Change position of the page number to Top of page and turn off the Show number on first page option, because you don’t want it on the title page. In Microsoft Word: Open Insert tab > Page Number. Page numbers should be in in Courier font. Page numbers are important so that collaborating writers or filmmakers can reference certain pages in development or production. The important exception to this is transition lines, which align to the right. In Google Docs: Go to Format > Line spacing > Custom spacing.Īlignment: Most text in a screenplay is aligned to the left, which is the default for Word and Google Docs. In Microsoft Word go to Home > Line Spacing Options from the Line Spacing menu. Press Ctrl + A (or Cmd + A on a Mac) to select all, then set the line spacing Exactly 12 points (or Exactly 1 in Google Docs).
Line Spacing: The line spacing will establish the white space before or after a line. That familiar look of a screenplay comes from the all-important white space which is created by the industry-standard formatting due to line spacing, indentation and centering dialogue on the page. You can also use Courier New in Google Docs. The Hollywood-standard font that all professional screenwriters use is Courier.
