Note: Place the page break control either above or below an existing control on the report to avoid splitting data in that control. Access indicates the page break with a short line on the left edge of the report. Click the location where you want to place the page break control. Once you have come up with a name simply hit enter and writing your dialog. On the Design tab, in the Controls group, click Insert Page Break. Dialog/Characters: When doing dialog, you must first come up with a name.
Also make good use of the "post a note" option, so people who read the script online can understand what your ideas are. When writing your action, you want to be careful, because it isn't a story, its a description of what can be seen. Jason runs to his car, holding his hat along from blowing into the wind. There is a storm, strong winds and the trees are waving. In action you will narrate what is happening in the scene. Action: This is where you to put the description of the setting, time and location. Finally hitting enter while in Characters will change the section to Dialog. When you hit enter while in Action it will change the section to Scene Heading. Hitting Tab while in Action will change the section to Characters. If you haven't noticed already, your Writing section changes to Action after you hit enter. Since the bulk of your script will not be Scene Headings, we are going to carefully cover, Action, Characters and Dialog. You can change writing sections by either selecting the scroll tab, or hitting Tab and Enter. Writing Sections: This may be the most important section of this step, because depending on what section you are writing in, it will determine whether you are writing, setting, location, character or dialog. In this bar it also allows you to add project components such as screen play, script, storyboard, master catalog and audio log. For example, if Mary and John live together, then INT. First up, look for inconsistencies or oversights with location labels in the slug lines. You also can save to Celtx Online (PRO-Feature) or to your computer. In order to generate an accurate script breakdown sheet or stripboard of scenes, you need to scan the script for any formatting errors. Project Options: In the Project Option bar you can open new, or previously saved projects. The three major text tools (Bold, Italics, underlining) are extremely useful when writing your script, if you would like to draw attention to key names, places, characters or words. You can also find a spell check, and dual dialog (explain later) buttons along the bar. Text Options/Tools: Like most word processors, Celtx has buttons for, Bold, Italics, underlining, copy, paste and cutting.
Don't worry in this section I explain all the text tools and how to properly write your script. When first loading up Celtx you may become frustrated because you don't know what to do.