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Cheatsheet

Quick reference - the Fountain dialect, the slash palette, shortcuts, and the two page-edit kinds.

Cheatsheet

The one-screen reference. Fuller detail lives in Scene format and the rails.

Scene format - the Fountain dialect

You writeMeans
ALL CAPS cueSpeech - the next line(s) are their dialogue
CUE (mood)Speech with a mood (angry · sad · happy · …)
CUE (THINKING)Thinking - inner monologue
> lineAction (stage direction)
= lineTransition/ scene cut
plain lineNarration
**bold** · *italic*Inline emphasis, in any block

Slash palette - type / in a block

CommandBlock
/spSpeech
/thThinking
/naNarration
/acAction
/trTransition
@nameConvert to speech and set the speaker

Shortcuts

KeyDoes
Cmd / Ctrl + SSave the open page
Cmd / Ctrl + KCommand palette · content search
Cmd / Ctrl + Alt + DToggle the component-region overlay
/Move between blocks
EnterNew narration block below
Tab / Enter (in the palette)Commit the selected block type

Page edits - append vs replace

Every AI edit is one of two kinds; applying a finished edit is a single step, so one Cmd/Ctrl + Z undoes it.

KindWhat the AI returns
AppendOnly new text, added to the end of the page - for drafting / scaffolding
ReplaceThe whole page rewritten - for reformatting / revising existing text
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