Acts customisation: rename / add / delete / reorder
Scene Board arranges scenes in Acts / Beats columns. Act content is determined by your chosen structure template — but you can customise it.
What Acts are
Acts are Scene Board's columns in Board / List mode:
┌─ Act 1: Setup ─┬─ Act 2: Confront ─┬─ Act 3: Resolve ─┐
│ Scene 1 │ Scene 4 │ Scene 7 │
│ Scene 2 │ Scene 5 │ Scene 8 │
│ Scene 3 │ Scene 6 │ │
└────────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────────────┘
Each Act represents a structural phase (setup / confrontation / resolution).
Default Acts from structure templates
Three-Act template → 3 Acts.
Taiwanese TV template → 3 acts / 6 beats (mixed).
Kishotenketsu → 4 segments (Ki-Sho-Ten-Ketsu).
Freytag's Pyramid → 5 segments.
Customising acts
When the default doesn't fit → change act name / order / count:
Rename an Act
Click act title → edit mode → rename.
Doesn't affect scenes inside.
Add an Act
Usually a "+ New Act" button at the end of the act row → dialog:
- Act name
- Position (between which two acts)
Delete an Act
⋯ menu → Delete. What happens to scenes inside:
- Move to previous / next act (your choice)
- Become unassigned (temporarily no act)
Auto-version before major changes.
Reorder Acts
Usually drag act titles to reorder.
Save current acts as custom template
If your customised acts are worth reusing for other scripts:
- Scene Board "Manage My Templates" / "Save Current Structure as Template"
- See Custom structure templates
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