Final Draft's Panel system displays the Script panel, Index Card panel and / or Scene View individually or any two of these at a time by splitting the screen vertically or horizontally.
This feature gives the user the flexibility to tailor the display to the way he or she wants it to work. Some examples:
- Use only the Index Card view to fill the screen with story beats or plot points, giving a macro view of the project that can help structure the story;
- Split the screen and with Script > Page view in both panels, display Scene 1 and Scene 100 at the same time. This can assist in ensuring that (for example) an important conversation in Scene 1 is accurately recalled in Scene 100;
- Have Scene View in one panel and script pages in another to easily see what scenes precede and follow the scene that is currently being written.
There are many combinations of script pages, card views, scene views and horizontal or vertical splits.
To learn more about the different panel displays read "How does the Script panel work?", "How does the Index Card panel work?" and "How do I use Scene View?"