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Tools of the Trade / Re: Creating a prompt book in word...using comments for cues

« on: May 25, 2007, 09:47 pm »

I tried to find Callout in Word and couldn't find it. What is callout?

Fireguy: I tried to do what you were doing but it didn't work. I protected the document but then it either made it a comment which put a date and the work COMMENT in the box OR it just highlighted it in the text. Is there something that I'm missing.

The only way that I can do cues in word is text boxes. They work really well but it is a complicated procedure. It takes awhile.

in Word 2003 you have to select Original showing Markup in the review toolbar and unfortunatly it says "Inserted: JHKJH"  I believe there was a previous post that said how to remove this.

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Tools of the Trade / Word Comment Section

« on: Sep 19, 2005, 04:20 pm »

This is awsome and what i do for scripts:
Type the script in word then click on tools and protect document Word will track the changes.
When you want to add a cue i go in and type (LX 1) or whatever and it Highlights it, then draws a red arrow to the left margin and in a Red box put (LX 1) so it pretty much looks like my old promt books.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Backstage or Booth?

« on: Apr 07, 2005, 02:06 pm »

I am TD for a theatre in the Northern Arizona Univeristy campus and we have a SM panel backstage and a place for them in a booth backstage.  In every production that i have been in the SM perfers to be backstage.  We have a 32" screen and a television studio quality camera located back in the booth where the SM would be.  We also run our lightboard form backstage.