| Action/Scene Description |
A line of text is an Action/Scene Description by default.
You can force an Action/Scene Description by starting a line with !.
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| Scene Headings |
A line that start with INT, EXT, EST or I/E, preceeded and followed by a blank line, will be a Scene Heading.
You can force a Scene Heading by starting a line with ..
Optionally, add a scene number to the end by containing it inside two # symbols.
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| Character Cues |
A name in ALL CAPS, preceeded by an blank line and followed by Dialogue or a Paranthetical, will be a Character Cue.
You can force a Character Cue by starting a line with @.
Optionally, you can add an extension to the end by putting it in brackets (). This doesn't need to be in all caps.
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| Dialogue |
Any text on the line immediately following a Character Cue or a Paranthetical will be Dialogue.
If you want to add an blank line between Dialogue, just insert two spaces.
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| Parenthetical |
A line that starts with ( and ends with ), preceeded by a Character Cue or Dialogue will be a Parenthetical.
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| Dual/Simultaneous Dialogue |
This isn't currently avaliable in Porcupine.
Adding ^ to the end of the line of the the second Character Cue will convert it to Dual/Simultaneous Dialogue.
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| Transition |
A line in ALL CAPS that ends with TO:, preceeded and followed by a blank line, will be a transition.
You can force a Transition by starting a line with >.
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| Title Page |
A Title Page is optional but must start on the first line of the document.
Each line should with either Title:, Credit:, Authors:, Source:, Draft date: or Contact:, with the answer at the end of the line.
Alternatively, if the answer requires multiple lines, your answer may go on the following lines, provided each line starts with 3 or more spaces.
You can also use your own unofficial title elements, such as Copyright:, but these won't be visible when exporting to PDF.
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| Centered |
A line that starts with > and ends with < will be Centered.
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| Underlined |
A section of text contained within two _ symbols will be Underlined.
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| Bold/Italics |
A section of text contained within two sets of * will be Italics.
Similarally, text within two sets of ** will be Bold.
Finally, text within two sets of *** will be both Italics and Bold.
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| Page Breaks |
A line that contains just === will be a Page Break.
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| Notes |
This isn't currently avaliable in Porcupine.
A section of text contained within [[ and ]] will be Notes.
If you want a note to span blank lines, just insert two spaces.
Notes won't be visible when exporting to PDF.
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| Boneyard |
This isn't currently avaliable in Porcupine.
A section of text contained within /* and */ will be put in the Boneyard.
This can span between lines, including blank lines.
The Boneyard won't be visible when exporting to PDF.
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| Section |
A line that starts with one or more # symbol will be a Section.
Sections won't be visible when exporting to PDF.
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| Synopsis |
A line that starts with = will be a Synopsis.
Synopses won't be visible when exporting to PDF.
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| Lyrics |
A line that starts with ~ will be a Lyric.
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