Using revision markers will help you to keep track of changes to your document. Beat supports up to eight revision generations, color-coded using the traditional Hollywood revision system. (Except salmon is called rose because the developer is vegan and thinks salmons are gray.) Note that revision markers are purely visual indicators and you can’t go back to the previous revision of your screenplay.
This is how they look when creating a PDF:
Using Revisions
The easiest way to use revisions is to toggle Revision Mode on from Quick Settings on both macOS and iOS. Revision generation can be selected from the same menu. When Revision Mode is toggled on, any changes you make to the document will be marked as revised.
Revision markers for currently selected generation can also be added manually – either by selecting a range and pressing cmd-K or via context menu. cmd-opt-K will remove any revisions from selected range.
On macOS you can mark ranges for removal. This will display a red strikethrough on parts that are suggested to be removed. Removal suggestions won’t actually be removed though, and will show up in PDF export.
Selecting Commit Revisions will remove all revision markers from the document, and removes anything that was marked for removal.
Highlighting Revisions
Revisions can be highlighted using both underlining (default) and text color or neither. Highlighting mode can be selected from Screenplay Menu on macOS or All Settings on iOS.
Revision markers will be displayed on the right side at all times.
Revision Generations
| Generation | Color | Marker |
| First | Blue | * |
| Second | Pink | ** |
| Third | Yellow | + |
| Fourth | Green | ++ |
| Fifth | Goldenrod | @ |
| Sixth | Buff | @@ |
| Seventh | Rose | # |
| Eighth | Cherry | ## |