If Omit Scene is dimmed

Why a scene can’t be omitted, and what to check.

Omit Scene is available only when eDraft can save the omission. Check the following:

• The script is a Final Draft file (.fdx). eDraft scripts (.draft) and Fountain files can’t store omitted scenes. To see the reason, hold the pointer over Format > Omit Scene.
• The insertion point is in a scene. Omit Scene is dimmed above the first scene heading.
• The scene heading has text. A scene with an empty heading can’t be omitted.
• The line isn’t already an OMITTED card. On a card, the command is Restore Scene.

If a Final Draft file’s omitted scenes can’t be matched to its text, eDraft turns omitting off for that file and gives the reason in the same place.