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I can't find a feature

Where the things writers most often ask about live, why a control may be hidden, and the two searches that find anything in the app.

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SymptomLink to this section

You know Plot does something — you read it here, or a collaborator showed you — and you cannot find the control for it.

Try the two searches firstLink to this section

  • The command palette. Press ⌘K and type the thing: "draft line", "export", "focus", the skill's name, or a how-do-I question. Commands, skills, settings, and help articles are all in the list.
  • The help center. The Help menu in the app header, or the search on the help center hub, finds the article and the article links to the control.

Where common things liveLink to this section

Looking forWhere it is
Save points, draft lines, compare, restoreThe History tab in the right sidebar
Skills and their resultsThe Skills tab, or ⌘/ on the page
The Dramaturg and Agent ModeThe Chat tab; the mode selector — Auto, Ask, Plan, Agent — is in the bottom row of the message box
Sticky notesThe Notes tab
Reader comments from a share linkThe Feedback tab
Every character, with line countsThe Cast tab
TakesThe takes section inside the draft-line switcher above the page, for the scene the cursor is in
Revision colors, breakdowns, day-out-of-daysThe Production menu in the toolbar — Pro and above
Import, export, title pageThe Import / Export menu in the toolbar
Your API key, model choiceSettings → AI & keys
Theme, palette, editor sizeSettings → Look & feel and Editor

Why a control may be hiddenLink to this section

  • Both sidebars are closed. ⌘\ and ⌘⇧\ bring them back; focus mode hides them on purpose — ⌘⇧. leaves it.
  • The feature needs a paid plan. Production tools are Pro and above, FDX export is Writer and above, and the control says so where it would appear. Plans and quotas lists what each plan includes.
  • You are a viewer or commenter. Editing controls are not shown on a project where your role cannot edit. The project's owner can change your role — see Invite people.
  • It is a Canvas feature, and this is a Plot project — or the other way round. Blocks are Canvas; elements are Plot.

Still nowhereLink to this section

If the feature is described on this site and absent in the app, tell us from the article's footer — the Send feedback action opens the app with the article already attached, and we answer those.

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