Quoted from nawazm11 Another thing I like to do is change transitions to bold... But I haven't seen anybody else do that before, so it may just be me.

Been doing that since before I started bolding my slugs  

You're not alone, bro.

Quoted from nawazm11 As somebody who's been using bold headings for a while, you click Format at the top, then click elements...

I didn't know this could be done and your post led to me uncovering a few other format gems. Thanks so much for the info, Mo.

No worries, all, I hope it was useful. Libby -- it's a great tool. I also very much prefer Final Draft's font to other courier fonts. If I use another program, I always change the font style to Final Draft courier.

And Toby, I recently noticed that on your script! Join the (small) club.

Is the shade of the font really that important? I'll keep my cash and stick with the free programs. Celtx works just fine for me. I would like to be able to make fancy title pages, but I'd rather do without if it means I get to save money.

I don't understand why people pay for this stuff. I'd rather use an Office template than pay for software that does the same thing. The paid for software even has a distraction free mode. What's the point? Why not just use a free, distraction-free program?

Quoted from SteveDiablo Day or night only apparently. So you just suggest or describe if it is the crack of dawn or if it's dusk in the action line...? Why not put it in the slugline then? Just curious as to what kind of films these screenwriting guru people are basing this on -- I mean a vampire film might depend on night, day, dawn, dusk as settings. These so-called "expert writers" seem to mention the same ol' crappy films that I have no interest in, so I take their advise with a large pinch of salt.

I believe somewhere down the road the new standard will be to be as specific as possible:

INT. HOUSE - 9:00 a.m

I use bold and underlined scene headings all the time, I think it makes the read a little easier because it adds some visible structure to it. It's like comparing an unformatted text written in notepad.exe to a text written in Word which uses headers.
Most people do this in contests now as well.

Quoted from DustinBowcot Is the shade of the font really that important? I'll keep my cash and stick with the free programs. Celtx works just fine for me. I would like to be able to make fancy title pages, but I'd rather do without if it means I get to save money.

I think this depends on what you've been using. For me, after having tried many programs, I just couldn't get the same fluidity that I get with Final Draft. Although keep in mind, I haven't used celtx in years. Regarding the shade of the courier font, I do agree that it's definitely a small gripe, but when you're reading half a dozen screenplays on end on a white screen, I'd infinitely prefer a thicker font.

Quoted from nawazm11 I'd infinitely prefer a thicker font.

Honestly, I'd just prefer a well executed story.

At one point, because I was using an old Linux OS (older) the scripts would download all in bold and in italics. Throughout the entire script. I remember reading several features like that during a 7WC here, and none of it really mattered unless the story was bad.

I've never had anyone complain about my font before.

I do think bold headers are fine though. I would only mark them down if triple spaced. Not that my marks count for anything, but you know what I mean. I bold camera directions because they are double-spaced and I want them to stand separate from the story.

I suppose we all have out little things that hold some type of relevance in our minds.

nawazm11 - I use Trelby which is also free and has much more functions than CeltX. I used CeltX at the start as well but when I found Trelby and tried it, I decided to stick with it.