Lists

Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software makes use of a number of lists to make the writing process easier. The primary purpose of these lists is to pop up autocompletion choices as you type. That way, frequently typed character names, locations, etc. can be entered with a click or a keystroke.

If autocomplete is turned on in Preferences, the application will pop up a list that matches the given context. For instance, on a blank Scene Heading element, typing "i" will bring up a list containing "INT." and "INT./EXT.".

To select an item in a list, navigate to it using the up/down arrow keys and press Enter or Tab, or click on it with the mouse. If there is only a single choice, simply press Enter or Tab. To dismiss an autocomplete list, press Escape. To redisplay a dismissed list, press Escape again.

Characters
Character names are automatically added to the list as they are typed as Character elements. Names can also be added manually, and existing names can be edited. The list can be sorted alphabetically, or rebuilt, in which case all existing names are deleted (except as noted below) and the script is scanned for all names occurring as Character elements.

When creating or editing a character name in the list, there are a couple of additional options. You can select the Gender for the character (F/M/T) or leave it as unspecified. You can also choose to Retain the character, even when rebuilding the character list, in which case it won't be deleted. When you specify the gender for a character, it will also automatically default to retaining this character item, so that the additional gender information is not lost when rebuilding. (This way you can also create characters in the list that don't — or don't yet — appear as Character elements.) Retained characters show an indicator beside the name in the list.

Locations
Locations are automatically added to the list as they are typed as Scene Heading elements, and after they are stripped of "INT.", "EXT.", " - DAY", etc. Locations can also be added manually, and existing locations can be edited. The list can be sorted alphabetically, or rebuilt, in which case all existing locations are deleted and the script is scanned for all locations occurring as Scene Heading elements.

Other
The other lists include: Scene Intros (INT., EXT., etc.), Scene Times (DAY, NIGHT, etc.), Character Extensions (V.O., O.S., etc.), and Transitions (CUT TO:, FADE IN:, etc.). Additional elements can be added to each list, and existing elements can be edited. Resetting a list will restore the list to its original, default elements.