Chapter 15 — Toolbar and Menu Reference
This chapter is a quick-reference listing of every control in Scene Cards — the menu bar on macOS, the navigation bar on iPadOS and iPhone, and the inspector toolbar on all platforms. For step-by-step procedures see the relevant chapter; this chapter is a lookup table.
Items marked ★ require an active subscription or free trial (§1.7). In read-only mode (trial expired), these import and creation operations are blocked and the paywall is shown instead. Editing existing card fields — action, location, scene number — is not blocked by the subscription state.
15.1 🍎 macOS — Menu Bar
Scene Cards has no floating toolbar on macOS. All commands are in the menu bar.
Project
| Item | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| New Project | ⌘⇧N |
Creates a new Scene Cards document |
| Open Project… | ⌘⇧O |
Opens an existing document |
| Save | ⌘S |
Saves the document |
| Save As… | ⌘⇧S |
Saves a copy under a new name or location |
File
| Item | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| New | ⌘N |
Creates a new Scene Cards document |
| Open… | ⌘O |
Opens an existing document |
| Save | ⌘S |
Saves the document |
| Save As… | ⌘⇧S |
Saves a copy under a new name or location |
| Import Script PDF or FDX… ★ | ⌘⇧I |
Imports scenes from a Fountain / FDX / PDF script |
| Batch Import Images (Folder)… ★ | ⌘⌥I |
Imports a folder of images, matched by scene number |
| Batch Import Images (Select Files)… ★ | ⌘⌥⇧I |
Opens a file picker to import individual images |
| Batch Import References (Folder)… ★ | — | Imports a folder of files into scenes’ Reference tabs, matched by scene number (§8) |
| Batch Import References (Select Files)… ★ | — | Opens a file picker to import individual files into scenes’ Reference tabs (§8) |
| Import Reports from Folder… ★ | — | Imports a day folder of mixed reports; each file’s type — sound, camera, continuity — is detected automatically (§10.1.2) |
| Import Sound Report Files… ★ | — | Imports individual sound report PDFs/CSVs; shoot day detected per file (§10.1.3) |
| Import Project Data… ★ | ⌘⌃I |
Merges data from another Scene Cards document (§12) |
| Repair Scene Cards Document… | — | Fixes a document that lost its .scenecards file ending and now appears as a plain folder (§19) |
| Export Script Import Diagnostic… | — | Generates a diagnostic report for a script PDF, for troubleshooting import problems |
| Export Schedule Import Diagnostic… | — | Same, for a one-liner / shooting schedule PDF. Includes the OCR text the parser actually reads, so scene-matching problems can be diagnosed from the file rather than reproduced (§9.2.3). Long schedules take a few minutes — the progress toast shows OCR page counts |
| Print Wall Layout… | ⌘P |
Prints the scene wall as an A4 grid (§11) |
Edit
| Item | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | ⌘Z |
Undoes the last action |
| Redo | ⌘⇧Z |
Redoes the last undone action |
| Cut | ⌘X |
Cuts selected text |
| Copy | ⌘C |
Copies selected text |
| Paste | ⌘V |
Pastes from clipboard |
| Select All | ⌘A |
Selects all tiles or all text |
| Insert Tile After | ⌘⌥N |
Inserts a blank card after the selected card |
| Toggle OMITTED | ⌘⌥O |
Marks or unmarks the selected card as OMITTED |
| Renumber From Here | ⌘⌥R |
Renumbers all cards from the selection forward |
View
| Item | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Scenes | ⌘⇧1 |
Switches to Scenes mode |
| Locations | ⌘⇧2 |
Switches to Locations mode |
| Schedule | ⌘⇧3 |
Switches to Schedule mode |
| Cast | ⌘⇧4 |
Switches to Cast mode — groups the wall by character (§3.2) |
| Zoom In | ⌘= |
Fewer, larger cards across the wall |
| Zoom Out | ⌘- |
More, smaller cards across the wall |
| Actual Size | ⌘0 |
Back to the standard 8 cards across |
ⓘ Wall zoom — you can also pinch on the trackpad. The setting belongs to this Mac (2 to 14 cards across, default 8) and applies to every wall and mode; it isn’t saved in the wall, so opening a wall from an iPhone doesn’t change it.
Help
| Item | Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Scene Cards Quick Start… | ⌘⇧? |
Opens the Quick Start guide |
| Keyboard Shortcuts… | ⌘/ |
Opens the keyboard shortcuts reference |
| User Manual… | — | Opens this manual in a browser |
15.2 📐📱 iPadOS and iPhone — Navigation Bar
The navigation bar runs across the top of the screen. Controls are split between the leading (left) and trailing (right) sides.
ⓘ Note — on iPhone in portrait the mode buttons (🎬 📍 📅 🎭) are condensed into a single button showing the current mode’s icon. Tap it to open a picker and switch modes.
Leading controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| 🔍 Script panel | Toggles the script panel at the bottom of the wall. Fills when open. |
| ⋯ Overflow | Opens the overflow menu (§15.2.1) |
Trailing controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| 🎬 Scenes | Switches to Scenes mode. Fills when active. |
| 📍 Locations | Switches to Locations mode. Fills when active. |
| 📅 Schedule | Switches to Schedule mode. Fills when active. |
| 🎭 Cast | Switches to Cast mode — groups the wall by character. Fills when active. |
| ▤ Inspector | Toggles the inspector sheet. Fills when open. |
| ☁ Cloud | Opens the cloud menu (§15.5) |
Search
Tap the search bar (displayed below the navigation bar) to filter cards in real time by scene number, location, heading or action text. See §9.7 for Schedule mode search behaviour.
15.2.1 📐📱 ⋯ Overflow menu
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Undo | Undoes the last action |
| Import Script PDF or FDX… ★ | Imports scenes from a script file |
| Open Project… | Closes this wall and shows your documents (iPhone; on iPad use the ‹ button) |
| Import Images from Files… ★ | Opens the Files picker to import images |
| Import from Photos… ★ | Opens the Photos picker to import images |
| Import Shoot Reports… ★ | Opens a folder picker for shoot report import (§10) |
| Import References by Name… ★ | Opens a file picker to import files into scenes’ Reference tabs, matched by scene number (§8) |
| Import References from Folder… ★ | Opens a folder picker to import files into scenes’ Reference tabs, matched by scene number (§8) |
| Import Project Data… ★ | Merges data from another Scene Cards document (§12) |
| Repair Scene Cards Document… | Fixes a document that lost its .scenecards file ending and now appears as a plain folder (§19) |
| Share Document… | Opens the system share sheet for the current document (§4.6.2) |
| Print… | Prints the scene wall (§11) |
| Try Scene Cards Pro Free for 14 Days… | Opens the subscription paywall (shown when trial inactive) |
| Manage Subscription… | Opens subscription management (shown when subscribed) |
15.3 Inspector
The inspector opens as a right-hand sidebar (🍎 macOS) or a bottom sheet (📐📱 iPadOS and iPhone). It has two sections of controls: the References toolbar at the top and the Tile actions at the bottom.
15.3.1 References toolbar
Controls for attaching and viewing reference files (§8).
| Control | Platform | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| 📁 Add Files and Folders… | 🍎 | Opens a file picker; copies files into the card’s reference folder |
| 📝 New Note… | 🍎 | Opens a floating text editor; saves a .txt note into the reference folder |
| ✏️ New Drawing… | 🍎 | Opens a drawing canvas; saves a PNG into the reference folder |
| ＋ Add… | 📐📱 | Menu: Choose from Photos / Choose from Files / Link a Folder |
| 📷 Camera | 📐📱 | Takes a photo and adds it directly to the carousel |
| ✏️ Draw | 📐📱 | Opens PencilKit canvas; loads the current carousel image as a background layer |
| ‹ › Chevrons | 🍎 | Navigate between files in the carousel |
| ↗ Open in App | 🍎 | Opens the current file in its default system app |
| ⬆ Share | 📐📱 | Opens the share sheet for the current carousel file |
| 🗑 Delete | Both | Removes the current file from the carousel (no undo — §8.5) |
15.3.2 Tile action buttons
Controls that act on the card itself, below the carousel.
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| 🖼 Import Image to Tile | Opens an image picker to set this card’s hero still (§7) |
| 🚫 Remove Image from Tile | Removes the card’s hero still (shown only when the card has one) |
| 👁 Mark / Unmark OMITTED | Toggles the OMITTED state on the card |
| ＋ Insert Tile After | Adds a blank card immediately after this one |
| 🔄 Renumber From Here | Renumbers all cards from this one forward |
| ← Close Gap | Removes this card from its slot without leaving a blank space |
| 🗑 Delete Tile | Permanently deletes the card and all its attached media |
⚠ Caution — Delete Tile cannot be undone past the current session. Close Gap can be undone with
⌘Z.
15.5 Cloud menu (all Apple platforms)
The ☁ cloud button at the right of the toolbar. Its icon shows a tick when the wall is connected to a Cloud Wall, and turns orange when a newer version is waiting.
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Pull Latest / Pull Updates | Reloads this wall from the cloud (shown for cloud walls) |
| Share Wall to Cloud… | Puts this wall in the cloud (in your current production) and shares a snapshot for Import Project Data. Also reconnects a copy whose cloud wall was deleted (§14.1.16) |
| Import Project Data from Cloud… | Merges a shared snapshot into this wall (§12) |
| Manage Wall Access… | Chooses who can see this wall (§14.1.11). Production crew always see production walls |
| Cloud Walls… | Lists the walls in your production; open one, or (owner) delete it (§14.1.6, §14.1.13) |
| Sync & Account… | Sign in, productions, crew, invitations, Leave / Delete Production (§14.1) |
15.4 Where to Go Next
- Keyboard shortcuts — full table in §16.
- Settings and Preferences — see §17.
- Subscription and trial — see §1.7.