Tools and the Co-writer dock
Press ⌘K on a Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows to open Tools: every writing, structure, reference and Co-writer action in one place.
Tools is the one place for everything you can do to the page: format a line, add a scene, jump to a chapter, link a character, or ask Co-writer for something specific.
Open Tools
- Press ⌘ K on a Mac, or Ctrl K on Windows.
- Or choose Tools at the foot of Story or Script.
Tools opens with the current scene or chapter, and anything you have selected, already attached.
Find a tool
Type to filter every category; tools whose names start with what you type come first. Use ↑ ↓ to move, Enter to run a tool, and Esc to close. Some tools open in place, such as Go to scene, which lists your scenes; Back to tools returns to the list.
If nothing matches, Tools offers to ask Co-writer instead, with your words moved into the request, unsent.
Tools in Script
| Category | Tools |
|---|---|
| Writing | Scene Heading, Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthetical, Transition |
| Structure | New scene, New act, Go to scene, Go to act |
| Co-writer | Ask about selection, Develop scene, Sharpen dialogue, Tighten action, Alternative lines, Explore subtext, Explore motivation, Propose alternative scene |
| Characters & Places | Open character, Reference character, Reference place |
| References | Reference scene, Reference Scene Card, Insert link |
| Review | Search screenplay, Check continuity, Review pending change |
Tools in Story
| Category | Tools |
|---|---|
| Writing | Paragraph, Heading, Quote, Scene break |
| Structure | New chapter, Go to chapter |
| Co-writer | Ask about selection, Continue the story, Develop passage, Alternative phrasing, Explore character, Explore story direction, Propose a rewrite |
| Characters & Places | Mention character, Mention place, New character, New place |
| References | Reference chapter, Reference script scene, Reference character, Reference place, Reference Scene Card, Insert link |
| Review | Search story, Review pending change |
Story has no screenplay elements, and Script has no prose ones.
Editor tools and Co-writer tools
- Editor tools, such as Dialogue or New scene, act on the page straight away and use the editor’s undo history.
- Co-writer tools prepare a request in the composer. You can edit it first. Nothing is sent, and no credit is used, until you choose Send.
Co-writer’s changes to your writing always arrive as proposals: Accept, Try again, Dismiss or Compare. See Accepting or rejecting changes.
The conversation
Replies grow upwards from the dock and fold back into the composer when you are done. Choose Continue in sidebar to carry on the conversation beside the page. Your caret, selection and scroll position are kept when the dock opens and closes.
Last updated