Final Draft - FADE IN:
 

Has anyone noticed that every single screenplay style template for Final Draft aligns FADE IN: on the right? Yet every book on screenwriting aligns it on the left?

Anyone know why FD does that? Is that considered more current?

I have no idea, I use Scriptware. It aligns it on the left, where every script I've ever seen puts it. FADE OUT goes on the right though...
Bill

Which version are you using, John? Because I cannot seem to
remember it being on the right in version 5.

Rob,

I'm using the newest version for Mac OSX...6.0.4.1.

I went through and created a new blank screenplay from each of the templates provided, Cole & Haag, Warner Bros, etc...and every single one puts "FADE IN:" aligned right. It doesn't seem to distinguish between FADE IN: and the formatting for other transitions such as CUT TO:

Just in case...
 

Anyone comes across this post and still wants to know the answer...

With Final Draft, you need to change "FADE IN:" from a "Transition" to a "General" entry to align it left.