Rob- Clever. Magiveresque even. Just goes to show, we don't always need to run out a buy more stuff. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/9/98, at 11:44 AM, Robspiere wrote: >In a message dated 98-04-09 10:10:00 EDT, you write: > >> So, what about it? Who out there can recommend something? I'd like to get >> past that typical first few weeks in every semester when I get the >> damndest, most unreadable "scripts." I invariably just tell some of them to >> literally cut and paste. > >Instead of using a proprietary application for this relatively simple DTP >application, use Word. Since we all know of Microsoft's incredible >proliferation, I'm going to assume you have Microsoft Word. > >With Word the solution is simple. Use tables. Open up a new document, put a >heading on it, and pull down the Table menu and choose Insert Table. Leave >the Columns setting at 2 and put Rows at 5 or 6. Then click Ok. Now you've >got your two columns. Put your Video and Audio headings in the first row and >you're on your way. Use TAB and Shift+TAB to move from cell to cell. When >you get to the last row, just hit tab again and it will make an additional >row. > >If you want to get clever, you can move your mouse to the far left side of the >page next to your heading row, click to select that entire row, and choose >Copy from the Edit menu. Then choose Header and Footer from the View menu, >and choose Paste. That way the heading will remain on additional pages. > >We've used Word for these A/V scripts at my studio and it's worked out well. > >Hope I could help. > >Rob > >---- >Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the >University of Alabama. Kevin Alexander Boon Assistant Professor of American Studies Department of Humanities SUNY - Maritime 6 Pennyfield Ave. Fort Schuyler Bronx, NY 10465 (718) 515-0244 [log in to unmask] http://www.con2.com/~boon ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite