Add an act, a sequence and a scene card

Steps

1. Click Add Act in the middle of the empty board. You can also choose Act from the Add menu.

   Acts are the big parts of the story. Naming happens right on the board, not in a separate window.

   Mac screen: Beat Board, nothing on it yet

2. Type a name in the Act title box, for example Act One: The last bus, and press Return.

   A hint under the box reads: Press Return to add the Act. You can add a note later.

   Mac screen: Beat Board, typing the name of a new act

3. Look at the new act. Click Sequence at the foot of the act, or use Add Sequence.

   The act shows 0 items and the prompt Add a sequence or scene. A sequence groups scenes inside an act. The links at the foot of the act add a Scene, a Sequence or a Beat.

   Mac screen: Beat Board with one empty act

4. Type a name in the Sequence name box, for example Missing the bus, and press Return.

   The sequence is added inside the act.

   Mac screen: Beat Board, typing the name of a new sequence

5. Click Add scene inside the empty sequence.

   The sequence shows 0 scenes and the prompt Drop scenes here. The Add scene link adds a scene card to this sequence.

   Mac screen: Beat Board, an act with an empty sequence

6. Type a short description in the new scene card, for example Meera misses the last bus, and press Return.

   A scene card is a short reminder of what happens in a scene. The sequence now counts 1 scene. You can fill in the rest of the card later in the inspector.

   Mac screen: Beat Board, writing a new scene card

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