ScriptNotes & Scene Details
Script notes and scene details or summaries such as objectives or a synopsis can be a great help in building your screenplay.
Placing notes directly in your script allows you to review them in context. This can include things to review, items to research, reminders, etc.
Final Draft
Final Draft allows for General Notes, ScriptNotes, and Scene details.
General Notes
General Notes usually pertain to overall script issues to address. They may not be specific to a scene or portion of a scene but deal more with some of the general directions of plot, character development, etc.
ScriptNotes (aka "inline notes")
ScriptNotes can be used within the script to highlight specific parts of action or dialogue that need to be reviewed for some reason.
The ScriptNotes are displayed in the Navigator. Clicking on a ScriptNote will take you to the part of the script where the note was placed.
Scene details
The scene details include assigning a Title, Color, and Scene Summary to each of the scenes.
Color-coding can be used to help you organize your scenes by structure (acts or sequences) or by category, etc.
Since every scene should have an objective, you can put that objective into the Scene Summary as a reminder when revising.
Fade In
Fade In allows for two different ways to include notes in your script.
1. Scene Synopsis
To add a synopsis to a scene, right-click on the scene in the Navigator then click on Add Synopsis. Or, with the cursor on the scene heading, press Ctrl+Alt+Y.
To edit an existing scene synopsis, in the Navigator, right-click on the scene then click on Edit Synopsis.
The synopsis can be color-coded and will cause a small square to appear on the scene in both the script and the Navigator.
The Show button in the Navigator
2. Notes
Notes can be placed anywhere in the script using Document > Notes > Edit Note or using Ctrl+Alt+N.
There doesn't appear to be any way to navigate to the notes so the only option for finding them is to generate a Notes Report (Production > Reports > Notes Report).
WriterDuet
In terms of notes, WriterDuet is the least friendly of these three editors. However, it does include note functionality.
You can insert "Inline Notes" and color code them. An icon will appear in the left-hand column of your script.
If you go to the Classic View, on the Private Pad, Comments & Share tab you will see the notes.
Revised: March 6, 2022
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