I            Computer Formatting

A.                 Sluglines

a.      1 ½ inches in

b.      Capitalized

B.                 Action Description

a.      Not capitalized

b.      1 ½” inches in

C.                Character Names

a.      Begin 3 ½” from left edge

b.      Capitalized

c.      Do not center

d.      All start at same column

D.                Hints to actors

a.      (Parenthetical phrases)

b.      3” to 5”

c.      in middle of speech can flow with dialogue in parentheses

d.      to give more weight can have line of their own

E.                 Dialogue

a.      Left margin at 2 ½”

b.      Right margin at 5 ½”

c.      Do NOT hyphenate dialogue

F.                 Transitions

a.      Capitalized

b.      5 ½” from left edge

c.      Left justification

G.                Margins

a.      Right margin at 1”

b.      Left margin at 1 ½”

H.                 Spacing

a.      Single space WITHIN paragraphs of action description, dialogue and between character’s name and his or her dialogue.

b.      Double space BETWEEN those paragraphs

c.      Double space between scenes