INTRODUCTION Less clicking.More writing. Shortcuts are how you write in ONDAS without taking your hands off the keyboard. Type a few characters instead of reaching for a menu, and keep writing. The page never stops moving.
Every shortcut begins the same way: two quotes and four letters, like ""slug. When a command needs extra information, add = and keep going: ""slug=ext. johnny’s house=dusk. Learn the pattern once, and soon you’ll begin predicting shortcuts before you ever need to look them up.
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Scene elements Editing Navigation File & Export View Script tools Scene elements Dialogue Structure Utilities Metadata 1. Scene elements Control the shape of every line on the page 9 Cycle to next element type ⇥
Cycle to previous element type ⇧⇥
Confirm element & continue ⏎
Scene heading ⌘1
Action ⌘2
Character ⌘3
Dialogue ⌘4
Parenthetical ⌘5
Transitions ⌘6
2. Editing Work with precision and speed 9 Undo ⌘Z
Redo ⇧⌘Z
Cut ⌘X
Copy ⌘C
Paste ⌘V
Paste without formatting ⇧⌘V
Select all ⌘A
Duplicate line ⌘D
Delete line ⌘⌫
3. Navigation Find your place without losing the thread 7 Previous scene ⌘↑
Next scene ⌘↓
Go to page ⌘G
First page ⌘Home
Last page ⌘End
Find in script ⌘F
Find & replace ⌘H
4. File & Export Bring your script into the world 7 New script ⌘N
Open script ⌘O
Save ⌘S
Save as ⇧⌘S
Print / Export PDF ⌘P
Export ⇧⌘E
Close script ⌘W
5. View Shape your workspace to your rhythm 8 Fullscreen ⇧⌘F
Distraction-free mode F11
Toggle sidebar ⌘\
Zoom in ⌘=
Zoom out ⌘−
Reset zoom ⌘0
Toggle Dark / Light ⇧⌘D
Switch environment F9
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1. Scene elements Control the shape of every line on the page 6 Scene heading ""slug
Action ""acti
Character ""char
Dialogue ""dial
Parenthetical ""pare
Transitions ""trans
2. Dialogue How a line is heard, not just read 5 Voice over ""v.o.
Off screen ""o.s.
Off camera ""o.c.
Continued ""cont
Beat ""beat
3. Structure Move blocks of story, not just lines 9 Montage ""mont
End montage ""mofim
Series of shots ""seri
Intercut ""inte
Cut to ""cut
Fade in ""fdin
Fade out ""fdou
Fade to ""fdto
The end ""the end
4. Utilities Leave yourself a trail without breaking format 3 Note ""note
Add image ""imgs
Mark ""mark