Add a custom element

Steps

1. Click View and more and choose Custom elements… under ADVANCED.

   Page setup… is next to it in the same group.

   Windows screen: View menu

2. Read the Custom elements dialog and click Add custom element.

   The dialog says custom elements are extra paragraph kinds for this screenplay, and that Final Draft custom elements arrive here when you import. The list says No custom elements yet until you add one.

   Windows screen: Custom elements empty

3. Fill in the form. Type a Name *, choose Looks, Shortcut, Blank lines before and Enter creates.

   Looks copies the layout of an element: Like Action, Centred, Like Character, Like Parenthetical, Like Dialogue, Like Transition (right) or Like Shot. Shortcut can be None or Ctrl+Alt+1 to Ctrl+Alt+9. Blank lines before is 0 to 3. Enter creates chooses what the next line becomes: Action, Scene Heading, Character, Parenthetical, Dialogue, Transition, Shot or Note.

   Windows screen: Custom elements add form

4. Turn on Capital letters or Italic if you want them. If you export to Final Draft, type a Name in Final Draft files. Click Add, then Done.

   Name in Final Draft files is used when exporting and importing .fdx. Empty uses the name in capitals. The new element appears in the element type menu.

   Windows screen: Custom elements add form

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