Interface Overview
Android
Organise Text Files in the File Directory
Navigation Menu
Tap on ≡
to reveal the navigation menu.
Navigate Between Folders
Select the breadcrumb to navigate to the parent folder. You can also use the swipe gesture (from left to right) to return to the parent folder.
Sync Status
Tap on the sync button to reveal the sync status of the cloud services (Only applicable to the Cloud storage).
Folders and Text Files
Create a New Text File
Press +
icon to create a new text file.
Other Options:
Tap â‹®
to select other options:
- Search
- Delete
- Create New Folder
- Home
- Thumbnail/List View
Editor
Create a new text file or open an existing file to open the editor. For existing files, press the edit button (pen icon) at the bottom right to go into the edit mode.
- Paragraph style
- Bold, Italic & Strikethrough
- Insert
- Indent left/right
- Undo/Redo
- Word & Character Count
- More Features:
- Word Search
- Research: Dictionary, Thesaurus and Rhyming Dictionary
- Typewriter
- Theme (Day/Dark)
- Outline
- Rename
- View Source
- Statistics
- Outline
- YAML Editor (in .md & .txt) / screenplay properties (in .fountain)
- Export
- Publish
iOS
Main Screen
Create a New File
Press +
icon to create a new file or folder. You can also import files into JotterPad.
Other Options
Tap ⋯
to select other options:
- Select File(s) and Folder(s)
- Create New Folder
- Sort File(s) & Folder(s) by Name
- Sort File(s) & Folder(s) by Date
- Sort File(s) & Folder(s) by Type
Sync Status
Indicates the last sync status of the Cloud service. To view your Cloud service's last sync status, go to JotterPad > Cloud > tap on the Sync icon. To learn more about the sync status on iOS, please refer to the article here.
Editor
Create a new text file or open an existing file to open the editor. For existing files, press the edit button (pen icon) at the bottom right to go into the edit mode.
- Bold, Italics & Strikethrough
- Underline (for .fountain documents)
- Centre Align (for .fountain documents)
- Insert
- Undo/Redo
- View in Plain Source Text
- Typewriter View
- Paragraph Styles
- Word Search
- Research: Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Word & Character Count
- More Features:
- Rename File
- File Info
- View Outline
- Export File
- Print File
- YAML Editor (for .md and .txt documents) / screenplay properties (for .fountain documents)
- Publish File (only for .md and .txt documents)
- Preview
Mac
Start Screen​
Create a New Document​
Click on New Document
to create a new markdown or fountain document​​
Open Recent Document ​
Click on document shown in Recent
> select Open
.​
Open Document​
Click on Open Document
to open a document (.md, .fountain, .FDX) from your computer.
Editor​
These are the features included in the Toolbar:
- Bold, Italics & Strikethrough​
- Paragraph Style​
- Outline​
- Research: Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Inspector​
- Edit​
- Typewriter View​
- Preview​
- View in Plain Source Text
Word & Character Count is displayed at the bottom.
Web
Start Screen
Create a New Document​
Click on New Document
to create a new text, markdown or fountain document​​.
Open Recent Document
Click on document shown in Recent Items
.
Open Document
Click on Open Document
and select a document from your Workspace under Local
or Cloud
.
+ New
.Navigating around your Workspace
Copy or Duplicating a Document
Click on the â‹®
icon to copy or duplicate a document.
Importing a Document
Click on the + New
button to import a document.
Local and Cloud
You can access your files stored on the computer via Local
or, a Cloud service via Cloud
.
>>
button to expand the widget and see the names of the icons.Sync Status
Indicates the last sync status of the Cloud service. (Only applicable to files and folders in the Cloud storage)
Sync
button or the icon at the top right corner.Editor
These are the features included in the Toolbar:
- Text File Title
- Download
- Publish
Settings
> Publish
> + Add a new Publishing Service
- YAML Editor
- Bold, Italics & Strikethrough​
- Insert
- Paragraph Style
- Edit
- Typewriter View
- Preview
- View in Plain Source Text
- Word Search
- Sidebar (more features):
- Outline
- Research: Dictionary, Thesaurus and Rhyming Dictionary
- Unsplash (only for Markdown documents)
- Document Info
Word & Character Count is displayed at the bottom.
Updated on: 19/05/2022
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