I found it useful to make a file of a map
of some locations, so that it would be easier to visualise what is going on in
the story.
Which includes –
1. CONTENTS
2. MAP OF LOCATIONS
3. DISTANCES LIST
1. CONTENTS
eg.
To make up this file, take the
following steps –
OPEN
- the File
5-NAME-Locations
- the File
6-NAME-Map of Locations
- Display the 2 Files side by side, using the
SPLIT SCREEN Technique
(Described
in - Screenplay Format 12 – Locations-Scenes List - Part 1)
In the file 5-NAME-Locations
- COPY
from the top line of the
CONTENTS page, in the First
Column,
to the bottom line of the Second Column
- CLOSE
the File 5-NAME-Locations
In the file 6-NAME-Map
of Locations
- Remove the
FOOTER
This is to accommodate the Map
- Place the Cursor on the top line of the First
Page,
Aligned
to the Left Margin
- Left Click on it to make it a Flashing Line
- PASTE
the CONTENTS
The Contents will run over several pages,
depending on how many lines are involved,
as the format in the second file has not
been changed
from one column, as yet
- Change the Heading to –
6. MAP OF LOCATIONS
This should be on the 6th Line
of the First Column
I
only made a map for the locations in and around Townsville,
to
clarify their relationships to each other.
So –
- CUT
any Locations that you do not want, from this new List
To Move
the line –
NAME – White Draft – No Month YEAR
- CUT
it, and keep it on the
CLIPBOARD
- BACKSPACE
all the empty Lines where it was,
to bring the text below, up under the text
above,
to close the gap
To Change
back to 2 Columns -
- Place the Cursor on the Top Line of the First
Page,
Aligned
to the Left Margin
- Left Click on it to make it a Flashing Line
- SELECT
all the Lines from there,
down to the Last Line of the 2nd Page of the
CONTENTS text
- Left Click on the Layout Tab along the Top of the Ribbon
- Left Click on the Columns Icon
- Left Click on the Two Icon
The Selected Lines will be placed into 2
Columns
in
the One Page
- UNSELECT
all the TEXT
* This works for 2 Pages of short lined text,
into 1 Page
I haven’t completely worked out how to do
this for lines
over more than 2 Pages, but there does seem
to be an easy method
- Make
4 Space Lines at the Bottom of the Page
in place of the FOOTER
- Place the Cursor on the Top Line of the
Second Column,
Aligned to the Left Margin in the Second
Column
- Left Click on it to make it a Flashing Line
It may disappear into the centre of the
Margin
If it does –
- Place the Cursor on the Box under the 2
Triangles,
in the middle of the Top Ruler,
until it is a Single-Headed Arrow
with the words “Left indent”
- LEFT CLICK
on it and HOLD
- MOVE
the Cursor and the LEFT
INDENT to the Right
to the
LEFT MARGIN of the SECOND COLUMN
- UNHOLD
LEFT CLICK
If you have the Paragraph Marks displayed (see below),
that particular one will come into view
The Cursor should still be as a Flashing
Line in front of the Paragraph Mark
- Press
ENTER 4 times
To Re-position
the Line of Text –
NAME
– White Draft – No Month YEAR
- Press the
UP ARROW KEY once
The Cursor should move up to
the
4th Line from the Top
still Aligned to the Left Margin of the
Second Column
as a Flashing Line
- PASTE
the Line of Text from the
CLIPBOARD
- If necessary, re-position the Text Line to
the Left Margin
- Press the
DOWN ARROW KEY once
The Cursor should move down to
the
5th Line from the Top
still Aligned to the Left Margin of the
Second Column
as a Flashing Line
- Press
ENTER as many times as needed
to move the Top Line of the Contents Text
down,
to Align it to the LIne Under the CONTENTS
Heading
To Realign
to a Whole Page of 2 Columns –
To Display
the Paragraph Marks –
- GO TO the Home Tab
in the Ribbon above
- LEFT CLICK
on it, if it is not already displayed
The
Home Ribbon will appear
- LEFT CLICK
on the Paragraph Icon (in Split Screen Mode)
A Menu will appear
-
LEFT CLICK the
Show / Hide Paragraph Marks Icon
The hidden Paragraph Markings should appear
At the end of the last
text, there should be the words –
Section
Break (Continuous)
- Place the Cursor anywhere on these words
If
not –
- Place the Cursor in front of the last Paragraph Mark
- Left Click on it so that it is a Flashing
Line
- Press
ENTER
The
Section Break (Continuous) and
/ or the Paragraph Mark
will move down One Line
- Continue to Press ENTER
until the
Section
Break (Continuous) and / or the
Paragraph Mark
is on the Bottom Line of the Page
This Realigns the Whole Page to
2 Columns
and the Lines will move accordingly
To Remove
the Paragraph Marks –
- Left Click on the Paragraph Mark Icon, in the
Ribbon
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ON THE MAP
I found, that it was also necessary to indicate some
major geographical features on the map.
eg. Listed Such
–
________________________________________
Mountain
M.
Mt Stuart
Lake
L.
Ross Lake
Rivers
R1.
Ross River
R2.
Ross Creek
Islands
Is1.
Ross Is
Is2.
Magnetic Is
Is3.
Palm Is
(out of view,
NW of Townsville)
________________________________________
Labelled such –
M -
Mountain
L -
Lake
R -
River
Is -
Island
If there are more than one of each –
eg. Is1
Is2
Is3
LOCATIONS NOT DISPLAYED ON THE MAP
And, I found that putting all the locations that are in
the Contents, on the map,
would make the map too congested.
So, I opted not to put some in.
Instead, I marked them in the Contents, in this way –
- Using Upper Case Letters instead of Numbers
- With an asterisked reference to –
Either,
- a general area of the map
Or,
- near another Numbered Location on the map
-
Aligned Right to the Right Margin of each Column
eg.
______________________________________
G. Post
Office *(CBD)
22. The
Townsville Bulletin *(near 20)
______________________________________
And,
- a Note at the end of the List
Such,
*( )
or * -
not displayed
© Katherine Stuart 2022
Dochas Books Film
