Skrib

The surfaces

The Draft: the four panels

The left rail holds four controls, top to bottom, with undo and redo beneath them.

Draft Options (the three dots)

Rename · Duplicate · Import · Export as · Delete. Import brings a file in as a new draft. Export is covered in chapter 13. Delete here is permanent. The dialog is blunt: “Delete permanently? This cannot be undone.” Drafts do not go to the Trash; projects do. When in doubt, Duplicate first.

My Drafts

Every draft and folder in the project. The plus button offers Create a Draft, Create a folder, and Import. Folders nest. Click a draft and the page transitions to it; each draft keeps its own settings. One project can hold the manuscript, the alternate ending, the reading pack, and every old version, organized your way.

Every heading in the draft as a clickable list (every scene, in a screenplay). Click to jump. Drag entries to reorder whole sections at once, the fastest way to restructure a long draft. Each entry has its own small menu.

Document Editor

Formatting for the block you are in, layout for the page. Two tabs in a manuscript (Format, Layout), three in a screenplay (Format, SmartType, Layout).

  • Format · Typography: font, size, weight, color, highlight, bold/italic/underline/strikethrough, letter spacing, word spacing.
  • Format · Paragraph: alignment (left, center, right, justify), line height, indent, space after, background.
  • Layout · Paper: paper size (US Letter or A4), orientation, all four margins, page gap.
  • Layout · Page numbering and Header & Footer: show or hide page numbers, header and footer settings.

Settings apply to the active block or to your selection. A Reset control at the top puts a block back to its defaults.