Hanging Paragraph Format in Scrivener?

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Hi,

I’ve moved from writing theatre scripts in Word, in which I’ve usually set up a simple hanging first line paragraph format for the character name, followed by a standard 1 inch indent, which makes everything much more efficient than hammering away at tab every time I hit a new line.

Can anyone help me with the simplest way to set this up in Scrivener?

Thank you!

Phil

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At the most basic level, you can just use Scrivener’s ruler to set up a hanging indent (Cmd-R or View > Text Editing > Show Ruler). If you are writing a script, though, I would recommend using the scriptwriting feature. Scrivener also comes with a couple of theatre formats readily available, such as UK Stage Play format. You can find script formats in the Format > Scriptwriting submenu, or you can create a project from a scriptwriting template.

All the best,
Keith

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Thank you!