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Writer's Blocks 4

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Writer's Blocks

Essence

Writer’s Blocks is our full featured writing program for writers who want all the bells and whistles. You’ll get the core of our program, of course, our unique Block Panel where you organize and visualize your writing with our flexible, sizeable movable blocks. Plus you’ll get our fully integrated word processor. You’ll also get our unique floating Power Panel that makes gathering material from other sources a snap. If you need to track references, we’ve got you covered with our footnotes and endnote capability.

What is the essence of Writer’s Blocks? Our unique Block Panel that lets you organize and visualize your writing in ways you never even dreamed of. Writer’s Blocks Essence gives you what is at the core of Writer’s Blocks in a more cost-conscious package. Plus you’ll get all the powerful features you’d expect with writing software.


Compare Features	Writer's Blocks 4	Writer's Blocks Essence
Block Panel – Create hundreds of blocks in the almost limitless workspace. Edit, format, and arrange blocks for maximum organization.
Manuscript Panel – An integrated full-featured word processor. Complete your project, start to finish, in a single program.
Power Panel – Floating moveable and sizeable window to display or edit your blocks. Float over other programs to collect information or reference your blocks.
Columns – Visual guides with a text headings to assist with organization of your blocks.
Create links – Visual lines and arrows between blocks used to indicate flow or relationships.
AutoArrange – The AutoArrange option keeps your blocks arranged neatly in columns as you move them around. Blocks are automatically positioned in columns and rows evenly spaced within columns.
AutoNumber – The AutoNumber feature automatically renumbers your blocks to reflect their current order. If AutoNumber is on, each time you move, add or delete a block, your blocks are automatically renumbered.
AutoCenter – AutoCenter shifts the display so that the current block is in the middle of the Block Panel. This feature allows you to Tab through your blocks without having to use the scroll bars to keep the current block in view.
AutoMax – Automatically enlarges the current block being edited, enabling you to see more text as you edit a block.
AutoSize – AutoSize sizes each block individually so that you can see all of its text.
AutoType – The AutoType function automatically completes words using word you have used previously in your document so word completions make sense.
AutoScript – The AutoScript feature assists you when writing a screenplay, automatically formatting your script in the standard submission script format. Use the popular Tab and Enter key script formatting system along with pop-up slugline, scene and character lists.
AutoScroll – Clicking on a block will scroll to the corresponding section in the manuscript.
AutoSync – Rearranging your blocks automatically rearranges the corresponding text in the manuscript.
Arrange Blocks – Arranges the blocks neatly by spacing them equally from top to bottom within each column.
Renumber Blocks/Columns – Renumbers/renames all of the blocks based on the block title and number settings.
Leveling to Blocks per Column – Arrange your blocks by specifying the number of blocks placed in each column.
Resize Blocks – Resizes each block one time to display all of the text contained in each block.
Block Styles – Group block formatting choices (such as text font, title font, footnote font and block and footnote color) so that you can easily change the look of a block.
Insert Graphics – Graphics can be inserted into blocks and the manuscript and printed from the manuscript panel.
Insert Hyperlinks – Blocks and the manuscript can contain hyperlinks to web pages.
Block Footnotes – Text area at the bottom of each block where you can enter notes, references, or any other type of information.
Manuscript Endnotes – Block Footnotes can be used to create Endnotes at the end of your manuscript.
Manage References – Create footnotes in an optional footnote section of each block. The format of these footnotes can be customized to whatever standard you use (MLA, APA).
Bookmarks – Bookmarks allow you to quickly jump between blocks, displaying them in the center of the display area.
Blockmarks – Links blocks to sections of your manuscript using Blockmarks. Clicking on a block scrolls the manuscript to the corresponding section.
Manuscript Synchonization – Rearrange the sections of your manuscript to reflect the new arrangement of your blocks.
QuickView – Hovering the mouse over a block displays its contents the Power Panel.
Ribbon Interface – Consistent with Microsoft products, Writer’s Blocks 4 uses the interface based on the Microsoft® Office Fluent™ user interface known as the Ribbon menu system.
Classic Menus – Allows you to use the Writer's Blocks 3 style menu system.
Spell Check Tool – Powerful Spell Checker with a 140,000 word dictionary.
Spell-As-You-Type – Optionally “spell as you type” and right-click to complete partially typed words.
Thesaurus – Comprehensive Thesaurus with over 60,000 words with synonyms, antonyms and related words.
Word Count – Count the number of blocks, words, characters, paragraphs, and lines in your blocks and manuscript.
Multi-level Undo/Redo of Block Text – Each block has its own undo history allowing you greater editing flexibility.
Trial Activation – The free trial can be activated so there's no need to download again when you buy.
Blocks-to-Manuscript Conversion – After you complete your outline, you can transfer the contents of your blocks to the manuscript panel and finish writing with the built-in word processor.
Manuscript-to-Block Conversion – Text in the manuscript panel can be converted into blocks allowing your to import text from other sources.
Drag-and-Drop Text – Drag-and-drop text between blocks or any Windows program that supports drag-and-drop. This capability is very useful when collecting information from other sources such as your internet browser.
Drag-and-Drop Blocks – Drag-and-drop blocks to quickly and easily arrange them in the Block Panel or between other open Writer's Blocks documents.
Drag and Drop Columns – Drag and drop entire columns of blocks.
Column Insert and Delete – Insert and delete columns in your Writer's Blocks documents.
Export Blocks – Export your blocks as Microsoft Word, RTF, HTML, and plain text formats.
Export Manuscript – Export your and manuscripts as Microsoft Word, RTF, HTML, and plain text formats. Export Blocks or Manuscipt as .docx, .doc, .rft, .txt, html
Import Manuscript – Import Microsoft Word, RTF, HTML, and plain text files into the Manuscript Panel.
Block Panel Background Color – Customize the background color of the block display area.
Paragraph Settings – Set and adjust paragraph settings of your blocks and manuscript
Set Tabs – Set and adjust tab settings of your manuscript.
Page Breaks – Insert and delete page breaks in your manuscript.
Section Breaks – Insert and delete section breaks in your manuscript.
Manuscript Tables – insert, delete and format Tables in the manuscript.
Manuscript Bullets and Numbering – Create bullets or numbered lists.
Manuscript Columns – insert and adjust columns in your manuscript.
Manscript Headers and Footers – Create and edit manuscript headers and footers using the Header/Footer Toolbar.
Index Card Printing – Print on individual index cards of any size supported by your printer.

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Writer's Blocks 4

(the original)

Writer's Blocks

Essence

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800-229-6737