Metadata

Metadata is "data about data". In this case it's data about your script. Things that should be in metadata are the title, issue number, date, etc.

Each metadata entry has this format name: property.

For example you can write something like

Title: Cool Comic
Issue: 5
Date: January 1, 2021

Where does metadata go? #

Put all metadata at the top of the script, before the first page.

What is metadata for? #

1. Informational

   Metadata is optional and is primarily for your information. You can write whatever you want in metadata, or nothing at all.

2. Script exports

   If a script has Title, Issue, or By metadata entries, they will be used to make a title page and page headers in script exports.

   Various combinations of these metadata have a slightly different effect on exports.

   Title: Your Comic
   Issue: 1
   By: Your name
   

3. Filenames

   If a script has Title or Issue metadata entries, they will be used to suggest a filename when saving and exporting.

   Title: Your Comic
   Issue: 1