Speech Bubbles | Dara Amarie
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  • Regular Speech Bubble

For a normal speech bubble, use your character's name with this format in your script.

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CHARACTER

Dialogue here.

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  • Thought Bubble

Wrap parentheses () around the dialogue to get the thinking bubble.

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CHARACTER

(Dialogue here.)

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  • Narrator Box

Use NARRATOR or NARR to get a dialogue box with no names.

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NARRATOR

Dialogue here.

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NARR

Dialogue here.

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To have your character's name appear on top of the narrator box, add the name next to NARRATOR inside parentheses.

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NARRATOR (CHARACTER)

Dialogue here.

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  • Toasters (Reader Messages)

To have a message drop down from the top of the screen, use the reader message command. This message appears for 5 seconds, then disappears.

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readerMessage Message here.

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readerMessage Message here. with messageTitle Title Here

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Speech Bubble Placement​

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You can change the size and place the speech bubble anywhere on the screen using this command format.

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@speechbubble is x y to % with tail_position_direction

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  • x y are the spot numbers which is where the bubble will be placed on the screen

  • % is the scale size of the bubble

  • tail_position_direction is where the tail/arrow that points to which character is talking.

    • "position" is top or bottom​

    • "direction" is left or right

    • These are the 4 available tail placements:

      • tail_top_left​

      • tail_top_right

      • tail_bottom_left

      • tail_bottom_right​

  • Use @speechbubble reset to reset the speech bubble.

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  • When previewing your story, tap on "Show Helpers" then tap on "Speech Bubbles".

  • Tap on "Move" to move the bubble around the screen.

  • Tap on "Scale" to change the size of the bubble.

  • Tap on "Show/Hide" to either hide or show the bubble.

  • Tap on "Cycle tail" to preview where you want the tail to face.

  • The size and spot coordinates can be found underneath the web previewer. You can copy and paste the exact code into your script.

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Example:

@speechbubble is 160 223 to 90% with tail_bottom_left

Tap to continue...

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Set the speechbubble's scale size to 0% to make the speechbubble hidden. Readers will not continue on with your story until they tap the screen. This technique can be used to let readers view/read a background without having to use pauses in your scene.

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@speechbubble is 160 160 to 0%

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Don't forget to reset the speechbubble afterwards: @speechbubble reset

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Choosing Speech Bubble Colors

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From the portal, click on the "Speech Bubbles" button to choose between using Slate, Blue, Purple, or Pink.

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