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What is Plotbot? — Plotbot is a social screenwriting tool. While Plotbot can be used by single writers to work alone on their projects, Plotbot's features are aimed at encouraging collaborative writing...
2 months ago
Does Plotbot own anything I write? — Nope. It’s all yours. We only own the stuff we write ourselves. You can set a copyright for your project when you create it.
on 05/26/2008
Facebook: connecting your account — You can now log into Plotbot using your Facebook account. If you sign out of Plotbot, when you sign in again you'll see a Facebook button which will allow you to connect your account...
29 hours ago
Hey! Something's Wrong! Who Do I Tell? — You can get in touch with us at the contact page. Or, while we're in this testing phase, you can click on the little link at the bottom of each page to submit a bug or an idea....
2 weeks ago
How do I delete my account? — We do not currently have a way for writers to delete their own account, but if you send us your email with your username via a contact message , we'll happily deactivate your...
1 month ago
How do I delete my project? — At the bottom of your project settings page, you'll see a "Delete this project" button. You'll only see that button if your project does not have any members. If your project does...
2 months ago
REVERSE — Why is my screenplay writing in reverse? Everytime I type something new, it goes ABOVE the last line instead of below. What is going on?
4 months ago
Your Sandbox — Your sandbox is a private mini-screenplay where you can learn how Plotbot works. It’s the first thing you see when signing up with Plotbot, and walks you through creating the major...
4 months ago
Changing Elements — Clicking on any element reopens it for you to edit. Any changes you make are saved as a new version of the element. Clicking an element open gives you the option to delete an...
4 months ago
Invite A Friend — One of Plotbot’s major strengths lies in collaboration. To that end, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to invite your friends along to help out with your script, be it...
7 months ago
How do I change my password — If you've forgotten or would like to change your password, follow this link and we'll send you an email that will let you reset it.
8 months ago
Tab key doesn't work on the android Asus transformer — Instead of changing between slugline, action and dialogue, hitting the tab key on the keyboard dock of the Asus Transformer tablet (which is running android) sends me to the comment...
9 months ago
How do I download my screenplay? — On every project, you’ll find a “download” link in the upper right hand corner. That link will allow you to download an XML or Rich Text Format version of your screenplay. You...
10 months ago
Applying a License to Your Project (Copyright) — All Rights Reserved The copyright of the project is always reserved by the contributors to the project. To reserve all rights to a project, the project creator can explicitly state...
a year ago
Using the screenplay tool — The Screenplay is at the very heart of Plotbot, and the reason you’re probably reading this right now. Plotbot’s in-browser screenplay tool is essentially screenwriting software...
a year ago
Rewriting — One of the best features about Plotbot is that you can keep track of all of edits made to your screenplay, including who made them and when they were made. To edit an element, just...
a year ago
Typing Flow and Elements — Plotbot wants you to find typing your screenplay to be an easy, intuitive experience. You should be able to type without lifting a hand for your mouse. To this end, Plotbot will...
a year ago
Private Projects — By default, Plotbot projects are publicly viewable, and will show up in Project Search. In Project Settings, you can set the participation level of members who join your project, to...
a year ago
How do I refresh my screenplay stats? — It hasn't refreshed in 4 days, despite me logging in and changing many elements since then. Is there a secret to making the screenplay stats refresh?
a year ago
Screenplay Elements — Elements are the individual building blocks of your screenplay, and are broken down into three major types: the slugline, action, and dialogue. Sluglines Sluglines tell you...
two years ago
Font size — Is there a way to make the font size bigger? I find it's quite a bit smaller than most screenplay font and this could really come in handy for me since I'm using this program for a...
two years ago
How do I invite a friend to my project? — If your project is private, there are lots of ways to invite your friends. On your project home page, you'll see an "invite URL". Copy that link and send it to your friend however...
two years ago
How do I join an invitation? — I have been invited to join a screenplay but when i log in i cannot locate where to access the invitation.
two years ago
How do I import my screenplay? — You can import a screenplay from anywhere you've written it. On your project home page, click the "import" link in the right-hand menu. You'll see a textfield where you can paste...
two years ago
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