Script View adds a Panel layout to your rundown. A panel opens beside the table and shows one text column (your script, by default) for the selected row in large, easy-to-read text. Announcers, presenters and writers can read and edit long scripts there without opening cells one at a time.
Who can use it?
Everyone on the show can switch to the Script layout, pick rows and read the panel.
Contributors and above can edit text in the panel.
The panel is read-only for read-only members, on archived shows and on locked rows.
Switch to the Script layout
In the rundown toolbar, click View.
At the top of the menu, choose the Script tile. Choose Table to go back to the regular rundown.
Your choice is saved to your account, so every rundown you open uses the layout you picked last, on any computer. You can drag the edge between the table and the panel to resize them.
Choose which column to feature
The first time you open the Script layout on a show, the panel picks your script column automatically (the first text column with "Script" in its name). To feature a different column:
Click the column name in the panel's top bar.
Choose a column from the list. A checkmark shows the current one.
Only text columns can be featured. Timing, Over/Under, Labels and similar columns aren't listed. The column you pick is remembered for that show, and the table keeps showing it as usual.
Move between rows
The panel always shows the row selected in the table.
Click a row number in the table to show that row.
With a row selected, press â or â to move to the previous or next row.
The top of the panel shows the row number and title, and each row opens scrolled to the top. Rows that have content in the featured column show a small folded corner in their row number cell, so you can see at a glance where the script is.
Adjust text size and skip empty rows
Click the Display settings button in the panel's top bar to find:
Font size: drag the slider to make the text larger or smaller. The size is saved to your account and follows you to other rundowns and computers.
Skip empty rows: when on, â and â step over rows that have nothing in the featured column, so you move straight from one piece of script to the next.
Edit text in the panel
Click the text in the panel. An editing bar appears at the bottom with Cancel and Save changes, along with the text formatting toolbar.
Make your changes.
Click Save changes or press Cmd+Enter (Mac) or Ctrl+Enter (Windows).
To throw away your changes, click Cancel or press Esc. If you've changed anything, you'll be asked to confirm before it's discarded.
A few things to know while editing:
Edits only save when you save them. Clicking outside the panel doesn't end or save the edit.
You won't lose unsaved work by accident. If you pick another row, switch columns, switch to Table, open GEM or go to another rundown with unsaved changes, you'll be asked to Save changes, Discard or Keep editing.
One editor at a time. While you're editing in the panel, you can still select cells in the table, but they won't open for editing until you save or cancel.
If a save fails (for example, you lose your connection), the edit stays open with your text so you can try again.
Teammates can see you editing. Like in the table, others see the cell outlined with your name, and anyone who tries to edit the same cell is asked first.
What you'll see when there's nothing to show
No row selected: when you first open a rundown, no row is selected yet. The panel shows short tips on picking a row.
This row has no content: the selected row is empty in the featured column. Contributors can click Add content to start writing.
Group headers: selecting a group header shows the group's name. Group headers don't hold column content, so there's nothing to edit.
No column selected: if the show doesn't have a script column, choose a text column to show.
Notes
Featured View and GEM can't be open at the same time. Opening GEM switches you back to Table, and choosing Script closes GEM.
Desktop only for now. On screens narrower than 768px (most phones), the Script tile isn't offered and rundowns open in Table. Your saved Script choice comes back on a larger screen.