Scene Outline: Scenes/Text/Beats
October 20, 2024 vers. 1.0
Overview
Use Scenes-Text-Beats or scene goal text to map your Scene Outline/Story Map.
Place Scenes-Text-Beats or scene goal text in your chapters to map out your Scene Outline/Story Map.
Scenes-Text-Beats can also be considered sections in your story.
Edit Scenes-Text-Beats to place synopsis/description/goal/beat/text inside them, select highlight colors, tag them with/select connected Arcs/Filters/Tags, set target dates, set or upload images, and more.
What this Tutorial Covers
Basics
A few things to get you rolling.
- Scenes-Text-Beats are placed vertically inside the Chapters in the Scene Outline work area.
- You can have unlimited Scenes-Text-Beats, but only 10 inside a chapter. If you need more drop us a note.
- You can edit a Scene-Text-Beat's title, description/text, highlight color, tag/connect story arcs/character arcs/filters, target date, and other things.
- You can move, order, and reorder Scenes-Text-Beats by dragging and dropping them where you want.
- You can tag/connect Scenes-Text-Beats with Story Arcs, Character Arcs, Custom-User-Story Tags in the edit area and then filter/view using the toolbar and the Filters Area located in the Scene Map View area.
- *In future versions you'll also be able to use the Filters Area here in the Scene Outline View.
Get Started
You can add/create, edit, remove, move/order/reorder Scenes-Text-Beats.
Get and finish the story that you want. In the way you want.
*In future versions you'll also be able to filter and view specific Scenes-Text-Beats using the toolbar and a Filters Area above the toolbar. You'll be able to also filter your view based on Arc, Filter or Tag. Same as you can in the Scene Map.
Add/Create: Scenes-Text-Beats
There are currently 2 ways to Add/Create a scene-text-beat in a chapter on the Scene Outline.
1. In the Outline area, select the ellipsis button for the chapter to add to, to open its outline menu.
Select Add Text/Scene To Chapter to add a scene-text-beat to that chapter in the Outline area.
2. In the Outline area, select the ellipsis button for the scene-text-beat in a chapter where you want to add a scene-text-beat, to open its outline menu.
Select Add Text/Scene Before or After to add a scene-text-beat to that chapter in the Outline area.
Next enter the scene-text-beat number or set the scene-text-beat title in the text/scene name panel so you can keep track of it on the Scene Outline, then select the Add Text/Scene button to add.
This adds a new scene-text-beat to the chapter.
Edit: Scenes-Text-Beats
There are 2 ways to Edit Scene-Text-Beat information, title, color, synopsis/description in the Outline area.
1. Click/Tap(mobile) on the Scene-Text-Beat Title or Synopsis-Description-Note-Beat to open the Scene-Text-Beat's Edit Panel.
2. Click/tap(mobile) on the scene-text-beat's ellipsis button to open its outline menu and select Edit to open the Scene-Text-Beat's Edit Panel.
Selecting either will open the scene-text-beat edit panel.
Any changes made on the Scene-Text-Beat Edit Panel are automatically saved and updated/reflected in the Scene Map/Story Map/Story Bible and vice versa.
Remove: Scenes-Text-Beats
Remove a scene-text-beat by opening its Edit Panel and selecting the Delete button on top.
On the confirm 'Delete this Scene-Text-Beat?' popup click the 'Yes, delete it.' button to permanently remove the scene-text-beat.
* Remember: You will not be able to recover the scene-text-beat or its scene outline 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.
Order/Reorder: Scenes-Text-Beats
To reorder and move a Scene-Text-Beat and its contents to a different place in the Outline area:
Click and hold with your mouse or touch and hold(mobile) a scene-text-beat's bullet point.
Drag and drop the scene-text-beat vertically to the new place in the chapters where you want it.
A label for the item being moved(dragged) will move through the outline area and a line will show up where you can drop the scene-text-beat in the outline area, quick and easy.
If the place where you want to move/drag and drop the scene-text-beat to is hidden off the viewing screen/area of the outline area:
Drag/move the scene-text-beat to the edge of the outline area and the outline area will automatically scroll to allow you to drop/place it.
Changes made are automatically saved for you and updated/reflected in the Scene Map/Story Map/Story Bible and vice versa.
You can always reorder scene-text-beats at any time, to try different things. And then reorder them back.
Note: Dropping a Scene-Text-Beat outside of the Scene Outline Work Area(Outline Area) will return it to its original location. So when in doubt, drag the scene-text-beat out of the work area and it will return to its original location.
Tip: Use the bullet point menu to open/close/hide/show scene-text-beat text/description to make dragging scenes-text-beats and moving them around easier. Open a scene-text-beat's bullet point menu by clicking a scene-text-beat's bullet point.
For more, View: Scene Outline: Work Area Navigation
We use bullet points in the Outline area to move/drag scenes-text-beats 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 Scenes-Text-Beats area, that we will be addressing with future updates.
We will be adding another new way to move and reorder Scenes-Text-Beats to be released in this next version.
Storyfyre is growing daily, let us know what we can include. We appreciate your help.