How can I set up a template on Word for writing a play - characters on
the left then indenting to the right to start what they say etc.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 01 Feb 2005 23:42 PST

Hi dtnl42,

Please take a look at these downloads and let me know if they are what
you are looking for:

-The Scriptwriters Toolkit
Data Highways 
http://www.datahighways.co.uk/dhl/toolkit.htm

Click on Sample Template to download the sample.

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-SCREENPLAY TEMPLATE

http://www.und.edu/instruct/cjacobs/ScreenwritingHomePage.htm

Go halfway down the page to download the free screenplay template.


Waiting to hear your views.

Best regards,
Rainbow

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 02 Feb 2005 00:24 PST

Here are more:

ScriptMaker - free screenwriting software
http://www.freefilmsoftware.co.uk/

RoughDraft
http://www.rsalsbury.co.uk/rd_overview.htm

Screenplay Template
http://www.dwacon.com/ein/screenwriter.html

Regards,
Rainbow

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Clarification of Question by dtnl42-ga on 03 Feb 2005 04:57 PST

Perfect, thank you

Hi dtnl42,

I'm glad I was able locate what you were looking for. 

Here they are again for your convenience:


-The Scriptwriters Toolkit
Data Highways 
http://www.datahighways.co.uk/dhl/toolkit.htm

Click on Sample Template to download the sample.

===================================

-SCREENPLAY TEMPLATE

http://www.und.edu/instruct/cjacobs/ScreenwritingHomePage.htm

Go halfway down the page to download the free screenplay template.

===================================

ScriptMaker - free screenwriting software
http://www.freefilmsoftware.co.uk/

===================================

RoughDraft
http://www.rsalsbury.co.uk/rd_overview.htm

===================================

Screenplay Template
http://www.dwacon.com/ein/screenwriter.html


Search criteria:
"screenplay template" Word 
"screenplay templates" Word 
free "screenplay templates" Word 

Best wishes,
Rainbow

More useful links for scriptwriting (mostly film)
http://www.bfi.org.uk/gateway/categories/scriptsscriptwriting/writing/

In particular the BBC Writer's Room has Script Smart software:
"The Script Smart tool, created by Matthew Carless from the BBC's
writersroom, is a set of Microsoft Word templates for writers to
format their scripts using industry-recognised layouts.
  From its early beginnings in 1997, Script Smart has evolved from a
basic film-formatting template to a more advanced multi-layout tool
suitable for a variety of Word versions and computer platforms."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scriptsmart/index.shtml

Owain