Find lines worth a second look with script checks, and open a name card to see where a character or location appears. Both work offline while you write. Review a suggested fix on the page before accepting it.
Checks in the Stories tabLink to this section
Script checks sit at the bottom of the Stories tab in the left sidebar, under your story lines. They list lines worth a second look, grouped by how much they matter, and each one shows the story its scene belongs to. A dot in the margin marks the same lines on the page. Select a row to go to its line. While you read one story on the page, the list shows only that story’s checks.
Plot looks for:
- A character name one letter away from a character you already use, such as JON in a script where JOHN speaks throughout. The cue is also underlined on the page.
- A line about night in a day scene, or about day in a night scene.
- A parenthetical with no speech around it.
- An action paragraph long enough to slow the read.
- A transition that isn’t one of the standard ones.
- Two scenes with the same scene number. The check lists both headings, and each one goes to its line.
A misspelled name offers Fix, which opens the change as a review: you see the old and new name and accept or reject it. Ignore hides that check on every line it names for everyone working on the script, and the message that confirms it offers Undo.
Name cardsLink to this section
Point at a character cue or a scene heading’s location for a moment and a card opens with what Plot knows about the name: the scene where it first appears, how many scenes use it and, for a character, how many lines they speak and the extensions their cues carry, such as V.O. Select the first appearance to go there. The same counts feed the cast list.
A name no other scene uses yet says so, and if it is one letter away from an established character the card offers the fix.
Turning them offLink to this section
Document settings → Your view → Script intelligence has a switch for name cards, one to show cards only while you hold ⌘ or Ctrl, one for script checks, one for the name underline, and one for each check. Turning a switch off keeps your other choices.