![]() I like the story map up top, that’s something that is very useful to keep a very basic overview of your story and to see certain beats or structure points. I always thought that was one of Final Draft’s weaknesses in the past. I like that they added a bunch of new features that help you with developing your outline and your script. So, is the new version of Final Draft worth it? You can choose the scheme that you like best from the scene numbers dialogue if you go to “Production – Scene Numbers”. Scene NumberingĪnother thing that is new in Final Draft 10 is the way you can number scenes. Or you can use the arrows to go back and forth. This is great for trying different versions and see which one works best.įinal Draft shows you how many versions you have on the left side and if you click on that number you can choose the one you want to use from a list. Click that and you can enter another line of dialogue instead of the one that is already there. ![]() If you’re in the dialogue element of your screenplay you see a little “plus” sign appear at the right side. Or vice versa.Īnother thing that is new is alternate dialogue. If you host a session Final Draft gives you a session number that you can pass on to your writing partner to join your session. You can collaborate with another writer in real time, which is great if you need to work on the same script and you don’t want to swap versions back and forth constantly.Ĭlick on the “Collaboration” button in the toolbar and choose whether you want to host or join a session, and enter your name and choose the script you want to work on. What other new features does Final Draft 10 have? Collaboration The structure points are shown in your story map as little squares with a vertical line underneath. You can also add structure points if you right click in the beat board area and choose “New Structure Point”.įor example when you want to see where your act breaks are. You see the page number displayed in the top right corner of that beat. This is especially useful when you know you want to hit that beat at a certain time in your screenplay. Now, if you drag that beat up top into the story map and release it there, it will get linked to that page number. You can also give that beat a colour if you like. You can enter a headline and the tab key brings you to the beat body. ![]() It’s an area where you can put down your notes in whatever order you like.ĭouble click to add a new note, or beat in that case. The Beat Board is basically something like a cork board of some sort, just without the cork. ![]() Beat BoardĬlick on the Beat Board icon in the toolbar. The story map also shows you where certain points or beats in your story are if you link the notes from your beat board to a certain scene number. If you hover over the story map you see your scene headlines and double clicking brings you to the corresponding scene. You can change the page target if you go to “Document – Change Target Script Length”. ![]() What it does is it shows you the page numbers of your script and the length of your scenes. One of the first things you might recognize in version 10 is the strip at the top. There are quite a few new tools that Final Draft has included, so let’s see if the update is worth it. You’ll get a review of what to expect from the new version and in the end I’ll give you my personal opinion why you should use Final Draft or not. So, if you’re unsure whether Final Draft 10 is worth the upgrade, keep reading. In this article I’m going to give you a quick review about the new features of Final Draft 10 that’s just been released. ![]()
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