What happens to formatting in the NotchStar teleprompter
The NotchStar teleprompter holds plain text only. The script is stored as a plain string, so styling is not kept. Every line is drawn in the same centred, semibold type, and you set only the size.
What is kept
- The words, in order.
- Line breaks and blank lines you type or paste, which you can use to leave a pause in the script. Check the pasted text in edit mode, since how bullets and spacing arrive depends on the app you copied from.
What is not kept
- Bold, italics, underline and colours.
- Fonts and font sizes from the original document.
- Images and tables.
- Clickable links.
How to get a clean script
- Write or paste your script, then press the pencil to look at it as plain text.
- Put each sentence or thought on its own line. Short lines are easier to read at a glance.
- Leave a blank line where you want to breathe or change topic.
- Add cues in capitals or square brackets if you want, for example [PAUSE]. They show as ordinary text.
Because you cannot bold a word, use capitals sparingly for emphasis, or rewrite the sentence so the stress falls where you want it.
Limits
No formatting and no per line settings. The text size applies to the whole script. To change it, see speed and size. Editing is explained on this page, and the tool is on the Teleprompter feature page.
