Preferences

Preferences affect the overall behaviour of the application, and are available under Edit > Preferences, or under the application menu on OS X.

General

Reopen last document - If checked, the last-open document will be reopened when the application is started.

Reopen all tabs - If checked, will reopen all previously open tabs when the application is started.

Remember editing position - If checked, a previously saved document will be opened to its last editing position.

Automatically back up every - If checked, the document is periodically saved according to the time interval selected. The location of the backup copy is in the "autosave" folder in:

Windows: C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Fade In

Mac OS X: /Users/<UserName>/Library/Application Support/Fade In

Linux: ~/.fadein

Recent documents to remember - Sets the number of recent documents that are listed under File > Open Recent.

Units of measurement - Sets the units of measurement that are used for page sizes, margins, etc.

Default font for new documents - Selects the default Courier-family screenplay font for new documents.

Default language for new documents - Sets the default spellchecking language for new documents, from the installed dictionaries.

Updates - You can choose to be automatically notified about regular (lower priority) updates. You will always be notified about important (higher priority) updates, regardless.

Autocomplete typing for scenes, characters, etc. - When typing scene headings, character names, etc., a window will pop up for quick selection/completion of known elements.

Autocomplete next character for dialogue - When autocomplete is turned on, will try to guess the next character name when typing dialogue between two or more characters.

Reformat character names, transitions, etc. to proper styles - As you type, elements will be (re)formatted to their proper type, where they can be obviously identified as such.

Spell checking - When enabled, a red underline will appear under misspelled words as you type.

Autocorrect - Automatically corrects misspelled words to the most likely correctly spelled word, where possible.

Autocapitalize first word - Automatically capitalizes the first word of a new sentence.

Autocorrect DOuble CAps - Automatically corrects double capitals at the start of a word, if the word as typed is not found in the dictionary.

Smart quotes - Selects the use of "smart quotes" (also known as typographic quotes or curly quotes) in editing so that subsequently typed single quotation marks ('') appear as (‘’), and double quotation marks ("") appear as (“”).

Smart selection - When deleting or moving a word, attempts to intelligently select any necessary trailing space, etc. to avoid leaving behind extra spaces.

Enable Fountain editing - Enables copying and pasting of selected text as Fountain formatting (https://fountain.io) as well as direct editing in Fountain format.

Enter on a blank line for element menu - Pressing Enter when the insertion point on a blank line will bring up a menu allowing you to choose the element type.

Online Tools - Enables online access to customizable dictionary and thesaurus tools. When configuring a tool URL, use "%s" (without the quotes) to stand in for the selected word.

User interface brightness - Adjusts the overall brightness of the user interface.

Theme - Selects the overall appearance of the application's user interface.

Revision colors - Optionally shows the page color as the revision color of the highest-ordered revision on that page (to more accurately reflect the appearance of revised pages being printed on color paper), and/or displays the revision in colored text. (Note that for layout reasons, revision page colors are unavailable in continuous view mode.)

Custom view colors - Enables specifying custom text and background colors for document display. The default is black text on a white background.

Splash screen at startup - If checked, the application will display a splash screen when it starts.

Keep typing centered - If checked, keeps the current typing section vertically centered in the editing window.

Always show ruler - If checked, the ruler is always displayed when a document is open (instead of only when the line length is being adjusted).

Use system selection color

Shortcut keys - Customize keyboard shortcuts for both menu and non-menu commands.

Reset user interface - Resets settings for user interface, window layout, etc. to the application defaults. (Note that shortcut keys are not reset. They can be reset to their defaults independently under Shortcut keys.)

Enter your user name and registration key, as given in your registration confirmation email, to unlock the full, unlimited version of the application. To purchase a registration key, visit the link given.

See Registering for more.