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Script review

Use the Text tab as the main review surface. It keeps the manuscript, dialogue highlights, character references, vocabulary, and unresolved questions in one workspace.

Read with the reference panels visible

The screenshot uses the requested Treasure Island book with the app sidebar and page-preview panel collapsed so the manuscript has room.

  1. 1Open the book and stay on the Text tab.
  2. 2Click the panel-left close button in the page-preview rail to fold the left page panel when you need more room for the manuscript.
  3. 3Use the font, size, line spacing, paragraph gap, and theme controls to make the script comfortable for review.
  4. 4Scan highlighted dialogue and vocabulary in the manuscript before editing tables.
PrepBoss Text tab for the requested Treasure Island book with the app sidebar and page-preview panel collapsed
The collapsed page rail leaves the dialogue, character list, and vocabulary panel visible without crowding the manuscript.

Check dialogue against the speaker card

PrepBoss highlights detected dialogue and assigns an initial speaker. Review it in the text before treating it as final.

  1. 1Left-click a highlighted dialogue line to focus and expand the matching character card.
  2. 2Compare the line with the card's aliases, voice description, vocal features, attributes, and words-spoken context.
  3. 3Right-click a highlighted dialogue line if the speaker is wrong or the delivery cue needs adjustment.
  4. 4Use bookmarks for passages that need author, producer, or proofing input before recording.
A highlighted Treasure Island dialogue line with the matching Billy Bones character card expanded
Left-clicking dialogue moves you directly to the relevant character reference, so attribution review stays anchored to the passage.

Reassign dialogue

When a highlighted line belongs to the wrong speaker, correct it from the passage instead of searching through the character table.

  1. 1Right-click the highlighted dialogue line in the manuscript.
  2. 2Search by character name or alias when the correct speaker is not already near the top of the list.
  3. 3Click the character who should own the line. The current speaker is marked, and suggested matches show confidence when available.
  4. 4Leave Auto-reassign nearby dialogue on when the same local exchange should move with the selected line; turn it off for one-off corrections.
  5. 5Click Reassign to update the passage.
Reassign Dialogue modal with character search, current speaker marker, confidence, and auto-reassign nearby dialogue option
Right-clicking a dialogue highlight opens the reassignment workflow at the exact line you are reviewing.

Remove a dialogue tag

If PrepBoss marked narration or a non-spoken fragment as dialogue, remove only that dialogue tag and keep the manuscript text in place.

  1. 1Right-click the highlighted dialogue line.
  2. 2Click the trash button in the Reassign Dialogue header.
  3. 3Use this when the sentence should return to narration rather than moving to a different character.
  4. 4After removal, rescan the surrounding paragraph to make sure adjacent dialogue still starts and ends in the right place.
Reassign Dialogue modal with the remove-dialogue button highlighted by a tooltip
The remove action folds the selected dialogue tag back into narration without deleting the manuscript text.

Mark missed speech

Use text selection when speech was missed or when a passage should be treated as dialogue for review.

  1. 1Drag-select the exact words that should become dialogue.
  2. 2Click Mark as dialogue in the toolbar.
  3. 3Search for the speaker if needed, then click the character who should own the selected text.
  4. 4Click Mark as dialogue to add the tag.
  5. 5If the selection includes narration by mistake, cancel and reselect a tighter phrase before saving.
Mark Selection as Speech modal with selected manuscript text and speaker choices
Selected manuscript text can be added as speech and assigned to a character without leaving the Text tab.

Add and adjust delivery cues

Delivery cues are short performance notes attached to a specific dialogue line. Use them when the manuscript clearly supports how the line should be delivered.

  1. 1Right-click the highlighted dialogue line.
  2. 2Click the delivery-cue button in the Reassign Dialogue header.
  3. 3Choose up to two cues from the available options.
  4. 4Click the trash button on a selected cue to remove it.
  5. 5Click Save cues to keep the delivery cues on that line.
Edit Delivery Cues modal with a selected cue, removable selected chip, and Save cues button
Cues can be added, replaced, or removed from the line-specific modal before saving.

Use text selection for manual prep

The toolbar actions become available when selected text supports them.

  1. 1Select a passage, then click Bookmark to save a note at that exact location.
  2. 2Select narration that should be treated as speech, then click Mark as dialogue and choose the speaker.
  3. 3Select a word or phrase, then click Discover pronunciation to add it to vocabulary research with manuscript context.

What to avoid

Do not spend time polishing every generated detail before this pass. The script review should find speaker errors, missed dialogue, unclear scenes, and open questions first.