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 - A Must-Own for Aspiring Scriptwriters!So easy to follow, easy to use tutorial gets you all set to create that first draft. Rating: - Set it and forget it...Although I've only used this software for screenplays, it works like a charm. If you've ever struggled to format a screenplay through a non-dedicated word processor (like Word for example), then this will seem like mana from the writing gods. Open a new document and hit Return, it will ask you whether you'd like it to insert "FADE IN:". Hit Return again and it will assist you with formatting your shot settings, then another Return will put you where you need to be to type your action. A simple touch of the Tab key will set the cursor at the proper spot to type a character name, and returning after that will set you up in dialogue. That's about it, see how difficult that was (not)? Adding parentheticals, and things such as customized transitions are also just as easy to incorporate. And that's just for typing scripts. As mentioned in other reviews, there's much more under the hood than just word processing. The Index Card feature is a handy tool for some writers. Others will enjoy setting up some voices and then kicking back to listen as their computer reads their script back. Once you're finished with it all, create a PDF copy of your script or register it over the Internet with the Writers Guild. I've never used Final Draft, but with the ease of use and reliability of this software I haven't had a reason to either. Rating:  - I am going with Final Draft.I thought the product was hard to use and I returned it for this reason. I am going to use Final Draft in its place. Rating: - I'm a fanI like this software. As a beginning screenwriter it is nice to have the software tack care of the technical while you write the story. There are upgrades every once and a while but they are free and load quickly. My favorite part is when the software reads to you. Rating: - Many issues in softwareI haven't had the opportunity to work with the program to any great degree yet, but I am disturbed by the fact that as soon as I activated the program (more on that in a minute)it immediately pulled up an update that was suppose to fix a dozen problems with the software. Added to it was a list of more than a dozen "issues" that needed to be fixed but were not yet fixed (this is to their credit), several of them will cause the program to crash. It is also important to know that to use the program you have to go online and have it activated and that you can only have three activations at a time. The program may be good (I'll soon see), but it is obviously not without its problems.
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