Getting Started - The Splash Page
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The Splash Page
The Celtx Splash Page is the first screen you are presented with when you launch the application. Its new design allows you to jump right into your work or engage directly with the Celtx community through the Community News or the Project of the Week selection. Below is a brief description of the functions found in each of the Splash Page tabs.
Getting Started-Options Tab
Start a New Project
Name and Save your Project
- To start a new project simply select one of the template types under the list of Templates.
- You now have the option to start writing your script or add additional items to your project.
Customizing Your Project
Preferences / Advanced Add Item Options
Depending on the nature of your project, there are a number of different Celtx documents that you can add to your project to help flesh it out.
Select one item or select them all. By default, each Project starts with a Catalog and a Script.
Open an Existing Project
To open an existing project single click browse option from the Splash Page. This will launch the Open Project dialog.
You can also open a Project directly from a Celtx file icon.
Download a Project
The Celtx server provides a list of projects that are available to you. They could be projects that were uploaded by you as 'private', by other users as 'shared' projects in which the author has authorized you as a collaborator in his project.
To download a project from the Celtx server single click download. This will launch the Download Dialog.
- This dialog will prompt you for your Celtx server username and password.
- If you don't have one, select Create an Account and follow the instructions provided by the Registration Wizard.
- Once this is completed, you'll be presented with your Server Project dialog.
- Select the project you want and hit 'Download'.
- Complete the New Project dialog that appears next.
- Name and save the project as desired.
- A progress bar then displays showing the download activity.
- Once the bar is completed, you'll get a message that says 'Finished'. Sync completed successfully'.
- Hit 'Close'
- Downloaded project displays in the Script Editor.
Create an Account / Registration Wizard
To access Celtx web services, you'll need to create a Celtx Account using the Registration Wizard. The account Wizard can be accessed from the Help menu or from the Login dialog. Having an account allows you to:
- Collaborate with others (Upload / Download as 'Shared')
- Make secure backups of your project (Upload as 'Private')
- Participate in Project Central (Upload as 'Public')
Selecting 'Create an Account' will launch the Registration Wizard.
The Project of the Week
Each week we select a project on Project Central that showcases great work in our user community. We display this project on our splash page and on the Project Central site. The link on the splash page will take you to that project on Project Central where you can comment on the winner's work.
Community News
The Community News notifier keeps you informed of recent Celtx developments, community updates and industry events. Selection of the Notifier will open any embedded link in your default web browser.
Getting Started - Other Useful Info
Converting Projects from Celtx v. 0.9.5.1
Follow these steps to Convert your 095 Projects:
- 1. Open Celtx
- 2. Select ‘Open Existing Project’
- 3. You’ll get an ‘Open file’ dialogue
- 4. WINDOWS and LINUX users MUST change the file filter located at the bottom of the dialogue from “Celtx 0.9.7 Projects” to “Celtx 0.9.5 Projects”
- 5. Use the Open file dialogue to locate your 095 Project Folder.
- 6. Click in to the 095 Project
- 7. You should see a “project.rdf” file. Highlite it and select ‘Open’.
- 8. Your 095 Project will be automatically converted to the new data model and open in Celtx
Note 1: Mac users will not see the file filter in Step 4. You can simply select the 095X project folder, then select the project.rdf file in the folder to convert your project.
Note 2: Celtx will automatically make a back-up of your 095 Project during the conversion in case you’re not happy with the result and want to revert to 095.]
If you're not sure about all of this, or have some questions, try out our new video tutorials to get a first hand demonstration of this and many of the other features of the application.
Reverting Projects from v.097 (+) back to v.095
Users who tried the new version (097 / 0971) and want to switch back to 095 can do so by re-installing 095. You can download 095 at the following links:
095 Projects
Old Projects that were converted to the new data model using 097 can still be accessed in 095 (Celtx did an automatic back up of the *.rdf file when your project was converted). Follow these steps to locate and open your converted project in 095:
- Step 1 – Locate the relevant Project Folder
- Step 2 – Open the Folder
- Step 3 – Rename the file “Project.rdf” to “Project097.rdf’
- Step 4 – Rename the file “Project.rdf.orig” to “Project.rdf”
Then after re-installing 095
- Step 5 – Use Celtx to locate and open your Project per the “Open Existing Project” dialogue
097 Projects
New Projects created using 097 are not backwards compatible, so if you did some writing in 097 that you want to access in 095, export the script as a *.txt file using the Export option available in 097 under the ‘Script’ menu and then re-import the file once you have 095 re-installed.
Please feel free to contact us if you experience any trouble reverting back to 095.
Saving Projects
Projects are initially saved when you create them using the 'New Project' dialog. Through the 'Browse' dialog you have the option to store your projects wherever you choose.
Save Your Project where you want
Choose where you want to save your project folder by selecting the Browse button.The Browse button allows you to:
- Change the location where the project is saved
- Updates the location path in the dialog
- Remembers new save location for future projects
Default Save Locations
Depending on which operating system(s) you are using, the default save locations for your projects are as follows:
- Windows - My Documents
- Mac OS X - Documents
- Linux - Home directory
Manual Saves
To perform a manual save of your work while in an open project, select the 'Save' icon from the Project toolbar or 'Save Project' from the File menu.
Saving Documents
When working on other Celtx documents (text doc, forms) within a project, the user is prompted with a save dialog when they go to close the document.
Other Save Options for your Script
Other options for saving your script include:
Copying Projects
We've added in a Copy Project feature which basically serves as 'Save As'. This feature will create a copy of your current project and all its contents. It is located under File -> Copy Project and will prompt you to provide a new title once selected.
Copying of projects can also be handled by your operating system's file dialog.
To Copy a Project on Mac:
- Open your Finder window, navigate to your existing project and select.
- From the File menu choose 'Duplicate'.
- Re-name, if desired. The duplicate project will maintain the original title and add 'copy' to the name.
- Once completed, close the Finder window.
- In Celtx, use the Open Project dialog to navigate to the copied project.
Deleting Projects
Deleting a project is now also handled by your operating system's file dialog. A user will have to manually delete a project by sending it to the trash/recycle bin.
To Delete a Project on Mac:
- Open your Finder window, navigate to the project you want to delete, and select.
- From the File menu choose 'Move to Trash'.
- And poof.... gone!
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