Changing a Script Element for Mac Users
Use the Change Element To... submenu to reformat an individual line or paragraph as a different element. The Element submenu contains all the elements currently defined for the script.
Highlight or place your cursor on the line or paragraph you want to reformat.
Choose Format > Change Element To > <element type> and the paragraph will be reformatted accordingly.
There is also an Element selector in the Toolbar and a line or paragraph may be right-clicked or Control + clicked to display the context menu, which offers the Change Element To... submenu.
The Element Dropdown Menu for Windows Users
The Element dropdown menu serves two functions. The first indicates the element type of the paragraph in which the cursor is currently positioned. In this example, the cursor is in the paragraph that starts with "CLOSE ON:". This paragraph is listed as a Shot paragraph.
The second function is to change the element type of the paragraph in which the cursor is currently positioned, if necessary. In this example, "CLOSE ON: A GOLD KEY" is rendered as a Shot. The person breaking down this script for production may decide that it should be a Scene Heading, because as a Scene Heading it will be assigned a scene number when the script's scenes are numbered.
With the cursor anywhere in this paragraph, click the down-pointing arrow next to the Element dropdown menu and choose Scene Heading:
This title is now listed as a Scene Heading and will get a scene number when the scenes are numbered.
If you have to change a lot of elements in a script, we recommend using the Reformat Tool instead: