Creating your first project

A Project holds one film. Creating a project creates only the project: Scriptr adds a Story or a Script when you first open it, not before.

Start a project

1. Select New project in the sidebar, or go to Projects and start a new one.
2. Choose how to begin:
   • Script opens a blank screenplay.
   • Story opens a blank prose manuscript.
   • Import brings in a screenplay or story you already have. See Importing an existing screenplay or story.
3. Your project opens. To name it, open the project menu (⋯ beside the project in the sidebar) and type a new name. See Renaming a project and changing its appearance.

After that

Every project has a Project Home, where you can move into Story, Script, Characters & Places, Whiteboard, Co-writer and Production. See Understanding Project Home.

Good to know

• The box that invites you to describe an idea to Co-writer cannot plan a project for you yet. Your idea stays on screen, and you can start a blank Story or Script from there.
• Whiteboard is marked Soon on the new-project screen. You can still open the Whiteboard for any project once it exists.