PARRES Seconds 6 Mimtes Shot 1 7 2 ET e aq ilo The First Act of Coroundh og Day Zooni mto sign oi wrought iron cate Tiger Woods Traming introduce S arrogant Selected sc 5 At the Idle Hour 4 47 Minutes 8 43 13 2 Sticky 10 3 Cascade This command arranges all open documents so that they overlap each other diagonally Select Window gt Casca
232. ou automatically all you need to do is print the script NOTE Though Outline 4D can export documents to Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 Outline 4D s outlining goes in as Scene information not as part of Screenwriter 6 s outlining feature How do other programs connect to Outline 4D Outline 4D can import documents from Movie Magic Screenwriter or any other program that can create RTF Rich Text Format files see Import for more information Outline 4D can also 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 Outline 4D Tutorial Each tutorial walks you through basic operations of the program Look at the Outline 4D Users Manual to find out more detailed information about Outline 4D and the features it has to offer Refer to this Outline 4D Online Help system for useful information about the fields in windows and dialogs as you work in Outline 4D 2009 Write Brothers Inc 24 Ou
233. ow Inserts a new event of the same type as the current event in a location before the current event 1 Toolbar Shift 1 New Event Aut 2 Menu Event gt Insert Before 3 Keyboard Ctrl Shift Enter 4 Numeric Keypad Shift Numpad Enter Insert Next in Outline window Inserts a new event intelligently choosing the event type to insert based on the type of the next event The new event is inserted after the current event 1 Toolbar New Event ees 2 Menu Event gt Insert Next 3 Keyboard Ctrl Enter 4 Numeric Keypad Numpad Enter 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 193 8 1 4 Insert Subtopic in Outline wndow Inserts a new event one level down indented from the current event The new event is inserted after the current event 1 Toolbar Alt New Event dci 2 Menu Event gt Insert Subtopic 3 Keyboard Ctrl Alt Enter 4 Numeric Keypad Alt Numpad Enter 8 1 5 Insert After in Outline wndow Inserts a new event of the same type as the current event after the current event and any of that event s children Equivalent to the Timeline command for creating a new event immediately to the right 1 Toolbar Alt Shift E New Event 2 Menu Event gt Insert After 3 Keyboard Cirl Alt Shift Enter 4 Numeric Keypad Alt Shift Numpad Enter 8 1 6 Split Event Splits all the paragraphs in an event into separate events This can be a huge time saver when you have a lot of text in one e
234. ow does not e The Timeline window lets you dim events by type or by connections the Outline w indow does not e You can have multiple window s open on screen that display the same hierarchies and events This can be helpful so you can utilize the best of both views lt helps to have a large monitor or have your display set to higher resolutions if you re going to have multiple w indow s open 1 7 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 1 8 Why do story events have a duration One of the many useful features of Outline 4D is that you can see how much time or how many pages are taken up by specific areas of your story This 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 1 9 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 p
235. ow the imported data is formatted in Outline 4D O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 126 Outline 4D 3 2 4 1 Importing a Dramatica File to Outline 4D 1 Select File gt Import to display the Import dialog 2 Click the Up One Level E button to display the Dramatica_Examples folder Import File Look in E Outline 4D v O ME CiDramatica_Examples E O Examples My Recent C Support_Files Documents Templates Desktop 3 Double click on the Dramatica_Examples folder 4 Select the Romeo and Juliet dsf file Import File Look in 5 Dramatica Examples k O y EF E E Hamlet dsf T Romeo and Juliet dsf Mu Recent sun Also Rises The dst be Ancument 5 Click the Open button to display Romeo and Juliet dsf in Outline 4D O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 127 Outline 4D Document4 File Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help se 1 Here s much to do with hate but more with love Act 1 Scene 1 A street fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets which is brok the ruler of Verona Prince Escalus He threatens the Montagues and Capulets they fight again A melancholy Romeo enters andis questioned by lus cousin Be learns that the cause of Romeo s sadness is unrequited love Mowat and Y erstul se 2 Iwill make thee think thy swan a crow Act 1 Scene 2 In conversation with Capulet Count Paris declares his wish to marry Julet Cap him to a
236. p Cancel 3 1 5 3 Screenplay Template Step 3 e Hit F9 on the keyboard to go into Outline mode 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 71 Ele ES Yew Fma Erect Teck Whew Eep E AE plas E E OP A o ines yids s e la mja fines Hew Roman e J Ba Ff H My 5 Events 50f3vebkl Act 1 title first act here seq 1 sequence title here ac i Deacnho your acas here Act 3 wile second act here da a Act 3 hile third act here 3 1 5 4 Screenplay Template Step 4 e Place your cursor in the Act I title area and type in While the Cat s Away Titles contain AutoText to display the type of event you are editing This gives immediate recognition of what level that event is on You can enable disable this feature Titles are consistent from Outline to Timeline mode making events easily recognizable feat OUT ire OD Discover ae l Describe your scene here E Act 2 tile second act here ETC Act 3 title third act here 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D 3 1 5 5 Screenplay Template Step 5 e Click into the title area for Sequence 1 and type in Set up the Story feat OUT ire 40 hea Ele Ed Mer Format Event Jools ndo Het O Hd Ge uo AR Pi E l Pam Z Jl mo iii pE B HE 7 H g My Soreenplay Events 5073 vith Act 1 While the Cat s Away Set Up the Story ae 1 Describe your scene here HEE Act 2 tile second act h
237. party that mght Capulet gives a servant the guest list tor the party and o off te issue invitations The servant cannot read the list and asks for help from Re Benvoho When they tnd out that Rosaline on whom Romeo dotes 1s inated to they decide to go too Mowat and Werstine 26 Selected nothing Constraints none Type none no duration 3 2 4 2 Saving the Dramatica File in Outline 4D The file name changes from Romeo and Juliet to Document when you import it from Dramatica You must save the file as Romeo and Juliet syv in Outline 4D to use this file name 1 Select Ctrl Shift S to display the Save As dialog 2 Click the Up One Level button once to display the Outline 4D program folder Save jr B Diramatica_Examplez ES X D 3 Click on the Create New Folder button HF 2009 Write Brothers Inc 128 Outline 4D E iDramatica Examples a il olas E E My Recent C Support Files Documents 3 Templates 4 Enter Dramatica Imports as the name of the new folder and press Enter a O Dramatica _Examples 4 2 _ Examples My Recent C Support_Files Documents 5 Templates P 5 Press Enter again to open the Dramatica Imports folder Saven O F amp Mu Herent 6 Enter Romeo and Juliet as the name of the Outline 4D file File name Romeo and Juliet b pave le Save as lype Outline 40 Documents spw Cancel 7 Select the Outline 4D Documents syv file
238. pts You can change the number of lines for a standard screenplay page if you wish to tw eak the estimation A generally acceptable range is 50 to 58 lines per page TURNING ON AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION Durations may be calculated manually Tools gt Estimate Timeline Durations or Tools gt Estimate Selected Durations or automatically To enable automatic estimation of events click on the Enable automatic estimation checkbox 4 Enable automatic estimation C All events Specific event types You also have the follow ing tw o choices ALL EVENTS All event types in the document will have their durations estimated SPECIFIC EVENT TYPES You may select the event types and hierarchies you wish to have automatically estimated Click the CUSTOMIZE button then select the desired event types fromthe standard Level Selector dialog ADDITIONAL FEATURES Sometimes it s best to limit the accuracy of the estimations For example it s not helpful if Outline 4D estimates a duration that is 30 55432 seconds long By selecting the feature below you can have durations rounded to w hatever interval you select I Round estimates to intervals of 1 0 EET Seconds You have your choice if you wish to include Event titles in the calculation of durations Generally screenplays imported from a screenplay w ord processor such as Movie Magic Screenwriter w ill place the scene headings into the title area of each scene In that case it is essential to inclu
239. r level more indented to the right To Promote an event 1 For selected events press Shift Tab Click here for additional options which control how the Tab and Shift Tab keys Demote and Promote Outline events 2 Or for selected events and while editing events press Alt Shift Left Arrow 3 Click on the Promote Icon in the toolbar 4 Or right click on an event and select Promote from the context menu Demote Promoting and Demoting are the terms used to describe changing an event s level in the outline Promoting moves an event to a higher level less indented to the left and Demoting moves an event to a lower level more indented to the right To Demote an event 1 For selected events press Tab Click here for additional options which control how the Tab and Shift Tab keys Demote and Promote Outline events 2 Or for selected events and while editing events press Alt Shift Right Arrow 3 Click on the Demote Icon in the toolbar 4 Or right click on an event and select Demote from the context menu Move Up Move Up lets you change an event s order in the Outline window The Move Up command is the same as clicking on an event and dragged it up before the previous event Changing the order in the Outline window will also change the event s position in the Timeline window First select the event or events you wish to move then do one of the following 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 195 1 Cli
240. r the new level and click Add O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 37 Outline 4D Not Enough Levels to Demote Add There are not enough levels in the event hierarchy to demote the selection To perform the demote enter a unique event type name and press Add 3 1 1 12 Creating an Outline Step 12 Outline 4D has now added a new level to the hierarchy on demand e Do a right click and Save As to download it to your hard drive Save it in the C Program Files Outline 4D Examples folder Once upon a tene there hved a tanuly of bears in a house m the woods There was Papa Bear Mama Bear and little Baby Bear The Bear tarnily enjoyed nano there very much 2 Bear family leaves to get some honey 3 Enter Goldilocks This concludes this section of the tutorial Go to the next tutorial Modying the Outline Appearance 3 1 2 Modifying the Outline Appearance This tutorial will show you how to modify the appearance of your Outline We will use one of the pre existing examples in Outline 4D for demonstration 2009 Write Brothers Inc 38 Outline 4D Outline 4D File Miew Tools Help Ctrl Chrl O Import 3 1 2 1 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 1 e Click File gt Open 6 Outline 4D File Miew Tools Help New Chri h Ipen Ctrl 0 Import 3 1 2 2 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 2 e In the Examples folder select Groundhog Day syv and click Open
241. racter immediately to the right of the cursor Copy Press Ctrl C to duplicate the selected text or event and place it on the clipboard Cut Press Ctrl X to delete the selected text or event and place it on the clipboard Find Press Ctrl F to display the Find dialog Find Next Press Ctrl G to locate the next occurrence of the designated search string Find Previous Press Ctrl Shift G to locate the prior occurrence of the designated search string Paste Press Ctrl V to move the cut copied text or event from the clipboard to the designated new location in the document This command replaces any selected text or events that already exist in the designated new location TIP If you have multiple events selected press Ctrl Shift V to eliminate soacing between the events when pasted from the clipboard to the new location in your document Redo Press Ctrl Shiff Z to restore the last action canceled with the Undo command Replace Press Ctrl H to display the Find and Replace dialog Replace Next Press Ctrl J to replace the next occurrence with the new string of characters Replace Previous Press Ctrl Shift J to replace the previous occurrence with the new string of characters Select All Press Ctrl A to select all the visible events in the timeline or all the text within an event This command does not select hidden events Select Current Level Press Ctrl Shift A to select the level in the timeline where the cursor is curren
242. rated The text Sc 91 is dimmed w hile that title is being edited to alert you to the fact that you cannot edit that text sc 90 Phil Gives Best Newscast Of All Time Phil Catches Falling Koy sc 92 Phil Helps Old Ladies Change a Flat Tire You ll notice the dimming of automatic text as you move in and out of editing event titles If you find the dimming annoying you can turn it off by unchecking this option Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes i Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 257 9 8 6 Timeline Window Outline 40 Options File Rotate event tithes General 2 Automatically El Editing E l Tex When events are narrower thar aS IF Timeline Window Outline Window Spelling When rotated titles Read upwards Read downwards Switch to Timeline Window No scaling O Fit to 2 Srds view 8 Fitto 2 3rds only if editing Double clicking on an event centers and edits it Show watermarks of event type names on each level In the Timeline w indow event titles are rotated and displayed inside events w hen they are
243. raw colored event backgrounds The example below shows what it looks like with the option turned on or off arrative Events 116 of 116 visible arrative Events 116 of 116 visible Act 1 Phil Gets Caught The First Act of Cstroundhos Day int relentlessly cheery producer EITA Example 3 1 4 2 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 2 Draw event frames this option outlines the different parts of the event frame for easier distinction 2009 Write Brothers Inc 60 Outline 4D paco hon bee la portero fans n Dia ndo Ep ted ieee tee mati Ha relentlessly cheery producer EITA ther station Phi hates the assig charming Narrative Events 116 of 116 visible El o To Act 1 Phil Gets Caug The First Act of Groundhog Day relentlessly cheery producer EITA their station Phil hates the assig charming 3 1 4 3 Customizing the Outline Settings Step 3 Indent Spacing gives control on how much space and indentation are between events and titles see diagram 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 61 Controls indentation between levels Controls space between events Controls space from the title to the content Xan Diada H o bre 1 Phal Gels Cought in A Tumewarp Tha Fine Air of irae De rad ot a Pgh TE ete HOLE eterno cheep predio Ba Ter re rns epee te res ie eee Di d Fid idi de gi eee dd mr gd E thar eee Pe 1 ll e ee eg a il ral hr Alis a wee fe me a eg eer
244. rd shortcut for this command is Ctrl 1 or Ctrl NumPad 5 Fit to View This command scales a selected event or group of events to fit on screen The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl 2 Fit to 2Srds View This command scales a selected event or group of events to fit in two thirds of the screen The keyboard shortcut for this command is NumPad 5 Center This command centers a selected event or group of events in the timeline The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl 3 Scroll View 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D 12 1 4 This command opens a sub menu that allows you to scroll left right up and down in the timeline Scale View This command opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust the horizontal vertical scale and zoom level in your timeline Set Ruler Options This command opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust the appearance of your timeline in relation to the ruler Visibility This command opens a sub menu that allows you to adjust tracking control and event display options Add Horizontal Split This command divides your timeline horizontally into two separate views This option allows you to view different portions of the same timeline Select this command again to restore the timeline to one view The keyboard shortcut for this command is F3 Add Vertical Split This command divides your timeline vertically into two separate views This option allows you to view different portions of t
245. re going to be going back and forth betw een the Outline w indow and the Timeline window the Sticky constraint is a good place to begin If you re not using the Outline window and just creating and moving events around in the Timeline w indow and you w ant to create gaps betw een events then try No Constraints Constraint behavior Always gravitate left FASTEST for large documents Movable automatically adjust constraints Locked enforce constraints Always Gravitate Left All events gravitate to the left of the timeline This eliminates any gaps empty spaces betw een events If you re working primarily in the Outline window and you don t w ant any gaps betw een events in the Timeline printed or on screen then Alw ays Gravitate Left is an excellent choice because it keeps events in the Timeline together Alw ays Gravitate Left is also faster than Movable or Locked for very large documents on slow machines Movable This is the default behavior which allows you to position events w herever you wish on the timeline Depending on any constraints you apply events may be pushed around Events with Gravitate to Ruler and Gravitate to Parent can also be moved when this preference is selected Movable is the best option for users who w ant to work in both Timeline and Outline w indow s and still position events anyw here in Timeline Locked Outline 4D makes the strictest interpretation of the constraints you ve selecte
246. rea Show Connection Lines Press Ctrl 7 to display lines running between events and their track connections Show Control Area Press Ctrl R to display the Level Selector area of the Timeline window Show Margins Between Events Press Ctrl 0 to display small gaps between events instead of a thin line Show Track Area Press Ctrl T to display the Track area of the Timeline window Show Tracks and Controls Press Ctrl 5 to display all areas of the Timeline window Shrink Horizontal Press Ctrlt NumPad 4 to decrease the horizontal scale of a timeline without affecting the vertical scale Shrink Vertical Press Ctrl NumPad 8 to decrease the vertical scale of a timeline without affecting the horizontal scale Zoom In Press Ctrl NumPad 3 to increase the magnification of a timeline Zoom Out Press Ctrlt NumPad 7 to decrease the magnification of a timeline Context Menu Commands Event Context Menu Event Level Context Menu Level Display Context Menu Level Selector Context Menu Not Connected Context Menu Ruler Context Menu Text Context Menu Timeline Context Menu Track Display Context Menu Track Selector Context Menu Track Status Context Menu O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 29 12 4 1 Event Context Menu Use the commands on this menu to modify display settings for a selected event An event must be selected to right click and display this context menu Cut Deletes the selected event and places it on th
247. rged into content as blank lines Helpful if you use empty events as placeholders for future pieces of your story If this option is off then empty events are ignored and effectively deleted Tab and Shitt T ab demote promote wher e Events are selected Editing event content C Always f At the beginning of the content Events are selected If the event is selected but not being edited then pressing Tab w ill demote move right the event s outline level and Shift Tab will Promote move left the event s outline level Editing event titles If the event s title is being edited then Tab will demote and Shift Tab w ill Promote Editing event content If you re editing the event s content then pressing Tab w ll demote and Shift Tab w ill Promote The follow ing two choices further refine this option Always Tab and Shift Tab will demote and promote no matter w here your insertion point is in the event s content At the beginning of content Tab and Shift Tab w ill demote and promote only when the insertion point is at the beginning of the event This option is an excellent choice if you w ant Tab to be used for other purposes w hile editing content but still w ant to be able to use the key to promote demote w hen you ve created new events w hich of course have no content IY Prompt to create new event levels Prompt to create new event levels Every document has a user defined number of event levels In the O
248. rite Brothers Inc File Menu 147 Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog without saving changes Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Optionsdialog 4 11 1 4 Report Margins Options This panel sets page margins for the report You must enter these settings separately for the Timeline and Outline report formats Report Options xX Curent Report Timeline Layout amp Scaling Appearance Events Range Top Headers amp Footers Bottom Preview Cancel Revert The Margins area includes the follow ing options Left Enter anew amount for the left margin of your report Right Enter anew amount for the right margin of your report Top Enter anew amount for the top margin of your report Bottom Enter anew amount for the bottom margin of your report NOTE The default is 1 0 for all four margins Help 2009 Write Brothers Inc 148 Outline 4D Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window Or Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog w ithout saving changes Revert i Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to th
249. rmat Menu Event Menu Tools Menu Window Menu 12 1 1 File Menu Use the commands on this menu to open close save export and print a timeline and also to exit the program New This command displays the Open From Template dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl N Open This command displays the Open dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl O Close Window This command closes the active window after asking if you want to save any changes to the timeline The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl W Close Document This command closes all windows associated with the active document after asking If you want to save any changes to the timeline The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift W Save This command saves any changes made to the active window without closing It The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl S Save As This command displays the Save As dialog The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl Shift S Save a Copy This command displays the Save A Copy dialog Import This command displays the Import Dramatica Story File dialog Export 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D 12 1 2 This command displays the Export dialog Report Options This command displays the Report Options dialog Print Setup This command displays the Print Setup dialog Print Previews This command displays the Print Preview window Print This com
250. roll tool 4 Click the lower right corner of Act 2to grab it with the hand icon 33 30 6D 70 BU 20 Act 1 NAAA TAC EA E This first The second Act follows boxer BUTCH COOLIDGE The third Act of Where Vincent Vega was the Main Character now Butch Act Pulp is Butch has been asked to take a dive by Marsellus would fall Fiction Wallace in a small scene played out between the two chronolo gl follows a sequences of Act 1 Faced with this humiliating cally in story request Butch finds he can t doit Instead he double terms of through crosses Marsellus and tres to escape town with his the events VINCE sitlfriend FABIENNE But Fabienne forgets to pack the T described VEGA s one thing that Butch values above all else his father s in this Vince Butch Butch amp Marsellus The B Vince When Reunited with his girlfrend FABIENHE hina prepares Butch Butch is ready to leave town and never back in himself double return until he learns Fabienne has left time we for the crosses his father s watch at their old apartment return to 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4D 5 Move the cursor up to display the Sequences underneath Act 2 on screen 30 CA A m VEGAS e thing th Butch wher Butch double for the crosses worst Marsellus before it meeting happens the boss off wife Wlia Screen Vince Tince prepares Himself er WO T 3 2 1 7 Selecting and Editing an Event B
251. rror Pidi the cai ane whe n boci Gad ut hapoecaz Finally as much at he bopti the btng el go aay be proves to heel beyond a doubt that he is ideed speck i eme md wakes up in a hird Groundhog Day at the end the For Act Por fome metaphyacal reig Pidal har been condemned bo bve thas diy over ad cover aed here g ecthine Fld can de ao seq 1 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney 4 dr The Fest Seqoence takes weatherman FHL CONHOES fom Pitehurgh to Puecutaaney and establshes what c md efmanhe ct He ie fies and chars when he wants to be bu rede and eine moet ef the bme Ha eens celebroy status as a TV personales has gone bo dis head He thinks fs ucla bo cover the Groundhog Day elkebragse and mocks hit producer RITA and tateraman LARRY for not hitma of as much as he doce E FE When hey pet Eo the mial boa of Punceotawney Pla rebas bo shay at the hotel wih Efa and Larry Era expected this and besked Pel a room in a ter place Ad to hos own This ig the kard of thong Fia prema very good i i l e La 1 Selected miky Combkarts porel Tee here hoan MEN 3 1 2 4 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 4 The first thing we are going to look at is the Structure Column which appears on the left side of the Outline purple It provides a visual representation of the events and how they are connected in the hierarchy In Act 1 of Groundhog s Day you can clearly see the connection lines to its child events and in turn
252. rs leaving only the actual title text In the Outline window automatic text remains w hile you edit titles though it w ill optionally dim so you can tell that it s not editable e There are subtle differences in the w ay events are created and positioned in the Outline window all new ly created events are assumed to be positioned as left as possible w hen view ed in the Timeline This helps eliminate undesired gaps To introduce gaps betw een events use the Timeline window to move events e Inthe 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 Inthe Timeline window you can select events that are not adjacent to each other by holding dow n 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 select events and text that is adjacent as you w ould in a normal w ord processor Use the Shift key to extend selection in the Outline window NOTE the use of these tw o different modifier keys for selection is consistent w ith 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 wind
253. s Love Story Track Sets Phil Betnends Guy In T ae ee Properties Phi Betnends Larry Phil Connors Phil Perfects His News Phil s Time Manipulatior Rita Selh bsorbtion Leads T Seltllessness Creates H All tracks in document Track gets Er Paragraph Styles Gee Stole Options Create Click the Create button to create a new track set Duplicate Click the Duplicate button to make a copy of an existing track set Ed Click the Add to Track Set button to include a selected track in a track set Create Track Click the Create Track button to add a new track to the All Track in Documents area Edit Track Click the Edit Track button to display the Track Properties panel for a selected track Delete Click the Delete button to delete a track or entire track set 2009 Write Brothers Inc 234 Outline 4D Click the Up button to move a track up one space e Click the Down button to move a track dow n one space E Click the Promote button to move a track up one level Click the Dem ote button to move a track down one level i Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Ok Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog
254. s color to be drawn as the text background This is helpful if 1 you re coloring events and w ant to see those colors in the Outline window s or 2 you just w ant to see where the boundaries of the events are Draw event frames 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 219 Draw s a frame around the boundaries of the event using the event s color If the event background color is off and frames are on the effect is subtle NOTE If you like the appearance that all the events flow together as if there were no individual events leave both of the draw preferences unchecked Indent each level by jo 2 In Sets how much indent to apply to each level of your outline Space between events 0 07 E IK Sets how much blank space to place betw een events Zero means no space and about 1 inch is the maximum useful value The more you space the events apart the more separate they ll appear Space from title to content 0 05 I Sets how much space to place betw een the title of an event and its content Outline window i Wrap text Fined text width The Outline w indow can be view ed in one of two modes Wrap Text or Fixed Text Width Wrap Text With the Wrap Text setting selected the text extends to the w idth of the Outline w indow regardless if the w indow is wide or narrow Fixed Text Width With the Fixed Text Width option selected you set a fixed w idth and the outline text w raps to that size regardless
255. s dialog w ithout saving changes Revert i Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Report Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc 146 Outline 4D 4 11 1 3 Report Events Range Options This panel determines which event types are included in a report Timeline and Outline reports have their own copy of these settings even though the dialog is exactly the same Report Options l g x Curent Report Timeline Layout amp Scaling Appearance Choose a range of events to print Events displayed in current window Events selected in current window f Events checked Margins Al Event Types Headers amp Footers Narrative Evends l t Se querice Part Scene plot Scere e Thema and Louise 5 The breakdown method Preview Cancel Revert The Choose a range of events to print area includes the follow ing options for selecting events to include in the report Events displayed in current window Prints all the events currently displayed in the Timeline or Outline w indow This is the default selection Events selected in current window Prints only the selected events in the current Timeline or Outline window Events checked Prints event types which have check marks in the Level Selector control Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window Ok 2009 W
256. says New Scene or New Act If the option is turned off the titles are created empty e EVENTS RANGE REPORT OPTIONS NOW USE LEVEL SELECTOR In version 1 0 and 1 1 you could select a range of events by choosing from a radio button list that gave you chosen level and down chosen level only or chosen level and up We have changed this to be both simpler and more powerful You now click on the check marks of the Level Selector This gives you complete 2009 Write Brothers Inc 28 Outline 4D control over whatever levels you wish to display across different hierarchies e DOZENS OF ENHANCEMENTS NEW FEATURES AND EASE OF USE IMPROVEMENTS Outline 4D is packed with new commands preferences and shortcuts while focusing on a more enjoyable user experience 2009 Write Brothers Inc 30 Outline 4D 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 Outline 4DTutorials The tutorials are broken into several sections e Outline Window Tutorials e Timeline Window Tutorials e Video Tutorials Each tutorial is broken into separate steps for ease of use Use the tutorials to learn how to get the most from Outline 4D quickly Outline Window Tutorials There are five tutorials in this section e Creating an Outline Modifying the Outline Appearance Manipulating Events in an Outline Customizing the Outline Settings Working with the Screenplay Template Creating an Outline This tutorial is designed to give the user a better
257. se 3 Phal Meets The Innkeeper 4 Plul Meets Ned Ryerson 5 Groundhog Day Take 1 c 6 The Roads Close 7 Phil Confronts a Cop EC 3 Plul Tries Talking His Way Ont 2 Phil Fita amp Larry Have a Drink fj i sc 10 Phlol Goes To Bed seq 2 Plul Goes To Punxsutawney The First Sequence takes weatherman PHIL CONNORS from Pittsburgh to Punxsutawney and establishes what kind of man he is He is fanny and charming when he wants to be but rude and eltist most of the time His menor ce lebnty status as a TW personabty has gone to hos head He thinks it s Mmeribatne to cover the Groundhog Day celebration and mocks his producer RITA and cameraman LARRY for not hating it as much as he does When they get to the small town of Punxsutawney Phi refuses to stay at the hotel with Puta and Larry Puta expected this and booked Phil a room in a micer place all to his own This ts the kind of thing Erta seems very good at and st impresses Phil alot not that he tells her st 11 Fhil Does The Weather Report se 12 Phil Gets A New Producer VA sc 13 The Drive To Punxsutawney AA ae Biy Gee O es MNO la EMM BES ail 3 1 3 7 2 Orphan Example Orphan Scenes 11 14 have been orphaned separated from Sequence 2 Notice the line on the left no longer attaches them to the parent sequence 2009 Write Brothers Inc 56 Outline 4D 3 1 3 8 O ufine 40 Groundhog Day sy Re Hit l i a J
258. search All Text Looks for the string in both event title and event content Titles Looks for the string in event titles only Content Looks for the string in event content only O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Edit Menu 167 Find i Click the Find button to initiate a search You also click this button each time you w ant to search for the next occurrence of the string Select Events Click the Select Events button to select any events that contain the search string NOTE this feature is disabled in the Outline window because noncontiguous selection of events is not permitted Less Click the Less button to transform the Find and Replace dialog into the Find dialog More Click the More button to change the Find dialog into the Find and Replace dialog Replace Click the Replace button to begin the find and replace process or to replace the currently selected w ord and find the next occurrence of the search string Replace All Click the Replace All button to replace all occurrences of the search string but only within the search range you ve specified 5 14 Replace Previous Searches backwards towards the beginning of the document for the last string you entered in the Find command and replaces it with the last text you entered in the Replace With field 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Replace Previous 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift J 5 15 Replace Next Searches forwards towards the end
259. sing the More button changes the Find Dialog into the Find and Replace dialog Click here for more information on Find and Replace Find what Enter the text you wish to search for in the Find What combo box or select a previous search string from the drop down list Match case Match Case Looks only for exact matches to the case upper and low er used in the search string 2009 Write Brothers Inc 164 Outline 4D F whole words Whole Words Looks only for exact w ord matches to the search string In events fan Events Select an option from the In events combo box to specify w hich events to search in All Events Looks for the string in all events Visible Looks for the string in visible events only Selected Looks for the string in selected events only In text fan Text Titles i Content Select an option from the In text combo box if you w ant to specify w hich parts of an event to search All Text Looks for the string in both event title and event content Titles Looks for the string in event titles only Content Looks for the string in event content only Find Click the Find button to initiate a search You also click this button each time you w ant to search for the next occurrence of the string Select Events Click the Select Events button to select any events that contain the search string NOTE this feature is disabled in the Outline w indow because non
260. sired constraint in the Time Constraints toolbar 2009 Write Brothers Inc Event Menu 201 Gravitate Left Gravitate to Farent No E Fixed Constraint de i a e w ja Lead Time Sticky Gravitate to Ruler You may also apply Time Constraints by selecting the Event gt Time Constraints menu item Default Constraint When new events are created they can be created with a default constraint This can be any of the six constraint choices described above You select your choice from the Timeline Settings panel in Document Settings Y Enable time constraints Default constraint hor new events Sticky l Mo Constraints Constraint behavior Always gravitate left FASTES a et aa f Movable automatically adjust Gravitate to Parent Fined Lead Time Locked enforce constraints You can also see and change your default constraint setting by using the Time Constraints toolbar When no events are selected the depressed button shows the default constraint for new events Most templates are set with the Sticky Constraint as the default because this constraint gives you the O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 202 Outline 4D 8 2 6 8 2 7 most flexibility when creating and moving events in both the Timeline and Outline windows Allow Estimated Durations This option is the default for new events it allows event duration to be estimated when you select Estimate Selected Durations Estimate Timeline Durations
261. stimate Timeline Durations give you the ability to test your duration estimation settings with selected events lf Automatic Durations are enabled then Estimate Timeline Durations will be grayed out and not available 2009 Write Brothers Inc 212 Outline 4D 9 7 Document Settings Settings for Pulp Fiction f x Appearance of empty event tithes Timeline Settings l r H Dutline Settings Empty E Event Hierarchies C Show preview of event contents f Show preview only if content area is hidden H Estimate Durations Track Sets Track Properties Faragraph Styles 3 Style Options Cancel Apply Revert 9 7 1 Document Settings Dialog Document Settings Tools gt Document Settings are user preferences that apply to the specific Outline 4D document you re working on You can use either of the follow ing methods to display this dialog 1 Tools Menu Select Tools gt Document Settings 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press F2 Here s an example of one of the Document Settings Dialog s many panels of preferences you can click on the headings to go to help for that panel 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 213 Settings for Pulp Fiction s x Appearance of empty event titles Timeline Settings i T H Outline Settings Empty H Event Hierarchies Show preview of event contents f Show preview only if content area is hidden Estimate Durations El Track Sets Track Properties Er Paragrap
262. t Types Duration 4 Select Pages as the unit of measurement from the drop down list 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials X 5 Enter 2 as the standard duration in the Default field All new Chapters events will start out with a duration of two pages on your timeline Default 6 Enter 1 as the minimum duration in the Minimum field This is the minimum number of pages a Chapters event can occupy on your timeline MA Inia 1 0 2 7 Mark the check box and enter 5 as the maximum duration in the Maximum field This is the maximum number of pages a Chapters event can occupy on your timeline Duration Default Minin Maimun 8 Click the OK button to save your changes and close this dialog Congratulations You have successfully completed the Adjusting Timeline Settings tutorial At this point you should be able to create your own hierarchy and change the default text formats for events See the Dramatica Import Tutorial on the next page to learn how to import a Dramatica file to Outline 4D 3 2 4 Importing from Dramatica Tutorial Overview This tutorial explains how to import a Dramatica file into Outline 4D You will use the Romeo and Juliet dsf Dramatica example file for all of the tasks described in this section After completing this tutorial you will know how to o Import a Dramatica file into Outline 4D o Save the Dramatica file in an Outline 4D format o Look through the file to see exactly h
263. t dee the PRETO DETRE Wi Tey Pec at s robo day agua Te ha bawer Phi is the sny one who poetes deus ds kepeenme Prady ti eee as be hogei the fte wil po way be promes bo bara bepari a desbi that be is eedeed ghk ieee ad wakes up a ther Groundbog Day Pte bis beeen condemned bo Me les day over ad giver and Geer ls nothens FH can do ibys n seq 1 Phil Goes To Puna ey seq 2 The First Groundhog Day seq 3 Phil Leams The Truth 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 49 3 1 3 3 Manipulating Events in an Outline Step 3 Move Events Being able to move events i e sections of your outline on the fly is invaluable in the structuring process Let s say you decide that Sequence 2 First Groundhog Day would work better as the first sequence e Drag and drop Sequence 2 above Sequence 1 Notice it renumbers it for you automatically Keyboard shortcuts Alt Shift Up Alt Shift Down Drag and Drop Sequence 2 Automatic Renumbering Narrative Events 93 of 116 visible Narrative Events 93 of 116 visible seq 2 Phil Goes To Punxsutawney seq 3 Phil Learns The Truth P Act 2 The Tortures of Groundhog Day P Act 2 The Tortures of Groundhog Day The Second Act of Groundhog Day follows Phil through the The Second Act of Groundhog Day follows Phil through the trials of living the same day over and over Once Phil realizes he trials of living the same day over and over Once Phil realizes he 3 1 3
264. t to display in blank event titles This check box is marked by default Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Document Settings dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Document Settings dialog w ithout saving changes Apply Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Document Settings dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Document Settings dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc 216 Outline 4D 9 7 3 Timeline Settings x General Settings Preferred panoramic duration i q Hours Outline Settings Event Hierarchies 4 Masimarn timeline duration 4 0 Hours Enable time constraints Default constraint for new events Sticky E stimate Durations E Track Sets Constraint behavior Track Properties Always gravitate left FASTEST for large documents E Paragraph Styles Movable automatically adjust constraints Style Options Locked enforce constraints Cancel Apply Revert This panel sets the maximum duration of a timeline and determines the unit days hours pages etc used to measure the duration For example if your writing a screenplay you might set the maximum length to 120 minutes The area of the Timeline window beyond the maximum will be shown in gray Each option on this panel is described belo
265. ta expected this and booked Pihi a room m a nicer place all to los own This is the kind of thing Fita seems very ood at and it impresses Phil alot not that he tells her The opening scene of Groundhog Day introduces PHIL CONNORS in the middle of delivenng the weather report to hs TV audience He s the kind of whacky weatherman who turns his report into a Show only conter of events Sbcky Types nove mo duration HUME 3 1 2 9 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 9 The custom display allows you to set any one of the three options Titles amp Content Titles Only and Content Only to individual events creating a totally user customizable way to display each event e Select Act 1 and click the Custom Visibility button e Set Act 1 to Titles Only e Set Sequence 1 to Content Only e Set Scene 1 to Titles Only and Scene 3 to Content Only Compare your results with the screenshot O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 46 Outline 4D 3 1 2 10 Custom Wisibilty Titles amp Content Jz 1 1 oa Only Tithes Only Keyboard shortcuts to set an event in custom mode Ctrl Shift 7 Titles amp Content Titles Only and Content Only are Ctrl 8 9 O respectively Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 10 If you want to hide a whole event level or an entire hieracrhy if you have more than one you can use the Level Selector e Click on the the Level Selector button on the left
266. te a backup copy of the active document without closing the original document The backup copy does not display You must use the following method to display this dialog 1 File Menu Select File gt Save A Copy Import This command lets you import documents from another program into Outline 4D 1 File Menu Select File gt Import Outline 4D gives you the ability to import your work from a variety of other programs Each of Outline 4D s predefined templates are set up with specific rules for importing Most users need only select an appropriate template and the file they wish to import everything else is handled automatically Advanced users may wish to customize import rules if the existing templates are not sufficient What Formats can Outline 4D Import The import command can read files created in Movie Magic Screenwriter 20001 4 x and 6 Hollyw ood Screenw riter 2009 Write Brothers Inc File Menu 137 Dramatica Pro Writer s DreamKit and Rich Text Format rtf files created by Microsoft Word as well as virtually any other program that follows the Rich Text Format standard such as Final Draft Movie Magic Screenwriter Outline 4D can import a script w ritten in Movie Magic Screenw riter 2000 4 x and 6 x The script can be a document created on either the Macintosh or Windows version of Screenwriter You select the template you wish to import into Hollywood Screenwriter Outline 4D can also import scr
267. template or use this option if you wish to import directly into a document that you ve already been working on If your document has events you wish to retain make sure to use the Add to existing events option see below When you select Import into current document you can press the Customize button to bring up the appropriate import customization dialog see Customizing the Import Process below This allows you to change settings before the import process begins Create new document based on template This is the default option When this radio button is selected you w ill select the desired template from the drop down list of available templates Pick a template that matches the type of document you re trying to import You may also use the Brow se button to search for templates not located in the Templates folder NOTE The Import button w ill not be enabled until you select a template You also have two Import Actions you can choose from Add to existing events The imported document is broken up into events that are added to w hatever events are present in the template or document into w hich you are importing Replace existing events This is the default setting The imported document w ill overw rite all existing events in the template or document you selected to import into This option is usually desirable because some templates contain prototype evenis 4 9 Export This command displays the Export dialog Use this
268. tend that the Novel syv template doesn t exist You will use the User Defined s yv file for all the tasks described in this section After completing this tutorial you will be able to o Add a new hierarchy and event type to a timeline o Change the default formatting for event title text o Design a paragraph style o Assign a paragraph style to event content text o Change the measurement type from time to pages o Set the default duration of an event type If there is an existing Outline 4D template for your type of writing it is easier to modify that template to suit your needs The only time you would want to NOTE create a new template as described in this tutorial is if there is not a template available for your type of writing Viewing the Timeline Hierarchy The Event Hierarchies panel defines what event types are included in a timeline and where each event type is placed on a timeline This section describes how to use this panel to add a hierarchy to a new timeline 1 Open the User Defined syv timeline template and save it as MyNovel syv 2 Press the F2 key to display the Document Settings dialog 3 Select the View gt Timeline menu command to switch to the Timeline view 4 Click on Event Hierarchies to view this panel of the dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 117 Settings for MyHNovel syv General Settings Timeline Settings Dutline Settings SB E vent Hierarchies Title Content Dur
269. ter text lt page gt which will print the appropriate page number at the bottom of the page Text Field Enter the text for the footer exactly as you w ant it to appear on the printed timeline or outline Font Button Click to open the Font dialog Use this dialog to select a font font style size color and script for the footer The default font is Times New Roman Regular 12 point Justification Click on a radio button to justify your footer text The default is Center justified Insert Autotext Click the Insert Autotext button to display a list of options you can add to a 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 w ould be numbered as 1 1 1 2 2 1 and 2 2 Current Time Displays the current time w hen the report prints For example 10 47 Current Date Displays the current date w hen the report prints For example August 1 2000 File Name Displays the complete file name of your timeline on the report For example Pulp Fiction s yv File Name and Path Displays the compl
270. ters no spaces Characters with spaces Paragraphs if Count only selected events 1 Include event titles Close Count only selected events when checked Word Count will only give you counts for selected events Include event titles Titles may be optionally included in the count too 9 5 Estimate Selected Durations The estimation of durations can either operate automatically as you write or you can cause durations to be estimated when you select either of these commands Tools gt Estimate Selected Durations or Tools gt Estimate Timeline Durations Why not always estimate durations automatically Some writers prefer not to have event durations changing as they re editing Also the menu commands give you the ability to test your duration estimation settings with selected events If Automatic Durations are enabled then Estimate Selected Durations will be grayed out and not available 9 6 Estimate Timeline Durations Estimate Timeline Durations causes the durations of all the eligible events in entire Timeline to be estimated What makes events eligible are the preferences in the Estimate Durations panel of the Document Settings dialog The estimation of durations can also operate automatically as you write Why not always estimate durations automatically Some writers prefer not to have event durations changing as they re editing Also the menu commands Tools gt Estimate Selected Durations and Tools gt E
271. th combo box or select a previous replacement string from the drop dow n list This string w ill replace occurrences of the string entered in the Find What combo box Match case 2009 Write Brothers Inc 166 Outline 4D Match Case Looks only for exact matches to the case upper and low er used in the search string Whole words Whole Words Looks only for exact w ord matches to the search string Keep existing case Mark the Keep Existing Case check box to use the same case for replaced text regardless of w hat case you enter in the Replace With field Direction Forward la Forward Backward From End Select an option from the Direction combo box to select the direction to search From Start Search from the beginning of the document to the end Forward Search fromthe current event or insertion point to the end of the document Backward Search fromthe current event or insertion point to the start of the document From End Search fromthe end of the document to the beginning In events fan Events Visible k Selected Select an option from the In events combo box to specify w hich events to search in All Events Looks for the string in all events Visible Looks for the string in visible events only Selected Looks for the string in selected events only In text fan Text Select an option from the In text combo box if you w ant to specify w hich parts of an event to
272. the Collapse Level button to hide the content area of the Act event level relationship with his boss 2 Only the title area of the Act level remains visible 10 14 0 6 30 34 40 46 50 Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s Wife Jules amp Vince Vince amp Mia s Date TWA HITMEM Vince prepares himself for the worst before meeting the boss wife VINCENT VEGA Wha He s high on heroin when he meets her trying to stay cool But o gt j e amp se 10 At Jac a E MES wr te S Mia directs them to Sl Deliverin c i al g de a stylized o glas vo u E SE a 4 Aj f Un E pi 3 T Yn mesk he de Erete protests nn Vince gel 2009 Write Brothers Inc Oa Outline 4D 3 2 1 11 Expanding an Event Level 1 Click the Expand Level button to display the content area for each event on an event level q z 10 14 20 rop Act 1 Vincent Vi Expand Act Level ice TWO HITMEH Y VINCENT VEGA IV 7 Ao Ela 30 a4 40 46 50 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 MILA 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
273. the Outline Window an additional check option to let you dim events 6 2 7 Toolbars This command opens a sub menu that allows you to designate which toolbars appear in the Main window You select View gt Toolbars to execute this command Listed below are definitions for each item on the Toolbars sub menu File and Editing Timeline Tools View Event and Timeline Text Format Track Horizontal Scale Vertical Scale Panoramic Button E RA A A A A AA A Duration Properties Outline Appearance Outline Editing w Time Constraints Title Content Visibility File and Editing Select this command to display hide the File and Editing toolbar Timeline Tools Select this command to display hide the Timeline Tools toolbar View Select this command to display hide the Viewtoolbar Event and Timeline Select this command to display hide the Event and Timeline toolbar Text Format Select this command to display hide the Text Format toolbar Track Select this command to display hide the Track toolbar Horizontal Scale Select this command to display hide the Horizontal Scale toolbar Vertical Scale Select this command to display hide the Vertical Scale toolbar Panoramic Button Select this command to display hide the Panoramic button Duration Properties Select this command to display hide the Selection Properties toolbar Outline Appearance Select this command to display hide the Outline Appearance toolbar Outline Editin
274. this command Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Paragraph 2 Text Format Toolbar Select a style from the Paragraph Style drop down list O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Format Menu 187 amp Outline 4D Thelma and Louise syv Read Only Fie Edit View Rage Event Tools Window Help Debug 0682 tt na Normal In New Event E Next Paragraph Style Ctrl Es wf Normal For Scenes 0 43 Color Action Lal 1 Itt Bold Ctrl B h ar Italic Ctrl I A Dialog A fe Underline Ctrl U h For Act x ef pl Highlight ormal For Acts Strikethrough Hyperlink Mormal For Part Mormal For Sequences Mormal For Subplot Scenes Parenthetical Scene Heading Transition Thelma and Louse get a table Thelma orders drinks and convinces Louse that they should have some fun A man called Harlan comes on to ther METHOD 7 3 Next Paragraph Style This command applies the next available paragraph style to all text in an event There must be more than one paragraph style assigned to the event type in the Paragraph Styles panel of the Document Settings dialog to use this command Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Format Menu Select Format gt Next Paragraph Style 2 Format Keyboard Shortcut Press Cirl 7 4 Color This command displays the Color dialog Use this dialog to select a color to apply to the selected text Use either of th
275. timeline to insert the first event For example click on the Sequence level at the 31 minute mark on the ruler and drag the box to the 40 minute mark 9 Minutes 31 40 4 Release the mouse button to add the new event to the timeline 10 al 30 40 50 50 20 20 20 100 110 Mimtes Act 1 ttl Act 2 title second act Act 3 tit pan F D i ei i cy 5 Double click on the event and to put the event in edit mode 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 103 zH 29 30 31 Da 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Mimtes samme 4 LI hgt 6 Enter Trouble is Brewing as the title for the new event then press the Enter key to move back to the Event Content area 7 Enter The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world as the body text for this event seq 2 Trouble is Brewing The dark clouds of war are gathering around the world 8 Repeat the preceding steps to add the following events Use the text in bold as the event titles and leave the content area blank e Disaster on Europa Click on the Scene level at the 31 minute mark on the ruler and drag the box to the 35 minute mark to create a four minute Scene event e Reaction on Earth Click on the Scene level at the 35 minute mark on the ruler and drag the box to the 37 minute mark to create a two minute Scene event e Strategy Meeting Click on the Scene level at the 37 minute mark on the ruler and drag the box to the 40 minute mark to
276. tline 4D 2 Quick Tour OUTLINE WINDOW This feature rich mode allows you to compose edit and view your story in a familiar vertical text view yet switch effortlessly back to the Timeline window In the Outline window you see ALL your text it s not placed into fixed sized blocks Text created in the Outline window is automatically placed in the Timeline window This is the ultimate tool for creating a structured outline You may prefer this mode for outline develooment Press F9 to switch between Timeline and Outline windows or use the View menu For more information on Outline window features COOL OUTLINE FEATURES include e Collapse and expand an event s children the items hierarchically beneath an event e Hide show any event type level or hierarchy e Intuitive user interface for selecting moving and manipulating outline topics e Summarize text which reduces the title or content of events to a single line e Hide or show any specific event s title or content area e Create multiple outlines within a single document using multiple event hierarchies e Split events into multiple topics e Merge multiple events into a single topic e Split paragraphs into multiple events e Reports that match your onscreen combinations of the various outline features e And much more Other Cool Features IMPORT FROM OTHER PROGRAMS Outline 4D can import documents written in Movie Magic Screenwriter Hollywood Scree
277. tly placed where an event is selected or on the last point of keyooard focus Undo Press Ctrl Z to cancel the last change made in the active timeline window O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 285 12 3 2 Event Shortcuts Center and Edit Press Ctrl M to put the selected event into edit mode and fit the event on screen in two thirds view Close Gaps Press Ct tri NumPad to close gaps between and around selected events Edit Selection Press Ctrl E to put the selected event into edit mode Go to Beginning of Level Press Home fo display the first event on the selected event level Go to End of Level Press End to display the last event on the selected event level Insert Event After Press Ctrl Enter to add a new event to the immediate right of the selected event Insert Event Before Press Ctrl Shift Enter to add a new event to the immediate left of the selected event Lengthen Press NumPad to increase the duration of selected events Move One Event Down Press the Down Arrow to move one event down from the selected event Move One Event Down and Switch to Edit Mode Press Alt Down Arrow to move one event down from the selected event and place the event in edit mode Move One Event to the Left Press the Left Arrow to move one event left from the selected event Move One Event to the Left and Switch to Edit Mode Press Alt Left Arrow to move one event left from the selected event and place the event i
278. to go to help for that panel O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu NON Outline 4D Options 2009 Write Brothers Inc 250 Outline 4D 9 8 2 File This panel sets the program defaults for saving files Each option on this panel is described below Outline 4D Options Saving files A Create backup files B Editing Text Reminders Timeline Window A yal i Outline Window Save modified documents ewer minutes Spelling l Document change detection Scrolling scaling and other view changes mark document for saving Saving Files Create backup files Mark the Create Backup Files check box if you want Outline 4D to automatically generate a backup file w hen you save a timeline This check box is unmarked by default Reminders M Save modified documents every fis minutes Mark the Save Modified Document Every check box to have Outline 4D remind you regularly 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 fromthe Minutes drop dow n list Document Change Detection T Scrolling scaling and other view changes mark document for saving Mark the Scrolling Scaling and Other View Changes check box if you w ant Outline 4D 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 u
279. tomien O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 247 RTF IMPORT PARAGRAPH STYLES Controls settings for importing from an RTF Rich Text Format document using paragraph styles to control the import process f Use Automatic Rules is selected then Outline 4D will use its defaults for importing Use Custom Rules allows you to press the CUSTOMIZE button to customize the specific actions for importing events Click here for information on Customize button Outline levels Use automatic rules C Use custom rules Eostomizen RTF IMPORT OUTLINE LEVELS Controls settings for importing from an RTF Rich Text Format document using RTF Outline Levels to control the import process f Use Automatic Rules is selected then Outline 4D will use its defaults for importing Use Custom Rules allows you to press the CUSTOMIZE button to customize the specific actions for importing events Click here for information on Customize button The Rich Text Format RTF permits the assignment of both paragraph styles and levels simultaneously You may notice this in MS Word because you can assign different paragraph styles despite the outline level that is seen in Word s Outline View Because of the possibility of this conflict we provide a simple radio button option that tells Outline 4D w hich information takes precedence C Outline level rules override style rules gnore outline level mules Outline level rules override style rules If outli
280. tory Act 1 Vito Meets The New World This work presents two stories which unfold in alternating sequences They are separate in time and space yet linked by thet characters VITO CORLEONE the Main Character of the smaller and chronologically earher story is the father of MICHAEL CORLEONE the Main Character of the more substantial story set about 40 years later These two characters are presented at approximately the same age allowing the viewer to compare and contrast the lite of the father with the lite of his son Selected nothing Constraints none Type none no duration 6 2 3 Switch to Timeline Switches the view to the Timeline window This command has a command key F9 and in the Timeline window this command does the opposite it switches you to the Outline window 6 2 4 Show Structure Column Hides or shows the Outline window s Structure Column The Structure Column shows you the boundaries of the events where event titles and event content begin and end Clicking anywhere in the event box will select the entire event You can also hide or show the Structured Column by clicking on the Hide Show Structure Column toolbar icon 6 2 5 Visibility The Visibility hierarchical menu lets you turn on and off various visibility preferences appropriate to the Outline window 2009 Write Brothers Inc 182 Outline 4D jE Timeline w Cutline Switch to Timeline F9 W Show Structure Column E sunmarce a
281. trl Equals or left right arrows 3 1 2 7 Modifying the Outline Appearance Step 7 Summarize Unsummarize Sometimes less is more Summarizing an event shows an event s title and first line of content The ability to summarize single or all events gives even more control e Select Act 1 and hit Ctrl 1 to Summarize All Note how it underlines the text so you know it is summarized e Then hit Ctrl 2 to Unsummarize All e Next Select Act 1 and click the Summarize button e Now click the Unsummarize button and it restores the event to its original state O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 42 Outline 4D A o AA ME 3 1 2 8 O EE AD a O ET e EM Ve EERE Powa by lgh weba mas Lieu miaj xj E Ta H a et lance aji zajit ll A o ra ral Eel il od 155 eek bel Att 1 Phl Gelz Cangt In A Tumewarp The Fatt Act of rudos Day beriag rajar Pdo TY rabia FIL COMMODS and seq L Pul Goes To Pusesulmaacy eget SE Pr eee FA COMNDOES Beek er 1 Aol Deer The Weather Hepart Tie ce de a eg De e PEL COB ORS a ote fede of de ey the fre As et TY eee Hea the koi of ee ka et eae es Bee Mal ST A ee Ee eee beeen E SS Phe TARI ee atar te frees The Me A ee re Hah el eet Vie Pt eter AE cu baat ke do har Sarr La the tre of So Sa be har be dear ba l be bag dar pee epost Son Pues assy od Diviraed The exckeaperscn tra Phd abou sere dera ert bes red done Ea Le AA A rheves bes tee wkend po Te rest has Geet veh thee fae
282. uld be treated as character names by Screenwriter o Determine how paragraph styles and event types are formatted in Screenwriter o Export a timeline from Outline 4D to Screenwriter Note You must have Movie Magic Screenwriter installed on your computer to export an Outline 4D file to Screenwriter 3 2 5 1 Setting Treatment of Tracks for Export to Screenwriter Before exporting the Romeo and Juliet s yv file to Movie Magic Screenwriter you need to tell Outline 4D which tracks Screenwriter should treat as character names This should be automatically set up during the import from Dramatica process but you still need to check it before exporting to Screenwriter 1 Use File gt Open and select the Romeo and Juliet syv example file located in the Examples folder El Babylon 5 First season syw EJ Godfather 11 sy My Recent EJ Gone With The Wind syw Documents BM crifters syv oe EJ Groundhog Day syw La EJ Hamlet syw EJ Huckleberry Finn sy E Lord of the Rings syw E Pulp Fiction sy Romeo and Juliet syw Run Lola Run syw De m Star Wars 5a9a syw My Documents 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 2 Click on the Open button to open the file 3 Press F2 to display the Document Settings dialog 4 Click on Track Properties to view this panel of the dialog Settings for Romeo and Juliet syv General Settings Timeline Settings Outline Settings Event Hierarchies Title Content Dur
283. ult Qutline style numbering 1 1 1 2 etc Insert Autotext Drop down List Select a format from the drop dow n list to use for all event titles Insert Autotext Click this button to display a list of autotext strings 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 Number Events Select a numbering system from the drop down list to use for all event titles Select Within Parents if you want numbering to restart for each group of events Select Across Timeline if you want events to number continuously on each level Show Numbers As Select a numeric format to use with event titles from the drop dow n list For example select Roman Numerals if you w ant to use roman numerals for numbering in event titles Start with number This option lets you start your numbering at any point Very useful if you have events w ith numbers that represent years For example you could set the starting number to 1960 and create ten events to cover the decadde of the sixties Outline Style Numbering Mark this check box to use an outline format for event numbering This check box is unmarked by default Outline Separator f you marked the Outline Style Numbering check box enter the type of number separator to use The default separator is a period Help Click the Help button to display t
284. understanding of the Outline window and the usefulness of its functions We will be adapting a popular children s story Goldilocks to use in Outline mode In the tutorial we will only be doing the part of the whole story Creating an Outline Step 1 e Open Outline 4D and click File gt New O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 6 Outline 4D E E ES View Tools Help Open N Chrl 0 Import 1 Groundhog Day sy 2 Romeo and Juliet syw 3 Tiger Woods Commercial sy 4 Thelma and Louise syw Exit Create a new document Sticky as Creating an Outline Step 2 e Select the 4 Level Outline syv template and click Open Templates help start the organization froma variety of standard structures which can be modified to suit your needs You can also start froma completely blank document and create your own hierarchy which allows limitless types of structures hierarchies Create New File from Template E Ea Look ir Templates EX es ex 4 Leyvel Outline spy Screenplay Act S cene sp Brainstornrig spw Screenplay Act S equence 5ce Commercial syw Screenplay Act Sequence Sce Dramatica sy Screenplay Scenes Only syw Novel Chapter 5 ection sy Teleplay one hour dramatic Ac Novel Fart E pizode Section syw Two Act Play Act Scene spw pl File name 4 Level Outline syw Files of type Cutline 40 Documents syw Cancel Creating an Outli
285. use the Hide command O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Video Tutorials 299 13 Video Tutorials Video Tutorial Index Outline 4D Tutorial Movies File Menu Moves Timeline Event Menu Movies Outline Event Menu Movies NOTE Video tutorials require an Internet connection to run All videos may be found at http www youtube com screenplaydotcom 13 1 Video Tutorial Index NOTE Video tutorials require an Internet connection to run All videos may be found at http www youtube com screenplaydotcom Outline 4D Tutorials e Creating an Outline e Modifying the Outline Appearance e Manipulating the Events in an Outline e Customizing the Outline Settings e Screenplay Template File Menu Commands e Importing a File File gt Import e Exporting a File File gt Export e File gt Send to Mail Recipient Event Menu Commands Timeline View e Set Event Durations Edit Selection Center and Edit Insert Event Before Insert Event After Shorten Lengthen Move Left Move Right Close Gaps Event Menu Commands Outline View e Edit Selection Insert Event Before Insert Event Next Insert Subtopic Insert Event After Split Events Merge Events Promote Demote Move Up 2009 Write Brothers Inc 300 Outline 4D e Move Down e Orphan e Adopt O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Dramatica 22 126 127 128 n da ex Dramatica Import Tutorial 125 Dramatica Pro 21 136 Duration Settings 226 Z A a Durations 124 Adjusti
286. ut Use onscreen scaling Total pages 8 Fit to a single page ix Fit to specific dimensions Height 2 Pages The Report Layout area includes the follow ing options Use Onscreen Scaling Click this radio button to use Outline 4D s automatic scaling This scaling option maintains the vertical and horizontal scale so that the printed report looks similar to the on screen display Fit to a Single Page Click this radio button to fit the entire timeline onto one page This is the default setting Fit to Specific Dimensions Click this radio button to activate a series of drop down lists and fields that allow you to designate the total number of pages to print This 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 Width drop down list 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 Height drop down list v Report scaling Report area Events and Tracks 100 Tracks 100 Ruler 100 Header 100 Footer 100 Act Titles 100 Act Content 100 hd These settings show you how different areas of the Timeline report are being scaled You can enter your ow n scale values 5 to 500 or use the Interactive Scaling features w hile preview ing the report Limit text scaling Mininurn size E pts E asimuarn size 200 pts 2009 Write Brothers Inc
287. ut This command deletes the selected text or event and places it on the clipboard Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Cut 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Cut toolbar button 3 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl X 4 Text Context Menu Right click and select Cut Copy This command duplicates the selected text or event and places it on the clipboard Use any of the following methods to execute this command 2009 Write Brothers Inc Edit Menu 161 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Copy 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Copy toolbar button 3 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl C 4 Text Context Menu Right click and select Copy 5 5 Paste This command moves the cut copied text or event from the clipboard to the designated new location in the document This command replaces any selected text or events that already exist in the designated new location Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Paste 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Paste toolbar button 3 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl V 4 Text Context Menu Right click and select Paste 5 6 Duplicate This command makes an exact copy of selected events in either the Timeline or Outline windows then pastes them into a position following the last selected item Use any of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Ed
288. utch amp Marsellus Reuruted with his girlfriend FABIEMME Butch is ready to leave town and never return until he learns Fabienne has left his father s watch at their old apartment This watch is Butch s most prized possession and he risks his life to retrieve it once he learns it s missing Fate toys with Butch and allows him to retrieve the watch only to accidentally meet Marsellus am 4 Bo nE eI 3 Bl sl cg ai 40 Hutch Sl i T TE Ji 110 Mirmtes LE TAO LA in this The E hina hack in tine we return to the moment Jules and Viricent execute 1 Trsa 1 F E be r my ol a ge iS Inber jul The Up Down Left and Right Arrow keys on your keyboard let you quickly move between neighboring events Once you have selected the event you want to edit you can use the Center and Edit command to center the event on screen and put it in edit mode These commands combine to make selecting and editing events in different parts of a timeline an easy task 1 Click the Selection Tool k toolbar button to turn the cursor back into the default cursor Icon 2 Click on Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace s Wife to select this event 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline ADTutorials 89 Act 1 Vincent Vega amp Marsellus Wallace s This first Act of Pulp Fiction follows a story through VINCE VEG A s eyes The and centers on his relationship with his boss s wife MIS He is ask
289. utline 4D 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Select All 2 Edit Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl A 3 Event Level Event and Text Context Menus Right click and select Select All dato DS i Thelma and Louise syv Read Only 5 9 Select Current Level Hierarchy Timeline window only Select Current Level selects the level in the Timeline where the cursor is currently placed where an event is selected or on the last point of keyboard focus Outline window only Select Current Hierarchy selects the current hierarchy For documents with one hierarchy this is the same as Select All Ctrl A Use either of the following methods to execute this command 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Select Current Level 2 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl Shift A 3 Timeline Event Context Menu Right click and select Select Current Level O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Edit Menu 163 Thelma and Louise spv Read Only 5 10 Find This command displays the Find dialog Use this dialog to enter a string of characters to search for in an event group of events or entire timeline You can use any of the following methods to display this dialog 1 Edit Menu Select Edit gt Find 2 File and Editing Toolbar Click the Find toolbar button 3 Keyboard Shortcut Press Ctrl F xi Find what T Match case Find Whole words Select Events ln events Visible n test AI Text MM NOTE Pres
290. utline Window Edit Selection Crrl E Insert Scene Before Crri ShiFk Enter Insert Full Text Pese Ctrl Enter Insert Full Text Subtopic Ctr Alt Enter Insert Scene After Crri Alt ShiFt Enter Split Event by Paragraph Merge Events Alt 5hiF Backspace Promote Alt S5hiFt LeFt Demote Alt S5hiFt Righe Move Up Alk Shift Up Move Down Alt ShiFt Con Orphan Event Menu in the Timeline Window Set Event Duration Ctrl D Center and Edit Crrl M1 Insert Scene Before Crri ShiFk Enter Insert Scene After Ctrl Enter Time Constraints d wf Allow Estimated Durations Manually Set Durations Shorten MumPad Lengthen MumPad Move Left Ctrl Move Right Ctrl Close Gaps Chrl humPad 2009 Write Brothers Inc 192 Outline 4D 8 1 Event Menu Outline window Edit Selection Crrl E Insert Scene Before Crri ShiFk Enter Insert Full Text Hest Ctrl Enter Insert Full Text Subtopic Ctr Alt Enter Insert Scene After Crri Alt ShiFt Enter Split Event by Paragraph Merge Events 4lk Shift Backspace Promote Alt S5hiFt LeFt Demote Alt ShiFt Right Move Up Alk Shift Up Move Down Slk Shirk Down Orphan Edit Selection In Outline Window If an event is selected Edit Selection Ctrl E will edit the content of the selected event If the content of the event isn t visible then Edit Selection will edit the title NOTE Pressing Enter for a selected Outline event will edit the title of the event Insert Before in Outline wind
291. utline report and if so w hat font w ill it be printed in Skip when empty W Event titles W Event content When checked these options allow you to eliminate empty event titles and empty event content from the Outline report Appearance W Draw thin lines M Multiple line event titles Summarized report Print content for collapsed events Appearance additional options w hich control the printed Outline report Draw Thin Lines Prints event lines and connections using thin high resolution lines If not selected you may find that some lines are too thick depending on the DPI dot per inch resolution of your printer This check box is marked by default Multiple line event titles Allow long event titles to wrap and print as more than one line Summarized Report Print the Outline report Summarized one line for each title one line for each event content Print content for collapsed events If an event is visible but it content and children are collapsed print its content The content of the hidden children are NOT printed Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel Preview Click the Preview button to display the Print Preview window OF Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Report Options dialog Cancel i Click the Cancel button to close the Report Options dialog w ithout saving changes Revert i Click the Revert button to cancel all chan
292. utline w indow these are represented by different levels of indent Help y Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes Apply i Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 261 Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 9 8 8 Spelling The Spell Checker Options panel located in Tools gt Outline 4D Options F8 lets you control some of the finer aspects of the spell checking process as well as maintain your custom dictionary Outline 4D Options File E General Ignore single letter words Custom dictionary Editing Ignore words with numbers oe Test Ignore words in UPPERCASE Timeline Window e Duthie Window Always check hidden text A Spelling International dictionaries Choose which dictionary to use when checking your spelling Language English U S wt Add W Ignore single letter words e Ignore single letter words When selected the spell checker ignores single letter w ords W Ignore words with numbers e Ignore words with numbers When selected the spell checker ignores w ords containing numbers such as VY OK W Ignore words in UPPERCASE e Ignore words in UPPERCASE When
293. ve Down One Line Press the Down Arrow to move the cursor down one row Move Down One Screen Press Page Down to display the events below the displayed events Move Up One Line Press the Up Arrow to move the cursor up one row Move Up One Screen Press Page Up to display the events above the displayed events Select All Text in Event Press Ctrl A to select all the text in the selected event Select to Beginning of Current Line Press ShiftrHome to select all text on the current line to the left of the cursor Select to Beginning of Event Press Ctrl Shift Home to select all text to the left of the cursor and all rows of text above the cursor Select to Beginning of Next Word Press Ctrl Shift Right Arrow to select all the characters to the right of the cursor up to the start of the next word Select to Beginning of Previous Word Press Ctrl Shift Left Arrow to select all the characters to the left of the cursor up to the first character of the word Select to End of Current Line Press Shift End to select all text on the current line to the right of the cursor Select to End of Event Press Ctrl Shift End to select all text to the right of the cursor and all rows of text below the cursor O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 289 12 3 6 Timeline Tools Shortcuts Connection Tool Press T to activate the event track connection tool Creation Tool Press C to activate the event creation tool Group Selection Tool
294. vent 1 Selecting an entire event 2 Select Event gt Split Event or press the toolbar icon E 3 1 7 Merge Events Merge Events lets you combine two or more events into a single event To Merge an Event 1 While editing an event press the Backspace key from the beginning of the first line of an event Merging combines the content from both events into one content area The second event s title may be 1 Merged into the first event s title 2 Merged into the content 3 Deleted depending on the visibility of the title and content areas of the events being merged If you are editing an event or have a single event selected 1 Click on the Merge Events icon ES 2 Or Press Alt Shift Backspace 3 Or select Event gt Merge Events O 2009 Write Brothers Inc 194 Outline 4D 8 1 10 This joins the event with the previous event and combine the content A Outline 4D Option for the Outline window Merge Titles in the Content determines if titles will be included in the merged content Merging Multiple Events If you have multiple events selected merging them will create a single event with all their content The Merge Titles in the Content option determines if titles will be included in the merged content Promote Promoting and Demoting are the terms used to describe changing an event s level in the outline Promoting moves an event to a higher level less indented to the left and Demoting moves an event to a lowe
295. vent tithes lw Event content Appearance M Draw thin lines M Multiple line event titles M Summarized report Print content for collapsed events Preview Cancel Revert There are also Timeline Options for the Outline Report w hich you can access if you change the Current Report from Outline to Timeline Current Report Outline e Click the Current Report drop down list and select the Outline report format Print events as seen in the Outline Window Print the Outline report show ing titles and content as they appear in the Outline Window f Print using these settings Show amp Titles and contents C Titles only Contents only When Print using these settings is selected you can choose to print the titles and content of events in the outline window or just titles or just content Page break between event hierarchies Causes each event hierarchy to begin printing at the top of a new page Page break after events 2009 Write Brothers Inc 152 Outline 4D Causes each event to appear on its own separate page This can be useful for treating events like index cards where the individual pieces could be shuffled around on a wall or table For printers that can print actual index cards this option w ould be essential if you w anted to put one event per card Draw event hierarchy titles Font Event Hierarchies have names and this option controls if that name will be printed in the O
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297. view of The Godfather example file In Outline 4D you can also view or work with your story in an Outline format ET Bl 1 i Substory A ac 101 Vito Birthday Seg 1 Compare Conti Act 4 Michael Feminis 3 i Anthony ts occasion for a Seq 4 The Blo Seq 4 Vito Gets Iny a de 5g EE DO E de 3 z JE Ti m mn Seq 2 After Seq 3 Cont eke Pz Fred 1019 dhi che fe if so 19 Michasl Hes Wih Frank a 71 Senate Committe Seq 1 Mich Act 3 Micha sc 3 Kay Comes Clea Seq 3 Michaels Personal 20 14 Wihasl Hes Wih Johnny sc 17 Dinner Ac Michaels Tab 0 23 hithad hees Wih Tr E DE emaa Fan Decal so 0a Michasl Lis To Senate Con so 82 Franke Les To Saats Cor so 10 Connie Arris to Ges Tel sc ll Senaner Gear s Speech sc 16 WMichasl Conne E 1 6 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 Outline 4D Godfather II syv Read Only Outline 4D Godfather II syv Read Only Ele Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help Debug Ele Edit View Format Event Tools Window Help Debug D B A amp ew Event Scene rf Rd AD amp amp a A O New Event Substory Act VIBE Shi alle te A
298. w Preferred Panoramic Duration fi O wall Hours Enter a number and select a unit of measurement from the Preferred Panoramic Duration drop down list The default is 1 Hour I Masimum Timeline Duration o U l Hours Mark the check box enter a number and select a unit of measurement fromthe Maximum Timeline Duration drop dow n list The unit of measurement must be the same as the one selected in the Minimum Timeline Duration field Sf Enable time constraints lf you uncheck the Enable Time Constraints checkbox you turn off all time constraint features in Outline 4D the default is for Time Constraints to be on Why w ould you want to do this Disabling Time Constraints turns off the Desired Start Time behavior described below w hich may make positioning of events simpler if you re not using the Outline window 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 217 NOTE Turning off all Time Constraints makes Timeline event positioning in Outline 4D behave more like Outline 4D 1 0 but this is not recommended if you plan to switch back and forth betw een the Timeline and Outline w indow s Default constraint for new events Sticky No Constraints Gravitate Left Gravitate to Auler Gravitate to Parent Fixed Lead Time When new events are created they can be created with a default constraint Select your default constraint from the combo box drop dow n list Not sure w hat to make the default constraint If you
299. we afl po bil to the walnut tree bo ask ihe bees for some more So al three beaded off up En the hill te ike waleat tree r Enter Getdilocks Ele Act 2 ttle second act here 3 1 5 13 Screenplay Template Step 13 e Hit Enter to go to the content area for Scene 3 and type or copy and paste from this screen Bears are known for getting only the best honey so they take their time While the Bears were out gathering honey a little girl with bright blonde curls whose name was Goldilocks came upon the Bears house I have been walking so long It looks like no one is home so this will be a great place to take a rest she said happily Goldilocks opened the door and looked around inside to make sure that no one was home She decided to look around for a place to rest when all of a sudden her tummy made a loud rumble grumble Oh Iam awful hungry 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 77 de Colima gt Tatil end Fold 15 lo Et Mere Fea beyi Jee Winda Up Otag O LIA Ja mz lt 173 Pera inneren ajo 7 0 AA lives Bere very Eih e 2 The Brar fet an des On a fies Sto eerie ans Bear cat wp cele te cack sure a avons breads peridgr Yisaany pane asad Haky Jar Erkicg hia lipa Wee are all eet el ener a pul ob dep daid Alena Era hy doni we all ge ba He wart bee in ack the bees fer come more Sa tarro Beaded off ap ther hii be hee muia hee 10
300. y morning Mama Bear got up early to cook everyone s favorite breakfast porridge Yummy porridge said Baby Bear licking his lips We are all out of honey to put on top said Mama Bear Why don t we all go to the walnut tree to ask the bees for some more So all three headed off up the hill to the walnut tree 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline aDTutorials 75 5 O dipi trial Er Pai altre 1 le Da Fes grat Cem Took laird be A E AR praia JE mS SU fier a E y Ale Serreip lar Evite lord so Agt 1 While the Cals Away a se 1 Set Up the Story ef Tetera ten of dhe Heer nor agen whee dee bwe a hoy el beam sor m ike woods There woe Pope Hroar Rises Bear ood bile Bele Eror The Hear naair rope ed mg ein Peri pea h eee Bie s n E The eae fd a biei Dn a ier Pd ir Alina Der el op cal te dioh rear lirai pata pares Verne parle parl Bid El ieee ha pa e ar sieni dl lar La al a dl or Mear Ay de rr all ye de the salve ee de ak the Lara Per er a Y EA O AA Es there beaded off ep the Sell pa dha ralan bee Act eile second nel here Act 3 litle third act here A 3 1 5 11 Screenplay Template Step 11 e Hit Ctrl Enter to add a new scene using the keyboard A Duli 40 Tulsa EeocA Follerr ado tp me Elo Est View Fool Evei Josh uird Hels ATTE joe Be 318 02148 real sco Jl ES 109 lr al Bla k sel 1 Sel Up the Story cc 1 Introduction o
301. y siblings under the orphaned event will be temporarily disconnected from the parent until the orphaned event is adopted 2009 Write Brothers Inc 54 Outline 4D Drag and Drop Scene 5 Orphaned Events ud lira rl rra a Pes e i a Pl a Ua Pi Pes Fs Ta A AAA Fler eed m Ji AE BJ E Shel Dea Te Farir Te fir Sages ar TLS be T prha p u eee eee bel Tir iee Beat eel ar ee fe ede ie bs bel eek ee ee ee Se ee ott eT Se TA Bt Ot ntl De PA al A MS Pal a iml qe imi e Bee pi h Bee ere eee ie er rar Pia Sea be oe ed Pad eet md Da he te ee eed tl ee ee Od D Deen De ety Pee fe Pel Os fe e Tie See Te Pee 3 1 3 7 1 Drag and Drop Example Drag and Drop AC ee A biw e eee Ur rr AE A A 1 The Terie aiina Dar e Mdl im in Yea Ti eE Ma EAL en Fibrer el aE nda Te i y E Hal a Te Paria rr Te hr e E MEL kde n Tri her eel Vr m de rer i b ce a E l Di ari E de gt A E ee ee Wie Bee ee rl on eee Md rln s ra ee oh Po ee Pa a o ee e pl Bo co o vs e o le Di e r A dl ai ae PT E A AA ajel h T eretar RR e O phi Sein i e mr e Tu Cas Te Parra rr a ma Fj hap Tai rl ug b Tis Lar Thr Dai Scene 5 has been selected then dragged down below Scene 11 where it will be dropped once the mouse button is released 2009 Write Brothers Inc Outline 4DTutorials G Cutina 40 TE roundhog Day syw Read Only Ele Edt View Foma Event Took Widow Heip Debug OB AH tRE BN Alle
302. y time you launch the program This check box is marked by default I Show status bar on the bottom of the application frame window Mark the Show Status Bar on the Bottom of the Application Frame Window check box if you w ant to display the Status Bar on the bottom of the Main window This check box is marked by default I Show a flyover of the duration of events under the cursor Mark the Show a Flyover of the Duration of Events Under the Cursor check box if you w ant to display a box that lists the duration and position of events as the cursor passes over them This check box is marked by default i Use level background colors in level selector Levels can have a unique background color to show which levels belong to which hierarchies When this option is selected the background color of each levels displayed in the Level Selector If not selected the level selector uses w hite Help Click the Help button to display the online help topic for this panel gt Click the OK button to save all changes and close the Options dialog Cancel Click the Cancel button to close the Options dialog w ithout saving changes Apply i Click the Apply button to save changes without closing the Options dialog Revert Click the Revert button to cancel all changes made to the Options dialog 2009 Write Brothers Inc Tools Menu 253 9 8 4 Editing This panel sets the program defaults for using the NumPad and editing events Eac
303. you want them to be different For example you might w ant to display an outline w ith notes and a timeline with the actual body of your work e You can switch back and forth betw een the Timeline and Outline w indow s by pressing F9 The window you switch to will try to select the same events you were working on when you pressed F9 2009 Write Brothers Inc Introduction e Inthe 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 e 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 e 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 events of your choosing e inthe 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 e Inthe Timeline window when you edit an event s title area the automatic text numbering for example disappea
304. ype currently selected If event s are selected on a level that allows multiple event types choosing an event type changes alll 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 E This button functions as follows Align Starts Closes any gap to the left of the selected parent and child events Compact Left Closes any gap to the left of the selected group of events Move Left Closes any gap to the left of a selected event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ct rl 30 This button functions as follows Align Ends Closes any gap to the right of the selected parent and child events Compact Right Closes any gap to the right of the selected group of events Move Right Closes any gap to the right of a selected event The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl The Close Gaps button eliminates gaps between and around selected events The keyboard shortcut for this command is Ctrl NumPad Text Format Use this toolbar to customize the appearance and alignment of text Click a button to display the applicable help topic O 2009 Write Brothers Inc Program Commands 281 Normal The Paragraph Style drop down list assigns a paragraph style to selected text Times New Homan The Font drop down list assigns a font to sel

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