Managing Tabs
To add a new tab in the Navigator, click the plus (+) sign and choose the type of tab (Script, Characters or ScriptNote) to be added.
When a new tab is created, its title is highlighted and a new title can be typed in.
To delete a tab, hover the cursor over the tab to be deleted and click the X:
Deleting a tab is not undoable.
A tab can be dragged from one location to another.
Each tab type has a set of associated tasks, which are available in the icon set at the upper left:
Managing Columns
To add a column, click the Column picker icon at the upper right of the table:
A menu will be displayed with check boxes for the columns available to be added to the table.
To remove a column, click the menu item.
Moving a Column
Any column (except Order) can be moved by dragging it to a new location.
Resizing a Column
Any column can be widened or narrowed by clicking and holding either the left or right border and dragging left or right to expand or contract the column's width.
Viewing a Cell in a Narrow Column
If a column is too narrow to display all of its contents, click and hover over it and a popup will open that displays all of the text in the cell:
(The cursor in the graphic above is red for purposes of illustration.)
Sorting Columns
All Navigator columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order.
Sort the scenes by any column in either ascending or descending order. To sort by a column, click on the header of the column to be sorted.
In this first example, the Length column has been set to sort in ascending order:
To reverse this order, click the column header and the list will be reversed:
Note that the arrow in the column header indicates the sort order.
Exporting Tabs
The information in all Navigator tabs can be exported as a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file to a spreadsheet by clicking the export icon:
The export will contain all of the columns currently shown in the tab.
When opening the CSV, there may be a prompt to choose how to import it; choose Delimited Width with the Comma as the delimiter:
Script Navigator Tab Examples
Navigator tabs can be created and customized to display specific sets of information that can during the writing process help organize and track stories, characters, relationships and during the production process organize and track logistics, locations, resources and personnel.
Through the use of columns chosen and a filter applied, precise combinations of data can be shown.
This tab has been set to show only scenes with Tangle and Mossy. Only these characters' columns have been chosen to be shown:
This tab has been set to show only night scenes. Only the Time column has been chosen to be shown and the word "night" is the filter:
This tab has been set to show only scenes in a particular location (Casalinda). Only the Location column has been chosen to be shown and "casalinda" is the filter:
This tab has been set to show only exterior scenes with Tangle. The two columns chosen to be shown are Intro and Tangle and the filter is "ext."
This tab has been set to show only scenes with Tangle and the Gold Key. The only columns chosen to be shown are Characters > Tangle and Tags > Gold Key.
For more information on the Navigator 2.0 watch the following video:
And for information on using tags in the Navigator click here.