Our goal is to help you write as fluidly and efficiently as possible. Our current set of keyboard shortcuts are all about keeping you focused on writing instead of fiddling with formatting.
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π« Note: Shortcuts are enabled in Chrome, Firefox and Edge only.
Shortcuts are listed as "Mac | Windows β shortcut"
Basic Text FormattingΒ
Scripto uses the same keyboard shortcuts for basic text formatting that you're used to from every other writing program.
βB | Ctrl+B β Bold
βI | Ctrl+I β Italics
βU | Ctrl+U β Underline
β§βU | Ctrl+Shift+Alt β Strikethrough
β₯βA | Ctrl+Alt+A β Shifts text t All caps
β₯βM | Ctrl+Alt+M β Opens a comment field
Selecting Block Types
If you memorize just one keyboard shortcut, it should be Tab.
Every text block in the script needs to have a type. For instance character, dialogue, scene heading. Scripto does its best to predict which type of block you'll want next based but sometimes there are a few plausible options.
Tab cycles through the likely block types
So if Scripto creates a new text block and it's not the type you want, hit Tab a few times and you'll probably get to the one you want. (Poweruser move: Shift + Tab cycles through block types in the opposite order.)
If you aren't getting the block type that you want...
β\ | Ctrl+\ β will open and close the block type menuΒ
or, you can memorize the keyboard shortcuts for each individual block type.
Screenplay
β0 | Ctrl+0 β General
β1 | Ctrl+1 β Scene Heading
β2 | Ctrl+2 β Action
β3 | Ctrl+3 β Character
β4 | Ctrl+4 β Parenthetical
β5 | Ctrl+5 β Dialogue
β6 | Ctrl+6 β Transition
β8 | Ctrl+8 β New Act
β9 | Ctrl+9 β End of Act
βReturn | Ctrl+Enter β Insert Page break
Studio Script
The studio script uses slightly different block types than the screenplay.Β
β0 | Ctrl+0 β General
β1 | Ctrl+1 β Slug
β2 | Ctrl+2 β Bracket
β3 | Ctrl+3 β Character
β4 | Ctrl+4 β Parenthetical
β5 | Ctrl+5 β Dialogue
β8 | Ctrl+8 β New Act
β9 | Ctrl+9 β End of Act
βReturn | Ctrl+Enter β Insert Page break
Rundown
βP | Ctrl+P β Print / Export PDF
β₯βP | Ctrl+Alt+P β for Quick print
β₯βI | Ctrl+Alt+I β for Insert row above
β§βP |Ctrl+Shift+P β for Push to prompter
Let us know if there are new keyboard shortcuts you'd like to see introduced!Β