Confirm characters

When you write a new character name, you can use it in the script before adding its details. The Characters sidebar shows these names under Unconfirmed.

Confirm a character when you want to manage its name, color, outline or vocal details, or include it in a character group.

Confirm a name from the script

1. Open the Characters sidebar in the editor.
2. Find ROBIN under Unconfirmed.
3. Use the Confirm ROBIN button at the right of the row.

After saving, Robin moves out of Unconfirmed into the confirmed character list. Use the pencil button, Manage ROBIN, to open the character’s details.

You can keep writing with unconfirmed names. Confirmation is not required to finish a speech or save the script.

How the two states differ

State	What it means	Where to work with it
Unconfirmed	A character name appears in the script without a confirmed character record.	The Unconfirmed section of the Characters sidebar.
Confirmed	The character has a record with editable details and can be selected as a group member.	The confirmed list in the sidebar and Characters in the attribute manager.

Pressing ⏎ Enter or ⇥ Tab to finish a character reference completes the text you are entering. The Confirm action adds the character to the managed list.

Create a character before writing

You can also add a character from the Characters sidebar or create one in the attribute manager. This gives you a confirmed character that you can reuse when writing. See Manage characters.

Related tasks

• Write a character’s first speech.
• Include confirmed characters in a group.