Storylist Tools

Overview

 

The Storylist is the central area in Falcon Rundown where you work with stories and storylines. It includes a complete set of tools for creating, editing, organizing, and controlling your rundown.

 

Main Buttons and Functions

 

Creating New Lines

 

New line / New Note button

• Location: Top of the Storylist header

• Function: Creates a new story line or note

• Shortcut: F1

• Note: The button text changes to New Note when working in a notelist

 

Plus button (bottom)

• Location: Bottom of the Storylist

• Function: Quick access to add a new line without scrolling to the top

 

View Options

Times button

• Function: Show or hide time columns (Manual, Text, Total)

• Indicator: The button turns red when times are hidden

• Default: Times are shown by default

• Note: Not available for notelists

 

Items button

• Function: Show or hide all tag blocks (camera, server, graphics, sound, light, props, instructions)

• Indicator: Active when items are hidden

 

Sidenotes button

• Function: Show or hide production notes and sidenotes

• Indicator: Active when notes are hidden

 

Comments button

• Function: Show or hide comments with a dropdown menu

• Submenu:

  • Public: Show or hide public comments

  • Private: Show or hide private comments

• Indicator: Active when all comments are hidden

 

Handnotes button

• Function: Enable or disable hand-drawn notes on stories

• Indicator: Active when handnotes are hidden

• Note: When enabled, you can draw directly on stories using brushes and colors

 

OnAirScroll button

• Function: Automatic scrolling that follows live playback

• Condition: Only available when Timing Mode is active

• Indicator: Active when auto-scroll is disabled

 

Rundown Actions

These actions are available from the Storylist menu button:

 

Renumber

• Function: Renumbers all stories sequentially (1, 2, 3, etc.)

• Shortcut: F2

• Note: Removes sub-numbers and only assigns numbers to main story lines

 

Cuecards

• Function: Opens the cuecard view in a new window

• Requirement: Cuecards must be included in your plan

 

Prompter

• Function: Opens the teleprompter in a new window

• Requirement: Prompter must be included in your plan

 

Print

• Function: Opens the print dialog for script and rundown PDF

• Requirement: Print must be included in your plan

 

Timing Mode Controls

Start

• Function: Starts Timing Mode and sets the rundown to on-air

• Shortcut: Alt + F10

• Requirement: Timing Mode must be included in your plan

• Note: Starts live timing without requiring a specific story to be active

 

Stop

• Function: Stops Timing Mode

• Shortcut: Alt + F10 (same as Start)

• Indicator: Red background when active

 

Previous

• Function: Moves to the previous story in live playback

• Shortcut: F11

• Condition: Only active when a story is on-air

 

Next

• Function: Moves to the next story in live playback

• Shortcut: F12

• Indicator: Green background

• Note: If no story is active, the first story becomes active

 

Story-Level Tools

Each story item includes tools on the right side:

 

Comments button

• Function: Opens the comment panel for the selected story

• Badge: Shows the comment count (public plus your own private)

• Condition: Only shown when Handnotes are disabled

 

Row Color button

• Function: Opens a palette to color-code the story row

• Available colors:

  • Camera

  • Server

  • Graphic

  • Sound

  • Light

  • Props

  • Instruction

  • Neutral

• Condition: Only shown when Handnotes are disabled

 

Drawing button

• Function: Enables drawing mode for this story

• Indicator: Turns orange when active

• Condition: Only available when Handnotes are enabled

• Note: Only one story can be in drawing mode at a time

 

Delete button

• Function: Deletes the selected story

• Shortcut: Delete or Backspace (when the story is selected)

• Confirmation: Requires confirmation before deletion

• Condition: Only shown when Handnotes are disabled

 

Time Management

 

Time Settings

 

• Location: In the header column at Total

• Function: Opens a dialog to ignore VO times in total calculations

 

Start Time field

 

• Location: Header near the number column

• Function: Sets the show start time (HH:MM:SS)

• Formatting: Automatically formats to HH:MM:SS while typing

 

End Time field

• Location: Footer

• Function: Sets the show end time (HH:MM:SS)

• Note: The difference between planned and actual end time is shown with color indicators

 

Rundown Metadata

 

Favorite

• Location: Next to the rundown title

• Function: Mark or unmark the rundown as a favorite

• Indicator: Filled star means favorite, empty star means not favorite

 

Rundown Title

• Function: Click to rename the rundown

• Note: Opens a dialog where you can enter a new name

 

Rundown Comments

• Function: Opens comments for the entire rundown (not a specific story)

• Badge: Shows the number of rundown-level comments

 

History

• Function: Shows deleted stories that can be restored

• Requirement: History must be included in your plan

• Note: Opens a dedicated Deleted Stories view

 

Keyboard Shortcuts

• F1: Create new story or note

• F2: Renumber stories

• Alt + F10: Start or stop Timing Mode

• F11: Previous story (Timing Mode)

• F12: Next story (Timing Mode)

• Delete / Backspace: Delete selected story or stories

• Space: Edit title of selected story

• Up / Down: Navigate between stories

• Shift + Click: Select a range of stories

• Ctrl/Cmd + Click: Add or remove a story from the selection

• Ctrl/Cmd + S: Save changes

 

Multi-Selection and Drag and Drop

 

Multi-Selection

• Single click: Select one story

• Ctrl/Cmd + click: Add or remove a story from the selection

• Shift + click: Select the range between two stories

• Note: When multiple stories are selected, auto-scroll is disabled

 

Drag and Drop

• How to drag: Use the drag handle on the left side of the story row

• Multi-drag: Drag multiple selected stories at once

• Auto-scroll: Automatically scrolls when dragging near the edge

• Note: Drag and drop is disabled on touch devices

 

Live Timing Features

 

Timer Row

When a story is on-air, a timer row appears showing:

• Spent: Time spent on the story

• Left: Time remaining (turns red when overtime)

 

Progress Bar

• A progress bar appears at the top of the story card and shows progress in real time

 

Color Coding

• Green: Story is active (on-air)

• Different background colors: Based on story type (camera, server, etc.)

 

Footer Information

 

The footer area shows:

• End Time: Planned end time (editable)

• Total Duration: Total duration of all stories

• Difference: Difference between planned and actual end time

  • Green or normal: Within the planned timeframe

  • Red: Overtime

Mobile View

 

On mobile devices:

• Buttons are grouped into menus to save space

• A Back button appears for switching between the Storylist and the editor

• Drag and drop is disabled

• Input fields may be disabled in the story stage for easier navigation

 

Access Control

 

Some features are restricted based on your subscription plan:

• Comments

• Cuecards

• Prompter

• Print

• Timing Mode

• History

 

If a feature is not available:

• The button is shown with reduced opacity

• A tooltip explains that you need to upgrade your plan

 

Tips and Tricks

 

 

• Use arrow keys to move between stories instead of the mouse

• Select multiple stories with Ctrl/Shift and delete them in one action

• Use row colors to visually group related stories

• Time fields auto-format to HH:MM:SS as you type

• Your scroll position is remembered when switching between rundowns

• Use the comment filter to focus on public or private comments