The tagging function also enables associations to be set up so that, for example, a prop or a piece of wardrobe that is always with or on a character will be tagged wherever that character appears.
As an example, in the sample script that ships with Final Draft, Tangle and Moss, whenever the character of Tangle is seen, she has the gold key with her; the member of the production team responsible for props wants this noted whenever Tangle is in a scene.
As Gold Key (and key) have been tagged as a prop, to associate this prop with Tangle in every scene:
- If it is not already open, go to Tools > Show Navigator;
- Use an existing Script tab or create a new Script tab by clicking the plus-sign icon (1, below) and choosing Script from the menu; optionally label it Tags:
- At the upper left of the tag window, click the Tags icon (2, above);
- The Tags panel will be displayed in the lower half of the table;
- At the top of the bottom right panel, adjust the dropdown menu (if necessary)...
...to All Tags:
- Double-click Tangle;
- Click the plus icon at the bottom right of the window;
- From the list, choose Gold Key and click OK:
- Go to the Production menu and click Tag All Characters.
From this point on, wherever Tangle appears in the script, the Gold Key will be indicated in the Navigator and in reports as present in the scene as well. Note that in the All Tags window, a link icon appears next to Tangle to indicate that there are one or more items linked to her:
Click the Column picker at the upper right:
Check the boxes to display the tags the way you want. In this example...
- In the Characters section, Tangle has been selected;
- In the Tags section the Gold Key has been selected;
- In the Tags Categories section the Props box has been selected.
In the Tangle column, every scene in which Tangle is mentioned by name will have a Speaking or Non-Speaking dialogue balloon; in the Gold Key column, every scene in which the Gold Key appears will have a number indicating the number of times it is mentioned in that scene; in the Props column every scene in which the Gold Key is mentioned will be indicated (along with all other tagged props).
If there is a scene in which Tangle is not supposed to have the Gold Key, its tag can be removed from that scene.
- In the Tags Navigator, click the scene to display the tags for that scene;
- In the Categories panel, click All or Props;
- In the Tags in Scene with Category window, click Gold Key and then the minus sign:
A prompt will appear asking whether to remove this tag from the entire script or this scene only:
To learn more about the Tags Navigator read "How do I use the Tags Navigator?" and "How do I tag in the Navigator?"