Characters: Character Attributes
October 24, 2024 vers. 1.0
Overview
Use Character Attributes to map your Characters/Characters Bible.
Place Character Attributes in your Characters to map out your Characters/Characters Area/Characters Bible.
Character Attributes can be anything about your character, that you want to know, track, or note about them.
Use them the way you want. With what you want for your story.
Use the Character Attribute edit panel to place synopsis/description/goal/text/thoughts and more inside attributes for your Characters, Characters Area/Characters Bible.
Character Information helps you write better stories.
What this Tutorial Covers
Basics
A few things to get you rolling.
- Character Attributes are placed vertically inside the Characters in the Characters work area.
- You can have unlimited Character Attributes inside a character.
- You can edit a Character Attribute's title, description/text, highlight color, and other things.
- You can move, order, and reorder Character Attributes by dragging and dropping them where you want, even across characters.
- In a future version, you'll be able to group and place character attributes under custom headings and display them in an even larger custom Full Character Screen. You'll also be able to create story mood boards in future versions.
Get Started
You can add/create, edit, remove, move, order/reorder Character Attributes.
You can filter and view specific Character Attributes using the toolbar and the Filters Area above the toolbar in future versions.
Add/Create: Character Attributes
There are currently two ways to Add/Create a character attribute in a Character in the Characters Area.
From a character's top area, select the Add New Character Attribute icon.
This adds a new character attribute to the bottom of the character.
Or use your mouse to hover over or tap(touch) a character attribute to display the add icons above and below it. Select the add icon in the position you want to add.
It will ask you for a title for the character attribute so you can keep track of it on the Characters.
Select the Add button to add a character attribute to the character at that position or to cancel.
Edit: Character Attributes
There are currently 2 ways to Edit a Character Attribute, and its information, title, highlight color, synopsis/description/text/note, image, and other things in the Characters Area.
1. Double click/double tap(touch) the character attribute to open the Edit Panel.
2. Or use your mouse to hover over or tap(touch) to select the character attribute to display the edit button icon, and select it.
Both will open the Edit Panel.
Changes made on the Edit Panel are automatically updated and saved for you.
Remove: Character Attributes
*Warning ...Remember: You will not be able to recover the character attribute or its character view contents after it is removed. All text and items inside will be permanently removed.
So be sure to make a personal backup of any text/info/images etc... you'd like to save before removing it.
Remove a character attribute by opening its Edit Panel and selecting the Delete button on top.
On the confirm 'Delete this Character Attribute' popup click the 'Yes, delete it.' button to permanently remove the character attribute.
* Remember: You will not be able to recover the character attribute or its characters view contents after it is removed. All text and items inside will be permanently removed.
So be sure to make a personal backup of any text/info/images etc... you'd like to save before removing it.
Move/Order/Reorder: Character Attributes
To reorder/move a character attribute and its contents to a different place in the Characters/Characters Area:
Use your mouse to hover over or tap(touch) to select the character attribute to display its drag/move icon found in its upper left corner.
Click and hold with your mouse or touch and hold(touch) the move icon to drag/move.
Drag and drop the character attribute up or down in the current character or to a new place in a different character where you want it.
If the place/character where you want to move/drag and drop the character attribute to is hidden off the viewing screen/area.
Drag/move the character attribute to the edge of the screen in the direction you want to go and the screen will automatically scroll to allow you to drop/place it.
Changes made are automatically saved for you.
You can always reorder/move character attributes at any time, or move them to another character to try different things.
Note: Dropping a character attribute outside of the Characters Work Area or outside of a character will return it to its original location. So when in doubt, drag the character attribute out of the work area or outside of a character and it will return to its original location.
We use move/drag icons for character attributes because it's easier for users and it allows our software to work on all smart devices of any size, smart phones, tablets, laptops, desktops and to use on any operating system.
Limits
We know of some limits within the Character Attributes area, that we will be addressing with future updates.
We will be adding another new way to move and reorder Character Attributes to be released in the next version.
Storyfyre Origin is growing daily, let us know what we can include. We appreciate your help.