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Online Screenwriting Software

Scripped provides online an industry-strength screenwriting editor that performs all the essential features writers need. Standard tab and enter shortcuts, auto-complete and script summaries make writing fast and efficient. The Scripped editor also allows members to create scripts in the most popular formats: Screenplay, Sitcom, Stage Play, Audio Play, and Comic Book (as well as the ability to switch between them). Even print outlines and index cards! All this is available on any computer without the need to download any software.

Community Features

Scripped is home to an active global community of screenwriters. Members can meet other writers, share their scripts, ideas, videos [coming soon], provide comments and feedback as well as enter into discussions on any aspect of the process. Scripped provides an opportunity for writers all over to support each other in their creative endeavors.

Collaboration

Scripped allows members to collaborate through the most advanced editing software available online. With a simple point-and-click, members can simultaneously edit scripts, leave notes, comments. Our "highlight authorship" and "revision history" features allows anyone with access to the script to review who wrote what and when.

Public Groups

Scripped members can create open writing groups that anyone can join. Within the group, members have access to all of Scripped's community and advanced script writing software. With an area dedicated to groups, members can browse for one that meets their interest.

Private and Moderated Public Groups

PRO members have the ability to create Private Groups which are not viewable by anyone other than those invited to the group. Working on a school project, or the next great American blockbuster? You can use Scripped to collaborate with your colleagues in private. Want control over the group, but still visibility? Create a Moderated Public Group which are visible to the general Scripped community, by are joined by invite or request.

Import/Export Rich-Text, Word, WordPerfect, and OpenOffice

If you have a script written in Rich-Text (.rtf), Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or OpenOffice (.odt), as a PRO member, you can import them directly into the Scripped editor. You also have the option to export your Scripped scripts to any of these formats.

Full Screen Mode for the Script Editor

Scripped offers a full-screen editor mode to its PRO members. Now you can utilize all the real estate your browser window has to offer and simplify your script editing experience.

Hidden Profile

PRO members can "hide" their profile if they would like to use Scripped features anonymously. By selecting this option in your profile management page, you will not appear in any Community search results. This means that if you want to work exclusively in your Personal Area or in a Private Group, the general Scripped membership will never see your profile. If you participate in any Public activity, like public discussions or comments, then your name will appear with your activity and other members can then click through to your profile. If you work only in private, then you cannot be found on the site.

Write More Scripts

With a basic account, you are limited to editing and saving only one script in your Personal Area. Upgrade to PRO and you can write as many scripts as you'd like!

The Scripped.com Pages

The Dashboard

On the Scripped home page or "Dashboard" you'll find links to virtually every feature on the site.

Write

Easy links to open your latest script or view all your projects. Stuck on what to write? Check out the Idea Pool at the bottom of the Write box.

Talk

Visit the DISCUSSION boards to see what others are talking about, join a discussion or start a new one; contribute to the civil discourse! Here you will also see a live activity feed of comments and forum posts so you know what's hot!

Submit

Enter your script into one of many contests throughout the year. Secure your intellectual property with our VAULT.

My Projects

Where you'll find all the Scripts, Ideas and Videos [coming soon] that you have worked on.

Scripts

An index of all your Personal scripts and all the scripts in Public area. Write your own private scripts in your PERSONAL workspace or collaborate with other members in a PUBLIC or GROUP workspace.

Ideas

Index of all your Personal ideas and all the ideas in Public area. Click on the ticket in the bottom left-hand corner to "Get a Random Idea". You'll might uncover some forgotten brilliance you scribbled down months ago, or perhaps the soapbox ramblings of a fellow writer!

Groups

An index of all the Public writing groups on Scripped. Want to start collaborating with other writers from around the world? Join a group!

Members

Browse the Scripped member network of more than 60,000 writers

Inbox

Use Scripped's in-site messaging to connect with other writers.

Profile

Tell the world about yourself and your work! Don't be shy!

How to Create Your Script

Starting a new script

To create a new script go to the "My Projects" page, find "Scripts" in the middle column and click on "Create New Script". Select format (SCREENPLAY, STAGE PLAY, SITCOM, COMIC BOOK, AUDIO PLAY, GENERAL DOCUMENT). You can change the format at any time. Optionally you may choose to upload or "Import" a script document into the editor (See "Importing A Script"). Your script will be saved in your Personal Area by default and not visible to anyone. You must manually move your script into the Public or Group areas if you wish to collaborate with other writers.

Importing an existing script

If you have a script you've written in a dedicated screenwriting tool like Final Draft or Movie Magic, you may wish to import it to Scripped. To do so you must SAVE or EXPORT the script as a TEXT or RICH TEXT file. Once you've done that you are ready to import it into Scripped.

If you have a script you've written in a word processor like Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, WordPerfect or any Rich Text editor like Word Pad (Windows) or Text Edit (Mac), you can easily import any of these major file formats (DOC, ODT, RTF) into Scripped. To import these other files you must have a PRO account.

To import your file, go to the CREATE SCRIPT page, locate the line "Import" and check the box that says "Import script from existing plain-text file" (PRO members will have more options). Click the "Browse" button and locate the file you wish to import. Click OK. A new document will open in the editor and you should find your script properly formatted.

Choose a script format

About the script formats

Writing in the correct format is essential both for production and professionalism. SCREENPLAY and SITCOM formats are the most strict. COMIC BOOKS, STAGE and AUDIO plays have some variations and we've done our best to adhere to what most would agree is a good standard for those formats. Scripped's editing tool automatically formats the document you are creating to a standard layout. This is achieved by formatting the basic ELEMENTS of a script, like SCENE HEADINGS and DIALOGUE. This saves you a ton of work. No more re-aligning every single sentence in an attempt to re-produce this format in typical word processing software. We've done most of the work for you. The rest is up to you!

Screenplay Elements

Feature films, short films, television drama: this is the most recognizable script format and the one with which most of you are probably familiar. Learn more about the Screenplay Elements.

SCENE HEADING: Choose the location, time of day and note Interior (INT) or Exterior (EXT) for a given scene. Then write an ACTION line to provide more detail and describe the action as it happens. Don't forget to always write action in the present tense.

First write the CHARACTER name and then begin typing DIALOGUE. Also, once you've established a character name, the script writer will offer you an auto-fill option the next time you type that character.

You may choose to insert a PARENTHETICAL before or in the middle of dialogue. You can use this element to indicate the character's demeanor or note to whom they are speaking.

When necessary, you can write a SHOT, otherwise known as a camera angle. There are hundreds of camera angles you could use, shots should always be used sparingly in a script.

A TRANSITION is used to change from one scene to another, but you don't need to write one every time. If none is present, it is assumed the transition is a CUT.

Though some writers do break their script into three or more ACTS, it is by no means a standard element and should never be included in a screenplay you're planning to shop commercially. We've added it here so you may more easily swap formats.

Sitcom Elements

Sitcom is similar to screenplay in both style and the standardization. Sitcom format is also known as the "multi-camera" format, since most sitcoms are filmed on a set with multiple cameras covering all the action. Learn more about the Sitcom Elements.

SCENE HEADING: Choose the location, time of day and note Interior (INT) or Exterior (EXT) for a given scene. Then write an ACTION line to provide more detail and describe the action as it happens. Don't forget to always write action in the present tense.

You may notice action appears in all caps, making it more distinguishable from dialogue than it is in a SCREENPLAY.

Television shows are broken up by commercial breaks and an ACT is the section of show between each commercial break. Often the first ACT is a TEASER that comes before the credits.

First write the CHARACTER name and then begin typing DIALOGUE. DIALOGUE in a sitcom is often very fast-paced. It is double-spaced here so actors can more easily read through their lines at the brisk pace required for most scenes.

Typically, a CHARACTER LIST appears under the scene heading, indicating the characters in a scene. If you choose to include the character list option when generating a PDF of your script, the lists will be created automatically.

PARENTHETICALS are used to indicate the character's demeanor or note to whom they are speaking. NOTE: In the SITCOM format, these are embedded in the dialogue, not a separate line. We only provide a parenthetical element in our Sitcom format for the sake of format swapping. If know you are only writing your script for the Sitcom format, you should not use the actual Parenthetical element, but instead write parentheticals within dialogue.

A TRANSITION is used to change from one scene to another, but you don't need to write one every time. If none is present, it is assumed the transition is a CUT.

A SOUND CUE that is needed can be added to the script. This does not include music cues, though you can indicate songs or other diegetic music that plays within the scene into a line of action.

Stage Play Elements

There are many variations on the proper format for playwriting, and we have modeled our stage play after multiple sources. We've also included the traditional pages for a Scene Synopsis and Cast of Characters.

SCENE HEADING: A single ACT can have numerous scenes, usually numbered sequentially in each ACT. Write only "Scene #" and then write an ACTION line to provide a description at the start of the scene. Further ACTION lines are used for stage direction.

Traditionally, stage plays have a page at the start devoted to a SCENE SYNOPSIS as well as a description of CHARACTERS. Scripped can generate those pages when creating a PDF using information you provide in the Script Overview.

First write the CHARACTER name and then begin typing DIALOGUE. Also, once you've established a character name, the script writer will offer you an auto-fill option the next time you type that character.

PARENTHETICALS are used often before or in the middle of dialogue. You can use this element to indicate the character's demeanor, note to whom they are speaking, or offer some other individual character direction.

Optionally, you may use a parenthetical for stage direction in place of a line of Action. Some plays are written with all direction (Scene, Stage and Character) in parentheses and you are more than welcome to do so.

A SOUND CUE that is essential to the story can be added to the stage direction. You would not write music cues necessarily, but are allowed to if they are integral to the play.

A TRANSITION can be used to change from one SCENE to another or one ACT to another. Typical transitions are "Blackout" or "Curtain".

A play is usually divided into two or three ACTS, sometimes more. Each Act rounds off an arc in the play's dramatic design. Also, there are One Act plays (which of course don't require an ACT heading).

Audio Play Elements

With the resurgence of the medium through podcasting, we've had many requests to include this script format which is based on the old radio drama scripts that organized elements into a series of sound cues. Learn more about the Audio Play Elements.

SCENE HEADINGS are usually numbered like "Scene One" and can include a brief heading. There is no need for a description, since there is no visual element here. Instead, try to paint a picture in the listener's mind using sound to establish the scene.

Back in the day, radio plays were often broken up by commercial breaks and an ACT is the section of show between each commercial break. Acts are optional in this format.

First write the CHARACTER name and then begin typing DIALOGUE. Each line of dialogue, sound and music is considered a "cue" and each cue can be numbered optionally when creating a PDF.

Often a CHARACTER LIST appears under the scene heading, indicating the characters in a scene. If you choose to include the character list option when generating a PDF of your script, the lists will be created automatically.

PARENTHETICALS are used to indicate the character's demeanor or note to whom they are speaking. In the AUDIO format, these are embedded in the dialogue, not a separate line. We do provide a parenthetical element, but only for the sake of format swapping.

SOUND cues are very important in this format, so don't be afraid to write them in often. Most audio plays also have a number of MUSIC cues. Some SOUNDS and atmosphere can even be achieved through MUSIC, so be creative.

ACTION isn't often used except for writer or director notes to the actors or sound engineers. Do not include any visual description here!

Comic Book Elements

The script style for comics often varies for each writer/artist team. Some writers like Alan Moore use the "plot-art-dialogue" method, very prose-like. But most writers employ a "full script" for their work. Scripts are broken into "Pages" which are typically broken into "Panels", but from there you are free to do anything. Learn more about the Comic Book Elements.

A PANEL can be any size or shape you'd like, with or without a border, in any configuration. Most comic book pages have one path the reader should follow and it's up to the artist to arrange the panels in such a way the reader's eyes follow that particular path as defined in the script.

The PAGES of a comic book are filled with specific arrangements of images to tell the story by the page. A series of images is not broken arbitrarily to fit the pages, there's a higher design and it's always defined by the writer in the script.

ACTION is also known as description in comics, for this is the part of the script that explains in detail exactly what is shown on the page. How much descriptive detail is included depends largely on the relationship between the writer and the artist.

First write the CHARACTER name and then begin typing DIALOGUE. If you wish to have more than one word balloon for the same string of a single character's dialogue, you would skip a line and write the next line of dialogue under the same character heading, no need to duplicate the character name.

A CAPTION is a box of written text that could be spoken by a character out of frame, an omniscient narrator, or be a simple label for time and place.

When creating a PDF, you will have the option to number each dialogue balloon as a reference to the comic book letterer. CAPTIONS are also included, but not SOUND FX because that is typically drawn by the artist.

PARENTHETICALS are used to indicate the font style or describe the kind of word balloon for that line of dialogue. In comics scripts, these are embedded within the dialogue, not on a separate line. We do provide a parenthetical element, but only for the sake of format swapping.

SOUND FX are usually drawn by the artist, embedded in the frame. Comics don't have an audio track, so it is the challenge of the artist to make the reader hear with their eyes by using onomatopoeia and stylish lettering.

Novel Format

As a complement to our standardized script formats, you can also write in an unformatted text document. There are more font options available in General Format than there are in the script formats, like multiple fonts, text size and color, etc. Learn more about General Format.

General Format is the basic word processor with which we're all familiar. Unlike our industry grade script formats there are no formatting restrictions for a general text documents. We have included additional font options in the toolbar to give you the kind of control you are used to having in word processing software like Microsoft Word and Open Office.

Even though there are no "elements" like CHARACTER or DIALOGUE, there are however multiple HEADINGS with preset fonts and sizes. These are often used for more formal documents like research papers, but can be used a variety of ways to make the document more visually navigable. When you create a new HEADING, it shows up in the "Overview" column to the left. Just like with your scripts, you can select the Outline Mode view of your paper with just these HEADINGS and any description you wish to add to each.

How to Edit a Script

You can edit any script of your own (in your "Personal" area), any script in a Private Group of which you are a member. In the Public area (or in Public groups) you may edit any script that has a BY-SA or BY-NC-SA LICENSE from Creative Commons (see Copyright & Licensing). Find the script you'd like to edit by browsing scripts or using the search function. Once you have found the script, click to open it. You'll be viewing the script on a read-only page, the SCRIPT VIEWER. To begin editing or writing in the script, click the "EDIT" link on the toolbar just above the script. From there you will be taken to the SCRIPT EDITOR. See Script Editing Tools and Formatting for more editing info.

Script Editing Tools

Downloading a PDF and Printing

To download or print your script, you can create a PDF file. Go to the "FILE" link on the script toolbar and select "Download as PDF". A window pops up that will give you PDF options and allow you to create a TITLE PAGE. For personal and group scripts you can edit the info on the title page. You'll need Adobe Reader to view the PDF file.

Downloading Other Formats: Text, Rich Text, MS Word, and OpenOffice

You can also download the script as a plain text file by selecting "Download as Text". PRO members have the option to download in other formats such as RICH TEXT, OPEN OFFICE and WORD DOCUMENT. Unlike PDF, title pages are not automatically generated in these formats, but they are easy to make.

Script Outline and Printing Index Cards

Additionally, you may create Index Cards and view the script in Outline Mode for scene breakdown. See Index Cards and Outline Mode for more information.

Other Script Options

The "FILE" menu also allows you to Share (see Sharing a Script), view Revision History (see Revisions), "Favorite" a script and Upload a Video [coming soon].

Deleting a Script

Finally if ever you wanted to remove you script completely from the website, you can "Delete" the script under the FILE menu. But be sure to download and save a copy first : ) We can't guarantee that we can recover your script if ever you deleted it in haste.

Script Details

The box under the script's title contains information about the script like format (screenplay, stage play…), category (feature film, comedy sketch...), genre, key words, author's name, date created, date last edited, revision number, view count, comment count, rating and license.

Highlight Authorship

The SCRIPT VIEWER is where you can highlight in color the contributions of each editor of the script by clicking on "Show Authorship" under the list of contributors in the right-hand column. This will highlight all the text in the script with colors corresponding to each individual editor.

How to Collaborate on a Script

By far the most powerful feature in the Scripped editor is the ability for two or more members to collaborate on the same script at the same time. Simultaneous editing is not without its little hazards. That's why we've provided an instant messaging CHAT WINDOW above the script. Let the other editors know where and what you are working on within the document. All the messages in the chat window are saved with the script so you can go back and find out who was writing what.

If you don't coordinate your efforts somehow while editing the same line or paragraph, you may run into a few pop-up messages. If someone edits the same part of the document you're editing, but saves the changes before you do, then you will be prompted to "copy" the text you entered and try again.

How to Add Notes to a Script

Insert NOTES anywhere on the script and edit them any time. To insert a note, place you text cursor in the script where you want the note to link. Then click on the note icon in the script toolbar. A window will pop up where you can write the note. Click "Save" and a little icon will appear in the script. To edit the note, just click on the icon or click on the note name in the Script Overview to the left. You can also read the note by clicking on the icon when viewing the document in the Script Viewer.

Optionally, you can add IMAGES to notes with or without text. Upload an image from your computer into a note by clicking the "Browse" button and locating the image. You can then view the image in the Script Viewer or while editing the script. You can also remove the image from the note and/or replace it with a new one.

How to Change Your Script Details

At any time you can edit the details of your script by clicking on the "DETAILS" link in the script toolbar. Details you can edit include the title, genre, format, category, key words, location – and for "Public" scripts the Creative Commons License. Also you have the option to link the script to an idea by clicking in the "IDEA" box at the top of the "Details" page and selecting the corresponding idea.

How to Print a Script

Downloading and Printing a PDF

To download or print your script, you can create a PDF file. Go to the "FILE" link on the script toolbar and select "Download as PDF". A window pops up that will give you PDF options and allow you to create a TITLE PAGE. For personal and group scripts you can edit the info on the title page. You'll need Adobe Reader to view the PDF file.

How to Download a Script

Downloading and Printing a PDF

To download or print your script, you can create a PDF file. Go to the "FILE" link on the script toolbar and select "Download as PDF". A window pops up that will give you PDF options and allow you to create a TITLE PAGE. For personal and group scripts you can edit the info on the title page. You'll need Adobe Reader to view the PDF file.

Download to Text, Rich-Text, Word, WordPerfect, and OpenOffice

You can also download the script as a plain text file by selecting "Download as Text". PRO members have the option to download in other formats such as RICH TEXT, OPENOFFICE and WORD DOCUMENT. Unlike PDF, title pages are not automatically generated in these formats, but they are easy to make.

How to Delete a Script

DELETING A SCRIPT

Finally if ever you wanted to remove you script completely from the website, you can "Delete" the script under the FILE menu. But be sure to download and save a copy first : ) We can't guarantee that we can recover your script if ever you deleted it in haste.

How to Share a Script

Want to share your brilliant writing with the world outside of Scripped? No problem. You may share any script you originate with anyone on the internet, even if they don't have a Scripped account. Go to your script and find the big button in the upper right corner that says SHARE SCRIPT.

A window will pop up asking your permission to allow external access to your script. You can share any script you originate, whether it is in the Public Area or your Personal Area, or any group. If you have collaborators on your script you may want to confer with them before enabling this access.

The SHARE button will change and indicate the script is SHARED.

You may turn off external access to the script by clicking on the SHARED button and de-selecting the "Enable" checkbox. This will disable the URL link. You may enable the link again at any time.

The SHARE SCRIPT feature also has shortcut links to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Click on any of these icons to embed the script URL in your Facebook Wall, MySpace Blog or Twitter Tweet. You must be logged into the respective site to post the link.






How to Manage the Rights on Your Script

On Scripped, you'll find three types of workspaces. There are unique copyright and licensing rules for each area and it's important to know how they differ. Below is a summary of how rights in these areas function. To move scripts from one location to another and enable different licensing, go to the script's "DETAILS" page and find the line that says "Location" then select from an area in the drop-down menu. For a more detailed description on your intellectual property on Scripped, read our Terms of Use.

Personal Area

Members of Scripped each have a personal area available to them for their own private projects. Find your personal area by selecting the personal tab on the menu bar. This is your workspace – think of it as an extension of your desktop – and Scripped is simply a free screenwriting tool you can use instead of buying (or pirating) an off-the-shelf solution. Any project that you label Personal can only be seen by you and is exclusively yours, All Rights Reserved.

Private Groups

Scripped PRO members have the ability to form private groups where they can create projects open for all members of that group to view and modify. Think of the group as your own private writing team. And as with any writing team, the rights to all material lie with the group and how members decide to share respective copyrights. It's up to you and fellow group members to work this out together.

Public Area / Public Groups

We've adopted Creative Commons Licensing for all work in the public area which includes public groups. When you create or upload work to these areas, you will have the option to choose one of four licenses, depending on what you want to allow others to do with your work. But no matter what changes are made, you always retain the credit as the originator of that work and own the copyright to the words that you write. For more information on Creative Commons, watch this video or read about the licenses at www.creativecommons.org.

How to Turn Off Script Sharing

You may turn off external access to the script by clicking on the SHARED button and de-selecting the "Enable" checkbox. This will disable the URL link. You may enable the link again at any time.


How to Use Revision History

Each time the document is SAVED a new REVISION is created. See a sampling of the CHANGES for each revision in the table above or look to the script window below for a full view.

On the REVISIONS page, you can select two revisions and COMPARE the changes made in an earlier draft to a later one. Review the changes in the window below. The highlighted text shows additions while the text that is struck-through has been deleted.

VERSION CONTROL on the right hand side of the table lets you select and revert to any previous revision making it the new version. NOTE: If you revert the script to an earlier revision, let's say from the current revision #45 to earlier revision #32, the new current revision will be #46. This means that all the changes made between #32 and #45 will remain archived on this page.


How to Use the Scripped Community

Did you know that Scripped is also social network? Browse our community of more than 60,000 screenwriters from around the world. Connect with "Local" members near you and strengthen your ties in the artistic community. When you get to a user's profile you can make friends by clicking on "Add to Friends" or send them a message by clicking on "Send a Message". Both links can be found in the user's header bar beside their name.

Don't forget you can always jump into a forum on the Scripped Discussion Boards. With so many prolific writers on Scripped, there's never a dull moment found in the forums.

After you've registered on Scripped be sure to trick out your profile with a cool profile pic and tell the world a little about yourself. Edit your info at any time by going to your profile and clicking on "Edit My Profile". PRO members can "hide" their profile if they would like to use Scripped features anonymously. By selecting this option in your profile management page, you will not appear in any Community search results. This means that if you want to work exclusively in your Personal Area or in a Private Group, the general Scripped membership will never see your profile. If you participate in any Public activity, like public discussions or comments, then your name will appear with your activity and other members can then click through to your profile. If you work only in private, then you cannot be found on the site.

How to Form a Group

Form a writing group on Scripped and invite other users to join. Click "GROUPS" in the header bar at the top and enter the Public Group index. To create a new group, click on "+Create Group" at the top of the left-hand column beside "Search", which will take you to the Create Group page.

There are three different kinds of groups on Scripped: Private, Open Public and Moderated Public. As a basic member, you can create an Open Public group which anyone can join at will. PRO members have the option to create a Moderated Public Group or Private Group to collaborate on scripts privately.

Fill in the details of your group and invite members of Scripped you'd like on your writing team. You can invite members directly on the Create Group page or send invitations later at any time. The friends you invite join the group by confirming their invitation. Only other PRO users may join Private or Moderated Public Groups. Any users may join an Open Group at will.

Public Groups are listed in the Groups Directory. A group creator may want to encourage others to join by writing a profile describing the group. Private Groups are not listed in the Public Group directory and any activity therein is not visible to anyone outside the group.

Once in the group, members can share ideas, videos [coming soon], participate in discussions and of course collaborate on scripts with other group members. To find your groups, click on "Go To My Groups" in the middle "TALK" column on the home page.

A log of all recent Public Group activity is visible to other members of Scripped outside the group. This way others can see the more active groups they might like to join.

How to Create an Idea

Have an idea but not sure what to do with it? Write it down!

You can create a new idea by going to the "My Projects" page, find "Ideas" on the left and click on "Create New Idea" . Name your idea and write it out in the "Synopsis" box. You also have the option to make your idea Public or place in it in a group of which you are a member. You might want to make your idea Public if you'd like to share it with the world, let other writers pick up on it and make something out of it. Also you have the option to link any script your create to an idea by going to the Script Details page, clicking in the "IDEA" box at the top and selecting the corresponding idea.

Get Random Ideas

On the main page, you'll find the "Idea Pool" on the bottom left-hand "WRITE" column. Click on the ticket to "Get a Random Idea" and see what happens! You'll see a random selection from either the Public ideas or your own Personal ideas. You might uncover some forgotten brilliance you scribbled down months ago, or perhaps the soapbox ramblings of a fellow writer!

How to Rate Scripts and Ideas

After reading a script, idea or watching a video [coming soon], you are encouraged to engage the authors by reviewing their work. If you choose to give a star rating, you will be prompted to explain your rating by leaving a comment. Or you can just leave a comment without rating. When someone leaves a comment on your work, you'll have the option to decide whether or not that comment was helpful to you by giving it a "thumbs up" (helpful) or "thumbs down" (not helpful).

On your profile page you'll find a box labeled "Feedback Activity" where you can see the total amount of comments you've posted and how many were considered helpful by the respective originators. It also lists your average rating for the total number of projects you have rated. So play nice…