Screenplay Format in LibreOffice
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So LibreOffice is a free word processing program and office suite and here I will link to my screenplay in LibreOffice for you to use as a template. Screenplay Format is on letter size paper (8.5" x 11") and has some very specific rules for font type (Courier New), size (12 point) and indents for each type of line. In particular, I want you to note the required screenplay margins:
- Left: 1.5"
- Right: 1.0"
- Top: 1.0"
- Bottom: 1.0"
A little strange that there is more space on the left, but that's how it is. For me, I wanted to publish my book to Amazon on Kindle, but also in paperback. So for the paperback version I simply tick the page layout from "Left to Right" to “Mirrored” (as per the screenshot below), so that the text stays a little further from the spine. I'm sure in the industry they still prefer it printed out on regular paper, but I just wanted to try something different and you can see my book here: "Honest Politician". I also uploaded it to kindle, but it botches up the formatting for kindle sadly, so that's not a the greatest option.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
- Download: "An_Honest_Politician.odt"
- Replace text with you own story.
- Shortcuts are:
- [Ctrl] + [0] = Action (normal text)
- [Ctrl] + [1] = Scene
- [Ctrl] + [2] = Character
- [Ctrl] + [3] = Parenthical
- [Ctrl] + [4] = Speech
See Also
Links
- LibreOffice.org - Official site
- LibreOffice - Wikipedia - LibreOffice on Wikipedia
- KDP.com - Self-publish eBooks and paperbacks for free with Kindle Direct Publishing, and reach millions of readers on Amazon
