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Scriptwriting Software for Film, Stage, Radio and TV Practical Scriptwriter is an easy to use writing tool that automatically formats your scripts into industry standard formats. You can evaluate our scriptwriting software free of charge to see if its right for you. (print and export enabled after registration) Now Supports UK and US Screenplay formats. Windows XP, VISTA and Windows 7 compatible. Complete script formatting software package - no word processor needed UK and US Paper sizes. Requires no knowledge of script formatting or script layout Reformat your work for any media instantly. Effortlessly edit and arrange your script without breaking the format Industry Standard Formats for Film, Stage, TV and Radio Easy to use scriptwriting software Export to PDF Integrated Character and Plot Builders Fully Featured Trial Version (except print/export capability) more... Version 1.9 Released By popular demand we now support both UK and US paper sizes and both UK and US Screenplay formats. You can now target your work at Hollywood and the BBC with one writing tool. Version 1.9 also supports dialogue breaking over pages with automatic (MORE) and (CONT'D) markers. Dialogue is automatically broken at the end of a sentence to aid readability. New HTML export with inline style sheet. Now allows full control of all margins. New Script Metrics - Word counts by scene part and characters percentage dialogue. Enhanced Paper Saving Green Draft printout This release is a free upgrade for all registered and non registered users. Free RTF Conversion Utility Do you have existing scripts that you want to import to Practical Scriptwriter ? If you do then you may be interested in a script conversion utility we are developing. The Beta is available as a free download here. It will only accept screenplay format scripts in rich text format (.RTF) at present and it's not fully automatic, you may have some changes to make before you can import. But it should avoid too much retyping. Requires version 3.5 of the .NET framework and windows installer version 3.1 (both available as free downloads from Microsoft). Windows only at present. Practical Scriptwriter, simple, intuitive script writing software for Film, Stage and TV scripts. Resources »Activate your software »Frequently Asked Questions Choose a format Includes many features to aid script writers Preview your formatted script at any time, in multiple script formats including UK and US Screenplay format. Organise your ideas with the outliner Export and reuse your characters across multiple scripts. Download the software Version 1.9 released August 2009 Feel free to evaluate Practical Scriptwriter before you buy. The Print and Export features are not available until the product is activated. All other features are available for you to evaluate, including print preview. Suported operating systems - Windows Vista, XP and Windows 7. (Size approximately 10Mb) Instructions Click the 'download now' link and run the file when prompted. Installation will start automatically once the download has finished. Please note, if you use a firewall, you may see additional prompts. Activate the print and export for: £35 UKP approx 57 USD approx 40 EURO for a 2 machine license Pad File Screenwriting software for Stage, Screen and TV copyright © 2005 - 2009 practical software design