Centro de ayuda
Estudio de guion
Para guionistas: tablero de escenas, biblia de personajes, formato TW / Hollywood
First-time setup
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Writing Studio vs Script Studio: which to pick
Novel → Writing Studio; screenplay → Script Studio. Surface / structure / dialogue / character mgmt / Coach differences. Switch from the top-left Slima logo popup.
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Series → Season → Episode → Scene: the four-level hierarchy
Script Studio's top-level data model is a four-level hierarchy: Series → Season → Episode → Scene. Films and shorts still use 4 levels; Season / Episode just have 1 child each.
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Upgrading the data model of an older script book
Older script books may show an Upgrade data model dialog. Slima auto-versions before upgrade; once upgraded, all 4 Scene Board modes and 5 dedicated tabs unlock.
Script list
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My Scripts page overview: 3 tabs + motivation widget
Script Studio shelf 'My Scripts': 3 tabs (Works / Completed / Trash) vs Writing Studio's (My Works / Archive / Trash) — similar concept, different wording. Cards show scenes/characters/words. Create dialog has 5 options.
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Create a script book: 5 starting options
+ New Script offers 5: Blank / Restore Backup / Import 3 formats (TW / Hollywood / Fountain). Blank step 2 requires title + format + type (4 types affect subsequent UI). First entry shows the Tour prompt.
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Edit / archive / delete script book + 60-day restore
Card ⋯ menu: edit metadata (title/type/format/Logline) / copy / mark complete / archive (Completed tab) / move to trash. 60-day restore same as Writing Studio. Export .slima before permanent delete.
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.slima import + bulk export multiple scripts
.slima import: + New Script → Restore Backup, preserves full history. Bulk export: top button in My Scripts, multi-select + format. 3 use cases: account-wide archive / cross-account migration / production team delivery.
Workspace overview
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Script workspace layout: Page Switcher + sub-tabs
Script Studio's left activity bar is a Page Switcher across 6 main views (Plan / Scenes / Write / Deliver / Search / More), unlike Writing Studio's panel toggle. Top uses breadcrumb + Season / Episode dropdowns instead of multi-file tabs.
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Page Switcher: 6 main views (Plan / Scenes / Write / Deliver / Search / More)
Script Studio's left activity bar has 6 page-level views: Plan (Planning + 6 sub-tabs) / Scenes (board) / Write (editor) / Deliver (export) / Search / More.
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Hierarchy navigation: breadcrumb + Season / Episode dropdowns
Navigation for the Series → Season → Episode → Scene 4-level hierarchy: top breadcrumb + Season / Episode dropdowns + Episode/Season toggle + keyboard nav.
Plan tab
Series / Season / Episode
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Series settings: metadata shared by the whole work
Series is the whole script book. Fields: Title / Author / Type / Format / Logline / Concept / Target Audience / Synopsis. Changing Type doesn't touch scenes; changing Format affects format detection.
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Seasons: create, pick, delete
TV Series / Micro Drama support multiple seasons; Short / Film typically 1. Use Hierarchy Season dropdown to create / switch; Scenes view Episode/Season toggle for season-wide view. Auto-version before delete.
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Episodes list: row + inline detail
Episode list uses a row + inline detail pattern: click to expand Logline / Notes / scene count in place, no page transition. Drag reorders order numbers, never content.
Worldview
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Worldview overview: free-form world rules
Worldview tab is a free-form long text for era / social rules / history / culture / tech / language. Passed to AI Coach as work-level persistent context. May be empty for short works; 2000+ words for period / sci-fi.
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Worldview Preview: read-only render
Worldview tab's Edit / Preview toggle: Preview renders Markdown layout (headings / lists / quotes / images / tables / code). For proofreading, sharing with collaborators, pre-export checking.
Character Bible
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Character Bible overview: Characters vs Appearance Matrix + 5 roles
Character Bible has two views (Characters / Appearance Matrix), 4 scope filters (All / Work / Season / Episode), and 5 role types (Protagonist / Antagonist / Supporting / Minor / Cameo, i18n confirmed). Auto-detects new characters from dialogue.
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Create character + templates + auto-detection
Three paths to create characters: manual (4 fields) / template / auto-detection from dialogue. Renaming cascades through dialogue. Auto-versions before delete.
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Character detail fields: top chips + basics + custom fields
Character panel: top chips (avatar / name / role / gender / age / occupation) + 5 structured fields (Primary appearance / Want / Need / Ability / Flaw / Backstory) + Custom Fields.
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Appearance Matrix: character × scene visual
Appearance Matrix shows rows (characters) × columns (Episodes / Scenes) of who appears where. Watch protagonist rhythm, catch missing scenes, plan new character introductions. Two-way sync with Scene Detail Panel.
Storylines
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Storylines concept: A / B / C-story in parallel
A storyline = a narrative thread. Series typically run A / B / C in parallel for staggered climaxes. Each gets a colour. A scene can belong to multiple. AI Coach reads the storyline structure.
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Create + name + colour storylines
Storylines tab → + New → name / summary / colour / primary characters. 4 naming styles (letter / descriptive / relationship / theme). Colour change updates all scene card stripes instantly.
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Linking scenes to storylines: two-way + multi-line
Two-way scene-storyline linking: Scene Detail Panel adds multiple storylines / Storyline detail panel lists linked scenes. Scene card shows multi-colour stripes. AI Coach reads this for pacing questions.
Locations
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Locations list: CRUD + integration with Scene Heading
Locations tab centralises all scene locations. + Add Location (name / INT-EXT / description / photo / layer). Renaming cascades to scene headings (wikilink). Auto-version before delete.
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Linking scenes to locations: two-way wikilinks + rename cascade
Scene Heading picks from the locations dropdown or inline-creates; renaming a location cascades to all Scene Headings (wikilink). Location detail panel lists linked scenes. Exportable Locations report for scouting.
Notes board
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Note Board overview: home for unclassified-but-important content
Note Board holds TODOs / ideas / references / interview logs. Notes attach at Series / Season / Episode / Scene levels. @ mention other tabs. AI Coach reads with lower priority.
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Create + note detail: title / Markdown / tag / level / status
Note has 5 fields: title / content (Markdown with cross-tab wikilinks) / tag / level (Series/Season/Episode/Scene) / status (Open/Resolved). Tags / status / level filterable.
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Scene-level notes: two entries + 4 typical uses
Scene-level notes accessible from Note Board (filtered to Scene) or Scene Detail Panel — same underlying data. 4 uses: setup-payoff / scene TODO / actor instruction / writer idea.
Scene Board
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Scene Board: 3 modes + Episode/Season toggle + structure templates
Scene Board has 3 modes (Board for pacing / List for details / Timeline for duration) + Episode/Season toggle + Compact/Detailed density. First entry prompts structure template selection.
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Scenes: Board (pacing) vs List (details)
Board is Trello-style for seeing pacing across structure columns; List is a compact table for metadata audits and bulk edits. Same scene content, two visual presentations.
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Scenes: Timeline (duration) + Season (whole-season structure)
Timeline mode uses bars to show scene length / word count; Season view shows all episodes together, useful for cross-episode storylines and character appearance analysis.
Scene card
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Scene card anatomy: what each card carries
Scene cards (Compact / Detailed densities) show: scene number / title / storyline colour / INT-EXT + location + time / character chips / summary. Scene heading is auto-parsed.
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Reorder and insert scenes: drag, ⋯ menu, cross-episode move
Drag to reorder within / across columns (scene numbers auto-renumber). ⋯ menu inserts at specific positions. Cross-episode move preserves storylines and character chips.
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Scene Detail Panel: edit full metadata without leaving the board
Scene Detail Panel edits all scene metadata: basics (INT-EXT / location / time) + character appearances + storyline links + summary + scene-level notes.
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Split / Merge scenes
Split divides a scene at the cursor in Write view or via Scene Board ⋯ menu. Merge combines adjacent scenes via multi-select or single-card menu. Former scene's heading is kept; latter's is lost. Auto-versions before operations.
Structure templates
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Structure templates: 4 built-in (Three-Act / Taiwanese TV / Kishotenketsu / Freytag)
Scene Board's first-time Choose a Structure dialog has 4 i18n-confirmed templates: Three-Act, Taiwanese TV, Kishotenketsu, Freytag's Pyramid.
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Custom structure templates: when the 4 built-ins aren't enough
Scene Board's Choose a Structure dialog supports custom templates via + New Blank Template / Save Current Structure as Template / Manage My Templates.
Acts
Script Editor
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Write view: script editor layout
Write view is Script Studio's writing surface: auto format detection + 7 element types + Smart Enter element flow + character autocomplete. Click a Scene Board card to jump.
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The 7 script element types
Seven script element types: scene heading / description / character / dialogue / parenthetical / transition / insert shot. Slima auto-detects via heuristics and lays out per TW or Hollywood format.
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Smart Enter + Tab: element-type auto-switching
Enter auto-switches to the next sensible element (Scene Heading → Description → Character → Dialogue cycle). Tab force-cycles. Transition + Enter creates a new scene. Highland-style character autocomplete.
Headings, dialogue, characters
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Scene heading: INT/EXT + location + time
Scene heading has 4 parts: scene number / INT-EXT / location / time. TW format vs Hollywood. Location auto-links to the Locations list.
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Dialogue + character autocomplete + parenthetical + dual
Slima dialogue automates 4 things: Highland-style character autocomplete / auto-indent (TW vs Hollywood) / Parenthetical emotion cue / Dual Dialogue side-by-side.
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Description / Transition / Insert Shot
Three more script elements beyond dialogue: Description (action) / Transition (CUT TO / FADE OUT) / Insert Shot (INSERT -). Pressing Enter on Transition auto-creates a new scene.
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Flashback / dream / montage / intercut
4 special scene types: FLASHBACK / DREAM / MONTAGE / INTERCUT. Add markers in the scene heading; board displays the label. Often tied to storylines (e.g. C-story childhood flashback).
Shots & storyboarding
Format switch (TW ↔ Hollywood)
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Format toggle: TW vs Hollywood
Slima ships TW (A4 / 場N format / relaxed) and Hollywood (US Letter / INT. LOCATION / strict). Pick at create; switch any time with content preserved and layout re-rendered.
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Format settings + Dual Preview
Format settings adjust: format / page size / margins / font size / font family / line height / page number / page-break rule. Dual preview shows source + rendered side-by-side. Export inherits these.
Scene notes & setups
Editor toolbar
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Write view floating toolbar: format + AI shortcuts
Write view's editor floating toolbar: element-type dropdown / insert Parenthetical / Transition / AI rewrite / split-merge scene. Similar positioning to Writing Studio's but more format-focused.
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Script Outline panel: in-Write-view scene navigation
Write view's side outline pane lists all scenes in the current Episode (Scene number + Heading + characters + storyline colour). Click to jump. Complements Scene Board (outline is for writing, Board for planning).
Productivity tools
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Command palette (Cmd/Ctrl K): universal search & jump
Cmd/Ctrl K command palette = Slima's universal search across 4 targets: features / cross-view jumps (scenes / episodes / characters) / settings / AI Coach. Fuzzy matching + CJK / Latin mixed.
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Search + writing stats: Search view
Search view integrates full-text search (dialogue / description / heading / character) + 4 scopes + writing stats dashboard (word count / scene count / character appearances / storyline distribution).
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Sprint + Focus modes: timed writing + Zen-like UI
Sprint mode: timer + word goal + forward-only option. Focus mode: hide all UI. Combined: forces single-session completion of must-do work like climax scenes. Words count toward streak.
AI Coach
AI scene analysis
Import scripts
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Import script file to new book: TW / Hollywood / Fountain
New script book import: + New Script offers 3 formats (TW Drama .docx/.pdf/.txt / Hollywood / Fountain). Slima heuristic-parses with preview / fix-up. Fountain parses most reliably.
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Episode single + bulk import to existing script book
Two entries: in-book / + New Script → add to existing. Single-episode position picker / bulk filename pattern recognition. Conflict options (overwrite / skip / rename / new). Auto-versions before import.
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Reconcile + No Snapshot: post-import reconciliation and restore caveat
Reconcile fuzzy-matches duplicates (Episodes / characters / locations) after import and lets you pick what to keep. No Snapshot is when Slima couldn't fully snapshot pre-import — export .slima backup before large imports.
Deliver templates
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Deliver view: export & delivery hub + template system
Deliver view (Page Switcher 4th) is the script export hub. 5 sections: export selection / template / preview / advanced / export. 6 common templates: Standard TW/Hollywood/Festival/Production/Reader/Markup.
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Deliver export formats + scope + recommended combos
6 formats (.slima / .docx / .pdf / .fountain / .txt / .html) × 5 scopes (whole / Season / Episode / Scene / custom). Export options: metadata inclusion / layout / version marking. 6 recommended combos for 6 scenarios.
Sharing
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Script share modal + settings: scope / permission / expiry / inclusions
Script share modal: 4 scopes (whole / Season / Episode / Scene) + 3 permissions (read-only / read+comment / edit) + expiry + optional inclusions (Character Bible / Logline / Storylines). Reader View uses script format rendering.
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Manage existing share links: revoke / re-expire / re-scope
Share management page lists scope / permission / click count / expiry / status. Per-row actions: copy / change scope / change expiry / change permission / revoke. Revoke is instant but can't recall downloaded content.