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Write On: 'Cobra Kai' Showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg
“We were all six or seven years old when [the first Karate Kid movie] came out. So all of us saw it in the theater and I think for all of us, it was probably the first time any of us had seen a movie where there was such an amazing twist that happened. The whole time, we’re thinking that Daniel LaRusso's not learning [karate], that he's doing all these chores for this guy and then suddenly it's, ‘Wait! He's been learning karate the whole time!’ So anyone who watched the movie was blown away by that moment, but when you're six or seven it's a formative memory.
So it was a movie that was meaningful to all of us,” says Jon Hurwitz, showrunner and executive producer of the Netflix show Cobra Kai.
In this episode, I speak to all three showrunners of Cobra Kai, Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg about what the show means to them now that we’re in the sixth and final season. We discuss why they thought it was imperative to tell the story from the character Johnny Lawrence’s (William Zabka), point of view and they hint at the possibility of a new spinoff show - perhaps about a young Mr. Miyagi - coming soon.
They also shared their advice for writing a spec script. “It's really tough to stand out. And that's what you have to figure out. In our early scripts, it was that first page - it was being R-rated and provocative and saying something that gets you noticed and stands out in the marketplace. Because if you're just writing a genre story, it's just like why?” says Josh Heald.
To hear more about the sixth season of the show and their great advice for writing spec scripts, listen to the podcast.
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Write On: 'A Family Affair' Writer Carrie Solomon
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“I came up doing improv where failure is the golden standard. And in improv, if you're not failing, you're doing something wrong. I feel really lucky that that was one of my bridges into entertainment and creativity, to have such a loving relationship with failure because, boy! As a writer, your days are filled with it and rejection and killing your darlings. I think comedy and improv have taug...
Write On: 'Inside Out 2' Co-Writer Dave Holstein
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In this episode, I talk with Dave Holstein, co-writer of the upcoming Disney/Pixar sequel Inside Out 2, which takes us back into the mind of a now teenage Riley as she navigates a whole new crop of personified emotions, including Envy, voiced by The Bear star Ayo Edebiri, and of course, Anxiety, voiced by Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke. Dave describes what it’s like working with a well-oiled story...
Write On: 'Late Night' Host Seth Meyers
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“Just a shout out to everybody who's listening who has ever written a movie. This is a true story - I was writing a movie. I had been paid to write a movie and I was writing a movie when I got Late Night. And when I got Late Night, my first thought wasn’t, 'Oh my god, I'm going to have my own talk show.’ My first thought was, ‘Oh my god, I don't have to finish that screenplay. I'm so happy!’” s...
Write On: 'Ezra' Writer Tony Spiridakis
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“From Robert De Niro, I learned not to force anything. Not to force your idea of how something should be and then go from there. Not, ‘Oh, this should be funny,’ or ‘Oh, I'm going make you cry.’ That's the wrong thing. You just need to think about the thing the character is experiencing and don't push it - have it happen. And he was obsessive with me about not trying to make anything funny and ...
Write On: 'Bridgerton' Showrunner Jess Brownell
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“One of the main things I’ve learned from Shonda [Rhimes] is to focus on what you really want to see, yourself, in a season. Not necessarily what should happen. I remember on Scandal, in the writers room, we would craft what we thought were these perfectly structured stories. And Shonda would come in and pitch something that was really wild, kind of out there and maybe didn’t fit perfectly into...
Write On: 'Challengers' Writer Justin Kuritzkes
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“Tennis is an amazing sport to think about a love triangle because it’s so deeply charged erotically," says Justin Kuritzkes, screenwriter for the new film Challengers, starring Zendaya. "Tennis is a game that’s so steeped in repression, but also in wild abandon. There’s all these rigid rules and prescriptions of movement and boxes that the ball has to fall into. It’s all so tightly organized a...
Write On: 'The First Omen' Writers Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith
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“We had to go back to the ratings board five times. It was a long journey. You have to laugh sometimes, because we had some really grotesque imagery in our film. We even have a demon phallus in the film and nobody was worried about that. It was really the image of the vagina that was getting us that rating,” says Arkasha Stevenson, director, and co-screenwriter for The First Omen, about initial...
Tagging For Production - Final Draft 13
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Tagging words and phrases in your Final Draft script lets you easily identify production needs, as for props and wardrobe. Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, has published Final Draft® software - the number-one selling screenwriting application in the world - for over 30 years. Final Draft is the only screenwriting software that allows writers to fully customize their writing environment, stre...
Write On: 'Arthur the King' Writer Michael Brandt
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Writer Michael Brandt is no stranger to the big and small screen. Having written such thrilling films like 3:10 to Yuma, Wanted, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Catch That Kid, he is also the co-creator of NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice. His latest film, which he adapted from the book, "Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home," is a story of friendship and ...
Write your screenplay with Final Draft
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Final Draft makes writing your TV or feature film script fun and easy. Kickstart your screenwriting career today with the Industry Standard Screenwriting Software. Final Draft is the only screenwriting software that allows writers to fully customize their writing environment, streamlines their process, maximizes productivity, and automatically paginates and formats scripts to industry standards...
Write On: 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' Writer/Director Kobe Libii
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"When I sat down to start writing it, I sort of like came up with air a couple of hours later with a movie," says writer/director Kobi Libii about the origins of his new satirical comedy, The American Society of Magical Negros. “I think it's kind of beautiful that people don't have a reaction that I recognize because my job is to be really honest, especially about stuff that is that I'm sort of...
Write On: WGAeast Mentors Andrew Bergman and Caroline Kaplan and NY Screenwriting Fellowship...
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“Just write a story you want to tell and don't try to write something which you think you can sell to somebody because that way is madness. You have to write what you want to write whether it works or not for other people. But if it's not authentic to you, it's doomed at some point along the road. So stick to your guns!” says award-winning writer, Andrew Bergman about writing your first spec sc...
Write On: 'Imaginary' Writer/Director Jeff Wadlow and Co-Writers Greg Erb & Jason Oremland
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“The movie in many ways is about creativity. And it's one of the reasons why I really love it. It's not just about an evil haunted teddy bear. It's about the power of imagination. There's a reason why the movie isn't called Chauncey - it's called Imaginary. It was really fun as screenwriters to just let our creativity run wild and think of all the different ways we could explore imagination and...
Write On: 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Showrunner and Executive Producer Albert Kim
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“I would encourage anyone to lean into the specificity of their personal experience [when it comes to writing]. I mean, we're at a time now, fortunately, where everyone is more open to those kinds of stories… Look at something like Beef. The specificity of that storytelling is what makes it special. It's not like they come out with a logline, saying, ‘This is a story about Asian families.’ It's...
Write On: 'Bob Marley: One Love' Writers Terence Winter and Frank E. Flowers
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Write On: 'Bob Marley: One Love' Writers Terence Winter and Frank E. Flowers
ScriptNotes - Final Draft 13
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ScriptNotes - Final Draft 13
Write On: 'Masters of the Air' Showrunner John Orloff
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Write On: 'Masters of the Air' Showrunner John Orloff
Write On: 'Land of Bad' Director/Co-Writer William Eubank
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Write On: 'Land of Bad' Director/Co-Writer William Eubank
Upgrading on Mac - Final Draft 13
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Upgrading on Mac - Final Draft 13
Upgrading on Windows - Final Draft 13
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Upgrading on Windows - Final Draft 13
Write On: 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' Showrunner Chad Feehan
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Write On: 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' Showrunner Chad Feehan
Outline Elements - Final Draft 13
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Outline Elements - Final Draft 13
Write On: 'Miller's Girl' Writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett
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Write On: 'Miller's Girl' Writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett
Write On: 'American Fiction' Writer/Director Cord Jefferson
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Write On: 'American Fiction' Writer/Director Cord Jefferson
Write On: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Writers Chris Miller, Phil Lord and Dave Callaham
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Write On: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Writers Chris Miller, Phil Lord and Dave Callaham
Install on Mac - Final Draft 13
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Install on Mac - Final Draft 13
Quick Start Guide - Final Draft 13
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Quick Start Guide - Final Draft 13
Writing Stats - Final Draft 13
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Writing Stats - Final Draft 13
Structure Lines - Final Draft 13
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Structure Lines - Final Draft 13

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @urabggr
    @urabggr День тому

    Is it possible to layer the image underneath text on the page?

  • @HumanIsError
    @HumanIsError 3 дні тому

    When i right or "ctrl + click" I do no get an option to show what I want. It's just align and colors on windows.

  •  5 днів тому

    The end of the russian army?

    •  5 днів тому

      Just talk scriptwriting and keep american warmongering politics out of it. Jeesuus.

  • @Thewritersforum
    @Thewritersforum 6 днів тому

    This version is my favorite. #getthatscriptfinished

  • @AuthorMiracles_on_a_Rooftop
    @AuthorMiracles_on_a_Rooftop 7 днів тому

    I'm about to start on my first screenplay for my book "Miracles on a Rooftop. When the Impossible is Made Possible". So many of my readers message me telling me I have to turn my book into a movie, so I'm going to attempt to write the screenplay with Final Draft! Thank you for this podcast. I can't wait to learn all about screenplay writing from you all!

  • @juanmore12
    @juanmore12 10 днів тому

    I've already written a screenplay I need help formating it. I've never seen a video on that very frustrated. Also Is there an automatic button for formatting...does final 13 utilizes A.I?

  • @art_of_kemal
    @art_of_kemal 11 днів тому

    Unbelievable that all your updates are for Mac users. No dark mode in Windows interface (only for script page), no real fullscreen for Windows etc., completely old 2000s interface and you want the same price? Why not make a one app for all operating systems with the same interface? Unbelievable.

  • @Thewritersforum
    @Thewritersforum 13 днів тому

    No more index cards! My workflow just got a whole lot better.

  • @dijonstreak
    @dijonstreak 15 днів тому

    Thees best EVER presentation of this difficult subject for beginning script writers. after hella money spent on books for years and years and ALL the UA-cam videos on ScreenFormats. YOU have DONE it. why look any firther !! ya hit the Jackpot in deep debt to YOU. what a GREAT job QQ Magnificent thank. YOU. SO much !!

  • @GeorgeDubyaBush
    @GeorgeDubyaBush 15 днів тому

    Yea just don't even start with the title page and then go the first page of writing geez, those who can't do...

  • @homealoneuniverse1221
    @homealoneuniverse1221 16 днів тому

    This does NOT behave intuitively. I am finding myself extremely frustrated and falling back to the simpler but more reliable outline management tactics in Fade In Pro.

  • @johnpaulporrelli6208
    @johnpaulporrelli6208 26 днів тому

    Does this work on apple M chip computers?

  • @Askgaming6375
    @Askgaming6375 26 днів тому

    hiii

  • @solefinder3708
    @solefinder3708 26 днів тому

    My issue is trying to download final draft 13 to my other laptop. I've already purchased, and when they ask for email or customer #, I enter email, but never given customer #. I'm about to just go AI, I'm just tired of having to wait days for answers, days for help. Robots aren't moody, and never take time off and always there to help you. I used to be against AI, but now, hell, if it can help me streamline my projects without having to wait days and days for help, then why not...cause time is money. I just don't have days and days to wait for some final draft tech to respond, so I'll try this new AI version of final draft...I will not give the name though cause don't want others learning this new product..lol

  • @cmdrjunibug6549
    @cmdrjunibug6549 Місяць тому

    Can you please update the FD13 Windows UI so it's not from 30 years ago? Also, the Windows experience is completely different and you did not highlight a single variation, contrary to the intro. I know most of your customer base must be on MAC, but it can't be that hard to update the Windows version more than once a generation. All that aside, thank you for the tools you provide! I see why this is the industry standard, but I don't want to buy a new computer just to fit in.

  • @paxtonsingleton2317
    @paxtonsingleton2317 Місяць тому

    You would suppose that this top software that hollywood uses would be less retared and would be able to do simple things such as recieving a damn pdf file and not turn it into a nightmare but thats not the case. You really have to edit every single freaking line yourself. That's insane.

  • @taylortucker17
    @taylortucker17 Місяць тому

    These tools are excellent! I'm excited to finally stop cross referencing my Google docs for my script outline lol

  • @SpannerFilms01
    @SpannerFilms01 Місяць тому

    PLEASE take the adverts off these videos. It only makes you a teeny tiny bit of money, but it drives us crazy when we're trying to watch several of your videos

  • @michaeljoseph8012
    @michaeljoseph8012 Місяць тому

    Final draft is ace.

  • @LibricideStudios
    @LibricideStudios Місяць тому

    Thanks so much guys - great tutorial! 👏🙌

  • @FilmSchool-om3ew
    @FilmSchool-om3ew Місяць тому

    Second time I've lost work do to Final Draft 'Crash'... This time, lost a day and a half worth of creative writing, dialogue writing, that I can never replicate. Your software crashes...this issue needs to be addressed. I cannot, in good faith, use this program going forward if the issue of software crashing isn't resolve...can't afford to lose work like that anymore.

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ Місяць тому

      We’re sorry to hear this! This is very uncommon, so we’d love to help find a solution. Please contact our support team here: www.finaldraft.com/contact/contact-technical-support/

    • @HeatherHale
      @HeatherHale 20 днів тому

      @@FinalDraft_ Happened to me immediately after "upgrading" from FD 12 to FD 13. Installed, wrote 6 (great! ;-) ) pages - lost it all. ;-/ Unrecoverable. Missed a deadline. ;-/ Had to go back to literally when I "upgraded." ;-/ and redo that day's (night's!) work (late). I've been a FD user (fan and champion) since about V.4. ;-/ REALLY IMMEDIATELY frustrating!

    • @dzemilli
      @dzemilli День тому

      Still can't sign in asbI uninstall couple times and install it again. Have to go for some support m

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ 22 години тому

      Hi Dzemil, if you haven't already, you can email our team at www.finaldraft.com/support for assistance.

    • @FilmSchool-om3ew
      @FilmSchool-om3ew 15 годин тому

      @@HeatherHale Did you try going to 'tools', and then hitting the 'option' tab? Usually there you can find where FD backed up your files...let me know.

  • @Apache_warrior_74
    @Apache_warrior_74 Місяць тому

    Are there any tutorial videos for beat sheets and treatments?

  • @bobvictor1962
    @bobvictor1962 Місяць тому

    In Final Draft 12, The Navigator had a bottom section that included (1) The Scene Title/Color, (2) a list of all the characters in that scene. Is that possible in Final Draft 13?

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ Місяць тому

      Hi Bob, it is! In the FD13 navigator, you should be able to click the icon of the three people directly underneath the Scene tab, that will add that panel for you.

  • @RoblesPictures
    @RoblesPictures Місяць тому

    I wish everyone success in this business, genuinely, may we all have the opportunity to write!

  • @mznummela
    @mznummela Місяць тому

    So cool and inspiring to hear about your journey in writing movies.

  • @fazinehkeita5405
    @fazinehkeita5405 Місяць тому

    I love this a lot

  • @simoncarter7020
    @simoncarter7020 Місяць тому

    How do you select paper size? In UK we have A4 only for printing. in the US it is legal letter(??) So depending on region .. the paper size nees to be chosen first right?

  •  Місяць тому

    Some of the Final Draft 13 Navigator improvements are nice, EXCEPT when it comes to dealing with ScriptNotes. In Final Draft 12, the Navigator allowed the user to see all ScriptNotes at once, AND you could see THE FULL TEXT of each ScriptNotes in a small window at the bottom of the Navigator. In Final Draft 13, the text from the ScriptNotes appears in a single, tiny summary line. It makes editing a note within the Navigator highly frustrating. Please bring back that very simple but very useful feature from FD 12’s Navigator! Also, please consider developing a way to combine ALL ScriptNotes coming from different users/readers in the same screenplay. (CSV export in not useful. We need to see the notes within the script). I'm while I'm at it, being able to increase the font size of the ScriptNotes would be fantastic. :) (And yes, I did bring those issues with customer support.)

  • @user-uj7kd6mb5b
    @user-uj7kd6mb5b 2 місяці тому

    Why are the beats and script already there? It's been a month now and I haven't figured if a Act Marker is a beat or not. It seems the tutorial is too economical and zips through. Scrivener isn't complicated, you can move work around. Should I dislike the beat board or FD all together?

  • @arib8782
    @arib8782 2 місяці тому

    Wow, I never realized how great Final Draft is -- my coauthor and I have just begun using it and we already love it. Can I ask a couple of questions? We've tested out the collaboration feature, and it seems to basically work but it also seems that when we're both joined through a collaboration session, we can't seem to use the Undo function -- the Undo button icon is grayed out or "ghosted" or whatever, and Control + Z for Windows and Command + Z for Mac doesn't work when we do something like create a new beat board and then try to undo the action. When I'm just on Final Draft alone before I invite my coauthor to collaborate, Control + Z on my Windows machine works fine. I've also noticed this problem with the Save feature, but your video here might address that in how it's saying that after a collaboration has ended, each user can save a copy to their own hard drive and only their own, because there's not cloud storage functionality. So I don't understand the Undo problem we're having while in collaboration mode, but the problem with the Save feature while in collaboration mode might make some sense to me (except for the fact that I'd like us to save as we go?) --- Anyway, thanks for fielding my questions here if possible!

  • @cattowers5636
    @cattowers5636 2 місяці тому

    *¿Free?*

  • @howellbuzz
    @howellbuzz 2 місяці тому

    I'm unclear about the functionality of the 'Voice' column (min 1:30). Can you elaborate ? Does it enable audio? I'm perplexed please advise

    • @Thewritersforum
      @Thewritersforum 18 днів тому

      You can assign a male, female voice to your character, and the AI will read their dialogue. I've only had 13 for a few days now, and I am completely blown away with all of the functions. It's a must-have for serious writers.

  • @qburto
    @qburto 2 місяці тому

    do you seriously think given how quickly and lightly you go over the features that anyone will learn anything from this? At a minimum, maybe create links to go to more in depth presentations. Just not user-friendly

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ 2 місяці тому

      Hi Robert, we have more in depth explanations of each of these features on our channel, just click on our channel link and you should be able to find them easily!

  • @anacapriii
    @anacapriii 2 місяці тому

    customize tool bar!!!

  • @lucMauduit
    @lucMauduit 2 місяці тому

    Hello, thanks for video, there is a way to move list shoot from the beat board link to a scene, autaumatly to the script and also to the report by production order. it's quite long to copy and past for all scene... Thanks

  • @nvmnobody
    @nvmnobody 2 місяці тому

    Please upload a video where a professional writing the full screenplay script for their project and making the full video out of it so that we can learn also :). That's a request.

  • @KKCFILMSCORPORATION
    @KKCFILMSCORPORATION 2 місяці тому

    Pourriez-vous additionner plusieurs à l'interface de FD? Ça faciliterait beaucoup la compréhension et son expansion

  • @joestrummerliveson
    @joestrummerliveson 2 місяці тому

    It doesn't work!!! I unistalled and installed it 6 times. You're forcing people to shift to a version that doesn't activate. AND your customer service doesn't reply fast enough. I have work to finish and I cannot activate the new version I was basically forced to get because your version 12 is becoming obsolete. FIX IT NOW or gives all our money back!!!

  • @arpadbilibok-kemeny7539
    @arpadbilibok-kemeny7539 2 місяці тому

    wow this was actually so useful tysm

  • @buchbummelant8980
    @buchbummelant8980 2 місяці тому

    Great Episode. Thank you for asking all these juicy Bridgerton questions!

  • @AnaMartinez-fn1eg
    @AnaMartinez-fn1eg 2 місяці тому

    ok

  • @monapye3085
    @monapye3085 2 місяці тому

    my fd 13 new page doesn't look as the one in the video ... thr4 when i click on File as suggested in the video ... no drop down menu appears to allow me to name and save my script ... plz help

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ 2 місяці тому

      Hi there, you'd want to click File and then Save to name your file, it should be under the File menu.

  • @ScriptSleuth
    @ScriptSleuth 2 місяці тому

    Carole Kirschner's insight is absolutely top-notch. Thank you for this great interview!

  • @ChosephTheOne
    @ChosephTheOne 3 місяці тому

    I am using the Windows version and I cannot change the color of a label without adding a highlight color. How do I change the color of a label without adding a highlight color? How do I remove it?

  • @user-rs4gr9yq4u
    @user-rs4gr9yq4u 3 місяці тому

    Get your story, plot and characters right in the first 2-3 drafts. Then, get your mix of poetry and prose. And then formatting of course.

  • @genapruitt2421
    @genapruitt2421 3 місяці тому

    Excellent interview! What an awesome human being! Thank you! 😁

  • @orfeo793
    @orfeo793 3 місяці тому

    Screenwriter, I need your horniest screenplay!

    • @RSG_TheMonster
      @RSG_TheMonster 2 місяці тому

      My horniness is too strong for you, director!

  • @hobbyist_bharatsuthar430
    @hobbyist_bharatsuthar430 3 місяці тому

    awesome♥

  • @pikiwiki
    @pikiwiki 3 місяці тому

    how do you change colors on the beat cards

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ 3 місяці тому

      Hi there! All you need to do is click onto the Beat Board itself so no card is selected, then right-click/ctrl+click on the card you'd like to color, then select the color from the menu.

    • @pikiwiki
      @pikiwiki 3 місяці тому

      @@FinalDraft_ ah perfect. thank you

    • @user-zu6lj8ss1f
      @user-zu6lj8ss1f 2 місяці тому

      @@FinalDraft_ the beat board tutorial helps too.

  • @user-mb4mn5op4o
    @user-mb4mn5op4o 3 місяці тому

    please. Does it support the Arabic language?

    • @FinalDraft_
      @FinalDraft_ 3 місяці тому

      Hi Khaled, currently FD does not support Arabic, but we're looking at implementing it in the future. Please keep an eye out for any future updates!