Writer’s Blocks was originally designed as a place to start writing.  You would create your outline and then export the outline to your word processor where you would complete your project.  Writer’s Blocks 3 is now the place to start and finish your project with the addition of a built-in word processor.

New Manuscript Panel is a full-fledged word processor ~
With the addition of the Manuscript Panel, you can now complete your project with your notes available, all a single program.  By selecting the new option to Convert Blocks to Manuscript, your block information is converted to a word processing format.  You can then split your screen and see your blocks on the left and your manuscript on the right.  There is an adjustable vertical split screen bar that lets you control how big the block and manuscript panels are.  The Manuscript Panel also offers bullets, numbering, tables, borders, grid lines, page breaks, text highlighting, as well as headers and footers, and more.

Blocks-to-Manuscript Conversion ~
After you complete your outline, you can transfer the contents of your blocks to the manuscript panel and begin writing.  The title and text of each block is transferred to the manuscript panel.  The title of each block becomes a Blockmark indicating a separate section of your manuscript.

Manuscript-to-Block Conversion ~
You may also convert your manuscript into blocks.  The function is useful with importing information from other programs.

Blockmarks ~
Link blocks to sections of your manuscript using Blockmarks.  With AutoScroll on, clicking on a block scrolls the manuscript to the corresponding section.  Conversely, clicking on a Blockmark in the manuscript pans the corresponding block to the center of the block display area when AutoCenter is turned on.

Synchronize manuscript ~
Rearrange your manuscript simply by rearranging your blocks.  Blockmarked sections of your manuscript can be re-ordered based on the new locations of your blocks.  Turn on AutoNumber to renumber your Blockmarks each time your manuscript to synchronized.

Blockmark pop-ups ~
When editing your manuscript full screen, double-click on a Blockmark to display the contents of the corresponding block in a small window over your manuscript.

Format individual words/text ~
You can now format individual words or characters within a block.  Each paragraph within a Block can be left, right and center justified.  You can also set margins for each paragraph within a block.

Column Insert and Delete ~
You can now insert and delete columns in your Writer's Blocks documents.  There is also a new 'Select All Blocks in Column' function to help you move blocks from one column to another.

Greater control when adding new blocks ~
You can now add a block to a particular column by clicking on the column heading before adding a new block.  Holding down the Shift key when adding a new block will allow you to drag the new block to a new location immediately after adding the block.

Greater block capacity, greater text capacity ~
Writer's Blocks now allows you to create hundreds of blocks each containing several pages of text.

Power Panel displays formatted text ~
The Power Panel now displays fully formatted block text.

Delete multiple links ~
You can now continue deleting links until you are done.

Mouse wheel scrolling ~
You can now use your mouse wheel to scroll through your document.  Rotating the mouse wheel pans the display area horizontally.  Depressing the mouse wheel while rotating the wheel will pan the display area vertically.  You can also scroll vertically by holding down the Control key while rotating the mouse wheel.

Right mouse click functions ~
Right clicking over the text area in a block will display the Edit menu.  Right clicking over the border of a block will display the Block menu.  Right clicking over the display area will display the Display menu.  Right clicking over the manuscript panel will display the Edit menu.

Progress Bar ~
A progress bar displays the percent complete for many functions such as Open, Save, Print, AutoSize, Search and Replace, and Block conversions.

Drag-and-Drop Text ~
You can now drag-and-drop text between blocks or any Windows program that supports drag-and-drop.  This capability is very useful when collecting information from other sources such as your internet browser.

Drag-and-drop Blocks ~
You can drag-and-drop blocks between open Writer's Blocks files.

New Export Formats ~
You can export your outlines and manuscripts as Microsoft Word, RTF, HTML, and plain text formats.

Import New Formats ~
You can import Microsoft Word, RTF, HTML, and plain text files into the Manuscript panel.

Don't Split Blocks during Printing Option ~
Writer's Blocks now has an option to not print partial blocks on a page.  If the entire block does not fit, then the block will be printed on the next page.

Display Page Breaks ~
Writer's Blocks can now display page breaks in Block Mode.

Leveling To Page ~
You can now arrange your blocks so they fit on one page vertically, using as many horizontal pages as required.

Leveling to Blocks per Column ~
You can still arrange your blocks by specifying the number of blocks are column by using the leveling function with "Don't Split Blocks" turned off.

Set Background Color of Block Display Area ~
You can now customize the background color of the block display area.

Improved Printing ~
Writer's Blocks now allows you to print with greater control to a variety of paper sizes.  The Print Preview screen now allows you to use your mouse to zoom and scroll with your mouse wheel.  A ruler and grid have been added to Print Preview to assist with accurate page formatting.

New Toolbar Buttons ~
Writer's Blocks contains new toolbar buttons including: Add Block, Block Panel, Manuscript Panel, Split Panels, Home, End, Arrange, Level, Renumber, and Resize.

Manuscript Ruler ~
A ruler allows you set tabs and margins for individual paragraphs of your manuscript.

Status Bar ~
The Status Bar displays the current page number, line number, cursor column, and zoom setting of the manuscript.

Headers and Footers ~
Create and edit manuscript headers and footers using the Header/Footer Toolbar.

Bookmarks ~
Block bookmarks allow you to quickly jump between blocks, panning them to the center of the display area.  Writer's Blocks now supports an unlimited number of bookmarks.

View Blocks as Outline ~
To display and edit your blocks as an Outline, use the View Blocks as Outline function.  Changes made in Outline View are reflected in your blocks. 

View Outline as Blocks ~
After editing and formatting in outline view you may convert it back to blocks using the View Outline as Blocks function.

AutoType ~
The AutoType feature is a word completion function that learns as you type.  Any word that all ready appears anywhere in your document will be automatically completed the next time you enter the first few characters of the word.

AutoScript ~
The AutoScript feature assists you when writing a screenplay, automatically formatting your script in the standard submission script format.  Use the popular Tab and Enter key script formatting system along with pop-up slugline, scene, character, and transition lists to format your script.

Spell Checking ~
Writer's Blocks now contains a new, larger dictionary.  Add words to your own custom dictionary.  The 'Spell As You Type' function offers word suggestions for misspelled words using a pop-up menu.

Thesaurus ~
The Writer's Blocks thesaurus offers synonym for the currently selected word.

Word Count ~
Count the number of blocks, words, characters, paragraphs, and lines in your blocks and manuscript.

AND EVEN MORE.  THERE'S ALSO...
1. Long file name support
2. Merge files
3. Save selected blocks
4. Import text
5. Export text
6. Recent file list
7. Shadow as current block indicator
8. Paste blocks between open documents
9. Search and 'Select' Block
10. Search and 'Select All' blocks
11. Active window list
12. Cascade open documents
13. Tile documents horizontally
14. Tile documents vertically
15. Minimize documents
16. Arrange document icons
17. Unlimited number of blocks
18. AutoSize blocks options
19. Direct editing of block titles
20. Cut blocks from your documents
21. Copy blocks in your documents
22. Paste blocks into your documents
23. Apply Block Styles from the Styles dialog
24. Assign styles from Formatting toolbar
25. Create Styles dialog
26. Modify Styles dialog
27. Block Properties dialog
28. Double-click on block for Properties dialog
29. Lock block titles
30. Choose any block size between 50% and 999%
31. Size blocks using the Formatting toolbars or Zoom dialog
32. Ctrl + Home Power Tool = End
33. Print on index cards
34. Print the Outline mode
35. Override block text fonts
36. Override block title fonts
37. Override column heading fonts
38. Override block color
39. Fit all block text on index card
40. Select printer from within Writer's Blocks
41. Select printer orientation
42. Print blocks in color on color printers
43. Print blocks in grey scale on b/w printers
44. Print selected blocks
45. Print footers
46. Print headers
47. Print preview zoom with magnifying glass pointers
48. Text description of links printed in outline mode
49. Text description of links printed on index card print
50. Tabbed Page Setup dialog
51. Page Setup preview image
52. Index card preview
53. Header/footer toolbar
54. Header/footer font
55. Header and footer justification
56. Header and footer margins
57. Outline Column Width settings
58. Index card margins
59. Choose Index card "Print Items"
60. Print scaling
61. Call Page Setup from Print Preview
62. Block Fill color density setting (ink saver)
63. No color fill
64. No color text
65. Arrange blocks in up to 100 columns
66. Change individual column fonts
67. Change individual column border colors
68. Column break (block property)
69. Column Font command (block menu)
70. Float Power Panel above all Windows applications
71. Solo Power Panel
72. Resize Power Panel
73. Move Power Panel
74. Save Power Panel size, position, and options
75. Hide Power Editor
76. Hide Power Tools
77. Reset Power Panel
78. Block formatting shown in outline mode
79. Format blocks and columns in outline mode
80. Text description of links shown in outline mode
81. Display Blocks dialog
82. Hide blocks by title
83. Hide blocks by style
84. 'Hide All' block button
85. 'Show All' button
86. Arrange while hidden option
87. Tabbed Preferences dialog
88. Power Editor font name
89. Power Editor font size
90. Power Editor font color
91. Change current block shadow color
92. Auto scroll speed preference
93. AutoSize minimum preference
94. First column preference
95. Column gutter preferences
96. Starting block preference
97. Block gutter preference
98. Link color preference
99. Link font preference
100. Link style preference
101. Hide/show standard toolbar preference
102. Hide/show formatting toolbar preference
103. Renumber block
104. Renumber column headings
105. Renumber All blocks
106. Renumber selected blocks
107. Renumber from the current block to the last block
108. Renumber 'Increment' setting
109. Renumber 'Ending Number' setting
110. Override locked titles
111. Assign function keys
112. Copy function key assignments to Clipboard (for printing)
113. Right mouse button edit functions
114. Power Panel tool tips
115. QuickView
116. Sort by block text
117. Sort by block title
118. Sort by block font
119. Sort by block color
120. Sort block block style
121. New 100,000 Word dictionary
122. Add words to custom dictionary
123. Undo arrange
124. Undo renumber
125. Undo block format
126. Undo block delete
127. Undo edit
128. Undo Block move
129. Floating Standard toolbar
130. Docking Standard toolbar
131. Floating Formatting toolbar
132. Docking Formatting toolbar
133. Format Painter
134. Choose link colors
135. Choose arrow head styles
136. Choose link line types
137. Link/unlink mouse pointers
138. Help buttons on dialogs