Keyboard shortcuts

The most useful shortcuts are in the Screenplay mode, where you spend the most time at the keyboard.

Screenplay editor

Shortcut	Effect
Ctrl+Shift+M	Switch between the styled editor and the raw Fountain text
Tab / Shift+Tab	Cycle the current block's type, and lock it
Enter	New block, in the type that normally follows
Shift+Enter	New block, keeping the same type

The usual editing gestures — Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z — work as everywhere. Copy-paste inside the app preserves block types.

note

Undo history belongs to the surface you are on: switching between the styled editor and the raw text starts a fresh history. Finish an edit before you switch.

Elsewhere in the application

Most actions in the other modes go through the toolbar, the menus and the right-click rather than dedicated shortcuts. Each mode's ⋮ menu gathers its display settings and the Reset panel layout command.