Storyist 2 offers more than two dozen new features.
New in 2.2
- EPub Support: Export manuscripts and screenplays to ePub format for reading on iPad and other devices that support the ePub standard.
- Share with Stanza for iPhone: If you've got a local network, an iPhone, and the free Stanza eReader, you can download your manuscripts and screenplays from Storyist to the iPhone for reading.
- 64-bit Support: Storyist now runs in 64-bit mode on Snow Leopard.
- New Automator Actions: New actions convert paragraphs with leading tabs to first-line indents and back.
Creating ePub for iPad
How to export manuscripts and screenplays as ePub files. Covers authoring considerations, and advanced formatting hooks.
New in 2.0
User Interface
- Full-Screen Mode—Remove the distractions and focus on your writing. The new full-screen editing mode puts the whole screen at your disposal,
turning your Mac into a dedicated writing environment.
- Unified Views—No need to open a new view to see the storyboard. You can now view text, outlines, and storyboards in any view.
- Split Views—With Storyist 2, you can split views both horizontally and vertically. You can even nest split views.
- Multiple Windows—Have multiple monitors? Now you can open multiple project windows to take advantage of them.
- Workspace Management—Once you’ve got your workspace set up to your liking, use the new Workspaces panel to take a snapshot for easy recall.
The Workspaces panel stores multiple workspace snapshots to accommodate your various writing activities.
- Easier Navigation—New navigation enhancements adopted from Mac OS X Finder let you navigate your project with familiar shortcuts.
- New Look—Storyist 2 sports a fresh look with new icons and an updated layout.
The Word Processor
- Comments—Annotate text with sticky-note style comments.
- Bookmarks—Add bookmarks to frequently viewed locations.
- Images Support in the Manuscript—Add images to your story.
- Style Sheets in Notebook Entries—Style sheets are now available in notebook entries in addition to the manuscript.
The Outliner
- One-Click Editing—Fewer clicks means faster outlining.
- Color-Coding—Color-code outline entries to get a high-level picture of your story.
- New Columns—Track more project information with new status and rating columns.
- Shortcuts—New shortcuts make outlining faster and more intuitive.
- Yellow Pad Background—The new background is easier on the eyes.
The Storyboard
- Collage View—Assemble collages of images and text to visualize the relationships between your story elements.
- New Card Layout Options—Specify storyboard layout rules to match the structure of your story.
- Customizable Storyboard Representation—View storyboard items as index cards, images, or icons.
The Project Manager
- Multiple Manuscript Support—Storyist 2 supports multiple manuscripts and/or scripts per project.
- Drag to Import—Importing files is now as simple as dragging them to the Project view.
- Project Trash—Storyist 2 provides a project trash that lets you keep "discarded" items around until you're sure you don't need them any more.
- Support for Final Draft Version 8 Files—Seamlessly import and export Final Draft version 8 files. New converters let you transfer scripts, notes,
and color-coding information without missing a beat.
Requires 10.4.11 or later